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NGC 6027b

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Right ascension
  
15 59 10.8

Redshift
  
4053 ± 8 km/s

Apparent size (V)
  
0′.4 × 0′.2

Constellation
  
Serpens

Declination
  
+20° 45′ 43″

Type
  
S0 pec

Magnitude
  
15.3

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
15.3

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Similar
  
NGC 6027a, NGC 6027d, NGC 6027

NGC 6027b is an interacting lenticular galaxy that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies currently in the process of colliding and merging, which is located in the constellation Serpens.

References

NGC 6027b Wikipedia