NGC 4027

NGC 4027

NGC 4027 ESO
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Corvus
Right ascension 11h 59m 30.2s[1]
Declination −19° 15 55[1]
Redshift 1671 ± 6 km/s[1]
Distance 83 Mly
(25.6 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.7[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)dm[1]
Apparent size (V) 3'.2 × 2'.4[1]
Other designations
UGCA 260, PGC 37773, Arp 22,
VV 066, VIII Zw 158[1]

NGC 4027 (also known as Arp 22) is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 83 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Corvus. It is also a peculiar galaxy because one of its spiral arms goes out more than the other. This is probably due to a galactic collision in NGC 4027's past.

Galaxy group information

NGC 4027 is part of the NGC 4038 Group, a group of galaxies that also contains the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039).[3][4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4027. Retrieved 2006-10-31.
  2. 1 2 "Distance Results for NGC 4027". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  3. R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-35299-1.
  4. P. Fouque; E. Gourgoulhon; P. Chamaraux; G. Paturel (1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F.
  5. A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  6. G. Giuricin; C. Marinoni; L. Ceriani; A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140Freely accessible. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070.

Coordinates: 11h 59m 30.2s, −19° 15′ 55″


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