Tag: seyfert’s sextet

  • NGC 6027

    NGC 6027

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    Luca Zanini
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    In the constellation of Serpens (Serpens Caput), approximately 190 million light-years away, lies NGC 6027, visible at the centre of the image, also catalogued as HCG 79 in Hickson’s compact group catalogue and commonly known as Seyfert’s Sextet: one of the most densely packed galaxy groups observable in the universe.