Astronomy:NGC 27

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 27
NGC27 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 27 (center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 10m 32.75799s[1]
Declination+28° 59′ 46.4283″[1]
Redshift0.02343[2]
Helio radial velocity6941 km/s[2]
Distance327.66 ± 0.65 Mly (100.46 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.43[4]
Characteristics
TypeSbc[4]
Other designations
UGC 96, MCG+05-01-044, PGC 742[2]

NGC 27 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on 3 August 1884 by Lewis Swift.[5] It forms a galaxy pair with the nearby UGC 95.[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 27". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+27. 
  3. Tully, R. Brent (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal 146 (4): 86. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. Bibcode2013AJ....146...86T. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Search specification: NGC 27". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%2027. 
  5. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0.htm#27. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 01h 21m 43.0s, 05° 20′ 47″