Seyfert's Sextet
Group of galaxies in the constellation Serpens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seyfert's Sextet is a group of galaxies about 190 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Serpens. The group appears to contain six members, but one of the galaxies, NGC 6027d, is a background object (700 million light years behind the group) and another "galaxy," NGC 6027e, is actually a part of the tail from galaxy NGC 6027. The gravitational interaction among these galaxies should continue for hundreds of millions of years. Ultimately, the galaxies will merge to form a single giant elliptical galaxy.
Quick Facts Observation data (Epoch J2000), Constellation(s) ...
Seyfert's Sextet | |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
Constellation(s) | Serpens |
Right ascension | 15h 59m 11.9s[1] |
Declination | +20° 45′ 31″[1] |
Brightest member | NGC 6027 |
Number of galaxies | 4[1] |
Other designations | |
Serpens Sextet, HCG 79, UGC 10116, VV 115, VII Zw 631[1] |
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