NGC 27

Coordinates: Sky map 01h 21m 43.0s, 05° 20′ 47″
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NGC 27
SDSS image of NGC 27 (center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 10m 32.75799s[1]
Declination+28° 59′ 46.4283″[1]
Redshift0.02343[2]
Heliocentric 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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  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 27". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
  4. ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 27". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

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