NGC 4027 | |
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NGC 4027 ESO |
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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] |
Type | SB(s)dm[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 3'.2 × 2'.4[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.7[1] |
Other designations | |
UGCA 260, PGC 37773, Arp 22, VV 066, VIII Zw 158[1] |
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See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
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.
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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]