NGC 4027

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NGC 4027

NGC 4027 ESO
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]
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.

Galaxy group information

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]

See also

  • NGC 4618 - a similar one-armed spiral galaxy
  • NGC 4625 - a similar one-armed spiral galaxy
  • NGC 5713 - a similar one-armed spiral galaxy

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4027. Retrieved 2006-10-31. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Distance Results for NGC 4027". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  3. R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-35299-1. 
  4. P. Fouque, E. Gourgoulhon, P. Chamaraux, G. Paturel; Gourgoulhon; Chamaraux; Paturel (1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. 
  5. A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. 
  6. G. Giuricin, C. Marinoni, L. Ceriani, A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. 

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Coordinates: 11h 59m 30.2s, −19° 15′ 55″

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