NGC 4027
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| NGC 4027 | |
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| NGC 4027
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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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
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- NGC 4027
- The spiral galaxy NGC 4027
- NGC 4027 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
11h 59m 30.2s, −19° 15′ 55″
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