Observation by Karen Smith: Seyfert's Sextet NGC6027 - Deep Sky...

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Karen Smith

Observer

Karen Smith

Observed

2026 May 23 - 23:50

Uploaded

2026 May 24 - 13:31

Objects

Seyfert's Sextet (NGC6027)

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Constellation

Serpens Caput

Field centre

RA: 15^h59^m
Dec: +20°45'
Position angle: -107°37'

Field size

0°21' × 0°13'

Equipment

Meade 8" LX90 SCT telescope
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro camera
Optolong L-Pro Filter
ZWO AM5n Mount
ZWO ASIAir
ZWO EAF
ZWO OAG with ASI220 Mini camera

Exposure

46 x 180 second exposures

Location

My back garden in the West Midlands, UK

Target name

NGC 6027

Title

Seyfert's Sextet NGC6027 - Deep Sky Object of Interest for May

About this image

Seyfert's Sextet is the Object of Interest for May - BAA Deep Sky section. I am really drawn to imaging unusual ARP and Hickson galaxies, so I decided to give this little group a try. Despite imaging this with my 8" Meade, this little cluster of galaxies was really tiny in my FOV. The image uploaded has been cropped significantly.

I was hoping to capture more detail on the little face-on spiral galaxy (NGC 6023d), but unfortunately it was not possible to resolve the spiral detail with my OTA. In other images that I have seen, this little spiral galaxy really stands out against the fuzziness of the others. This is rather surprising as NGC 6023d is actually much further away than the others, ~ 877 million light-years away, compared to only ~190 million light-years for the rest!

Files associated with this observation

NGC-6027-Seyferts-Sextet-Web.jpg (2.7 MB)

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Mark Fairfax, Dominic Ford

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