It's been a while since Astronomical Events Calendar has focused in on distant objects, but we've had our say. This is a photo-drama tribute to famous distant objects along with posts in the past that deal with this delicacies.
Seyfert's Sextet (Hickson 79, NGC 6027) is a sextet (or cluster of six) galaxies discovered (and named after) Carl Keenan Seyfert around 1950. But actually - there are only four galaxies. (Perhaps Seyfert saw six, for there does look like there's six). Following photo: NGC 6027 had been discovered visually by Edouard Stephan, director of the Marseilles Observatory, in June of 1882, using an 80-cm (31.5-inch) reflector. Read More about this (of these) object(s).
PAST POSTS CONCERNING DISTANT OBJECTS
T PYXIDIS: TO BE A PROPOSED SUPERNOVA?
GRB 090429B: FARTHEST DETECTED OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE
SUPERNOVA IN THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY
ABEL 2744: A DISTRAUGHT CLUSTER OF GALAXIES
ULAS J1120+0641: FARTHEST QUASAR DETECTED
Seyfert's Sextet (Hickson 79, NGC 6027) is a sextet (or cluster of six) galaxies discovered (and named after) Carl Keenan Seyfert around 1950. But actually - there are only four galaxies. (Perhaps Seyfert saw six, for there does look like there's six). Following photo: NGC 6027 had been discovered visually by Edouard Stephan, director of the Marseilles Observatory, in June of 1882, using an 80-cm (31.5-inch) reflector. Read More about this (of these) object(s).
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| Hubble Image of Seyfert's Sextet |
| Name | Type | Distance from Sun (million ly) | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 6027 | S0 pec. | ~190 | +14.7 |
| NGC 6027a | S0 pec. | ~190 | +15.4 |
| NGC 6027b | SAa pec. | ~190 | +15.4 |
| NGC 6027c | SB(S)c | ~190 | +16 |
| NGC 6027d | SB(S)bc pec. | ~190 | +15.6 |
| NGC 6027e | SB0 pec. | ~190 | +16.5 |
PAST POSTS CONCERNING DISTANT OBJECTS
T PYXIDIS: TO BE A PROPOSED SUPERNOVA?
GRB 090429B: FARTHEST DETECTED OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE
SUPERNOVA IN THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY
ABEL 2744: A DISTRAUGHT CLUSTER OF GALAXIES
ULAS J1120+0641: FARTHEST QUASAR DETECTED
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