NGC 27 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 27 (center) | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 10m 32.75799s [1] |
Declination | +28° 59′ 46.4283″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.02343 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6941 km/s [2] |
Distance | 327.66 ± 0.65 Mly (100.46 ± 0.20 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.43 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc [4] |
Other designations | |
UGC 96, MCG +05-01-044, PGC 742 [2] |
NGC 27 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on 3 August 1884 by Lewis Swift. [5] It forms a galaxy pair with the nearby UGC 95. [2]