Seyfert's Sextet
Also known as HCG079
Seyfert's Sextet is a group of galaxies in the constellation Serpens, about 192.43 million light-years from Earth.
Compact group of galaxies
Facts
| Type | Group of galaxies |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Position (J2000) | 15h 59m 11s, +20° 45′ |
| Distance | 192.43 million light-years (its light set off about 192.43 million years ago) |
| Size on the sky | 1.3′ × 1.3′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Redshift | z = 0.0143 |
| Studied in | 117 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Seyfert's Sextet is highest in the sky at midnight in May. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 89° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 61°.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits