NGC : NGC1027

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-28
Astronomical night: 22:06 - 04:52 (GMT -5)
NGC1027 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk16°342° (North)
SetDawn23°27° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:51

23°

27° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC1027 Celestial motion
Information about NGC1027

General information

NGC1027 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Cassiopeia constellation and has apparent size of 20 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-28, cluster NGC1027 will be visible all night. At 22:06 the object will be placed at north, 16° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:52 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 23° above horizon, will be reached at 04:51, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC1027 on the sky map

NGC1027 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

7

Apparent size20'
Right ascension2h 42m 43s
Declination61° 38′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1027

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
IC1805Cluster with Nebulosity6.5
IC1848Cluster with Nebulosity6.5
NGC869Open Cluster5.3
NGC884Open Cluster6.1