NGC : NGC1027

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
NGC1027 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk29°328° (Northwest)
SetDawn17°21° (North)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

29°

328° (Northwest)

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, 2024-03-29, cluster NGC1027 will be visible all night. At 21:02 the object will be placed at northwest, 29° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:27 when fade from view as dawn breaks north.
 

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