NGC : NGC2527

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-25
Astronomical night: 22:02 - 04:57 (GMT -5)
NGC2527 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk4°227° (Southwest)
Set22:330°233° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

4°

227° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC2527 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2527

General information

NGC2527 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Puppis constellation and has apparent size of 22 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-25, cluster NGC2527 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 4° above your horizon, at 22:02. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:33 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest.
 

NGC2527 on the sky map

NGC2527 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

7

Apparent size22'
Right ascension8h 4m 58s
Declination-28° 8′ 48″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2527

International Catalogue (IC)