NGC1027 Observation Details
NGC1027 Daily Motion
NGC1027 is circumpolar, never setting below the horizon and always visible in the night sky from your location. However, it will change its position significantly, moving 57 degrees over time. You can find the best times to observe NGC1027, when it reaches its highest elevation, in the annual motion section.NGC1027 will become visible in June, 3. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from June, 3, NGC1027 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
NGC1027 Visibility Timetable on May 10
NGC1027 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC1027 is always above the horizon | ||
| NGC1027 transit | 13:02 | 66° |
| Moon Rise, 93.4% illuminated | 17:58 | 40° |
| Sunset | 20:27 | 24° |
| Civil sunset | 20:58 | 21° |
| Astrosession begin | 22:11 | 15° |
| NGC1027 is always above the horizon | ||
| Astrosession end | 04:43 | 19° |
| Moon Set | 05:08 | 21° |
| Civil sunrise | 05:56 | 26° |
| Sunrise | 06:27 | 29° |
Track NGC1027 Position Throughout the Night
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NGC1027 Image Gallery
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DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC1027
| Object name | NGC1027 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC1027 coordinates | 2.70974, 61.59436 |
| Center coordinates | 2.70974, 61.59436 |
NGC1027 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC1027
| Time | 08:47 |
| Latitude | 37.751 |
| Longitude | -97.822 |
| NGC1027 elevation | 45° |
| NGC1027 Azimuth | -37° |
Annual motion of NGC1027
| Date | Sat, 10 May 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 22:07 |
| Twighlight end | 04:38 |
| Twighlight duration | 7h 31m |
| Rise | NGC1027 is always up |
| Set | NGC1027 is always up |
| Elevation at transit | 66° |
| Transit time | 12:58 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 02h 42m 35s", Dec: 61° 35' 39s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC1027 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.