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TimezoneEurope/London
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NGC 5927 - Globular Cluster in Norma

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -53.85°   Az: 247.14°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 5927 is a Globular Cluster in the Norma constellation. NGC 5927 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 8.86, NGC 5927 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 60-70mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 5927 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 5927 - Globular Cluster in Norma star
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DSS2 image of NGC 5927 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6.6 arcmin) and minor (6.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 29m 47s
-50° 45’ 23”
08h 03m 05s
23h 32m 52s

J2000

15h 28m 00s
-50° 40’ 22”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 5927 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 5927 - Globular Cluster in Norma star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5927 - Globular Cluster in Norma.

Finder chart NGC 5927 - Globular Cluster in Norma star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 5927 - Globular Cluster in Norma.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 5927 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

10.13
8.86

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 5927 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 5927 is a visual representation of it.
6.6 arcmin
6.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 5927 - Globular Cluster in Norma is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK