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NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus

NGC 4027A is a Irregular Galaxy in the Corvus constellation. NGC 4027A is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

NGC 4027A
Galaxy
Corvus
  • NGC 4027A is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. See also rise and set times.
  • Given its B magnitude of 15.03, NGC 4027A is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
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Photometric information of NGC 4027A

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 4027A 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).

15.03

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

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 4027A.

23.32 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 4027A

The following table reports NGC 4027A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4027A is a visual representation of it.
1.11 arcmin
0.57 arcmin
165°

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 4027A

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4027A 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4027A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.11 arcmin) and minor (0.57 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus morphological classification

NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus is classified as Irregular (I) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus, Irregular (I).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 4027A

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 4027A are provided in the following table:

11h 59m 29s
-19° 19’ 54”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4027A 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 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus.

Finder chart NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus.

Rise ans set times of NGC 4027A from your location

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

Today's NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.3°
Max altitude: 19.2°
Azimuth: 250.7°
NGC 4027A - Irregular Galaxy in Corvus is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom