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NGC 6727 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis

Below the horizon.  Rise: 17:33 | Tran: 18:51 | Set: 20:10
Alt: -71.64°   Az: 43.18°   Direction: North-East

NGC 6727 is a Reflection Nebula in the Corona Australis constellation. NGC 6727 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6727 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 2.6667x2.6667 degrees (160.00x160.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6727 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6727 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (80 arcmin) and minor (80 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 03m 22s
-36° 50’ 21”
13h 02m 28s
08h 05m 50s

J2000

19h 01m 41s
-36° 52’ 35”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6727 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 6727 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6727 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis.

Finder chart NGC 6727 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6727 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6727 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6727 is a visual representation of it.
80 arcmin
80 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6727 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.8°
Max altitude: 1.7°
Azimuth: 233.2°