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NGC 7327 - Galaxy in Pegasus

Altitude: 33.4°   Azimuth: 74.8°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 7327 is a Galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. NGC 7327 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 7327 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 7327 - Galaxy in Pegasus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7327 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.51 arcmin) and minor (0.29 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 7327

NGC 7327
Galaxy
Pegasus

NGC 7327 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 33.4°
Azimuth: 74.8°
Direction: East-North-East

See also NGC 7327 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 16.1, NGC 7327 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for NGC 7327 - Galaxy in Pegasus

Photometric information of NGC 7327

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7327 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).

16.6
16.1

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

Apparent size of NGC 7327

The following table reports NGC 7327 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7327 is a visual representation of it.
0.51 arcmin
0.29 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 7327

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 7327 are provided in the following table:

22h 36m 33s
+34° 30’ 12”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7327 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 7327 - Galaxy in Pegasus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7327 - Galaxy in Pegasus.

Finder chart NGC 7327 - Galaxy in Pegasus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7327 - Galaxy in Pegasus.

Rise and set times of NGC 7327 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 7327 - Galaxy in Pegasus 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: 55.5°
Max altitude: 73.0°
Azimuth: 304.5°