NGC 7527 is an elliptical galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7527 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 47″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 7527 from Scheat
Scheat
NGC 7527
PEGASUS
NGC 7527 lies 3.9° southeast of Scheat , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7527 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
The distance to NGC 7527 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7527
64 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7527 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7527, 2MASX J23134176+2454086, MCG +04-54-031, PGC 070728, UGC 12428 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 13.7m Declination (J2000) +24° 54′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 47″ Position angle 163° Radial velocity 7,884 km/s, redshift 0.02665 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
