NGC 527B is a spiral galaxy in Sculptor
NGC 527B is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 52″ × 16″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
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 527B from γ Phe
γ Phe
NGC 527B
SCULPTOR
NGC 527B lies 8.2° north of γ Phe , the magnitude 3.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 527B is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -79° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -74° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 74° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 75° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 55°N, and never sets south of 55°S.
The distance to NGC 527B is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 527B
43 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 491, barred spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 623, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° IC 1657, barred spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 439, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 418, late spiral galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 527B catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Sculptor Designations NGC 527B, 2MASX J01235934-3507385, MCG -06-04-022, PGC 005142 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 24.0m Declination (J2000) -35° 08′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 52″ × 16″ Position angle 29° Radial velocity 5,495 km/s, redshift 0.0185 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
