NGC 2627
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| Constellation | Ship compass |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 37 m 14.9 s |
| declination | -29 ° 57 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III2m |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 9.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 6630 ly (2034 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |
| Discovery time | March 3, 1793 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2627 • OCl 714 • Mel 87 • Cr 188 • ESO 431-SC20 • GC 1678 • H VII 63 • h 516/3132 • | |
NGC 2627 is the name for an open star cluster in the constellation Compass . NGC 2627 has a diameter of 9 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 8.4 mag. The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 3, 1793 .