NGC 2627
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Constellation | Ship compass |
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 .