Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 27
NGC 27 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Andromeda, 327.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 327.7 million light-years (100.47 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 134,900 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.31 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 10m 32.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 59′ 46″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.31. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 328 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5,813.0 billion years.