Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 527
NGC 527 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 270.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 270.2 million light-years (82.84 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 114,900 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.91 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.68 |
| Luminosity | 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 23m 58.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −35° 06′ 54″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.68. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 270 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 4,793.0 billion years.