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NGC 7727 — Galaxy in Aquarius

Galaxy Good (53/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 10.7m Galaxy Aquarius (Aqr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.7
Angular Size 3.6′ × 2.8′
Position Angle 27°
Distance 85.64 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABa)
pB, pL, iR, mbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 39m 54.0s
Dec -12° 18' 00.0"
Constellation Aquarius (Aqr)
Catalog NGC 7727

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Easy Medium+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 7727 · 3.6′×2.8′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Hard+
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Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 4.9–5.2
Variable Star mag 5.06 7.3° Aquarius
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Medium
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Globular Cluster mag 11.5 8.3° Aquarius
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 11.7 9.4° Aquarius
NGC 50
Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.94 9.9° Cetus
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