NGC 2627

Scientific overview

NGC 2627 is an open cluster in the constellation Pyxis. It shines at apparent magnitude 8.4 and spans about 5.4 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Spring (S. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Southern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

8.6208h / -29.9504°

Hemisphere

Southern

Season

Spring

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 2658NGC 2658	Open cluster	9.2	7.2

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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