Name and Catalog

Name: M 27
Catalog: Messier List

Basic Information

Magnitude: 7.3

Position Information

Position information for 01 ene 2003 0:00:00
(Julian day number 2452640.41667)

Apparent RA (epoch of date):	19h 59m 38.9s
Apparent Dec (epoch of date):	+22° 43' 30"
Constellation: Vulpecula

Star atlas chart numbers:

Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas, Chart C-24
Millennium Star Atlas, Charts 1195-1196 (Vol III)
Sky Atlas 2000.0, Chart 8
Uranometria 2000 Chart 162, Vol 1

Altitude:	-12° 10' 30"
Azimuth:	315° 50' 13"

Rise:		7h 38m 50s  
Transit:	15h 7m 52s
Set:		22h 36m 55s  

Object position for epoch J2000.0

RA: 19h 59m 33.4s
Dec: +22° 43' 04"

Other data for this object

Object: M 27   
Type: Planetary nebula 
Constellation: Vulpecula       
Mag: 7.3