NGC 5927 (GC)
Globular Cluster in Lupus
| R.A. | Dec. | Size | Mag | SB | Cnt.St | Type | Distance | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15h 28m 02.6s | -50° 40′ 23.3″ | 4.5′ | 8.9 | 11.9 | VIII | GC | -- | -- |
Source: POSS-2 UK Schmidt Red (STScI) | Field: 15′ × 15′
Background
NGC 5927 is a moderately bright globular cluster 25,000 light-years away in Lupus. One of the more metal-rich globulars in the Galactic halo population, with a yellowish appearance in deep colour images due to a higher proportion of older red giants.
My Observing Notes
25-cm (Meade 10-inch LX200, The Coffee Grinder): Find by placing the Telrad outer edge on the line between ζ and θ Lup, then panning along that line. Faint glow picks up in the finderscope. The bright core is mostly unresolved (maybe a few foreground stars in the halo). Halo seems bigger and more dispersed than NGC 5986.(Saturday, August 2025)
References
Charts
Ultra-wide view (~25° field)
Wide-field view with Telrad rings (4°, 2°, 0.5°)
Finderscope view (9×50 RACI, ~4.4° TFOV)
Eyepiece view — 35 mm Panoptic on 12-inch f/5 (1.6° TFOV)