IC1587 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1587 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (PST), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:32, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:04, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1587
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h48m [1] |
| Declination: | −23°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.55 (B) [1] 12.18 (J) [1] 11.54 (H) [1] 11.25 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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