IC2487 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC2487 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:26 (EDT), 64° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2487
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h30m [4] |
| Declination: | +20°05' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.13 (B) [2] 11.13 (J) [2] 10.47 (H) [2] 10.24 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 63.0 Mpc 205.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.86 |
Sources