IC2487 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2487 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:30 (PDT) – 3 hours and 5 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:35.
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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