IC287 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC287 is visible between 19:43 and 01:51. It will become accessible at around 19:43, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:47, 36° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:51 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC287
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h04m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.36 (B) [2] 11.69 (J) [2] 10.96 (H) [2] 10.76 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 65.8 Mpc 214.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.73 |