IC2887
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC2887 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (EDT), 55° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:37, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:12, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
IC2887
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC3705
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Position
Right ascension: | 11h30m [2] |
Declination: | +09°23' [2] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Distance: | 87.1 Mpc 283.9 Mlyr [1] |