IC3987 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC3987 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:04 (PDT), 23° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:52, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:51, 42° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC3987
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [2] |
| Declination: | +38°44' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 15.63 (B) [2] 12.77 (J) [2] 12.06 (H) [2] 11.80 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 40.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 156.0 Mpc 508.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.34 |