IC587 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC587 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 39° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:00, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
IC587
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h03m [4] |
| Declination: | −02°24' [4] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.31 (B) [2] 11.94 (J) [2] 11.19 (H) [2] 10.67 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 93.3 Mpc 304.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.54 |
Sources