IC587 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC587 is visible between 20:08 and 04:18. It will become accessible at around 20:08, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:13, 53° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:18 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC587
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Object type
Galaxy
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 106.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 93.3 Mpc 304.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.54 |
Sources