IC87 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC87 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:01, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:04, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC87
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h14m [1] |
| Declination: | +00°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.37 (B) [1] 12.79 (J) [1] 12.26 (H) [1] 11.76 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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