NGC1087 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1087 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:55, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:06, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:19, 55° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC1087
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h46m [3] |
| Declination: | −00°29' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 11.02 (V) [1] 11.52 (B) [1] 9.57 (J) [1] 9.00 (H) [1] 8.69 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.50 |
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