NGC1087 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1087 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:54 (EDT) – 3 hours and 38 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:11.
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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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