NGC1487 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1487 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 5° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1487
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h55m [1] |
| Declination: | -42°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 11.68 (V) [1] 12.31 (B) [1] 10.69 (J) [1] 9.71 (H) [1] 9.56 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S? |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.63 |
Source