NGC1987 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC1987 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC1987
Object type Globular cluster
Position
Right ascension:05h27m [2]
Declination:−70°44' [2]
Constellation:Mensa
Magnitude:12.10 (B) [2]
Distance:47.0 kpc
153.2 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-6.26

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