NGC2987 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2987 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:07, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:27, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 53° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC2987
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 09h45m [4] |
Declination: | +04°56' [4] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 13.93 (B) [2] 11.17 (J) [2] 10.43 (H) [2] 10.15 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sab |
Distance: | 54.2 Mpc 176.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.74 |
Sources