NGC3287 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC3287 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:45 (EDT), 67° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:38, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC3287
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
Right ascension: | 10h34m [4] |
Declination: | +21°38' [4] |
Constellation: | Leo |
Magnitude: | 12.83 (B) [2] 10.72 (J) [2] 10.09 (H) [2] 9.78 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SBd |
Distance: | 14.3 Mpc 46.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -17.95 |
Sources