NGC4287 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4287 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (EDT), 48° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:27, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4287
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h20m [2] |
| Declination: | +05°38' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.99 (B) [2] 12.19 (J) [2] 11.48 (H) [2] 11.02 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 28.8 Mpc 93.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.31 |