NGC4487 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4487 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:10 (EDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:47, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4487
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h31m [1] |
| Declination: | -08°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.45 (V) [1] 11.78 (B) [1] 10.07 (J) [1] 9.39 (H) [1] 9.35 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.33 |
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