NGC487 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC487 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:48 (PST), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:30, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:41, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC487
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h21m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.41 (B) [1] 11.79 (J) [1] 11.17 (H) [1] 10.90 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 113.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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