NGC6487 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6487 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:09 (PDT), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:00, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:28, 58° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6487
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h52m [4] |
| Declination: | +29°50' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 11.97 (V) [2] 13.01 (B) [2] 10.28 (J) [2] 9.54 (H) [2] 9.26 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 120.0 Mpc 391.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.04 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -23.43 |
Sources