NGC687 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC687 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:15 (PDT), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:02, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:56, 31° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC687
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 687[2]
UGC 1298[3]
PGC 6782[4]
Position
Right ascension:01h50m [4]
Declination:+36°22' [4]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:12.53 (V) [2]
13.57 (B) [2]
10.21 (J) [2]
9.48 (H) [2]
9.24 (K) [2]
Hubble type:S0
Distance:70.8 Mpc
230.8 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.04
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.72

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