NGC687 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC687 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:17, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:03, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:21, 73° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC687
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Object type
Galaxy
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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 |
Sources