NGC6987 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC6987 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 0° above the horizon.

Name NGC6987
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:20h58m [2]
Declination:−48°37' [2]
Constellation:Indus
Magnitude:12.45 (V) [2]
13.45 (B) [2]
10.30 (J) [2]
9.59 (H) [2]
9.28 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E
Distance:80.7 Mpc
263.1 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.00
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-22.08

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