NGC6987 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6987 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 0° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6987
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Object type
Galaxy
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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 |