NGC987 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC987 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:19, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:14, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC987
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h36m [3] |
| Declination: | +33°19' [3] |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Magnitude: | 13.40 (V) [4] 13.32 (B) [1] 10.01 (J) [1] 9.28 (H) [1] 8.98 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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