Shakhbazian 87 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Shakhbazian 87 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:49 (PST), 58° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:05, 69° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:45, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Shakhbazian 87
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h04m [1] |
| Declination: | +54°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 17.00 (R) [1] |