NGC1087 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , NGC1087 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:15, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:57, 41° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:59, 27° above your south-western horizon.

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Name NGC1087
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 1087[1]
UGC 2245[2]
PGC 10496[3]
Position
Right ascension:02h46m [3]
Declination:−00°29' [3]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:11.02 (V) [1]
11.52 (B) [1]
9.57 (J) [1]
9.00 (H) [1]
8.69 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sc
B-V Color (mag):0.50
Visibility from Seattle

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47.61°N
122.33°W
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