NGC1087 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC1087
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
Finder chart
Please wait
Loading 0/4
Click and drag to rotate
Mouse wheel to zoom in/out
Touch with mouse to dismiss
Click and drag the chart above to pan around the sky, or use the mouse wheel to zoom. Click to enlarge.

Show information for


From Fairfield , NGC1087 is visible between 18:34 and 02:31. It will become accessible at around 18:34, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:32, 48° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:31 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Begin typing the name of a town near to you, and then select the town from the list of options which appear below.
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 Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

Share

Fairfield

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

41.14°N
73.26°W
EST

Color scheme