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TimezoneEurope/London
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IC 1987 - Group of Galaxies in Reticulum

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -18.20°   Az: 193.83°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 1987 is a Group of Galaxies in the Reticulum constellation. IC 1987 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1987 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 1987 - Group of Galaxies in Reticulum star
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DSS2 image of IC 1987 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.4 arcmin) and minor (1.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 40m 49s
-54° 58’ 25”
01h 33m 12s
05h 14m 01s

J2000

03h 40m 10s
-55° 03’ 16”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1987 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 1987 - Group of Galaxies in Reticulum.

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Finder chart for IC 1987 - Group of Galaxies in Reticulum.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1987 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1987 is a visual representation of it.
1.4 arcmin
1.4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

IC 1987 - Group of Galaxies in Reticulum is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK