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NGC 1487 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -68.74°   Az: 75.59°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 1487 is a Galaxy Pair in the Horologium constellation. NGC 1487 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 NGC 1487 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 NGC 1487 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1487 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.4 arcmin) and minor (4.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 56m 37s
-42° 17’ 42”
13h 53m 22s
17h 50m 00s

J2000

03h 55m 45s
-42° 22’ 05”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1487 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 NGC 1487 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium.

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Finder chart for NGC 1487 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 1487 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1487 is a visual representation of it.
4.4 arcmin
4.4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 1487 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK