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NGC 2687A - Galaxy in Ursa Major

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 19.15°   Az: 32.04°   Direction: North-North-East

NGC 2687A is a Galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. NGC 2687A is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 17, NGC 2687A is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2687A 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 2687A - Galaxy in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2687A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.23 arcmin) and minor (0.11 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 56m 48s
+49° 03’ 38”
15h 19m 33s
00h 16m 21s

J2000

08h 55m 05s
+49° 09’ 23”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2687A in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 2687A - Galaxy in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2687A - Galaxy in Ursa Major.

Finder chart NGC 2687A - Galaxy in Ursa Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2687A - Galaxy in Ursa Major.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2687A in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

17

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2687A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2687A is a visual representation of it.
0.23 arcmin
0.11 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 2687A - Galaxy in Ursa Major is circumpolar and transits at 07:43 UTC (altitude: 87.6°)