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NGC 7287B - Galaxy in Aquarius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:39 | Tran: 12:35 | Set: 16:31
Alt: -48.88°   Az: 301.45°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 7287B is a Galaxy in the Aquarius constellation. NGC 7287B is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its B magnitude of 15.48, NGC 7287B is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 7287B 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 7287B - Galaxy in Aquarius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7287B in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.62 arcmin) and minor (0.32 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 30m 11s
-22° 04’ 21”
09h 30m 58s
08h 01m 10s

J2000

22h 28m 49s
-22° 12’ 06”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7287B 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 7287B - Galaxy in Aquarius.

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Finder chart for NGC 7287B - Galaxy in Aquarius.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7287B 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).

15.48

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

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 7287B apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7287B is a visual representation of it.
0.62 arcmin
0.32 arcmin
68°

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 7287B - Galaxy in Aquarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.1°
Max altitude: 16.4°
Azimuth: 247.9°