NGC 4087 is a lenticular galaxy in Hydra
NGC 4087 (ESO 505-010) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2′ × 1.7′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 4087 from Minkar
Minkar
NGC 4087
HYDRA
NGC 4087 lies 4.0° south of Minkar , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4087 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 63°N, and never sets south of 63°S.
The distance to NGC 4087 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4087
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 2995, barred spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 3936, barred spiral galaxy, 3.0° IC 3152, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4105, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4106, lenticular galaxy, 3.3° IC 764, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.4° IC 3005, barred spiral galaxy, 3.5° IC 3010, lenticular galaxy, 3.9°
NGC 4087 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations NGC 4087, ESO 505-010, 2MASX J12053534-2631217, ESO-LV 505-0100, MCG -04-29-005, PGC 038303 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 05.6m Declination (J2000) -26° 31′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.7′ Position angle 40° Radial velocity 3,288 km/s, redshift 0.01102 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
