NGC 1587 is an elliptical galaxy in Taurus
NGC 1587 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Taurus . It shines at magnitude 11.7 and spans 2.1′ × 1.5′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
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 1587 from Rigel
Rigel
NGC 1587
TAURUS
NGC 1587 lies 14.1° northwest of Rigel , the magnitude 0.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 1587 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -79° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 88° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -89° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 42° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 89°S.
The distance to NGC 1587 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 1587
51 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 1589, early spiral galaxy, 12′ NGC 1620, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 1550, elliptical galaxy, 3.3° NGC 1638, lenticular galaxy, 3.7° NGC 1622, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 1625, barred spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 1637, late spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 1653, elliptical galaxy, 4.9°
NGC 1587 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Taurus Designations NGC 1587, 2MASX J04303992+0039421, MCG +00-12-035, PGC 015332, UGC 03063 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 04h 30.7m Declination (J2000) +00° 40′ Magnitude 11.7 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 1.5′ Position angle 73° Radial velocity 3,680 km/s, redshift 0.01235 Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page NGC 1501 to 2000
