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NGC 1587 in Taurus
Date of Obs ...... January 17, 2021 |
This galaxy is located in the far southern regions of Taurus,
almost in Eridanus, so I assume that it must be part of the
galaxy cluster in that area. Start at the two equally
bright stars along the northern run of Eridanus, oriented in
a east-west line, μ and ν Eridani, and go north-northwest
from ν to 45 Eridani, and from there identify three equally
bright stars in a gentle curve northwest of 45. NGC 1587
is located about half-way between 45 Eridani and the lowest of
the three stars in Taurus, just north of a little trapezoid of
stars that easily fit into the FOV of my 20mm erfle at 76x. I saw the galaxy as a fuzzy spot that was fairly easy with direct vision, and was able to pick it up without knowing exactly where it was situated. I could not detect any structure, just an even glow with no core visible. I was not able to see its companion galaxy NGC 1588, with which it is interacting, apparently as part of a Karachentsev pair exhibiting extremely high rotation rate. |