S Nor Cluster (NGC6087) Observation Details
NGC6087 Daily Motion
NGC6087 is said to be "never-rising." It is always below the horizon and remain out of view, regardless of the time of year or night.NGC6087 will be visible until January, 1, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC6087 Visibility Timetable on September 19
NGC6087 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC6087 is always below the horizon | - | |
| Moon Rise, 11.6% illuminated | 01:35 | -61° |
| NGC6087 transit | 15:33 | -5° |
| Moon Set | 15:52 | -5° |
| Astrosession begin | 18:37 | -13° |
| Astrosession end | 03:25 | -69° |
Track NGC6087 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC6087 right now?
NGC6087 is located in the constellation Norma, at right ascension 16h 18m 50s" and declination -57° 56' 04s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.NGC6087 Image Gallery
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DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC6087
| Object name | NGC6087 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC6087 coordinates | 16.31405, -57.93458 |
| Center coordinates | 16.31405, -57.93458 |
NGC6087 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC6087
| Time | 12:06 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC6087 elevation | -15° |
| NGC6087 Azimuth | -154° |
Annual motion of NGC6087
| Date | Fri, 19 September 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 18:33 |
| Twighlight end | 03:19 |
| Twighlight duration | 9h 46m |
| Rise | NGC6087 is always down |
| Set | NGC6087 is always down |
| Elevation at transit | -5° |
| Transit time | 15:30 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 16h 18m 50s", Dec: -57° 56' 04s |
| Magnitude | 5 |
| Constellation | Norma |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC6087 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC6087
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 16.31405° |
| Declination | -57.93458° |
| Magnitude | 5.40 |
| Constellation | Norma |
| Elevation | -14.8° |
| Azimuth | -154.3° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.