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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C87
NGC/IC Number	NGC 1261
Constellation	Horologium
Right Ascension	3h 12m 16s
Declination	-55° 12' 58"
Distance	c.53,500 light years c.16,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +8.3 Absolute: -7.8
Diameter	Apparent: 6' 48" Actual: c.105 light years
Optimum Visibility	November (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	C87 is a dense globular cluster lying far outside the plane of the Milky Way, early sixty million light years from the Galaxy's Core. Its position within the sparse southern constellation of Horologium places it on an almost direct line of sight from Earth to a field of more distant galaxies far beyond the cluster.

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