NGC 2987
NGC 2987 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sextans. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2987:
| NGC: | NGC 2987 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:45:41.47 |
| Declination: | 04:56:30.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.31 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 163° |
| Radial velocity: | 3707 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012442 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS