NGC 2987
NGC 2987 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sextans. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 2987 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.1 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (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 units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula