NGC 3487
NGC 3487 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3487:
| NGC: | NGC 3487 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:00:46.55 |
| Declination: | 17:35:15.40 |
| Major axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 152° |
| Radial velocity: | 8655 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0293 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS