NGC 3871

NGC 3871 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 3871
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Ursa Major
Surface brightness:22.8 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):15.2
J-magnitude (IR):11.9
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):11.1
Right Ascension:11:46:10.14
Declination:33:06:31.50
Major axis:0.94 '
Minor axis:0.2 '
Angle (major axis):104°
Radial velocity:9512 km/s
Redshift:0.03225

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula