NGC 5987

NGC 5987 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5987
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Draco
Surface brightness:23.6 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):11.7
B-magnitude (blue):12.7
J-magnitude (IR):9.57
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):8.87
Right Ascension:15:39:57.37
Declination:58:04:46.30
Major axis:3.84 '
Minor axis:1.32 '
Angle (major axis):60°
Radial velocity:2995 km/s
Redshift:0.01004

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