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