NGC 6987
NGC 6987 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Indus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6987:
| NGC: | NGC 6987 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Indus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.59 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:58:10.36 |
| Declination: | -48:37:49.10 |
| Major axis: | 2.03 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.63 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 125° |
| Radial velocity: | 5217 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017555 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS