NGC 3871
NGC 3871 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3871:
| NGC: | NGC 3871 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (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 (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS