NGC 3887
NGC 3887 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Crater. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3887:
| NGC: | NGC 3887 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.97 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.34 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:47:04.57 |
| Declination: | -16:51:16.60 |
| Major axis: | 3.27 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 10° |
| Radial velocity: | 1206 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004029 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS