NGC 3987
NGC 3987 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3987:
| NGC: | NGC 3987 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.48 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:57:20.92 |
| Declination: | 25:11:43.40 |
| Major axis: | 2.72 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.68 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 59° |
| Radial velocity: | 4484 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01507 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS