NGC 5987
NGC 5987 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5987:
| NGC: | NGC 5987 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.57 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (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 (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS