NGC 6687
NGC 6687 is a late 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 6687:
| NGC: | NGC 6687 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Scd |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:37:22.11 |
| Declination: | 59:38:34.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.25 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 46° |
| Radial velocity: | 3355 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01125 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS