NGC 1187
NGC 1187 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Eridanus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1187:
| NGC: | NGC 1187 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.99 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:02:37.59 |
| Declination: | -22:52:01.80 |
| Major axis: | 4.14 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.02 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 129° |
| Radial velocity: | 1396 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004668 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS