NGC 1587
NGC 1587 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Taurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1587:
| NGC: | NGC 1587 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.45 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.81 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:30:39.94 |
| Declination: | 00:39:41.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.08 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.48 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 73° |
| Radial velocity: | 3680 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01235 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS