NGC 187
NGC 187 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 187:
| NGC: | NGC 187 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:39:30.41 |
| Declination: | -14:39:22.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.53 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 149° |
| Radial velocity: | 3912 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0131 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS