NGC 3487
NGC 3487 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3487:
NGC: | NGC 3487 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | early spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
Constellation: | Leo |
Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
Right Ascension: | 11:00:46.55 |
Declination: | 17:35:15.40 |
Major axis: | 0.89 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 152° |
Radial velocity: | 8655 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.0293 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS