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NGC 3887

NGC 3887 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Crater. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3887:

NGC:NGC 3887
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Crater
Surface brightness:22.5 mag/arcsec2
V-mag (visual):10.9
B-mag (blue):11.4
J-mag (IR):8.97
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):8.34
Right Ascension:11:47:04.57
Declination:-16:51:16.60
Major axis:3.27 '
Minor axis:2.57 '
Angle (major axis):10°
Radial velocity:1206 km/s
Redshift:0.004029

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS