NGC 487
NGC 487 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 487:
| NGC: | NGC 487 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:21:55.09 |
| Declination: | -16:22:13.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.7 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 113° |
| Radial velocity: | 5872 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01978 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS