NGC 5087
NGC 5087 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5087:
| NGC: | NGC 5087 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.05 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:20:24.96 |
| Declination: | -20:36:39.60 |
| Major axis: | 2.99 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 6° |
| Radial velocity: | 1823 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006098 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS