NGC 5487
NGC 5487 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Bootes. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5487:
| NGC: | NGC 5487 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:09:43.90 |
| Declination: | 08:04:08.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.05 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.52 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 67° |
| Radial velocity: | 7185 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02426 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS