NGC 5887
NGC 5887 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5887:
| NGC: | NGC 5887 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 24.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:14:43.98 |
| Declination: | 01:09:15.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.38 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.08 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 166° |
| Radial velocity: | 8658 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02931 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS