NGC 6387
NGC 6387 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6387:
NGC: | NGC 6387 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
Constellation: | Draco |
Surface brightness: | 21.5 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 16.8 |
B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
Right Ascension: | 17:28:23.83 |
Declination: | 57:32:43.40 |
Major axis: | 0.31 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.15 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 63° |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS