NGC 6487
NGC 6487 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Hercules. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6487:
| NGC: | NGC 6487 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.54 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:52:41.85 |
| Declination: | 29:50:19.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.8 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 20° |
| Radial velocity: | 7598 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.025674 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS