NGC 6887
NGC 6887 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Telescopium. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6887:
| NGC: | NGC 6887 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.85 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.09 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:17:17.29 |
| Declination: | -52:47:48.30 |
| Major axis: | 3.44 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.18 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 103° |
| Radial velocity: | 2714 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009094 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS