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NGC 5987

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Right ascension: 15h 39m 57.37s
Declination: +58° 04′ 46.2″
Galactic l, b: 91.335, 47.39
Redshift z: 0.01004
Radial velocity: 2,994.8 km/s
Angular size: 4.532′ × 1.899′

Also known as

13 identifiers

2MASX J15395738+5804463Gaia DR3 1602092762131920896IRAS 15387+5814LEDA 55740NGC 5987SDSS J153957.35+580446.2UGC 9971UZC J153957.2+580448Z 1538.8+5815Z 297-26[CHM2007] LDC 1141 J153957.38+5804463MCG+10-22-032[PVK2003] 234.99250 +58.08222

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
GALEX J154010.6+580356	WhiteDwarf	118.1″	—
7C 1539+5813	QSO	326.9″	18.84
SDSS J154031.53+580812.5	QSO	340.4″	—
TYC 3875-1052-1	Star	526.6″	10.56

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-5987 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.