NGC 3987

Summary

NGC 3987 is an active galactic nucleus^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (active_galactic_nucleus category, ranking #9 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3987 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3987's image is recorded as NGC 3987 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 3987's instance of is recorded as active galactic nucleus^[5].
• NGC 3987's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy^[6].
• NGC 3987's constellation is recorded as Leo^[7].
• NGC 3987's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sb^[8].
• NGC 3987's part of is recorded as Coma Cluster^[9].
• NGC 3987's part of is recorded as Q67862787^[10].
• NGC 3987's part of is recorded as Q67625574^[11].
• NGC 3987's part of is recorded as Q67790667^[12].
• NGC 3987's part of is recorded as Q67796457^[13].
• NGC 3987's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3987^[14].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3987^[15].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as PGC 37591^[16].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6928^[17].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11547+2528^[18].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11572090+2511436^[19].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F11547+2528^[20].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as MCG+04-28-099^[21].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J115720.83+251145.4^[22].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as 7C 1154+2528^[23].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as Z 127-110^[24].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as Z 1154.7+2529^[25].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q11547+2528^[26].
• NGC 3987's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J115720.75+251140.6^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3987 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3987 draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (active_galactic_nucleus category, ranking #9 of 20).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]