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HCG 87
Galaxy cluster List of galaxy clusters
° b = ° |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Supergalactic coordinate: | L = ° B = ° |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Distance: | 400 million ly |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Constellation(s): | Capricornus |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Members: | ~5 |- ! style="text-align:left;"| Main member: | HCG 87a |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #30D5C8; text-align: center;" | Other designations |- | colspan="2"|
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HCG 87 is a Hickson Compact Group about 400 million light-years away in the constellation Capricornus.


Members

Members of the HCG 87 group
Name Type Distance from Sun
(million ly)
Magnitude
HCG 87a SAb ~400 +15.41
HCG 87b SA0 ~400 +15.60
HCG 87c SAb ~400 +16.23
HCG 87d SAd ~400 +17.83

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