NGC 4987 (also MCG 9-22-15, UGC 8216 and PGC 45502) is a magnitude +13.4 elliptical galaxy located 217 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 26th April 1789.
Right Ascension 13h 07m 59.0s, Declination +51° 55' 46"
