IC 1978
IC 1978 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Horologium. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 1978:
| IC: | IC 1978 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sab |
| Constellation: | Horologium |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:37:05.59 |
| Declination: | -50:09:03.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.21 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.2 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 8° |
| Radial velocity: | 10349 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.035138 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS