NGC 1678
NGC 1678 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Orion. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1678:
NGC: | NGC 1678 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
Constellation: | Orion |
Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.2 |
J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 9.82 |
Right Ascension: | 04:51:35.44 |
Declination: | -02:37:23.30 |
Major axis: | 1.28 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.78 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 76° |
Radial velocity: | 4728 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.0159 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS