NGC 2878
NGC 2878 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2878:
| NGC: | NGC 2878 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABa |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:25:47.46 |
| Declination: | 02:05:22.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 173° |
| Radial velocity: | 7202 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02432 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS