NGC 3078
NGC 3078 is a elliptical 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 3078:
| NGC: | NGC 3078 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.81 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.14 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:58:24.61 |
| Declination: | -26:55:36.00 |
| Major axis: | 3.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.48 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 177° |
| Radial velocity: | 2481 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.008309 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS