NGC 3878
NGC 3878 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3878:
NGC: | NGC 3878 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Surface brightness: | 21.8 mag/arcsec2 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
Right Ascension: | 11:46:17.78 |
Declination: | 33:12:16.10 |
Major axis: | 0.6 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 145° |
Radial velocity: | 9802 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.03325 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS