NGC 3978
NGC 3978 is a mixed spiral 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 3978:
| NGC: | NGC 3978 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.3 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:56:10.32 |
| Declination: | 60:31:21.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.58 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.46 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 25° |
| Radial velocity: | 9782 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03318 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS