NGC 478
NGC 478 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 478:
| NGC: | NGC 478 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:20:09.29 |
| Declination: | -22:22:38.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.84 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.69 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 118° |
| Radial velocity: | 6774 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.022857 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS