NGC 4978
NGC 4978 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4978:
| NGC: | NGC 4978 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:07:50.53 |
| Declination: | 18:24:55.80 |
| Major axis: | 1.51 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.63 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 142° |
| Radial velocity: | 6414 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.021628 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS