NGC 5178
NGC 5178 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5178:
| NGC: | NGC 5178 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:29:29.31 |
| Declination: | 11:37:29.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.03 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 94° |
| Radial velocity: | 6180 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02083 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS