NGC 5278
NGC 5278 is a 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 5278:
| NGC: | NGC 5278 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 21.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:41:39.62 |
| Declination: | 55:40:14.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 73° |
| Radial velocity: | 7685 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02597 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS