NGC 5478
NGC 5478 is a spiral 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 5478:
| NGC: | NGC 5478 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:08:08.51 |
| Declination: | -01:42:08.30 |
| Major axis: | 0.97 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.66 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 22° |
| Radial velocity: | 7387 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02495 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS