NGC 578
NGC 578 is a late 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 578:
| NGC: | NGC 578 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.46 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.94 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:30:29.09 |
| Declination: | -22:40:02.50 |
| Major axis: | 4.82 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.92 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 114° |
| Radial velocity: | 1626 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005439 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS