NGC 5878
NGC 5878 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Libra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5878:
| NGC: | NGC 5878 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.14 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.47 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:13:45.71 |
| Declination: | -14:16:11.40 |
| Major axis: | 3.27 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.21 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 6° |
| Radial velocity: | 1986 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.006645 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS