NGC 6478
NGC 6478 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6478:
| NGC: | NGC 6478 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 22.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.97 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:48:38.35 |
| Declination: | 51:09:26.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.44 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 35° |
| Radial velocity: | 6749 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02277 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS