NGC 678
NGC 678 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 678:
| NGC: | NGC 678 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.63 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.93 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:49:24.86 |
| Declination: | 21:59:50.30 |
| Major axis: | 3.08 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.77 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 78° |
| Radial velocity: | 2821 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.009453 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS