NGC 7278
NGC 7278 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Tucana. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 7278:
| NGC: | NGC 7278 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Tucana |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 22:28:22.41 |
| Declination: | -60:10:11.40 |
| Major axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 12299 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0419 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS