NGC 878
NGC 878 is a early 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 878:
| NGC: | NGC 878 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:17:54.26 |
| Declination: | -23:23:02.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.87 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 110° |
| Radial velocity: | 11332 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.038542 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS