NGC 3178
NGC 3178 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3178:
| NGC: | NGC 3178 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:16:09.17 |
| Declination: | -15:47:28.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.47 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.93 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 71° |
| Radial velocity: | 3451 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.011578 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS