NGC 478

NGC 478 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 478
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sb
Constellation:Cetus
Surface brightness:22.8 mag/arcsec2
B-magnitude (blue):14.6
J-magnitude (IR):12.8
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):12.4
Right Ascension:01:20:09.29
Declination:-22:22:38.60
Major axis:0.84 '
Minor axis:0.69 '
Angle (major axis):118°
Radial velocity:6774 km/s
Redshift:0.022857

Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula