NGC 4978
NGC 4978 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 4978 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 14.3 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.9 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.1 |
Right Ascension: | 13:07:50.53 |
Declination: | 18:24:55.80 |
Major axis: | 1.51 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.63 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 142° |
Radial velocity: | 6414 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.021628 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula