NGC 5478

NGC 5478 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Some key stats include:

NGC:NGC 5478
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:spiral
Galaxy morph class:Sbc
Constellation:Virgo
Surface brightness:22.8 mag/arcsec2
V-magnitude (visual):13.6
B-magnitude (blue):14.4
J-magnitude (IR):11.5
H-magnitude (IR):
K-magnitude (IR):10.8
Right Ascension:14:08:08.51
Declination:-01:42:08.30
Major axis:0.97 '
Minor axis:0.66 '
Angle (major axis):22°
Radial velocity:7387 km/s
Redshift:0.02495

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