NGC 578
NGC 578 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 578 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | late spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 11.0 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 11.5 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 9.46 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 8.94 |
Right Ascension: | 01:30:29.09 |
Declination: | -22:40:02.50 |
Major axis: | 4.82 ' |
Minor axis: | 2.92 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 114° |
Radial velocity: | 1626 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005439 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula