NGC 5978
NGC 5978 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Libra. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 5978 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:42:27.22 |
| Declination: | -13:14:04.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.81 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.74 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 135° |
| Radial velocity: | 7213 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.024357 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula