NGC 1578
NGC 1578 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Dorado. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1578:
| NGC: | NGC 1578 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:23:46.65 |
| Declination: | -51:35:58.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.21 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.89 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 165° |
| Radial velocity: | 6114 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.020608 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS