NGC 178
NGC 178 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 178:
| NGC: | NGC 178 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBm |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.6 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:39:08.40 |
| Declination: | -14:10:22.20 |
| Major axis: | 2.11 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.58 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 4° |
| Radial velocity: | 1454 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004863 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS