NGC 3878
NGC 3878 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3878:
| NGC: | NGC 3878 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 21.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:46:17.78 |
| Declination: | 33:12:16.10 |
| Major axis: | 0.6 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.6 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 145° |
| Radial velocity: | 9802 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03325 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS