NGC 5078
NGC 5078 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5078:
| NGC: | NGC 5078 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.21 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.46 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:19:49.98 |
| Declination: | -27:24:37.40 |
| Major axis: | 2.56 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.62 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 147° |
| Radial velocity: | 2134 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.007145 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS