NGC 6878
NGC 6878 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sagittarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6878:
| NGC: | NGC 6878 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.74 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:13:53.24 |
| Declination: | -44:31:36.30 |
| Major axis: | 1.61 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.26 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 98° |
| Radial velocity: | 5779 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.019467 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS