NGC 6978
NGC 6978 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aquarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6978:
| NGC: | NGC 6978 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:52:35.43 |
| Declination: | -05:42:40.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.51 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 126° |
| Radial velocity: | 6033 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.020331 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS