NGC 3678

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NGC 3678
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 3678
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 26m 15.70s[1]
Declination+27° 52′ 01.00″[1]
Redshift0.02404±0.00001[1]
Distance361 Mly (110.75 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeSbc[1]
Size127,000 ly
Apparent size (V)0.724′ × 0.692′[1]
Notable featuresN/A
Other designations
PGC 35177,[1] UGC 6443,[1] Z 156-75,[1] LEDA 35177,[1] MCG +05-27-071[1]

NGC 3678 is a spiral galaxy located around 361 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.[1][2] NGC 3678 was discovered on April 13th, 1831 by the astronomer John Herschel, and its diameter is 127,000 light-years across.[1] NGC 3678 is not know to have much star-formation, and it is not know to have an active galactic nucleus.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ^ "NGC 3678 - Spiral Galaxy in Leo | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3650 - 3699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ "NGC 3678 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.

External links[edit]

  • Media related to NGC 3678 at Wikimedia Commons
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