NGC 78 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 20m 27.482s[1] |
Declination | +00° 50′ 00.96″[1] |
Redshift | 0.018283[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5079 km/s[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0/a?(r)[2] |
Size | 84,100 ly (25,790 pc)[2][note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 0.897′[2][note 1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 78A: UGC 193, MGC+00-02-004, PGC 1306[3] NGC 78B: UGC 194, MGC+00-02-005, PGC 1309[4] |
NGC 78 is a pair of galaxies in the constellation Pisces.[2] NGC 78A, which is the more southern galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy.[2] NGC 78B, which is the more northern galaxy, is an elliptical galaxy.[4] Although the designations NGC 78A and 78B are used today, the designation NGC 78 was formerly used mainly for the northern galaxy.[5]
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