NGC 5678
| NGC 5678 | |
|---|---|
 Image of NGC 5678 from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 14h 32m 05s[1] |
| Declination | +57° 55′ 17″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006378[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1912 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.10[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)b[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.34′ × 1.19′[2] (G band) |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 5678, MCG+10-21-005, LEDA 51932[1] | |
NGC 5678 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Draco. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 17, 1789.[3]
It is located north of the celestial equator making NGC 5678 more visible in the northern hemisphere.[4]
Gallery
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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5678
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "NGC 5678". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5650 - 5699". New General Catalog Objects: NGC 5650 - 5699. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "NGC 5678 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Draco | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
External links
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Media related to NGC 5678 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 5678 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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