Galaxy · constellation UMa
NGC 3478
NGC 3478MCG +08-20-059PGC 33101UGC 6069
Catalogue data
- Right ascension
- 10h 59m 27.4s
- Declination
- +46° 07' 21"
- Size
- 2.0′ × 51.0″
- Position angle
- 127°
- Magnitude
- 12.9 (V)
- Surface brightness
- 23.20 mag/arcsec²
- Hubble type
- SBbc
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Suggested techniques
- LRGB, RGB, OSC
- Data source
- OpenNGC
The 2MASX position refers to a knot in the western arm.
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