NGC 3678

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NGC 3678
NGC3678 - SDSS DR14.jpg
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 3678
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 26m 15.70s [1]
Declination +27° 52′ 01.00″ [1]
Redshift 0.02404±0.00001 [1]
Distance 361 Mly (110.75 Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type Sbc [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]

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References

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  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.
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