Right ascension 00 39 08.4 Redshift 0.0050 Distance (comoving) 19.66 mpc Magnitude 12.6 Apparent magnitude (V) 12.6 | Declination −14° 10′ 22.3″ Helio radial velocity 1454.4 km/h Distance 64.12 mly | |
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Similar NGC 73, NGC 151, NGC 54, NGC 77, NGC 59 | ||
NGC 178 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer noted that NGC 178 was "faint, small, much extended 0°, brighter middle". It was discovered on November 3, 1885 by Ormond Stone.
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