| NGC 3678 | |
|---|---|
 ASloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 3678 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 26m 15.70s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 52′ 01.00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.02404±0.00001[1] |
| Distance | 361Mly (110.75 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sbc[1] |
| Size | 127,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.724′ × 0.692′[1] |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 35177,[1] UGC 6443,[1] Z 156-75,[1] LEDA 35177,[1] MCG +05-27-071[1] | |
NGC 3678 is aspiral galaxy located around 361 millionlight-years away in theconstellation Leo.[1][2] NGC 3678 was discovered on April 13th, 1831 by theastronomerJohn Herschel, and its diameter is 127,000 light-years across.[1] NGC 3678 is not known to have muchstar-formation, and it is not known to have anactive galactic nucleus.[3][4]
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