| NGC 6078 | |
| Constellation Name: | Hercules |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | E0[1] |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Z: | 0.031282 |
| H Radial V: | 9378 ± 44 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 15.2 |
| Size V: | 0.5' x 0.5' |
| Size: | ~51.74kpc (estimated) |
NGC 6078 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9459 ± 44 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 139.52 ± 9.81 Mpc (∼455 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 21 June 1876.[2]
Very close to NGC 6078 are the galaxies PGC 57459 and SDSS J161206.68+141210.3.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 6078: SN 2011dv (type Ia, mag 16.2).[3]