NGC 378
{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor}}
{{Infobox galaxy
| name = NGC 378
| image = File:NGC 378 DECam.jpg
| caption = Spiral galaxy NGC 378 with DECam. The galaxy on the upper left is LEDA 3913.
| epoch = J2000
| ra = {{RA|01|06|12.223}}{{cite web
| title=NGC 378
| work=Simbad
| url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+378&submit=SIMBAD+search
| access-date=2016-11-26}}
| constellation name = Sculptor
| dist_ly = 389 Mly (119.5 Mpc){{cite web
| title=Results for Object NGC 0378
| work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
| url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC%20378&hconst=73&img_stamp=YES&list_limit=5&of=pre_text&out_equinox=J2000.0&corr_z=1&omegav=0.73&obj_sort=RA%20or%20Longitude
| access-date=2016-11-26
| archive-date=2016-11-27
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127024505/https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC
| url-status=dead
}}
| type = SB(r)c{{cite web
| title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399
| work=Cseligman
| url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3a.htm#378
| access-date=2016-11-26}}
| size_v = 1.65{{prime}} × 1.3{{prime}}
| notes =
| names = PGC 3907, AM 0103-302, ESO 412-5, IRAS 01038-3026, MCG -5-3-24}}
NGC 378 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 28, 1834 by John Herschel.
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Category:Barred spiral galaxies
Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1834
Category:Sculptor (constellation)
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