De Vaucouleurs Atlas Type: Sa sp
Filter: V
Telescope: McGraw-Hill 1.3-m
North up , East left
Field Dimensions: 4.6 x 3.5 arcminutes
RC3 Type: SB(s)b: sp
RSA Type: -----
Surface Brightness Range Displayed: 17.5-25.0 mag per square arcsec
Absolute Blue Magnitude: -21.1
De Vaucouleurs Atlas Description:
We interpret NGC 678 as an edge-on Sa. This follows from the large size of its bulge and the relative smoothness of its disk. The galaxy is not exactly edge-on since the nucleus is visible. The stellar disk is extensive but faint, and is affected by the complex dust lanes. NGC 678 has a close binary companion, NGC 680 .