NGC 4978 (also MCG 3-34-2, UGC 8212 and PGC 45494) is a magnitude +13.1 lenticular galaxy located 297 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 23rd March 1827.
Right Ascension 13h 07m 50.4s, Declination +18° 24' 58"
