IC2978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2978 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:22 (PDT) – 3 hours and 33 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:56.
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Name
IC2978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h56m [3] |
| Declination: | +32°02' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.36 (B) [1] 13.68 (J) [1] 13.77 (H) [1] 13.08 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBcd |
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