IC5078 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC5078 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:21, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC5078
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h02m [4] |
| Declination: | −16°49' [4] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 12.65 (V) [2] 13.52 (B) [2] 10.42 (J) [2] 9.88 (H) [2] 9.64 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 20.1 Mpc 65.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.87 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.87 |
Sources