M78 (Reflection nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , M78 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:12, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:15, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:13, 22° above your western horizon.
|
Name
M78
|
Object type
Reflection nebula
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h46m [2] |
| Declination: | +00°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [2] 8.00 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 490.6 parsec 1599.2 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.00 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.45 |
Sources