NGC2278 (Double star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2278 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:42, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:38, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 53° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2278
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Object type
Double star
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