NGC6578 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6578 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:23, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:27, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6578
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −20°27' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.90 (V) [1] 13.10 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.0 kpc 6.5 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.20 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.39 |
Sources