NGC678 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC678 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:00 (PDT), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:02, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:12, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC678
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h49m [4] |
| Declination: | +21°59' [4] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 12.23 (V) [2] 13.35 (B) [2] 9.63 (J) [2] 8.93 (H) [2] 8.70 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 26.5 Mpc 86.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.12 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.89 |
Sources