NGC6878 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6878 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 4° above the horizon.

Name NGC6878
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:20h13m [2]
Declination:−44°48' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:13.25 (V) [2]
13.84 (B) [2]
12.69 (J) [2]
11.99 (H) [2]
11.90 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SABb
Distance:61.1 Mpc
199.2 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.59
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.68

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