NGC6878 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6878 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 4° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6878
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Object type
Galaxy
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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 |