NGC6978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6978 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:03, 43° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:11, 34° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
NGC6978
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h52m [1] |
| Declination: | −05°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.08 (B) [1] 10.74 (J) [1] 10.01 (H) [1] 9.77 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
Source