UGC 6978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , UGC 6978 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:09, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:59, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
UGC 6978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h59m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 17.00 (B) [1] |
| Hubble type: | DWARF |
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