UGC 6978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , UGC 6978 is visible between 21:03 and 05:12. It will become accessible at around 21:03, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:07, 53° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:12 when it sinks below 21° above your 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 130.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | DWARF |
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