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 in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:00, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:04, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 37° 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] |
| 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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