IC2978 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC2978 will become visible at around 21:08 (PDT), 76° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:48.

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Name IC2978

Object type Galaxy

Other names

IC 2978^[1]
UGC 6915^[2]
PGC 37515^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	11^h56^m ^[3]
Declination:	+32°02' ^[3]
Constellation:	Ursa Major
Magnitude:	15.36 (B) ^[1] 13.68 (J) ^[1] 13.77 (H) ^[1] 13.08 (K) ^[1]
Hubble type:	SBcd

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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