M78 (Reflection nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , M78 is visible between 21:29 and 05:26. It will become accessible at around 21:29, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:28, 47° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:26 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
M78
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Object type
Reflection nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h46m [2] |
| Declination: | +00°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [2] 8.00 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 490.6 parsec 1599.2 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.00 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.45 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.