M78 (Reflection nebula)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , M78 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:09, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 55° above your southern horizon.

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Name M78
Object type Reflection nebula
Other names
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 San Diego

All times shown in San Diego local time.

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32.72°N
117.16°W
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