The emission M 78

From Fairfield , M 78 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:09 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 29° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:22, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:27, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
M 78
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Object Type
Emission
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Constellation: | Orion |
Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [2] 8.00 (B) [3] |
Right ascension: | 05h46m [3] |
Declination: | +00°04' [3] |
Distance: | 490.6 parsec 1599.2 lightyrs [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.45 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.