NGC6978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Jacksonville , NGC6978 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:05 (EDT) – 3 hours and 13 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:21.
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Name
NGC6978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h52m [1] |
| Declination: | −05°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.08 (B) [1] 10.74 (J) [1] 10.01 (H) [1] 9.77 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
Source
Visibility from Jacksonville
All times shown in Jacksonville local time.