UGC 8978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Columbus , UGC 8978 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:33 (EST) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:13.
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Name
UGC 8978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Visibility from Columbus
All times shown in Columbus local time.