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NGC 6978

NGC 6978
Object NGC 6978 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 6978 - galaxy in the constellation Aquarii
Type: Sb - spiral galaxy
The angular dimensions: 1.50'x0.7'
magnitude: V=13.3m; B=14.1m
The surface brightness: 13.2 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 20h52m35.4s; Dec= -5°42'40"
redshift (z): 0.020124
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6978: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 85.0 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 6978 : PGC 65631, MCG -1-53-17, HCG 88A, IRAS 20499-0554

Nearby objects: NGC 6976, NGC 6977, NGC 6979, NGC 6980

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