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NGC 6278

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Lenticular

NGC 6278 Galaxy Her Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended
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Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.7′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 128°
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
vF, stellar

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 00m 54.0s
Dec +23° 01' 00.0"
Constellation Her
Catalog NGC 6278

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2
N E

NGC 6278 · 1.7′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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