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M78
M78 — Reflection Nebula M78
Reflection Nebula
· OrionIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Reflection Nebula
- Constellation
- Orion
- Right ascension
- 5h 46m 42s
- Declination
- +0° 03′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Angular size
- 8′ × 6′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Oct-Mar
- Catalog IDs
- M78
About this target
Brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky.
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