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M 78: NGC 2068

Bright Nebula in Orion


RA: 05 46.8 Dec: +00 05
Visual Magnitude: 8 Surface Brightness: 12
Large Dimension: 8 m Small Dimension: 6 m
NGC Description: B,L,wisp,gmbN,3* inv,r Class: E
Notes: Comet shaped;2 10mag * invl, 53'' sep

Data (SAC 7.7) courtesy of the Saguaro Astronomy Club.

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