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IC 4678 - Nebula in Sagittarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:19 | Tran: 1:06 | Set: 4:49
Alt: 11.32°   Az: 203.63°   Direction: South-West

IC 4678 is a Nebula in the Sagittarius constellation. IC 4678 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its B magnitude of 10.4, IC 4678 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of IC 4678 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 4678 - Nebula in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 4678 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 08m 06s
-23° 56’ 59”
01h 41m 52s
19h 49m 59s

J2000

18h 06m 33s
-23° 57’ 15”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4678 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 4678 - Nebula in Sagittarius.

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Finder chart for IC 4678 - Nebula in Sagittarius.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4678 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

10.4

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 4678 - Nebula in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.9°
Max altitude: 14.6°
Azimuth: 246.1°