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NGC 2678 - Open Cluster in Cancer

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:01 | Tran: 17:57 | Set: 0:52
Alt: -26.68°   Az: 10.98°   Direction: North

NGC 2678 is a Open Cluster in the Cancer constellation. NGC 2678 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.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2678 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 NGC 2678 - Open Cluster in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2678 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (10 arcmin) and minor (10 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 51m 26s
+11° 14’ 32”
12h 39m 58s
21h 31m 24s

J2000

08h 50m 03s
+11° 20’ 17”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2678 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 NGC 2678 - Open Cluster in Cancer.

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Finder chart for NGC 2678 - Open Cluster in Cancer.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2678 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2678 is a visual representation of it.
10 arcmin
10 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2678 - Open Cluster in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.8°
Max altitude: 49.8°
Azimuth: 281.2°