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Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of comet-like objects that same year. [4] M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula of a group of nebulae that includes NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC 2071.
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Charles Messier. The first edition of 1774 covered 45 objects (M1 to M45).The total list published by Messier in 1781 contained 103 objects, but the list was expanded through successive additions by other astronomers, motivated by notes in Messier's and Méchain's texts indicating that at least one of them knew of the additional objects.
It is part of a group of nebulae that includes Messier 78, NGC 2071 and NGC 2067. Objects that appear close to NGC 2064 from our perspective include the Spirograph nebula, Horsehead nebula, Flame nebula, Rosette nebula and the Orion nebula. [3] This object has a magnitude of 8.2. [4]
NGC 2071 with Euclid in the infrared. NGC 2071 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion.It was discovered on January 1, 1784, by William Herschel. [1] It is part of a group of nebulae that also includes Messier 78, NGC 2064, and NGC 2067.
M78 or M-78 may refer to: BMW M78, a straight-six engine built by BMW; M-78 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan; Messier 78, a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion; E-M78 also known as E1b1b1a, a Y chromosome haplogroup; M78, or the Land of Light, the homeland of Ultraman and other Ultras
It is part of a group of nebulae that also includes Messier 78, NGC 2071 and NGC 2064. External links. The Interactive NGC Catalog Online: NGC 2067;
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