NGC 2678 is an open cluster in Cancer
NGC 2678 is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer . Spans 10′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in March.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 2678 from ζ Hya
ζ Hya
NGC 2678
CANCER
NGC 2678 lies 5.6° north of ζ Hya , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2678 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 85° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -86° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 79°S, and never sets north of 79°N.
The distance to NGC 2678 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2678
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2678 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Cancer Designations NGC 2678 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 08h 50.0m Declination (J2000) +11° 20′ Apparent size 10′ Radial velocity 34 km/s Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
