NGC 5678 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Draco, 109 million light-years away
NGC 5678 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco , 109 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 3′ × 1.6′ of sky, about 94,000 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 5678 from Edasich
Edasich
NGC 5678
DRACO
NGC 5678 lies 7.0° west of Edasich , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5678 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 75° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 32°S, and never sets north of 32°N.
NGC 5678 is 109 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5678 tonight left it about 109 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5678
58 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5631, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5585, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5687, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5430, barred spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 5485, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 5473, lenticular galaxy, 4.8° NGC 5389, lenticular galaxy, 5.0° NGC 5376, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.0°
NGC 5678 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 5678, 2MASX J14320558+5755171, IRAS 14306+5808, MCG +10-21-005, PGC 051932, SDSS J143205.60+575517.1, SDSS J143205.61+575517.1, SDSS J143205.61+575517.2 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 32.1m Declination (J2000) +57° 55′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3′ × 1.6′ Position angle 2° True size 94,000 light-years Distance 109 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,893 km/s, redshift 0.00633 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
