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M 78

RefNeb SIMBAD RNe 400 papers

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Right ascension: 05h 46m 45.80s
Declination: +00° 04′ 45.0″
Galactic l, b: 205.33, -14.31
Redshift z: 0.00021117
Radial velocity: 63.3 km/s
Proper motion: -0.93, -4.5 mas/yr

Also known as

5 identifiers

Ced 55uDG 80M 78NGC 2068[KPS2012] MWSC 0664

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
M 78 IR Cluster	OpenCluster	33.14″	—
HD 290862	YSO	37.31″	10.41
HD 38563	**	41.48″	10.81
2MASS J05464729+0004069	YSO	44.14″	—
2MASS J05464747+0005250	YSO	47.34″	—
2MASS J05464503+0005339	OrionV*	50.25″	—
GBS-VLA J054643.62+000528.3	YSO	54.27″	—
2MASS J05464514+0003464	OrionV*	59.3″	—
EM* LkHA 306	OrionV*	66.56″	16.5
2MASS J05464033+0004539	YSO	82.49″	—
2MASS J05464042+0005076	OrionV*	83.67″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/m-78 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.