NGC 2678
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 50 m 02.7 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 20 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | OCL |
| Angular expansion | 10.0 '× 2.5' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 2934 ly (900 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery time | March 15, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2678 • GC 1708 • H VIII 10 • h 528 • | |
NGC 2678 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer . The object was discovered on March 15, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel .