Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  M 78  ·  NGC 2064  ·  NGC 2067  ·  NGC 2068  ·  NGC 2071
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M78, Aaron Lisco
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Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion .M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula of a group of nebulae belong to the Orion B Molecular cloud and is about 1,350LY distant from Earth. M78 is easily found in small scopes as a hazy patch and involves two stars of 10th and 11th mag. These two B type stars , HD 38563 A and HD 38563 B, are responsible for making the cloud of dust in M78 visible by reflecting their light

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M78, Aaron Lisco