M 78By astrored / November 6, 2023 M77 . . Index . . M79 Messier 78 M 78 (NGC 2068) Diffuse Nebula in Orion. RA=05 46.7, Dec=+00 03. 8.3 mag, dist=1.6 kly. M78 page; DSSM page Hartmut Frommert ([email protected]) Christine Kronberg ([email protected]) Last Modification: 7 Apr 1998, 22:15 MET