NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 6978. See NGC 6973.

===== NGC 6978 18" (8/3/05): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.4', broad concentration to a small brighter core and an occasional very faint stellar nucleus with direct vision. A very faint star lies midway between NGC 6977 and NGC 6978. This galaxy is the brightest in HCG 88 and furthest NE in a string of three. Located 14' SE of mag 5.5 HD 198667 and 18' ESE of mag 6 4 Aquarii. 18" (7/21/04): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.35', moderate concentration to a very small brighter core and occasional stellar nucleus that seems offset to the NW side. Brightest of collinear trio in HCG 88 with NGC 6977 and NGC 6976. 18" (6/25/04): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.4', broad weak concentration. Largest and brightest of a collinear triplet with NGC 6976 4.4' SW and NGC 6977 2.6' SW. 17.5" (7/16/88): fairly faint, fairly small, bright core, elongated 2:1 NW-SE. Brightest and farthest NE of three on a line (HCG 88 group) with NGC 6977 2.5' SW and NGC 6976 4.3' SW. HCG 88D not seen.