IC517 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC517 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:12 (PDT), 53° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:46, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:52, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC517
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h36m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 15.44 (B) [1] 13.14 (J) [1] 12.29 (H) [1] 11.96 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 29.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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