NGC1717 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1717 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:13 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 46° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:20.
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Name
NGC1717
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h58m [1] |
| Declination: | −00°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 15.62 (B) [1] 11.68 (J) [1] 11.01 (H) [1] 10.80 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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