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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:20 (PST), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:13, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:23, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 162.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
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