NGC217 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC217 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:12, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:21, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC217
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h41m [2] |
| Declination: | −10°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.10 (V) [2] 13.28 (B) [2] 9.85 (J) [2] 8.74 (H) [2] 8.70 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
| Distance: | 55.9 Mpc 182.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.18 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.64 |