NGC2617 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2617 is visible between 19:53 and 03:53. It will become accessible at around 19:53, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:53, 51° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:53 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2617
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h35m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°05' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.00 (V) [1] 13.79 (B) [1] 11.03 (J) [1] 10.32 (H) [1] 10.05 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 127.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.21 |
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