NGC2717 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC2717 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (EDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:42, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:13, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC2717
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h57m [2] |
| Declination: | −24°40' [2] |
| Constellation: | Pyxis |
| Magnitude: | 12.29 (V) [2] 13.40 (B) [2] 9.62 (J) [2] 8.84 (H) [2] 8.61 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 29.6 Mpc 96.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.11 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.07 |