NGC3017 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3017 is visible between 20:51 and 04:58. It will become accessible at around 20:51, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 53° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:58 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3017
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h49m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.41 (B) [1] 11.05 (J) [1] 10.38 (H) [1] 10.06 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 87.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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