NGC3417 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3417 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:07, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3417
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h51m [1] |
| Declination: | +08°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.21 (B) [1] 12.47 (J) [1] 11.80 (H) [1] 11.83 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 87.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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