NGC4217 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4217 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:38 (PDT), 64° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:49, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4217
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h15m [3] |
| Declination: | +47°05' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 11.23 (V) [1] 12.05 (B) [1] 8.76 (J) [1] 7.92 (H) [1] 7.58 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.4 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 50.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 |
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