NGC4617 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4617 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:51, 73° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 56° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4617
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h41m [3] |
| Declination: | +50°23' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.10 (B) [1] 10.88 (J) [1] 10.14 (H) [1] 9.83 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 180.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
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