NGC4917 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4917 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:00, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 51° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4917
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h00m [3] |
| Declination: | +47°13' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.87 (B) [1] 11.89 (J) [1] 11.17 (H) [1] 10.92 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 152.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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