NGC5217 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5217 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 49° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:29, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5217
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h34m [4] |
| Declination: | +17°51' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.87 (B) [2] 10.82 (J) [2] 10.08 (H) [2] 9.80 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 16.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 89.3 Mpc 291.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.88 |
Sources