NGC5717 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC5717 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 76° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:37, 77° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:50, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC5717
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h38m [1] |
| Declination: | +46°39' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.23 (B) [1] 11.46 (J) [1] 10.73 (H) [1] 10.48 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 33.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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