NGC717 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC717 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:47 (PST), 60° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:13, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:58, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC717
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h53m [3] |
| Declination: | +36°13' [3] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 13.89 (V) [1] 14.85 (B) [1] 11.44 (J) [1] 10.62 (H) [1] 10.43 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.96 |
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