Shakhbazian 117 (Galaxy cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Shakhbazian 117 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (PDT), 61° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:30, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:54, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Shakhbazian 117
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Object type
Galaxy cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h51m [1] |
| Declination: | +50°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 18.40 (R) [1] |