Shakhbazian 17 (Galaxy cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Shakhbazian 17 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:18, 32° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:25 (PDT), 25° above your northern horizon.

Name Shakhbazian 17
Object type Galaxy cluster
Position
Right ascension:09h05m [1]
Declination:+77°39' [1]
Constellation:Camelopardalis
Magnitude:18.50 (R) [1]

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