NGC1517 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC1517 is visible between 17:56 and 03:00. It will become accessible at around 17:56, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:28, 56° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:00 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC1517
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h09m [4] |
| Declination: | +08°38' [4] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 14.25 (B) [2] 11.26 (J) [2] 10.51 (H) [2] 10.25 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 49.7 Mpc 162.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.23 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.