NGC 717 is a lenticular galaxy in Andromeda
NGC 717 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda . It shines at magnitude 13.8 and spans 1.3′ × 14″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in December.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 717 from Alaybasan
Alaybasan
NGC 717
ANDROMEDA
NGC 717 lies 3.4° west of Alaybasan , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 717 is highest in the evening in December
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 54°S, and never sets north of 54°N.
The distance to NGC 717 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 717
85 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 687, lenticular galaxy, 42′ NGC 753, mixed spiral galaxy, 50′ NGC 679, lenticular galaxy, 57′ NGC 669, early spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 752, open cluster, 1.8° IC 179, elliptical galaxy, 2.2° NGC 797 NED02, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 736, elliptical galaxy, 3.2°
NGC 717 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Andromeda Designations NGC 717, 2MASX J01535510+3613460, MCG +06-05-041, PGC 007033, UGC 01363 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 01h 53.9m Declination (J2000) +36° 14′ Magnitude 13.8 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 14″ Position angle 115° Radial velocity 4,992 km/s, redshift 0.01679 Best with Large telescope Best month December Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
