NGC 6217
DSS image of NGC 6217
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6217, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6217

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  11.2
Size  3.3' x 3.1' @ 330°
Right Ascension  16h 32' 39.1"  (2000)
Declination  78° 11' 54" N
Constellation  Ursa Minor
Description  B, cL, lE, slBM
Classification  SBbc Ring
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Aug 19, 2017    Oregon Star Party, OR (map)
14.5" f/4.5 Starmaster @ 103x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A modest galaxy near the bowl of Ursa Minor, elongated 2:1 north-south, a bright stellar core with a dim halo

Andrew Cooper
May 3, 2003    Kartchner Caverns State Park, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet

reasonably large, bright core, elongated north-south, a faint star adjacent to the core, sparse field
Other Data Sources for NGC 6217
Nearby objects for NGC 6217
1 object found within 120'
HD 149681
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NGC 6217