Object: Galaxy NGC 6217 Constell: UMi RA: 16h 32.7m Decl: +78° 12' Epoch: 2000 Mag: 11.2m (v) Size: 3.6'x3.6' Type: SB(rs)bc Observer: Jere Kahanpää Obs. place: Hartola, Finland Date/Time: 27./28.12.1992, 20.30 Telescope: N 205/1000 Magn: 126x Filter: Field: 30' NE Lim.mag: 6.2m Background sky: 2 Seeing: 1-2 Weather: Brightness: 3 Alt: Description: Quite easy and bright. Round and somewhat concentrated towards a mag. 12.5 (almost) stellar nucleus. The inner parts are elliptical NW-SE. A slight brightening across the disk looks like a vF broad bar.