NGC6217 is a nearby spiral galaxy with a starburst region near its center .
Evidence for a low luminosity Active Galactic Nucleus ( AGN ) in its core has also been found in optical spectra .
Intriguingly , X-ray observations by ROSAT revealed three knots aligned with the galaxy center , resembling a jet structure .
This paper presents a study of XMM-Newton observations made to assess the hypothesis of a jet emitted from the center of NGC6217 .
The XMM data confirm the knots found with ROSAT and our spectral analysis shows that they have similar spectral properties with a hard photon index \Gamma \sim 1.7 .
The core of NGC6217 is well fitted by a model with an AGN and a starburst component , where the AGN contributes at most 46 % of the total flux .
The candidate jet has an apparent length \sim 15 kpc and a luminosity of \sim 5 \times 10 ^ { 38 } erg s ^ { -1 } .
It stands out by being hosted by a spiral galaxy , since jets are more widely associated with ellipticals .
To explain the jet launching mechanism we consider the hypothesis of an advection dominated accretion flow with a low accretion rate .
The candidate jet emitted from NGC6217 is intriguing since it represents a challenge to the current knowledge of the connection between AGN , jets and host galaxies .