IC4588 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC4588 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:57, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:11, 66° above your south-western horizon.
Name
IC4588
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 16h05m [2] |
Declination: | +23°55' [2] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 16.06 (B) [2] 12.54 (J) [2] 11.67 (H) [2] 11.36 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 180.0 Mpc 586.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.22 |