IC4588 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4588 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:21, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:36, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 78° above your south-western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 141.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 180.0 Mpc 586.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.22 |