IC4596 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4596 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:26 (PST) – 3 hours and 29 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:52.
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Name
IC4596
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h16m [2] |
| Declination: | −22°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 14.96 (B) [2] 11.31 (J) [2] 10.56 (H) [2] 10.22 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 56.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 143.0 Mpc 466.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.82 |