NGC1591 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1591 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 20° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1591
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h29m [2] |
| Declination: | -26°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 13.69 (B) [2] 11.16 (J) [2] 10.53 (H) [2] 10.21 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 50.4 Mpc 164.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.82 |