NGC3588 (Galaxy pair)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3588 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:58 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:34, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC3588
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Object type
Galaxy pair
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h14m [1] |
| Declination: | +20°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (B) [1] 11.40 (J) [1] 10.62 (H) [1] 10.43 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 10.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |