NGC4588 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4588 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:01, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:27, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:55, 49° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC4588
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 12h38m [4] |
Declination: | +06°46' [4] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 14.96 (B) [2] 12.80 (J) [2] 12.40 (H) [2] 11.78 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
Distance: | 76.6 Mpc 249.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.46 |
Sources