NGC588 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC588 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:01 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 64° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:41.

Name NGC588
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:01h32m [1]
Declination:+30°38' [1]
Constellation:Triangulum
Magnitude:14.44 (V) [1]
14.40 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
B-V Color (mag):-0.04

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