NGC588 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC588 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:51 (PST), 71° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:17, 86° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:48, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC588
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Object type
HII region
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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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