UGC 8591 (Galaxy)

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 , UGC 8591 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 59° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:44, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:40, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name UGC 8591
Object type Galaxy
Other names
UGC 8591[1]
PGC 48024[2]
Position
Right ascension:13h36m [2]
Declination:+16°05' [2]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:15.70 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 154.0°E of N
Hubble type:S

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