IC4596 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , IC4596 is visible between 23:33 and 02:26. It will become accessible at around 23:33, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:00, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:26 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
IC4596
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h16m [2] |
| Declination: | −22°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 14.96 (B) [2] 11.31 (J) [2] 10.56 (H) [2] 10.22 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 143.0 Mpc 466.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.82 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.