IC 2591 - Galaxy in Leo Minor
IC 2591 is a Galaxy in the Leo Minor constellation. IC 2591 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
- IC 2591 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 58° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 14.5, IC 2591 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 2591
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2591 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of IC 2591.
Apparent size of IC 2591
The following table reports IC 2591 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2591 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 2591
The image below is a photograph of IC 2591 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
IC 2591 - Galaxy in Leo Minor morphological classification
IC 2591 - Galaxy in Leo Minor is classified as according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 2591 - Galaxy in Leo Minor in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2591
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2591 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2591 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of IC 2591 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 2591 - Galaxy in Leo Minor rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):