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IC 4591 - HII Ionized region in Scorpius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:14 | Tran: 1:30 | Set: 4:41
Alt: 5.50°   Az: 151.40°   Direction: South-South-East

IC 4591 is a HII Ionized region in the Scorpius constellation. IC 4591 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 4591 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 0.4000x0.4000 degrees (24.00x24.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 4591 - HII Ionized region in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of IC 4591 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (12 arcmin) and minor (10 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 13m 52s
-27° 59’ 28”
21h 49m 23s
14h 03m 15s

J2000

16h 12m 17s
-27° 55’ 40”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4591 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 4591 - HII Ionized region in Scorpius.

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Finder chart for IC 4591 - HII Ionized region in Scorpius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 4591 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4591 is a visual representation of it.
12 arcmin
10 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 4591 - HII Ionized region in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.0°
Max altitude: 10.5°
Azimuth: 242.0°