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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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IC 590 - Galaxy Pair in Sextans

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:39 | Tran: 19:40 | Set: 1:44
Alt: -37.74°   Az: 352.10°   Direction: North

IC 590 is a Galaxy Pair in the Sextans constellation. IC 590 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 590 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 590 - Galaxy Pair in Sextans star
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DSS2 image of IC 590 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.9 arcmin) and minor (0.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 07m 08s
+00° 30’ 31”
11h 35m 03s
21h 42m 11s

J2000

10h 05m 49s
+00° 37’ 58”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 590 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 590 - Galaxy Pair in Sextans.

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Finder chart for IC 590 - Galaxy Pair in Sextans.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 590 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 590 is a visual representation of it.
0.9 arcmin
0.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 590 - Galaxy Pair in Sextans rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.5°
Max altitude: 39.0°
Azimuth: 270.5°