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NGC 6588 - Other Classification in Pavo

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -37.20°   Az: 211.22°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 6588 is a Other Classification in the Pavo constellation. NGC 6588 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 NGC 6588 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 NGC 6588 - Other Classification in Pavo star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6588 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (5.4 arcmin) and minor (5.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 23m 22s
-63° 47’ 48”
04h 36m 59s
23h 00m 21s

J2000

18h 20m 58s
-63° 48’ 36”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6588 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6588 - Other Classification in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6588 - Other Classification in Pavo.

Finder chart NGC 6588 - Other Classification in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6588 - Other Classification in Pavo.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6588 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6588 is a visual representation of it.
5.4 arcmin
5.4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 6588 - Other Classification in Pavo is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK