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NGC 6591 - Galaxy in Hercules

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:29 | Tran: 19:22 | Set: 3:19
Alt: -8.36°   Az: 39.81°   Direction: North-East

NGC 6591 is a Galaxy in the Hercules constellation. NGC 6591 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 NGC 6591 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 6591 - Galaxy in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6591 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.54 arcmin) and minor (0.21 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 15m 07s
+21° 04’ 21”
14h 50m 59s
09h 06m 06s

J2000

18h 14m 03s
+21° 03’ 50”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6591 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 6591 - Galaxy in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6591 - Galaxy in Hercules.

Finder chart NGC 6591 - Galaxy in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6591 - Galaxy in Hercules.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6591 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6591 is a visual representation of it.
0.54 arcmin
0.21 arcmin
54°

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6591 - Galaxy in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.9°
Max altitude: 59.6°
Azimuth: 291.1°