NGC3559 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC3559 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:46, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:58, 48° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3559
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h10m [4] |
| Declination: | +12°00' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.78 (B) [2] 11.55 (J) [2] 10.72 (H) [2] 10.67 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 36.5 Mpc 119.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.03 |
Sources