NGC4559 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4559 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:17 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 53° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
Name
NGC4559
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Object type
HII region
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Position
Right ascension: | 12h36m [3] |
Declination: | +27°51' [3] |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Magnitude: | 9.80 (V) [4] 15.33 (B) [1] 12.68 (J) [1] 11.83 (H) [1] 11.76 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | SBab |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.58 |
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