NGC4559 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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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
Object type HII region
Part of Markarian 775
Other names
C 36[4]
NGC 4559[1]
UGC 7789[2]
PGC 42097[3]
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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