NGC4559 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4559 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (EDT), 70° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:24, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:01, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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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