NGC6559 (Nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6559 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:47 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 23° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:25.

Name NGC6559
Object type Nebula
Other names
NGC 6559[1]
LBN 28[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h09m [1]
Declination:−24°06' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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