The emission NGC 6559
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC 6559 is visible between 01:08 and 03:53. It will become accessible around 01:08, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:31, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 03:53 when it sinks below 22° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC 6559
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Object Type
Emission
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Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Right ascension: | 18h09m [1] |
| Declination: | -24°06' [1] |
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