NGC 4559
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NGC 4559 | |
An ultraviolet image of NGC 4559 taken with GALEX. Credit: GALEX/NASA. |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
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Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 35m 57.7s[1] |
Declination | +27° 57′ 35″[1] |
Redshift | 816 ± 9 km/s[1] |
Type | SAB(rs)cd[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 10′.7 × 4′.4[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.4[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 7766 [1], PGC 42002[1] | |
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
NGC 4559 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.
[edit] See also
- Messier 99 - a similar spiral galaxy