NGC 559
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NGC 559, also Caldwell 8, is an open cluster and Caldwell object in the constellation Cassiopeia. It shines at magnitude +9.5. Its celestial coordinates are RA 01h29.5m, DEC +63°18'. It is located near the open cluster NGC 637, and the bright magnitude +2.2 irregular variable star Gamma Cassiopeiae.
[edit] References
- Stars and Planets, Jay M. Pasachoff, Peterson Field GuidesTM, 2000, ISBN 0-395-93432-X
- Firefly: ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE, Sir Patrick Moore, Firefly Books Limited, 2003, ISBN 1-55297-819-2
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