NGC 4559
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| NGC 4559 | |
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 An ultraviolet image of NGC 4559 taken with GALEX. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 35m 57.7s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 57′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift | 816 ± 9 km/s[1] |
| Distance | ~ 29 Mly (8.859 Mpc)[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] Caldwell 36 | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 4559 (also known as Caldwell 36) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Distance estimates for NCG 4559 range from about 29 million light-years to 51 million light-years, averaging about 29 million light-years.[1]
See also
- Messier 99 – a similar spiral galaxy
References
External links
- NGC 4559 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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