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NGC 4559

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Right ascension
  
12 35 57.7

Redshift
  
816 ± 9 km/s

Type
  
SAB(rs)cd

Magnitude
  
10.4

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
10.4

Declination
  
+27° 57′ 35″

Distance
  
~ 29 Mly (8.859 Mpc)

Apparent size (V)
  
10′.7 × 4′.4

Constellation
  
Coma Berenices

NGC 4559 httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
NGC 5005, NGC 4236, NGC 2775, NGC 4244, NGC 5248

NGC 4559 (also known as Caldwell 36) is an intermediate spiral galaxy with a weak inner ring structure 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.

References

NGC 4559 Wikipedia