NGC 6559
| Nebula | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6559 taken by the Danish 1.54-metre telescope located atESO’sLa Silla Observatory. | |
| Observation data:J2000epoch | |
| Right ascension | 18h09m56.8s[1] |
| Declination | −24° 06′ 23″[1] |
| Constellation | Sagittarius[2] |
| Designations | ESO 521-40, LBN 28, LBN 007.03-02.26[3] |
NGC 6559is astar-forming regionlocated at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation ofSagittarius,showing both emission (red) and reflection (bluish) regions.
References
[edit]- ^ab"NED results for object NGC 6559".Extragalactic Database.NASA/IPAC.Retrieved2 May2013.
- ^"An Anarchic Region of Star Formation".ESO Press Release.Retrieved2 May2013.
- ^"NGC 6559".SIMBAD.Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Retrieved2 May2013.
External links
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Media related toNGC 6559at Wikimedia Commons- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Three Nebular in Narrow Band (2 November 2007)- one of the three nebulae shown was NGC 6559
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559 (2 August 2009)
- NGC 6559Archived2015-07-16 at theWayback Machine
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