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NGC 4559C - HII Ionized region in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:52 | Tran: 2:39 | Set: 11:22
Alt: 58.38°   Az: 232.24°   Direction: South-West

NGC 4559C is a HII Ionized region in the Coma Berenices constellation. NGC 4559C is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4559C from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 4559C - HII Ionized region in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4559C in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 37m 06s
+27° 47’ 38”
01h 51m 46s
14h 28m 52s

J2000

12h 35m 52s
+27° 55’ 55”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4559C in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 4559C - HII Ionized region in Coma Berenices.

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Finder chart for NGC 4559C - HII Ionized region in Coma Berenices.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 4559C - HII Ionized region in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.2°
Max altitude: 66.3°
Azimuth: 297.8°