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NGC 2559

NGC 2559
Object NGC 2559 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 2559 - galaxy in the constellation Puppis
Type: SBbc - spiral galaxy with bar
The angular dimensions: 3.00'x1.4'
magnitude: V=10.9m; B=11.7m
The surface brightness: 12.3 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 8h17m6.1s; Dec= -27°27'25"
redshift (z): 0.005200
The distance from the Sun to NGC 2559: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 22.0 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 2559 : PGC 23222, ESO 494-41, MCG -4-20-3, UGCA 136, IRAS 08150-2718, CGMW 2-3078, VV 475, AM 0815-271

Nearby objects: NGC 2557, NGC 2558, NGC 2560, NGC 2561

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