Astronomy:NGC 6559
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Short description: A Star forming region in the constellation Sagittarius
Coordinates: 
18h 09m 56.8s, −24° 06′ 23″
| Nebula | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6559 taken by the Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO’s La Silla Observatory. | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 18h 09m 56.8s[1] |
| Declination | −24° 06′ 23″[1] |
| Constellation | Sagittarius[2] |
| Designations | ESO 521-40, LBN 28, LBN 007.03-02.26[3] |
NGC 6559 is a star-forming region located at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius, showing both emission (red) and reflection (bluish) regions.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NED results for object NGC 6559". Extragalactic Database. NASA/IPAC. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%206559&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "An Anarchic Region of Star Formation". ESO Press Release. http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1320/.
- ↑ "NGC 6559". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6559.
External links
- 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 6559
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