NGC 4559
Caldwell 36
NGC 4559 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4559:
| NGC: | NGC 4559 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 36 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.92 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.41 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.83 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:35:57.65 |
| Declination: | 27:57:36.00 |
| Major axis: | 10.57 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.82 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 148° |
| Radial velocity: | 814 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.002719 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS