NGC 559 (also known as Caldwell 8) is an open cluster and Caldwell object in the constellation Cassiopeia. It shines at magnitude +9.5. Its celestial coordinates are RA 01h 29.5m , dec +63° 18′. It is located near the open cluster NGC 637, and the bright magnitude +2.2 irregular variable star Gamma Cassiopeiae. The cluster is 7 arcmins across.[2]
| NGC 559 | |
|---|---|
 PanSTARRS image of NGC 559 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 01h 29m 31.20s[1] |
| Declination | +63° 18′ 07.2″[1] |
| Distance | 7200 ly (2200 pc[1]) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +9.5 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 7.0′[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | Caldwell 8, Cr 13 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
References edit
- ^ a b c Kharchenko, N. V.; et al. (2013), "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 558: 8, arXiv:1308.5822, Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302, S2CID 118548517, A53.
- ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 550 - 599". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
External links edit
Media related to NGC 559 at Wikimedia Commons- Frommert, Harmut. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 559". Spider. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.
- "NGC 559". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- "NED results for object NGC 0559". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- NGC 559 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
