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NGC 6559
NGC 6559 — Reflection Nebula NGC 6559
Reflection Nebula
· SagittariusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Reflection Nebula
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Right ascension
- 18h 10m 00s
- Declination
- -24° 06′ 00″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 8′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Jun-Sep
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6559
About this target
Complex near Lagoon Nebula.
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