NGC 559 Caldwell 8
NGC 559 is a open cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 559 |
Common name: | Caldwell 8 |
Type: | open cluster |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
V-magnitude (visual): | 9.5 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 9.85 |
Right Ascension: | 01:29:33.17 |
Declination: | 63:18:05.20 |
Major axis: | 9 ' |
Radial velocity: | -77 km/s |
Redshift: | -0.00025 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula