Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3592  ·  NGC 4559
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NGC 4559 Koi Fish Galaxy, JohnAdastra
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NGC 4559 Koi Fish Galaxy

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NGC 4559 Koi Fish Galaxy, JohnAdastra
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NGC 4559 Koi Fish Galaxy

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NGC 4559, aka Caldwell 36, The Koi Fish Galaxy in Coma Berenices

With galaxy season 2021 upon us, The Koi Fish was an obvious target to go after. But with extremely poor weather in the US, decided to publish this image despite an anemic number of integration hours.

NGC 4559 is approximately 29 million light years away and is classified as an intermediate spiral galaxy, meaning it is in between barred and unbarred central core designations. Perhaps the shape of a fish can be seen with the head at the left and tail at the right if you use your imagination.

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NGC 4559 Koi Fish Galaxy, JohnAdastra

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