Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  11 Sgr  ·  B302  ·  B303  ·  B91  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 1275  ·  IC 4684  ·  IC 4685  ·  NGC 6559  ·  Sh2-29  ·  Sh2-31  ·  Sh2-32  ·  The star 11Sgr
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NGC6559, Alan Karty
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NGC6559

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NGC6559

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NGC 6559 is a star forming region located at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius, showing both emission (red) and reflection (bluish) regions.

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NGC6559, Alan Karty