About NGC 4559 (C36)

NGC 4559 is a rewarding deep-sky target and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 47° altitude and reaches 62° around 12:19 AM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 7 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It requires patience and good conditions.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

32000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

10