Friday 24 April 2020

NGC 4559

This is based on 114s exposures:
L 70, R 35, G 35, B 31

A problem that has occurred three times no; following the meridian flip, the mount will plate solve but not sync (Cannot sync to coordinates, exception occurred). I have asked for help in the APT Forum.

NGC 4559 in Coma Berenices

Plate solve from Astrometry



Wikipedia:
NGC 4559 (also known as Caldwell 36) is an intermediate spiral galaxy with a weak inner ring structure in the constellation Coma Berenices. Distance estimates for NCG 4559 range from about 29 million light-years to 51 million light-years, averaging about 29 million light-years.

NGC 4559 is a member of the Coma I Group.

Two supernovae have been recorded in NGC 4559, A Type II-L supernova in 1941 (SN 1941A) and an unclassified supernova event in 2019.

In 2016, a luminous blue variable experienced a supernova-like outburst in NGC 4559, designated AT2016blu.

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