IC 59
| Reflection fog | |
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| IC 59 | |
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| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00h 57m 28.6s |
| declination | + 61 ° 08 ′ 37 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Angular expansion |
10/5 |
| IonQ name |
Gamma Cassiopeiae |
| history | |
| discovery |
Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery |
December 30, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 59 • LBN 620 | |
| Aladin previewer | |
IC 59 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia . The emission nebula IC 63 is also located near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae . Physically speaking, the star is only 3 to 4 light years away from the nebulae. IC 63 is somewhat closer to γ Cas and glows predominantly in red H-alpha light. IC 59 is further away from the star and has proportionally fewer H-alpha emissions, but more of the characteristic blue color.
The object was discovered by Max Wolf in 1893 .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Hubble photographs the spirit of Cassiopeia
- spectrum .de: amateur recordings [1] [2] [3]