NGC 559
Caldwell 8
NGC 559 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 559:
| NGC: | NGC 559 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 8 |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:29:33.17 |
| Declination: | 63:18:05.20 |
| Major axis: | 9 ' |
| Radial velocity: | -77 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00025 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS