NGC 4559
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 NGC 4559 range from about 28 million light-years to 31 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. The luminous blue variable AT2016blu in NGC 4559 experiences repeated supernova-like outbursts. First observed in January 2012, it burst out again in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. See also
 Messier 99 – a similar spiral galaxy

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Intermediate spiral galaxies
Coma Berenices
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Coma I Group