New General Catalogue (redirect from NGC object)
of Stars (abbreviated NGC) is an astronomical catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects...
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galaxies. List of NGC objects (1–1000) List of NGC objects (1001–2000) List of NGC objects (2001–3000) List of NGC objects (3001–4000) List of NGC objects (4001–5000)...
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This is a list of NGC objects 1001–2000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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Messier 53 (redirect from NGC 5024)
known as M53 or NGC 5024) is a globular cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1775. M53 is one of the...
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Sh2-279 (redirect from NGC 1973, NGC 1975 and NGC 1977)
comprises three NGC nebulae, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977 that are divided by darker nebulous regions. It also includes the open cluster NGC 1981. The brightest...
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Messier 71 (redirect from NGC 6838)
Messier 71 (also known as M71, NGC 6838, or the Angelfish Cluster) is a globular cluster in the small northern constellation Sagitta. It was discovered...
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NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Horologium. The galaxy displays a double...
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Messier 38 (redirect from NGC 1912)
Messier 38 or M38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni...
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NGC 1616 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located around 213 million light-years away in the constellation Caelum. NGC 1616 was discovered on October 24th...
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Messier 79 (redirect from NGC 1904)
Messier 79 (also known as M79 or NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation Lepus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and...
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NGC 1530 is a barred spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. It was discovered by German astronomer W. Tempel in 1876. Danish astronomer...
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NGC 1854 (also known as NGC 1855) is a young globular cluster in the northern part of the central bar structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Dorado...
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NGC 1761 (also known as GC 980, JH 2710, LH 9) is an open cluster in the Dorado constellation in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It encompasses a group of...
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NGC 1947 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy lies about 50 million light years away from Earth, which means, given...
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Orion Nebula (redirect from NGC 1976)
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation...
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Lambda Persei. The same telescope field contains the clusters NGC 1528 and NGC 1545. NGC 1513 was discovered in 1790 by the German-British astronomer William...
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NGC 2974 (also catalogued as NGC 2652) is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sextans. It is located at a distance of circa 90 million light...
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NGC 1819 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Orion. It was discovered on December 26, 1885, by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. This galaxy...
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light-years or 86 parsecs away. M53 (NGC 5024) is a globular cluster which was discovered independently by Johann Elert Bode in 1775 and Charles Messier in February...
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NGC 1573 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Camelopardalis. It was discovered on 1 August 1883 by Wilhelm Tempel. It was described as "very...
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Luminous blue variable (section NGC 2366 (NGC 2363))
unusually hot LBV) NGC 2403: V12 V37 V38 J025941.21+251412.2 J025941.54+251421.8 NGC 2363-V1 J122809.72+440514.8 J122817.83+440630.8 NGC 4736_1 Unnamed star...
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NGC 1569 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in Camelopardalis. The galaxy is relatively nearby and consequently, the Hubble Space Telescope can easily resolve...
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Crab Nebula (redirect from NGC 1952)
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The common...
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galaxies, including M51 (Arp 85), Arp 220, and the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039, or Arp 244). A few of the galaxies are simply dwarf galaxies that...
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NGC 1566, sometimes known as the Spanish Dancer, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado, positioned about 3.5° to the south of the...
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List of galaxies Polar-ring galaxy "NGC 1291". Capella Observatory. 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2012. "Results for NGC 1533". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database...
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Messier 43 (redirect from NGC 1982)
Messier 43 or M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation...
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NGC 1537 is an elliptical galaxy located around 64 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. NGC 1537 is south of the celestial equator and...
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NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (HII...
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NGC 1974 (also known as NGC 1991 and ESO 85-SC89) is an open cluster associated with an emission nebula which is located in the Dorado constellation which...
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