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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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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NGC 5508 is a very large and distant spiral galaxy located in the constellation Boötes. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 11...
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NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1882 that is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies. NGC...
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in 1882 by Edward Charles Pickering. "NGC 6741". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2010-09-21. "The Interactive NGC Catalog...
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and was discovered by astronomer, Edouard Stephan in May 1882. The luminosity class of NGC 5829 is III and it has an HI line with regions of ionized...
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Mpc (~187 million ly). NGC 3200 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Singleton Holden in 1882. The luminosity class of NGC 3200 is III and it exhibits...
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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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It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on November 6, 1882. NGC 497 was imaged by Halton Arp and included in his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies...
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NGC 158 is a double star in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1882. Double star List of NGC objects "Results for NGC 158"...
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NGC 18 is a double star system located in the constellation of Pegasus. It was first recorded by Herman Schultz on 15 October 1866. It was looked for...
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Sh 2-279 (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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NGC 1514, also known as the Crystal Ball Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the zodiac constellation of Taurus, positioned to the north of the star Psi...
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diameter of 42,600 light-years. NGC 7040 was discovered by astronomer Mark Harrington on August 18, 1882. NGC 7001 List of NGC objects (7001–7840) "NASA/IPAC...
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5 11.4 Aquila NGC 6790 1882 11 10.5 Aquila NGC 6881 1881 13.8 Cygnus NGC 6884 1883 6.5 10.9 Cygnus NGC 6891 1884 7.2 10.5 Delphinus NGC 6886 1884 15.0...
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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 140 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Truman Henry Safford on October 8, 1866. Safford's discovery in 1866...
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NGC 464 is a double star located in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered in 1882 by Wilhelm Tempel. "Results for object NGC 0464 (NGC 464)"...
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NGC 165 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1882 by Wilhelm Tempel and was described by as "faint, large...
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Messier objects" added to the list in the 20th century: He also discovered NGC 5195, the companion galaxy that makes M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy) so distinctive...
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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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27 galaxies, including IC 392, NGC 1590, NGC 1633, NGC 1691, NGC 1713, NGC 1719, and NGC 1762, among others. List of NGC objects (1001–2000) "NASA/IPAC...
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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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NGC 2460 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on August 11, 1882. It...
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was discovered in 1882 by astronomer Wilhelm Tempel and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4323 is commonly misidentified as NGC 4322, which is a 13th...
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NGC 156 is a double star located in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered on 1882 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel. New General Catalogue List of...
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constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Wilhelm Tempel on March 17, 1882. NGC 4316 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is classified as LINER and as...
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NGC 5824 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lupus, almost on its western border with Centaurus. Astronomers James Dunlop (1826), John Herschel...
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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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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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