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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NGC 730 is a star located in the Pisces constellation discovered on 7 November 1885, appearing around the celestial equator being partially visible to...
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observed it again in 1885, leading to its double listing in the New General Catalogue. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0021. Retrieved...
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NGC 19 is a spiral galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered by Lewis Swift on 20 September 1885. It is often incorrectly listed as a duplicate...
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NGC 2523 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. NGC 2523 was discovered in 1885 by...
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NGC 262 (also known as Markarian 348) is a spiral galaxy in the cluster LGG 14. It is a Seyfert 2 spiral galaxy located 287 million light years away in...
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approximate diameter of 130,000 light-years. NGC 2491 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on November 15, 1885. Swift described it as extremely faint...
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August 1885. One supernova has been observed in NGC 1086: SN 2023rix (type II, mag 18.2). NGC 1086 is the largest galaxy of the four member NGC 1086 Group...
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Andromeda. It was discovered on October 1, 1885 by Lewis Swift. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 317B: SN 1999gl (type II, mag. 16.2), and SN...
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celestial equator, and it was discovered on October 17, 1885, by Francis Preserved Leavenworth. NGC 1100 is not known to have much star formation, and is...
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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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NGC 3908 is one of the furthest NGC objects.[citation needed] It is an elliptical galaxy located 1.2 billion light-years away in the Leo constellation...
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2, 1885. NGC 6622 interacts with NGC 6621, with their closest approach having taken place about 100 million years before the moment seen now. NGC 6622...
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Edward Swift (father) on 9 May 1885 and later double listed by Lewis Swift (son) two days later on 11 May 1885 as NGC 5503. They gave descriptions "between...
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NGC 935 and IC 1801 are a pair of interacting galaxies within the Aries constellation. They were discovered on 18 September 1885 by Lewis Swift. NGC 935...
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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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Leavenworth in 1885. It is also known as MCG-04-05-002 or PGC 6062, although in SIMBAD its New General Catalogue designation is not recognized. List of NGC objects...
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NGC 5820, NGC 5821, NGC 5874, NGC 5905, NGC 5908, and UGC 9759. List of NGC objects (5001–6000) "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5876...
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discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 6 April 1885. According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 5260 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like...
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on September 7, 1885. NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 49 (= PGC 952)"...
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in the NGC catalogue under the designation NGC 3110. Finally, the American astronomer Ormond Stone also observed this galaxy on December 31, 1885, and this...
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September 6, 1885 by Lewis Swift. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely faint, extremely small, round, star near." Spiral galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000)...
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NGC 51 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It has a diameter of 90,000 light-years. The galaxy was discovered on September 7, 1885...
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NGC 4526 (also listed as NGC 4560) is a lenticular galaxy with an embedded dusty disc, located approximately 55 million light-years from the Solar System...
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NGC 112 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on September 17, 1885. The...
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astronomer Francis Leavenworth on December 2, 1885 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory. NGC 1190 is dominated by stellar light with little...
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510 light-years. NGC 7030 was discovered by astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth on September 3, 1885. NGC 487 NGC 53 List of NGC objects (7001–7840)...
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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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discovered in a sky-survey by Ormond Stone on December 12, 1885. On July 23, 2010, supernova SN 2010gp in NGC 655 was announced, reaching magnitude 15.5 on July...
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discovered by astronomer Francis Leavenworth on November 12, 1885. Supernova AT 2014fx in NGC 1262 was discovered by citizen scientists using the Galaxy...
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