• Thumbnail for New General Catalogue
    clusters and emission nebulae. Dreyer published two supplements to the NGC in 1895 and 1908, known as the Index Catalogues (abbreviated IC), describing...
    13 KB (1,534 words) - 17:10, 7 September 2024
  • 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...
    143 KB (492 words) - 03:58, 29 July 2024
  • 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)...
    2 KB (210 words) - 15:56, 3 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 5008
    d'Arrest, a Prussian astronomer on May 18, 1862 as NGC 5008. It was again discovered on June 15, 1895 by Stephane Javelle who listed it in the Index Catalogue...
    4 KB (236 words) - 17:55, 19 August 2024
  • Messier 102 (redirect from NGC 5928)
    entry. NGC 5879, NGC 5907, NGC 5905, and NGC 5908 are all galaxies near the position of NGC 5866. By that criterion, they may all be as likely as NGC 5866...
    8 KB (972 words) - 12:33, 25 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 7466
    French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on 19 November 1895 and listed as IC 5281 in the Index Catalogue. NGC 7466 is listed as a Seyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has...
    3 KB (222 words) - 16:45, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sh 2-279
    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...
    9 KB (1,044 words) - 20:35, 7 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 17
    NGC 17, also known as NGC 34, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is the result of a merger between two disk galaxies, resulting in a recent...
    5 KB (383 words) - 21:09, 28 June 2023
  • Thumbnail for NGC 5253
    NGC 5253 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 15 March 1787. NGC 5253 is located within the...
    7 KB (581 words) - 20:56, 20 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1761
    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...
    3 KB (221 words) - 16:17, 15 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1590
    27 galaxies, including IC 392, NGC 1633, NGC 1642, NGC 1691, NGC 1713, NGC 1719, and NGC 1762, among others. List of NGC objects (1001–2000) "NASA/IPAC...
    3 KB (197 words) - 17:41, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Perseus (constellation)
    astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 May 2013. Barnard, E. E. (1895). "Photograph of the Nebula NGC 1499 Near the Star Ksi Persei". The Astrophysical Journal...
    45 KB (5,209 words) - 14:23, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1512
    NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Horologium. The galaxy displays a double...
    5 KB (433 words) - 14:08, 6 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Messier 38
    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...
    7 KB (519 words) - 17:25, 23 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1530
    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...
    17 KB (1,244 words) - 06:31, 3 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1620
    at least 8 other galaxies: NGC 1586, NGC 1587, NGC 1588, NGC 1589, UGC 3054, UGC 3058, UGC 3072 and UGC 3080. List of NGC objects (1001–2000) "NASA/IPAC...
    3 KB (216 words) - 21:03, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 4294
    Cluster. NGC 4294 appears to be undergoing ram-pressure stripping edge-on. NGC 4294 hosts many H II regions. NGC 4294 appears to be in a pair with NGC 4299...
    11 KB (1,083 words) - 12:27, 18 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 4299
    15, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4299 forms an interacting pair with NGC 4294. NGC 4299 has a fairly featureless disk with a very small...
    11 KB (1,126 words) - 05:33, 22 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1537
    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...
    2 KB (103 words) - 15:59, 3 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1947
    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...
    6 KB (615 words) - 09:04, 23 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lewis A. Swift
    galaxies, such as NGC 6, NGC 19 and NGC 27. He independently observed NGC 17, leading to its separate listing in the New General Catalogue as NGC 34. According...
    6 KB (644 words) - 06:36, 27 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Orion Nebula
    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...
    45 KB (4,810 words) - 20:25, 23 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1954
    NGC 1954 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Lepus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,172 ± 4 km/s, which...
    3 KB (163 words) - 21:07, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1642
    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...
    3 KB (196 words) - 20:29, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1511
    NGC 1511 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydrus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1341 ± 5 km/s, which...
    4 KB (308 words) - 20:22, 21 August 2024
  • General Catalogue (NGC) in 1888, and its two expansions, the Index Catalogues (IC), in 1895 and 1908. Herschel 400 Catalogue Category:NGC objects Category:IC...
    6 KB (679 words) - 05:10, 24 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1559
    NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Reticulum. It was discovered on 6 November 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. NGC 1559 is...
    5 KB (414 words) - 04:07, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 4424
    core SMBH of NGC 4424. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 4424. Max Wolf discovered SN 1895A (type unknown, mag. 12.5) on March 16, 1895. Type Ia supernova...
    11 KB (859 words) - 22:02, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1569
    NGC 1569 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in Camelopardalis. The galaxy is relatively nearby and consequently, the Hubble Space Telescope can easily resolve...
    11 KB (1,062 words) - 07:31, 23 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1585
    NGC 1585 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Caelum. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,635 ± 31 km/s, which corresponds...
    2 KB (122 words) - 21:44, 21 August 2024