NGC 2359 (also known as Thor's Helmet) is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 3,670 parsecs (11.96 thousand...
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7x10−5 solar masses each year through winds of 1,545 km/s. The ring nebula NGC 2359 is excited by the ionising radiation of WR7. It is also known as Thor's...
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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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member stars visible with binoculars. Located around 30' northeast of NGC 2360, NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet or the Duck Nebula) is a relatively bright emission...
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the 110 Messier objects (M), 7,840 objects in the New General Catalogue (NGC), the Caldwell catalogue (itself a "best of" from other catalogues, with...
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Wolf-Rayet nebulae include: NGC 6888 (Crescent Nebula) NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet Nebula) M1-67 (Luminous Blue Variable Nebula) NGC 3199 (Nebula around WR 18)...
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A common name Images Names & Designations Gum 4 NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet, Gum 4, Sharpless 298, NGC 2359 Gum 12 Gum Nebula Gum 12, The Gum Nebula in Vela...
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Rosette Nebula (redirect from NGC 2237)
confused with NGC 246, which is also nicknamed the "Skull Nebula." The complex has the following New General Catalogue (NGC) designations: NGC 2237 – Part...
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Messier 78 (redirect from NGC 2068)
Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included...
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Messier 110 (redirect from NGC 205)
observations of the early-type dwarf galaxy NGC 205". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 423 (3): 2359–2373. arXiv:1204.1264. Bibcode:2012MNRAS...
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Open Cluster NGC 2175 (also known as OCL 476 or Cr 84) is an open cluster in the Orion constellation, embedded in a diffusion nebula. It was discovered...
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18m 29.13s −13° 13′ 01.5″ 11.40 3700 WN4-s Wolf–Rayet star at center of NGC 2359 DZ CMa DZ 07h 16m 59.33s −15° 18′ 25.4″ 11.6 G0 double-mode Cepheid variable...
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NGC 2110 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Orion. It is located at a distance of about 120 million light years from Earth, which, given...
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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 2012 is a large lenticular galaxy in the Constellation Mensa. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1836. With its distance from the Earth being over...
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NGC 2444 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Lynx. The galaxy lies about 135 million light years away from Earth, which means, given...
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NGC 2144 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Mensa in the southern hemisphere. It was first discovered and observed by John Louis Emil Dreyer...
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NGC 2078 is an emission nebula with an apparent magnitude of 10.9, located in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered on September 24, 1826, by James...
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NGC 2491 is a spiral galaxy located in Canis Minor constellation. It is located 580 million light-years from Earth and has an approximate diameter of...
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NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are a pair of colliding spiral galaxies about 80 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. Both galaxies were discovered...
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Messier 41 (redirect from NGC 2287)
Messier 41 (also known as M41 or NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It is sometimes referred to as the Little Beehive Cluster...
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NGC 2477 (also known as Caldwell 71 or the Termite Hole Cluster) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It contains about 300 stars, and was...
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Messier 47 (redirect from NGC 2422)
Messier 47 (M47 or NGC 2422) is an open cluster in the mildly southern constellation of Puppis. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before...
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NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the...
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NGC 2169 is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was possibly discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and discovered by William...
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This is a list of NGC objects 2001–3000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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NGC 2014 is a red emission nebula surrounding an open cluster of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, at a distance of about 163,000 light-years. The...
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NGC 2244 (also known as Caldwell 50 or the Satellite Cluster) is an open cluster in the Rosette Nebula, which is located in the constellation Monoceros...
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NGC 2420 is an open cluster in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1783. The cluster is about two billion years old and...
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NGC 2217 is a intergalactic celestial object of about 100 thousand light-years across that lies roughly 65 million light years from Earth in the constellation...
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