• 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...
    48 KB (183 words) - 19:00, 15 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for New General Catalogue
    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...
    13 KB (1,534 words) - 02:17, 4 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2264
    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...
    8 KB (737 words) - 04:21, 14 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2485
    NGC 2485 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canis Minor. It is located 233 million light-years away from Earth and has an estimated diameter...
    2 KB (113 words) - 06:08, 29 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rosette Nebula
    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...
    8 KB (785 words) - 23:38, 14 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tarantula Nebula
    Tarantula Nebula (redirect from NGC 2069)
    been treated as the designation of a star, or of the central star cluster NGC 2070, but is now generally treated as referring to the whole nebula area...
    14 KB (1,290 words) - 16:55, 22 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2349
    (SIMBAD 2007) harv error: no target: CITEREFSIMBAD2007 (help) NGC 2349 @ SEDS NGC objects pages NGC 2349 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray...
    901 bytes (55 words) - 21:07, 28 June 2023
  • Thumbnail for Messier 93
    Messier 93 (redirect from NGC 2447)
    Messier 93 or M93, also known as NGC 2447 or the Critter Cluster, is an open cluster in the modestly southern constellation Puppis, the imagined poop...
    8 KB (710 words) - 11:06, 18 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2403
    NGC 2403 (also known as Caldwell 7) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group, and...
    9 KB (869 words) - 19:57, 15 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2491
    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...
    3 KB (144 words) - 06:12, 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 2420
    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...
    11 KB (1,187 words) - 21:24, 23 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2362
    NGC 2362, also known as Caldwell 64, is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Canis Major. It was discovered by the Italian court...
    6 KB (590 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2003
    NGC 2003 (also known as PGC 3518064, ESO 086-SC006 and SL 526) is a globular cluster located in the Dorado constellation and is part of the Large Magellanic...
    2 KB (125 words) - 17:35, 18 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Eskimo Nebula
    Eskimo Nebula (redirect from NGC 2392)
    The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown-faced Nebula, Lion Nebula, or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula (PN). It was...
    7 KB (669 words) - 19:31, 4 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Messier 50
    Messier 50 (redirect from NGC 2323)
    peculiar stars in open clusters. XV. Feinstein 1, NGC 2168, NGC 2323, NGC 2437, NGC 2547, NGC 4103, NGC 6025, NGC 6633, Stock 2, and Trumpler 2", Astronomy &...
    7 KB (595 words) - 09:09, 24 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Flame Nebula
    Flame Nebula (redirect from NGC 2024)
    The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It is about 1350 light-years away. At that distance...
    9 KB (970 words) - 04:40, 14 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2169
    NGC 2169 is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was possibly discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and discovered by William...
    2 KB (163 words) - 18:26, 15 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2080
    NGC 2080, also known as the Ghost Head Nebula, is a star-forming region and emission nebula to the south of the 30 Doradus (Tarantula) nebula, in the...
    4 KB (461 words) - 12:42, 14 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for Messier 78
    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...
    7 KB (614 words) - 11:00, 18 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2174
    NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster...
    6 KB (484 words) - 04:08, 22 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2438
    NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula in the southern constellation of Puppis. Parallax measurements by Gaia put the central star at a distance of roughly 1...
    6 KB (538 words) - 11:20, 1 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2484
    NGC 2484 is a large lenticular galaxy located in the Lynx constellation. It is situated 560 million light-years away from the Milky Way, which given by...
    7 KB (693 words) - 21:45, 7 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2207 and IC 2163
    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...
    7 KB (687 words) - 05:52, 11 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2071
    nebulae that also includes Messier 78, NGC 2064, and NGC 2067. Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 2050 - 2099". cseligman.com. Retrieved...
    2 KB (77 words) - 05:19, 24 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2001
    NGC 2001 (also known as PGC 3518062, 056-SC137, SL 507 and part of LH 64) is an open cluster located in the Dorado constellation and is part of the Large...
    2 KB (164 words) - 18:22, 12 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2359
    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...
    4 KB (433 words) - 12:10, 18 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Messier 47
    Messier 47 (redirect from NGC 2422)
    Messier 47 (M47 or NGC 2422) and also known as NGC 2478 is an open cluster in the mildly southern constellation of Puppis. It was discovered by Giovanni...
    4 KB (392 words) - 15:40, 2 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2439
    NGC 2439 is a sparse open cluster of stars in the constellation Puppis. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.9, an angular size of 10 arcminutes,...
    5 KB (505 words) - 23:53, 16 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 2442 and NGC 2443
    NGC 2442 and NGC 2443 are two parts of a single intermediate spiral galaxy, commonly known as the Meathook Galaxy or the Cobra and Mouse. It is about 50...
    6 KB (504 words) - 11:49, 14 May 2023