NGC 281, IC 11 or Sh2-184 is a bright emission nebula and part of an H II region in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia and is part of the Milky...
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instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope Bok globules located within the NGC 281 nebula (IC 1590 cluster) Barnard 68, at a distance of only 410 light-years...
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IC 1590 is an open cluster located in the nebulosity of NGC 281. 279 stars with magnitudes less than or equal to 17 are visible within or near the cluster...
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unofficial namesake of a region in the Cassiopeia constellation, specifically NGC 281, due to similarities between the region and the design of the character...
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78, reflection nebula NGC 248 NGC 249 NGC 256 NGC 261 NGC 267 NGC 281, Pacman Nebula NGC 346 NGC 371 NGC 588 NGC 595 NGC 604 NGC 1435, reflection nebula...
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of 86.1 ± 6.0 Mpc (∼281 million ly). It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel in 1834. The luminosity class of NGC 1701 is II and it has...
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This is a list of NGC objects 1–1000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and...
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in NGC 6166 (A2199)". The Astrophysical Journal. 281 (4): 1290–1296. arXiv:astro-ph/9604159v1. Bibcode:1996MNRAS.281.1290B. doi:10.1093/mnras/281.4.1290...
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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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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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Society. 281 (2): 393–405. Bibcode:1996MNRAS.281..393S. doi:10.1093/mnras/281.2.393. Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 428. The galaxy NGC 428 (Location...
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April 1786. According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 4273 is one of the galaxies in the NGC 4235 group (also known as LGG 281). This galaxy group contains at least...
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NGC 46, occasionally referred to as PGC 5067596, is an F8 star[citation needed] located approximately 962 ± 281 light-years from the Solar System in the...
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Around NGC 1533". In Jessica L. Rosenberg; Mary E. Putman (eds.). The IGM/Galaxy Connection. Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Vol. 281. Dordrecht:...
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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 4586 is a spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel...
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in the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5953". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 281 (3): 781–798. doi:10.1093/mnras/281.3.781. Rafanelli, P.; Osterbrock...
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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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protoplanetary disk containing a nascent exoplanet, named PDS 70b. ω Centauri (NGC 5139), despite being listed as the constellation's "omega" star, is in fact...
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NGC 5829 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Boötes. It is 281 million light-years away from Earth and was discovered by astronomer, Edouard...
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Orion Nebula (redirect from Sh2-281)
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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NGC 4631 (also known as the Whale Galaxy or Caldwell 32) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici about 30 million light years away...
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NGC 5548 is a Type I Seyfert galaxy with a bright, active nucleus. This activity is caused by matter flowing onto a 65 million solar mass (M☉) supermassive...
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Sculptor Galaxy (redirect from NGC 253)
Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, or Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation...
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medium-sized amateur telescopes (under good conditions). NGC 1792 is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 10.2. NGC 1808 is a Seyfert galaxy of magnitude 10.8. Columba...
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also found in Cetus; as are spiral galaxy NGC 1042, elliptical galaxy NGC 1052 and the ultra-diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2. IC 1613 (Caldwell 51) is an irregular...
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Coma I (redirect from NGC 4274 Group)
3215, IC 3247, MCG 5-29- 66, NGC 4080, NGC 4150, NGC 4308, NGC 4455, NGC 4509, NGC 4534, NGC 4627, NGC 4631, NGC 4656, NGC 4670, UGC 6900, UGC 7007, UGC...
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NGC 300 (also known as Caldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 5 August 1826...
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Arp 281 Arp 286 Arp 317, also known as M65 Arp 313 Arp 337, also known as M82 Index Catalogue (IC) Messier object (M) New General Catalogue (NGC) Uppsala...
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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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