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    NGC 314 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on September 27, 1834 by John Herschel. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database"...
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  • Has been described as the first non-notable number. The year 314 AD The year 314 BC NGC 314, a lenticular galaxy "Sloane's A048336 : a(n) in base 12 is...
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    members are: NGC 3805, NGC 3837, NGC 3842, NGC 3860, NGC 3862, NGC 3883, NGC 3884, NGC 3919, NGC 3929, NGC 3937, NGC 3940, NGC 3954, UGC 6583, UGC 6697, and...
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    NGC 4650A is a polar-ring lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus. It should not be confused with the spiral galaxy NGC 4650, which shares...
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    Planetary Nebula NGC 3918". The Astrophysical Journal. 314: 551–571. Bibcode:1987ApJ...314..551C. doi:10.1086/165085. Media related to NGC 3918 at Wikimedia...
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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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    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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    Whirlpool Galaxy (redirect from NGC 5194)
    The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus...
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    Sombrero Galaxy (redirect from NGC 4594)
    The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of...
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    known as NGC 4593 group. Other members of the group the spiral galaxy NGC 4602 and the smaller galaxies MCG-01-32-37, MGC-01-32-33, SVEN 314, and SVEN...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 300
    NGC 300 (also known as Caldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is one of the closest galaxies...
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    NGC 7042. Besides NGC 7015, the group also contains, NGC 7025, NGC 7042, NGC 7043, and IC 1359. NGC 1300 Barred spiral galaxy NGC 7003 List of NGC objects...
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    compact groups.", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 314: 738–744, Bibcode:1996A&A...314..738B. "NED results for object NGC 0089". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4088
    NGC 4088 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy forms a physical pair with NGC 4085, which is located 11′ away. NGC...
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    that NGC 1042 also hosts an intermediate-mass black hole in its center. NGC 1042 contains an ultraluminous X-ray source called NGC 1042 ULX1. NGC 1042...
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    Ring Nebula (redirect from NGC 6720)
    The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 and NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra.[C] Such a nebula is formed...
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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5676
    NGC 5676 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. This spiral galaxy is notably asymmetric. The spiral arms on the south side of the...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 281
    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 55
    NGC 55, also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation...
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    emission in NGC 4536", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 291 (2): 314–320, Bibcode:1997MNRAS.291..314D, doi:10.1093/mnras/291.2.314. "Starbursts...
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    identified in 1978. They were NGC 5128, NGC 5363, NGC 1947 and Cygnus A, while the polar-ring S0 galaxies NGC 2685 and NGC 4650A were at that time indicated...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 457
    NGC 457 (also designated Caldwell 13, and known as the Dragonfly Cluster, E.T. Cluster, Owl Cluster, Kachina Doll Cluster or Phi Cassiopeiae Cluster)...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 206
    NGC 206 is a bright star cloud in the Andromeda Galaxy, and the brightest star cloud in Andromeda when viewed from Earth. NGC 206 is the richest and most...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 188
    NGC 188 (also known as Caldwell 1 or the Polarissima Cluster) is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1825...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1
    NGC 1 is an intermediate spiral galaxy of the morphological type Sbc, located in the constellation of Pegasus. It was discovered on 30 September 1861...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 3201
    NGC 3201 (also known as Caldwell 79) is a low galactic latitude globular cluster in the southern constellation of Vela. It has a very low central concentration...
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    NGC 147 (also known as DDO3 or Caldwell 17) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.58 Mly away in the constellation Cassiopeia. NGC 147 is a member of the...
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