TON 618 (abbreviation of Tonantzintla 618) is a hyperluminous, broad-absorption-line, radio-loud quasar, and Lyman-alpha blob located near the border...
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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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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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501 NGC 821 NGC 1023 NGC 1097 NGC 1271 NGC 1277 NGC 1332 NGC 1566 NGC 2787 NGC 3079 NGC 3115 NGC 3377 NGC 3384 NGC 3998 NGC 4151 NGC 4261 NGC 4438 NGC 4459...
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the cluster lies NGC 1399. Other cluster members include NGC 1316 (the group's brightest galaxy), NGC 1365, NGC 1427A, NGC 1427 and NGC 1404. Fornax can...
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Messier 23 (redirect from NGC 6494)
Messier 23, also known as NGC 6494, is an open cluster of stars in the northwest of the southern constellation of Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles...
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significant galaxies in Canes Venatici is the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51, NGC 5194) and NGC 5195, a small barred spiral galaxy that is seen face-on. This was...
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Messier 94 (redirect from NGC 4736)
Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736, Cat's Eye Galaxy, Crocodile Eye Galaxy, or Croc's Eye Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation...
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galaxies NGC 5775/NGC 5774". The Astrophysical Journal. 429 (2): 618–633. Bibcode:1994ApJ...429..618I. doi:10.1086/174349. Media related to NGC 5775 at...
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"Arcs and bridges in the interacting galaxies NGC 5775/NGC 5774". The Astrophysical Journal. 429 (2): 618–633. Bibcode:1994ApJ...429..618I. doi:10.1086/174349...
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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...
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include NGC 7057, IC 5105, NGC 7087, NGC 7060, NGC 7072, NGC 7075, NGC 7110, IC 5128, and IC 5139. Near NGC 7130 lie also the distorted NGC 7135, 18...
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NGC 7418 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus. It is located at a distance of circa 60 million light-years from Earth, which...
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"Azimuthal variations of gas-phase oxygen abundance in NGC 2997". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 618: 13. arXiv:1807.02043. Bibcode:2018A&A...618A..64H. doi:10...
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NGC 2509 is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis. It was discovered on 3 December 1783 by William Herschel. It was described as "bright, pretty...
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Group galaxies M31 and M32, and a few galaxies beyond the Local Group, e.g. NGC 4395. In these galaxies, the mean square (or root mean square) velocities...
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Possible examples include the black holes at the cores of TON 618, NGC 6166, ESO 444-46 and NGC 4889, which are among the most massive black holes known....
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embedded star of magnitude 6, NGC 7000 is 1500 light-years from Earth. To the south of Epsilon Cygni is the Veil Nebula (NGC 6960, 6979, 6992, and 6995)...
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distance of 0.0437 AU (6,537,000 km). May 5 – Globular cluster Messier 5 (M5, NGC 5904) is discovered by Gottfried Kirch and his wife Maria Margarethe. David...
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List of articles with 314 in their name The year 314 AD The year 314 BC NGC 314 - It is a lenticular galaxy 314 Action - It is a nonprofit political...
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elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The New General Catalogue object NGC 89, a magnitude 13.5 peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix...
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galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The New General Catalogue object NGC 82, a single star in the constellation Andromeda. Both the NBA and NHL operate...
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massive stars: observations centered on the Magellanic Cloud clusters NGC 330, NGC 346, NGC 2004, and the N11 region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 456 (2): 623–638...
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He2-104 – The Southern Crab Nebula The Boomerang Nebula NGC 2346 – Also known as the Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 – The Bug or Butterfly Nebula KjPn 8 Nebula –...
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massive stars: observations centered on the Magellanic Cloud clusters NGC 330, NGC 346, NGC 2004, and the N11 region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 456 (2): 623–638...
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galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. The New General Catalogue object NGC 98, a magnitude 12.7 spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. Windows...
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or spiral galaxy. NGC 3718 exhibits a warped, S-shape similar to NGC 6872, possibly a result of gravitational interaction with NGC 3729, another spiral...
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constellation Lyra, also known as the Ring Nebula The New General Catalogue object NGC 57, an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. Passenger 57, a film...
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Pleiades (category NGC objects)
eye in the night sky. It is also observed to house the reflection nebula NGC 1432, an HII region. The cluster is dominated by hot blue luminous stars...
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binaries: The disappearance of N6946-BH1 following a failed supernova in NGC 6946 may have resulted in the formation of a black hole. Black holes in fiction...
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