• 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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    Pair NGC 7619 AND NGC 7626". The Astrophysical Journal. 696 (2): 1431–1440. arXiv:0811.1217. Bibcode:2009ApJ...696.1431R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/696/2/1431...
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    Results for NGC 6729. Retrieved 2010-12-09. Robert Burnham, Jr.: Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume 2: Chamaeleon through Orion, pages 695-696: NGC 6726-6727-6729...
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    NGC 1187 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. It was discovered on December 9, 1784 by...
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    Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from NGC 598)
    Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC (New General Catalogue) 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs...
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    Journal, 696 (1): 411–447, arXiv:0807.0040, Bibcode:2009ApJ...696..411W, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/411, S2CID 2847019. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 6384"....
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    Messier 66 (redirect from NGC 3627)
    Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer...
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    Omega Nebula (redirect from NGC 6618)
    Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula, and catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618. The Omega Nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth...
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    NGC 1042 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 10 November 1885 by American astronomer Lewis Swift. The galaxy has...
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    Orion Nebula (redirect from NGC 1976)
    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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    Messier 108 (redirect from NGC 3556)
    Messier 108 (also known as NGC 3556, nicknamed the Surfboard Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy about 28 million light-years away from Earth in the northern...
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    ; Sramek, R. A. (November 1976). "The radio emission of NGC 5363". Astrofizika. 12: 693–696. Bibcode:1976Afz....12..693T. Makarov, Dmitry; Karachentsev...
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  • SN 2007sr was a Type Ia supernova event that happened in the galaxy NGC 4038. It was announced on December 18, 2007, but was visible on images beginning...
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    The Astrophysical Journal. 696 (2): 1498–1501. arXiv:0902.3747. Bibcode:2009ApJ...696.1498M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/696/2/1498. S2CID 16325249. Scowcroft...
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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. Some...
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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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    a helium-rich type Ib core-collapse supernova in the interacting galaxy NGC 4490. It was independently discovered on 3 March 2008 by LOSS and 4 March...
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    in the Andromeda Galaxy. A second supernova, SN 1895B, was discovered in NGC 5253 a decade later. Early work on what was originally believed to be simply...
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    NGC 613 is a barred spiral galaxy located 67 million light years away in the southern constellation of Sculptor. This galaxy was discovered in 1798 by...
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  • cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia, also known as NGC 7654. The New General Catalogue object NGC 52, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. Fifty-two...
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  • cluster in the constellation Sagittarius The New General Catalogue object NGC 55, a magnitude 7.9 barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor The...
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  • galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The New General Catalogue object NGC 82, a single star in the constellation Andromeda. Eighty-two is also: The...
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  • NGC 1977. After the launch of the Spitzer Space Telescope additional observations revealed dusty cometary tails around young cluster members in NGC 2244...
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    cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. The New General Catalogue object NGC 9, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. The purity of chemicals...
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  • cluster in the constellation Capricornus The New General Catalogue object NGC 30, a double star in the constellation Pegasus Thirty is: Used (as –30–)...
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    were discovered in the very young region NGC 2024, two of which have been photoevaporated by a B star. The NGC 2024 proplyds are significant because they...
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    celestial objects one can view close to this star—the Pacman Nebula, NGC 436 and NGC 457 being a few. Alpha Cas reaches its zenith above cities like Edinburgh...
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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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    11.5 galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The New General Catalogue object NGC 59, a magnitude 12.4 spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. Fifty-nine...
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  • spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. The New General Catalogue object NGC 74, a galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. Seventy-four, one of the Number...
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