NGC 7 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel in 1834, who was using an...
3 KB (190 words) - 19:58, 28 June 2023
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) - 17:48, 27 August 2024
This is a list of NGC objects 6001–7000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
38 KB (226 words) - 02:20, 29 September 2024
NGC 6723, also known as the Chandelier Cluster, is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. Its magnitude is given as between 6 and 6.8, and...
5 KB (387 words) - 08:10, 23 August 2024
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...
6 KB (503 words) - 14:40, 11 June 2024
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...
143 KB (492 words) - 03:58, 29 July 2024
from Earth is about 25.2 million light-years or 7.72 megaparsecs, similar to the distance of M101 (NGC 5457) in the constellation Ursa Major. Both were...
17 KB (1,572 words) - 13:07, 18 July 2024
constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 7 July 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Along with its neighbor NGC 300, it is one of the closest galaxies...
7 KB (620 words) - 16:25, 30 August 2024
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) - 13:07, 18 August 2024
This is a list of NGC objects 5001–6000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
26 KB (183 words) - 04:42, 2 September 2024
Veil Nebula (redirect from NGC 6960)
as Caldwell 33), whose brightest area is NGC 6992, trailing off farther south into NGC 6995 (together with NGC 6992 also known as "Network Nebula") and...
13 KB (1,319 words) - 01:51, 19 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
Whirlpool Galaxy (redirect from NGC 5194)
galaxy. It is 7.22 megaparsecs (23.5 million light-years) away and 23.58 kiloparsecs (76,900 ly) in diameter. The galaxy and its companion, NGC 5195, are...
30 KB (3,034 words) - 20:51, 24 August 2024
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...
13 KB (1,534 words) - 17:10, 7 September 2024
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...
131 KB (310 words) - 16:53, 25 September 2024
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...
10 KB (1,068 words) - 15:29, 22 September 2024
in NGC 4734: SN 2024gvc (type Ic, mag 19.7). List of NGC objects (4001–5000) "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4734. Retrieved 7 August...
3 KB (174 words) - 16:47, 21 August 2024
galaxies NGC 5210, NGC 5224, and NGC 5239, among others. One supernova has been observed in NGC 5235: SN 2024grb (type Ia, mag. 18.3). List of NGC objects...
2 KB (154 words) - 19:00, 21 August 2024
release the Xbox version later on in the year, however they filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy at the end of August 2004, and so left the Xbox version without...
18 KB (1,388 words) - 14:29, 8 August 2024
NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young...
11 KB (747 words) - 16:51, 11 September 2024
NGC 5626: SN 2023kyb (type Ia, mag. 17.7). List of NGC objects (5001–6000) "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5626. Retrieved 20 July 2024. Transient...
2 KB (123 words) - 21:41, 21 August 2024
This is a list of NGC objects 7001–7840 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
48 KB (269 words) - 02:32, 20 August 2024
NGC 5195 (also known as Messier 51b or M51b) is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as M51a or NGC 5194). Both galaxies...
9 KB (921 words) - 13:57, 5 July 2024
This is a list of NGC objects 4001–5000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
22 KB (183 words) - 22:33, 14 August 2024
NGC 6397 (also known as Caldwell 86) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara that was discovered by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille...
11 KB (1,085 words) - 03:26, 22 July 2024
NGC 6744 (also known as Caldwell 101 or the Pavo Galaxy) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Pavo (Peacock). Its velocity with respect...
8 KB (608 words) - 15:39, 24 September 2024
in NGC 7466: SN 2023uu (type Ia, mag 20.1). List of NGC objects (7001–7840) "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7466. Retrieved 7 August...
3 KB (222 words) - 16:45, 21 August 2024
distance of 66.7 ± 4.7 Mpc (~218 million light years.). NGC 2959 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 28 October 1831. NGC 2959 has a luminosity...
3 KB (199 words) - 22:19, 21 August 2024
NGC 3324 is an open cluster in the southern constellation Carina, located northwest of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) at a distance of 9,100 ly (2,800 pc)...
5 KB (430 words) - 21:44, 17 August 2024
HD 97950 (category NGC 3603)
HD 97950, is the central core of a super star cluster within the NGC 3603 H II region (similar to R136 within the Tarantula Nebula). It was catalogued...
12 KB (1,251 words) - 02:20, 29 July 2024