NGC 712 is a lenticular galaxy located 230 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in October...
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NGC 6820 is a small reflection nebula near the open cluster NGC 6823 in Vulpecula. The reflection nebula and cluster are embedded in a large faint emission...
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The Astrophysical Journal, 712: 380–391, arXiv:0907.0837, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/712/1/380, S2CID 11046118 Media related to NGC 6144 at Wikimedia Commons...
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Astrophysical Journal. 583 (2): 712–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode:2003ApJ...583..712J. doi:10.1086/345430. S2CID 551714. The NGC/IC Project Archived 2011-02-28...
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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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Astrophysical Journal. 583 (2): 712–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode:2003ApJ...583..712J. doi:10.1086/345430. S2CID 551714. "NGC 7814". Transient Name Server...
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(2): 712–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode:2003ApJ...583..712J. doi:10.1086/345430. S2CID 551714. "NGC4565 at". apod.nasa.gov. Spiral Galaxy NGC 4565...
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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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NGC 1316 (also known as Fornax A) is a lenticular galaxy about 60 million light-years (18.4 million parsecs) away in the constellation Fornax. It is a...
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NGC 404 is a field galaxy located about 10 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784, and...
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NGC 3384 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel in 1784 as part of the Herschel 400 Catalogue...
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Messier 86 (redirect from NGC 4406)
Messier 86 (also known as M86 or NGC 4406) is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781...
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NGC 3603 is a nebula situated in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way around 20,000 light-years away from the Solar System. It is a massive H II...
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NGC 4725 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy with a prominent ring structure, located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices near the north...
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Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, M32, NGC 205, NGC 6822, NGC 185, IC 1613 and NGC 147. He also identified IC 10 as a possible part of the...
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from the Sun. Nebulae that are contained in this association include NGC 6820 and NGC 6823, plus Sharpless 2-88. Vul OB1 contains nearly 100 OB-stars and...
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distinctive star pattern when viewed with binoculars or a low power telescope. NGC 7052 is an elliptical galaxy in Vulpecula at a distance of 214 million light-years...
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Messier 32 (redirect from NGC 221)
Messier 32 (also known as M32 and NGC 221) is a dwarf "early-type" galaxy about 2,650,000 light-years (810,000 pc) from the Solar System, appearing in...
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NGC 4261 is an elliptical galaxy located around 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered April 13, 1784, by the German-born...
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Messier 96 (redirect from NGC 3368)
Messier 96 (also known as M96 or NGC 3368) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered...
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Messier 95 (redirect from NGC 3351)
Messier 95, also known as M95 or NGC 3351, is a barred spiral galaxy about 33 million light-years away in the zodiac constellation Leo. It was discovered...
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712–726. arXiv:astro-ph/0210129. Bibcode:2003ApJ...583..712J. doi:10.1086/345430. S2CID 551714. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4536...
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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 4302 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by astronomer William...
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M51 Group (redirect from NGC 5194 Group)
uncertain. The M51 Group is located to the southeast of the M101 Group and the NGC 5866 Group. The distances to these three groups (as determined from the distances...
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NGC 1427 is a low-luminosity elliptical galaxy located approximately 71 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by John Frederick William...
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NGC 3353 (also designated as Mrk 35, UGC 05860, CGCG 267-9, HARO 03, ZWG 267.9 etc) is a type intermediate spiral (SABb) galaxy located 62.9 million light...
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he identified the objects now designated Messier 41, Messier 47, NGC 2362 and NGC 2451. It was realized as early as 1767 that the stars in a cluster...
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1996). "The elliptical globular cluster system of NGC 720". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 308: 704–712. Bibcode:1996A&A...308..704K. Forbes, Duncan A.; Ponman...
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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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