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    NGC 1624-2 is a massive O-type star located in the star cluster NGC 1624, in the constellation of Perseus, about 16,800 light years away. NGC 1624-2 is...
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    NGC 1624, also known as Sh2-212 in the Sharpless catalog, is a very young open cluster in the constellation Perseus inside an emission nebula. It was discovered...
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    and Distance of the Star-Forming S0 Galaxy NGC 1533 in Dorado". The Astrophysical Journal. 671 (2): 1624–1639. arXiv:0710.0893. Bibcode:2007ApJ...671...
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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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  • 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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    and Distance of the Star-Forming S0 Galaxy NGC 1533 in Dorado". The Astrophysical Journal. 671 (2): 1624–1639. arXiv:0710.0893. Bibcode:2007ApJ...671...
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  • Thumbnail for Sh 2-279
    embedded in Sh 2-279 is popularly known as the Running Man Nebula. Sh 2-279 comprises three NGC nebulae, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977 that are divided...
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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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    away. NGC 877 is the brightest member of an 8-galaxy group that also includes NGC 870, NGC 871, and NGC 876, with a magnitude of 12.53. It is 2.4 by 1...
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    variable star and is located at the center of NGC 2264. The variation in its magnitude is slight (4.2–4.6). It has a companion star of visual magnitude...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1642
    27 galaxies, including IC 392, NGC 1590, NGC 1633, NGC 1691, NGC 1713, NGC 1719, and NGC 1762, among others. List of NGC objects (1001–2000) "NASA/IPAC...
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    Messier 38 (redirect from NGC 1912)
    Messier 38 or M38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni...
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    27 galaxies, including IC 392, NGC 1633, NGC 1642, NGC 1691, NGC 1713, NGC 1719, and NGC 1762, among others. List of NGC objects (1001–2000) "NASA/IPAC...
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  • Thumbnail for Columba (constellation)
    medium-sized amateur telescopes (under good conditions). NGC 1792 is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 10.2. NGC 1808 is a Seyfert galaxy of magnitude 10.8. Columba...
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    only as large and pretty bright. NGC 1530 has an apparent visual magnitude of 12.3 and an angular size of 4.6′ × 2.4′. The plane of the galactic disk...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1620
    at least 8 other galaxies: NGC 1586, NGC 1587, NGC 1588, NGC 1589, UGC 3054, UGC 3058, UGC 3072 and UGC 3080. List of NGC objects (1001–2000) "NASA/IPAC...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1947
    NGC 1947 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Dorado. The galaxy lies about 50 million light years away from Earth, which means, given...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1511
    NGC 1511 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydrus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1341 ± 5 km/s, which...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1954
    NGC 1954 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Lepus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,172 ± 4 km/s, which...
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    Dorado Group (redirect from NGC 1566 Group)
    2049, NGC 1536, IC 2058, IC 2032, NGC 1602, NGC 1581, IC 2085, NGC 1522, PGC 15149, NGC 1556, NGC 1527, NGC 1494, NGC 1493, PGC 14416, IC 2000, NGC 1483...
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    Messier 43 (redirect from NGC 1982)
    Messier 43 or M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1819
    NGC 1819 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Orion. It was discovered on December 26, 1885, by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. This galaxy...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1585
    NGC 1585 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Caelum. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,635 ± 31 km/s, which corresponds...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1569
    NGC 1569 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in Camelopardalis. The galaxy is relatively nearby and consequently, the Hubble Space Telescope can easily resolve...
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  • Thumbnail for Crab Nebula
    Crab Nebula (redirect from NGC 1952)
    The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The common...
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    Messier 79 (redirect from NGC 1904)
    Messier 79 (also known as M79 or NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation Lepus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and...
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    Messier 36 (redirect from NGC 1960)
    Messier 36 or M36, also known as NGC 1960 or the Pinwheel Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the somewhat northern Auriga constellation. It was discovered...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1555
    NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula, Sh2-238 or HH 155, is a variable nebula 4 light years across, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1566
    NGC 1566, sometimes known as the Spanish Dancer, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado, positioned about 3.5° to the south of the...
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