NGC 203 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 233 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December...
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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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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...
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Eyes Galaxies (redirect from NGC 4438)
The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438, also known as Arp 120) are a pair of galaxies about 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The pair...
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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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Rosette Nebula (redirect from NGC 2237)
confused with NGC 246, which is also nicknamed the "Skull Nebula." The complex has the following New General Catalogue (NGC) designations: NGC 2237 – Part...
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Way. NGC 2998 is a member of the eponymous NGC 2998 group, a relatively dense galaxy group which also includes NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3006, NGC 3008...
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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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million light-years 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...
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Crescent Nebula (redirect from NGC 6888)
The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away...
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Persei (NGC 884) and h Persei (NGC 869) as well as the star clusters NGC 654, NGC 663, NGC 581 (Messier 103), NGC 457, NGC 225, NGC 7788, NGC 7790, NGC 7789...
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Lagoon Nebula (redirect from NGC 6523)
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius...
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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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Sculptor Galaxy (redirect from NGC 253)
Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, or Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation...
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Bubble Nebula (redirect from Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635))
NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close...
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NGC 206 is a bright star cloud in the Andromeda Galaxy, and the brightest star cloud in Andromeda when viewed from Earth. NGC 206 is the richest and most...
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NGC 300 (also known as Caldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is one of the closest galaxies...
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NGC 7015 is a spiral galaxy located about 203 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Equuleus. NGC 7015's calculated velocity is 4,881 km/s...
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the Mount Lemmon Sky Center The region south of NGC 1333 in infrared. It shows the dark clouds Barnard 203 and 204 Perseus giant molecular cloud with star...
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NGC 457 (also designated Caldwell 13, and known as the Dragonfly Cluster, E.T. Cluster, Owl Cluster, Kachina Doll Cluster or Phi Cassiopeiae Cluster)...
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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...
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NGC 7380 is a young open cluster of stars in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. The surrounding...
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North America Nebula (redirect from NGC 7000)
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest...
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Centaurus A/M83 Group (redirect from NGC 5128 group)
the Cen A group membership of NGC 5011C was established. While this galaxy is a well-known stellar system listed with a NGC number, its true identity remained...
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though NGC 869 is a Shapley class f and NGC 884 is a Shapley class e cluster. These classifications indicate that they are both quite rich (dense); NGC 869...
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Photometry of the Open Cluster NGC 1647 Area". Baltic Astronomy. 14: 179–203. Bibcode:2005BaltA..14..179Z. Media related to NGC 1647 at Wikimedia Commons...
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NGC 188 (also known as Caldwell 1 or the Polarissima Cluster) is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1825...
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NGC 185 (also known as Caldwell 18) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy located 2.08 million light-years from Earth, appearing in the constellation Cassiopeia...
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NGC 55, also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation...
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NGC 2787, a barred lenticular galaxy NGC 3115 NGC 3632 NGC 4608, a barred lenticular galaxy about 56 million light years away in Virgo NGC 5866 NGC 1533...
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