NGC 41 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus. It is located about 290 million light-years (90 Megaparsecs) away from the Sun. It was...
2 KB (132 words) - 07:04, 13 August 2023
General Catalogue object NGC 41, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. "#41", a song by Dave Matthews Band. "American Skin (41 Shots)" is a song by...
7 KB (771 words) - 04:47, 2 January 2025
Messier 41 (also known as M41 or NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It is sometimes referred to as the Little Beehive Cluster...
6 KB (574 words) - 15:35, 30 December 2024
NGC 3184, the Little Pinwheel Galaxy, is an unbarred spiral galaxy approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Its name...
11 KB (775 words) - 02:24, 31 December 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) - 00:58, 18 December 2024
NGC 1232, also known as the Eye of God Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It was...
11 KB (1,303 words) - 03:25, 9 December 2024
NGC 5866 (also called the Spindle Galaxy or possibly Messier 102) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco. NGC 5866 was most likely discovered...
9 KB (746 words) - 14:57, 23 November 2024
astronomer Albert Marth. It may be gravitationally interacting with the nearby NGC 41. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D...
4 KB (269 words) - 02:00, 15 August 2023
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) - 04:47, 3 January 2025
NGC 5857 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Boötes. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background for is 4,911±12 km/s,...
5 KB (411 words) - 04:43, 21 December 2024
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...
49 KB (183 words) - 00:18, 24 December 2024
NGC 4526 (also listed as NGC 4560) is a lenticular galaxy with an embedded dusty disc, located approximately 55 million light-years from the Solar System...
11 KB (862 words) - 04:50, 3 December 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) - 04:46, 21 December 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 7001–7840 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
48 KB (269 words) - 17:56, 23 December 2024
This is a list of NGC objects 3001–4000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
24 KB (253 words) - 15:50, 20 December 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...
24 KB (183 words) - 21:07, 23 December 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
is likely that NGC 300 and NGC 55 form a gravitationally bound pair. In 1986, Allan Sandage estimated the distance to NGC 300 to be 5.41 Mly (1.66 Mpc)...
19 KB (1,989 words) - 18:24, 2 January 2025
Garcia, NGC 2708 is the namesake of the four member NGC 2708 group (also known as LGG 164). The other three galaxies are: NGC 2695, NGC 2699, and NGC 2706...
4 KB (290 words) - 22:34, 16 December 2024
NGC 5162 is a very large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7125 ± 20 km/s,...
5 KB (362 words) - 19:33, 17 December 2024
Saturn Nebula (redirect from NGC 7009)
The Saturn Nebula (also known as NGC 7009 or Caldwell 55) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius. It appears as a greenish-yellowish hue...
6 KB (665 words) - 06:34, 26 February 2023
diameter of NGC 5416 could be approximately 41, 8 kpc (∼136,000 ly) if we used the Hubble distance to calculate it. NGC 5416 is part of the NGC 5423 group...
4 KB (305 words) - 05:55, 21 August 2024
distance of 41.68 ± 2.92 Mpc (∼136 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 April 1787. NGC 5630 is listed...
4 KB (314 words) - 21:57, 16 December 2024
NGC 2927 is a large barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7830 ± 20 km/s,...
4 KB (260 words) - 06:00, 17 December 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
NGC 4017 is an intermediate spiral radio galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is...
7 KB (727 words) - 05:22, 19 November 2024
NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky...
17 KB (1,572 words) - 00:32, 31 December 2024
NGC 7735 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9249 ± 36 km/s, which...
3 KB (147 words) - 01:31, 16 December 2024
group. Other galaxies in this group are NGC 3768, NGC 3790, NGC 3800, NGC 3801, NGC 3802, NGC 3806, NGC 3827 and NGC 3853. The other galaxies in the group...
4 KB (447 words) - 18:15, 13 November 2024