• Thumbnail for NGC 2336
    NGC 2336 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is located at a distance of circa 100 million light years from Earth...
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    NGC 4036 is the New General Catalogue identifier for a lenticular galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. In the Carnegie Atlas...
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    part of the tail of the "False Comet" anchored by the bright open cluster NGC 6231. The Prawn Nebula in close-up. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results...
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  • Thumbnail for VY Canis Majoris
    that of the stars, which are members of the open cluster NGC 2362, that ionize the rim. NGC 2362 could be anywhere in the ranges of 1.5±0.5 kiloparsecs...
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    (2010). Patrick Moore's Astronomy: Teach Yourself. Hachette. ISBN 978-1-4441-2977-9. "V* Delta Velorum -- Eclipsing binary of Algol type (detached)"....
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6712
    NGC 6712 is a globular cluster that was probably discovered by Le Gentil on July 9, 1749 when investigating the Milky Way star cloud in Aquila. He described...
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    Australia. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008. "NGC's SABR to Help Extend Viability of USAF F-16s Beyond 2025". ASDNews.com. Archived...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4041
    NGC 4041 is the New General Catalogue identifier for a spiral galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is located an estimated...
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  • Thumbnail for BU Crucis
    open cluster NGC 4755, which is also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster or Jewel Box Cluster. BU Cru is one of the brightest members of the NGC 4775 open...
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  • Thumbnail for R Puppis
    It is a rare yellow hypergiant and a candidate member of the open cluster NGC 2439. It is also an MK spectral standard for the class G2 0-Ia. R Puppis...
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