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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NGC 4414, also known as the Dusty Spiral Galaxy, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 62 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It...
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designated NGC 672 was discovered by the German-born astronomer William Herschel on 26 October 1786, but this was later cataloged as NGC 614. The object...
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The Discovery of Cepheids in and a New Distance to NGC 3198". The Astrophysical Journal. 514 (2): 614–636. Bibcode:1999ApJ...514..614K. doi:10.1086/306989...
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Messier 77 (redirect from NGC 1068)
Messier 77 (M77), also known as NGC 1068 or the Squid Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is about 47 million light-years...
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501 NGC 821 NGC 1023 NGC 1097 NGC 1271 NGC 1277 NGC 1332 NGC 1566 NGC 2787 NGC 3079 NGC 3115 NGC 3377 NGC 3384 NGC 3998 NGC 4151 NGC 4261 NGC 4438 NGC 4459...
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significant galaxies in Canes Venatici is the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51, NGC 5194) and NGC 5195, a small barred spiral galaxy that is seen face-on. This was...
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Group galaxies M31 and M32, and a few galaxies beyond the Local Group, e.g. NGC 4395. In these galaxies, the mean square (or root mean square) velocities...
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is a member of the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4323 is commonly misidentified as NGC 4322, which is a 13th magnitude star. NGC 4323 is a companion of Messier 100...
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relationship". The Astrophysical Journal. 614 (2): 547–557. arXiv:astro-ph/0406559. Bibcode:2004ApJ...614..547S. doi:10.1086/423607. S2CID 119010341...
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NGC 925 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum. The morphological classification of this...
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NGC 3729 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of circa 65 million light years from Earth, which...
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Andromeda Galaxy (redirect from NGC 224)
originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. Andromeda has a D25 isophotal diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs (152...
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NGC 3862 is an elliptical galaxy located 300 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. Discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27...
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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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Possible examples include the black holes at the cores of TON 618, NGC 6166, ESO 444-46 and NGC 4889, which are among the most massive black holes known. Some...
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Spectroscopy". The Astrophysical Journal. 614 (1): 75–83. arXiv:astro-ph/0406413. Bibcode:2004ApJ...614...75F. doi:10.1086/423417. S2CID 118037575....
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detectors on 17 August 2017, originating from the shell elliptical galaxy NGC 4993. The signal was produced by the last moments of the inspiral process...
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massive stars: observations centered on the Magellanic Cloud clusters NGC 330, NGC 346, NGC 2004, and the N11 region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 456 (2): 623–638...
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elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The New General Catalogue object NGC 89, a magnitude 13.5 peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix...
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cluster in the constellation Capricornus The New General Catalogue object NGC 30, a double star in the constellation Pegasus Thirty is: Used (as –30–)...
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NGC 613 is a barred spiral galaxy located 67 million light years away in the southern constellation of Sculptor. This galaxy was discovered in 1798 by...
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in the Andromeda Galaxy. A second supernova, SN 1895B, was discovered in NGC 5253 a decade later. Early work on what was originally believed to be simply...
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in the constellation of Sagittarius; 69 Hesperia is a main-belt asteroid. NGC 69 is the designation given to a barred lenticular galaxy located in the...
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galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The New General Catalogue object NGC 82, a single star in the constellation Andromeda. Eighty-two is also: The...
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open cluster in the constellation Scutum. The New General Catalogue object NGC 26, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. 26 is the gematric number...
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what is known as the M81 Group of galaxies The New General Catalogue object NGC 81, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda Eighty-one is also: The...
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cluster in the constellation Sagittarius The New General Catalogue object NGC 55, a magnitude 7.9 barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor The...
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open cluster in the constellation Cancer. The New General Catalogue object NGC 67, an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. "Car 67", a song...
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constellation Lyra, also known as the Ring Nebula The New General Catalogue object NGC 57, an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. Passenger 57, a film...
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