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    NGC 802 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydrus. It is about 68 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 20,000 light...
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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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    802 (1): 60. arXiv:1501.05300. Bibcode:2015ApJ...802...60K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/60. ISSN 1538-4357. S2CID 119309858. Media related to NGC 1893...
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    Eagle Nebula (redirect from NGC 6611)
    The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation...
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    Trifid Nebula (redirect from NGC 6514)
    The Trifid Nebula (catalogued as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the...
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    Flame Nebula (redirect from NGC 2024)
    The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It is about 1350 light-years away. At that distance...
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    yield a distance of 13.730 ± 9.802 Mpc (∼44.8 million ly), which is slightly outside the range values of Hubble. NGC 3447A, also known as UGC 6007, is...
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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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    NGC 5102, also known as Iota's Ghost, is a lenticular galaxy in the Centaurus A/M83 Group of galaxies. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1835. At...
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    Galaxy NGC 6503". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 802 (2). id. L24. arXiv:1504.00674. Bibcode:2015ApJ...802L..24K. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/802/2/L24....
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    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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    2-10 I Zwicky 18 IC 10 Large Magellanic Cloud Leo I Leo II NGC 1569 NGC 1705 NGC 2915 NGC 3353 Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy PHL 293B Phoenix Dwarf Sagittarius...
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    NGC 5846 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is located at a distance of circa 90 million light years from Earth, which, given...
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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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    with a 6 ft refractor. Along with NGC 1386, he also discovered the nearby galaxies NGC 1381, NGC 1382, NGC 1389, and NGC 1428. The publication of their discovery...
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  • California State Historic Landmark #881[citation needed] In astronomy, NGC 881 is an Sc type galaxy in the constellation Cetus. A bilingual play on...
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    Messier 87 (redirect from NGC 4486)
    Messier 87 (also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, generally abbreviated to M87) is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo that contains...
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    and the star Alderamin. Deneb's adopted distance from the Earth is around 802 parsecs (2,620 ly). This is derived by a variety of different methods, including...
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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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    Fermi-LAT". The Astrophysical Journal. 802 (1): 65. arXiv:1501.05087. Bibcode:2015ApJ...802...65A. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/65. ISSN 1538-4357. S2CID 115133160...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Group". The Astrophysical Journal. 802 (2): L25. arXiv:1503.05599. Bibcode:2015ApJ...802L..25T. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/802/2/L25. S2CID 118512897. Garling...
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    11.5 galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The New General Catalogue object NGC 59, a magnitude 12.4 spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. Beethoven's...
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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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  • galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. The New General Catalogue object NGC 98, a magnitude 12.7 spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. Windows...
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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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  • 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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