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    NGC 169 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on September 18, 1857 by R. J. Mitchell. NGC 169 has a smaller companion...
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  • 169 may refer to: 169 (year) 169 (number) UFC 169 169 Zelia NGC 169 169 series Radical 169 Bundesstraße 169 Interstate 169 (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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    Figure 1: Tidal interaction between the spiral galaxy NGC 169 and a smaller companion...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
    galaxies, including M51 (Arp 85), Arp 220, and the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039, or Arp 244). A few of the galaxies are simply dwarf galaxies that...
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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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  • Thumbnail for New General Catalogue
    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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  • Thumbnail for Cat's Eye Nebula
    Cat's Eye Nebula (redirect from NGC 6543)
    The Cat's Eye Nebula (also known as NGC 6543 and Caldwell 6) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco, discovered by William Herschel...
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    One supernova has been observed in NGC 7236: SN 2019krv (type Ia, mag. 18.4). List of NGC objects (7001–7840) Arp 169 by the Hubble Space Telescope The...
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    2023-07-07. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 7237". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 7237 (with NGC 7236 = Arp 169)". Celestial...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 281
    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 602
    NGC 602 is a young, bright open cluster of stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. It was discovered on...
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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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  • 78, reflection nebula NGC 248 NGC 249 NGC 256 NGC 261 NGC 267 NGC 281, Pacman Nebula NGC 346 NGC 371 NGC 588 NGC 595 NGC 604 NGC 1435, reflection nebula...
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  • Thumbnail for Pinwheel Galaxy
    Pinwheel Galaxy (redirect from NGC 5457)
    The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on, unbarred, and counterclockwise spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years...
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  • Thumbnail for Bubble Nebula
    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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  • Thumbnail for Crescent Nebula
    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 55
    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Omega Nebula
    Omega Nebula (redirect from NGC 6618)
    Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula, and catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618. The Omega Nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 300
    NGC 300 (also known as Caldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 5 August 1826...
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    Messier 23 (redirect from NGC 6494)
    Messier 23, also known as NGC 6494, is an open cluster of stars in the northwest of the southern constellation of Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 457
    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 188
    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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  • Thumbnail for North America Nebula
    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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  • Thumbnail for Lagoon Nebula
    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6820 and NGC 6823
    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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  • Thumbnail for Carina Nebula
    Carina Nebula (redirect from NGC 3372)
    The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 206
    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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    the galaxy to be located 554 million light-years away from Earth (169.7 Mpc). NGC 7609 was discovered on October 5, 1864, by Albert Marth and included...
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