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    1786, by William Herschel. Spiral galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000) Andromeda (constellation) "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0226...
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  • 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...
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    31 on 31 January 1786, but he possibly observed it during his studies of double stars on 20 September 1783. "NED results for object NGC 1980*". NED. Retrieved...
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    1783 and cataloged by her brother William Herschel in 1786, although an object that may have been NGC 752 was described by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before...
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    NGC 259 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. One supernova has been observed in NGC 259:...
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  • Thumbnail for Veil Nebula
    Veil Nebula (redirect from NGC 6960)
    as Caldwell 33), whose brightest area is NGC 6992, trailing off farther south into NGC 6995 (together with NGC 6992 also known as "Network Nebula") and...
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    September 18, 1786, by William Herschel. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0014. Retrieved 2010-05-03. "Distance Results for NGC 0014". NASA/IPAC...
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    4 Mpc (~159 million light-years). NGC 1024 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1786. NGC 1024 was used in the Atlas of Peculiar...
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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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    German-British astronomer William Herschel on 14 December 1786. Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 1954: SN 2010ko (type Ia, mag. 16.8), SN 2011fi (type II...
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    German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1786. NGC 1175 is about the same distance from the Milky Way as NGC 1177. These two galaxies form a gravitationally...
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    German-British astronomer William Herschel on 1 January 1786. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1620: SN 2009K (type IIb, mag. 14.9) and SN 2023crx...
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  • Messier 102 (redirect from NGC 5928)
    rearranged by Johann Elert Bode in the Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch for 1786. NGC 5866 (one of two galaxies commonly called the Spindle Galaxy) is a lenticular...
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    1981. The brightest nebulosity, later listed as NGC 1977, was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. He catalogued it as "H V 30" and described "!! 42...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 828
    discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 18 October 1786. NGC 828 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. it has a type of nucleus that is defined by...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1193
    NGC 1193 is an open cluster in the Perseus constellation. It was first observed and catalogued by astronomer William Herschel in 1786. The cluster is...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 665
    NGC 665 is a Lenticular galaxy 236 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. NGC 665 was discovered in 1786 by William Herschel, and is 100...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5486
    NGC 5486 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major 110 million light-years from Earth. The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 5485 group...
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  • Thumbnail for Cat's Eye Nebula
    Cat's Eye Nebula (redirect from NGC 6543)
    known as NGC 6543 and Caldwell 6) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco, discovered by William Herschel on February 15, 1786. It was...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4825
    NGC 4825 is a lenticular galaxy located around 230 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. NGC 4825 was discovered on March 27th, 1786 by...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 524
    galaxy in the small NGC 524 group of galaxies, which is associated with NGC 488 and its group. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. Two supernovae...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 7640
    NGC 7640 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. Discovered on October 17, 1786, by the English astronomer William Herschel, NGC...
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    38.4 ± 2.7 Mpc (~125 million ly). NGC 2935 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1786. NGC 2935 was used by Gérard de Vaucouleurs...
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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 NGC 871
    NGC 871 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Aries constellation. Its discovery and first description was realized by William Herschel on October 14, 1784...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4845
    The galaxy was originally discovered by William Herschel in 1786. It is a member of the NGC 4753 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 429
    NGC 429 is a lenticular galaxy of type S0^0: located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 20, 1786 by William Herschel. It was described...
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    constellation of Cetus, and it was discovered on December 20, 1786, by William Herschel. "Results for Object NGC 0426". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Archived...
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  • Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (category 1786 non-fiction books)
    Catalogue (NGC), compiled in 1888 and used by current astronomers. The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars was first published in 1786 by William...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 278
    NGC 278 is an isolated spiral galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cassiopeia, near the southern constellation boundary with Andromeda...
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