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    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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    Louis d'Arrest, NGC 1973 in 1862 and NGC 1975 in 1864. All three were included in the New General Catalogue in 1888. The designation NGC 1977 is used in...
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  • Messier 102 (redirect from NGC 5928)
    entry. NGC 5879, NGC 5907, NGC 5905, and NGC 5908 are all galaxies near the position of NGC 5866. By that criterion, they may all be as likely as NGC 5866...
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    General Catalogue, this object has been known since at least 1888. The earliest-known study of NGC 6302 is by Edward Emerson Barnard, who drew and described...
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    in diameter. NGC 2494 was discovered on February 6 in 1864 by Albert Marth who listed it as NGC 2494. Subsequently, on February 3, 1888, it was observed...
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    1864 General Catalogue as GC 2102; this became NGC 3242 in J. L. E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue of 1888. This planetary nebula is most frequently called...
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  • Thumbnail for Markarian's Chain
    1960s. Member galaxies include M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435. It is located at RA 12h 27m...
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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 NGC 1
    NGC 1 is an intermediate spiral galaxy of the morphological type Sbc, located in the constellation of Pegasus. It was discovered on 30 September 1861...
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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 NGC 17
    NGC 17, also known as NGC 34, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is the result of a merger between two disk galaxies, resulting in a recent...
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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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    and observed by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888, during his efforts to update the New General Catalogue. NGC 2144 is not a Messier Object and doesn't have...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4889
    NGC 4889 (also known as Caldwell 35) is an E4 supergiant elliptical galaxy. It was discovered in 1785 by the British astronomer Frederick William Herschel...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 288
    NGC 288 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sculptor. Its visual appearance was described by John Dreyer in 1888. It is located about 1.8° southeast...
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    Owl Nebula (redirect from NGC 3587)
    The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major...
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    Tempel in 1876. Danish astronomer J. L. E. Dreyer in 1888 described it only as large and pretty bright. NGC 1530 has an apparent visual magnitude of 12.3 and...
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  • Nebula NGC 6537 1888 (prior to) 3.9 (approx.) 11.9 Sagittarius NGC 6565 14 Sagittarius Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 Caldwell 69 1888 (prior...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1512
    NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Horologium. The galaxy displays a double...
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    Ring Nebula (redirect from NGC 6720)
    The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 and NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra.[C] Such a nebula is formed...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6790
    doi:10.1888/0333750888/2862. Kang, Eun-Ha; et al. (April 2009). "Raman-Scattered He II λ6545 in the Young and Compact Planetary Nebula NGC 6790". The...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6044
    8, 1888. NGC 6044 is a member of the Hercules Cluster. List of NGC objects (6001–7000) NGC 6039 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6044...
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    Seligman, Courtney (2020-05-15). "NGC Objects: NGC 1200 - 1249". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10. Dreyer, J. L. E. (1888). "A New General Catalogue of...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6565
    temperature of the central star. NGC 6565 was entered into the New General Catalog (NGC) by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The object has a visual magnitude...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 7625
    NGC 7625, or Arp 212, is a peculiar galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. It was discovered on October 15, 1784, by William Herschel. In his New General...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2617
    NGC 2617 is a Seyfert galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It was discovered on February 12, 1885, by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. In...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 3044
    NGC 3044 is a barred spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Sextans. It was discovered on December 13, 1784, by German-born English astronomer...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2835
    NGC 2835 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. It is located at a distance of circa 35 million light years from Earth,...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1761
    NGC 1761 (also known as GC 980, JH 2710, LH 9) is an open cluster in the Dorado constellation in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It encompasses a group of...
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