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    NGC 2800, also known as PGC 26302, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered February 17, 1831 by William Herschel. Skrutskie...
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    NGC 2509 is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis. It was discovered on 3 December 1783 by William Herschel. It was described as "bright, pretty...
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    NGC 2903 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo, positioned about 1.5° due south of Lambda Leonis. It was discovered...
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    NGC 2950 is a lenticular galaxy in the northern constellation of Ursa Major, about 50 million light years from the Milky Way and receding with a heliocentric...
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  • Details Luminosity 932 L☉ Temperature 3,889 K Other designations μ CrB, 6 CrB, BD+34° 2773, HD 139153, HIP 76307, HR 5800 Database references SIMBAD data...
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    stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 474 (2): 2757–2773. arXiv:1705.09301. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx2919. Herrington, Nicholas P.; Whalen...
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  • Thumbnail for Nu1 Coronae Borealis
    Temperature 3,936+565 −295 K Other designations ν1 Coronae Borealis, 20 CrB, BD+34 2773, HD 147749, HIP 80197, HR 6107, SAO 65257 Database references SIMBAD data...
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    NGC 2803, also known as PCG 26181, is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the zodiac constellation Cancer. It was discovered March 21, 1784, by William...
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