NGC 40 (also known as the Bow-Tie Nebula and Caldwell 2) is a planetary nebula discovered by William Herschel on November 25, 1788, and is composed of...
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The New General Catalogue object NGC 40, a magnitude 12.4 planetary nebula in the constellation Cepheus The number 40 is found in many traditions without...
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New General Catalogue (redirect from NGC object)
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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Originally this NGC object did not actually exist, but in 1982 its designation was given to ESO 358-40 (03h 37m 46.996s, −36° 08′ 50.75″) NGC 1516 refers...
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Aquila Turtle Nebula NGC 6210 1825 4.7 9.3 Hercules Bow-Tie Nebula NGC 40 Caldwell 2 1788 3.5 11.4 Cepheus Ghost of Jupiter NGC 3242 1785 1.4 8.6 Hydra...
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Virgo III Groups (redirect from NGC 5248 Group)
9380 NGC 5746 Group: NGC 5658 NGC 5690 NGC 5691 NGC 5692 NGC 5705 NGC 5713 NGC 5719 NGC 5725 NGC 5740 NGC 5746 NGC 5750 UGC 9299 UGC 9469 UGC 9482 NGC 5775...
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This is a list of NGC objects 2001–3000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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NGC 3184, the Little Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Its name comes from...
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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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NGC 604 is an H II region inside the Triangulum Galaxy. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 11, 1784. It is among the largest H II regions...
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about 40 million light years, the same as the nearby NGC 7331. Other galaxies of Stephan's Quintet are some 300 million light-years distant. NGC 7320 has...
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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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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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NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, is a large barred spiral galaxy of type SB(s)b pec in the constellation Pavo. It is 212 million light-years...
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This is a list of NGC objects 7001–7840 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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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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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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This is a list of NGC objects 5001–6000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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This is a list of NGC objects 4001–5000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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This is a list of NGC objects 3001–4000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years...
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NGC 7331, also known as Caldwell 30, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years (12 Mpc) away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered...
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NGC 7466 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7160 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds...
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objects, such as the Hyades, the Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), and the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253). The Messier catalogue was actually compiled...
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Helix Nebula (redirect from NGC 7293)
The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding...
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calculated using the redshift value. NGC 716 was discovered in 1886 by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.64 cm (16 inch) optical telescope that...
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NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky...
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NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8 or Caldwell 43) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is seen edge-on...
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galaxies NGC 3608, NGC 3607, NGC 3659, NGC 3686, NGC 3684, NGC 3691, NGC 3681, and NGC 3655. Its dimensions are 2′.7 × 1′.9. The galaxy belongs to the NGC 3607...
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seconds vary from 40.0s (Ortolani et al. (2002)) to 40.8s (SIMBAD). Estimates for arcseconds vary from 38″ (SIMBAD) to 53.4″ (NED). "NGC 1220". Strasbourg...
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