NGC 6863 is an asterism in the constellation Aquila. The celestial object was found on July 25, 1827, by the British astronomer John Herschel. In 2009...
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This is a list of NGC objects 6001–7000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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members are: NGC 3805, NGC 3837, NGC 3842, NGC 3860, NGC 3862, NGC 3883, NGC 3884, NGC 3919, NGC 3929, NGC 3937, NGC 3940, NGC 3954, UGC 6583, UGC 6697, and...
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The Little Gem Nebula or NGC 6818 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has magnitude 10 and oval diameter of 15 to 22...
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proper-motion measurements". The Astrophysical Journal. 753 (1): 7. arXiv:1205.6863. Bibcode:2012ApJ...753....7S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/753/1/7. ISSN 0004-637X...
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NGC 6782 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Pavo, at a distance of approximately 173 megalight-years from the Milky Way...
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NGC 6509 is a spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It was discovered on July 20, 1879 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan...
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