• Thumbnail for NGC 180
    NGC 180 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on December 29, 1790 by William Herschel. A peculiar type II...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2169
    NGC 2169 is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was possibly discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and discovered by William...
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  • employed. NGC offers Oversize holders for coins larger than 45 mm and up to 120 mm, and Mega holders for coins larger than 120 mm and up to 180 mm. NGC's label...
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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 Tarantula Nebula
    Tarantula Nebula (redirect from NGC 2069)
    been treated as the designation of a star, or of the central star cluster NGC 2070, but is now generally treated as referring to the whole nebula area...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1376
    NGC 1376 is a spiral galaxy located around 180 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered in 1785 by William Herschel, and...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6357
    NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young...
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    180.47 ± 3.24 Mly (55.333 ± 0.994 Mpc). It was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on 28 October 1865. Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 1285:...
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    are NGC 632, UGC 1137 and UGC 1172. List of NGC objects (1–1000) NGC 638 on spider.seds.org NGC 638 on the LEDA database NGC 638 on WikiSky NGC 638 on...
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    Pinwheel Galaxy (redirect from NGC 5457)
    The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on, counterclockwise Intermediate spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Messier 108
    Messier 108 (redirect from NGC 3556)
    Messier 108 (also known as NGC 3556, nicknamed the Surfboard Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy about 46 million light-years away from Earth in the northern...
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  • Thumbnail for Rosette Nebula
    Rosette Nebula (redirect from NGC 2237)
    confused with NGC 246, which is also nicknamed the "Skull Nebula". The complex has the following New General Catalogue (NGC) designations: NGC 2237 – Part...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2997 Group
    The NGC 2997 group is a group of galaxies about 24.8 million light-years from Earth containing NGC 2997 as a member. It is a group in the Local Supercluster...
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    is being viewed edge-on. NGC 4945 is thought to be similar to the Milky Way Galaxy, although the maximum rotation rate of ~ 180 km/s is lower. It has a...
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  • Thumbnail for Sh 2-279
    comprises three NGC nebulae, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977 that are divided by darker nebulous regions. It also includes the open cluster NGC 1981. The brightest...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 595
    NGC 595 is a massive H II region in the Triangulum Galaxy. It was discovered by Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest on October 1, 1864 and is one of the biggest...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 774
    NGC 774 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aries. The galaxy lies about 180 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 158
    NGC 158 is a double star in the Cetus constellation. It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1882. Double star List of NGC objects "Results for NGC 158"...
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    to those of NGC 534, NGC 546 and NGC 549. "NGC 544". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 5 November 2023. "NGC 544 - seds"...
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  • Thumbnail for Lagoon Nebula
    Lagoon Nebula (redirect from NGC 6523)
    The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 193
    Results for NGC 0193. Retrieved 2016-09-02. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 5, 2016. Media related to NGC 193 at...
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    Results for NGC 0194. Retrieved 2016-09-02. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 150 - 199". Cseligman. Retrieved September 5, 2016. Media related to NGC 194 at...
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    for NGC 0355. Retrieved September 2, 2016. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399". Cseligman. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Media related to NGC 355...
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    Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 100-149-NGC 137". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 10 May 2016. "NED results for the object NGC 0137". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 343
    NGC 343 are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller. It was described by Dreyer as "extremely...
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    for NGC 0264. Retrieved September 2, 2016. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249". Cseligman. Retrieved October 2, 2016. Media related to NGC 264...
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  • Thumbnail for Flame Nebula
    Flame Nebula (redirect from NGC 2024)
    The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It is about 1350 light-years away. At that distance...
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    Results for NGC 0126 "Distance Results for NGC 0126". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2016-02-24. New General Catalogue: NGC 100-149 - NGC 126 Media...
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