than the Milky Way galaxy. NGC 125 is part of the NGC 128 group, which includes NGC 125, NGC 126, NGC 127, NGC 128, and NGC 130. Though they are in the...
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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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two galaxies. NGC 128 group with labels NGC 128 group without labels List of NGC objects (1–1000) NGC 125 NGC 126 NGC 127 NGC 130 "NGC 128". SIMBAD. Centre...
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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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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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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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Messier 34 (redirect from NGC 1039)
Solar-Type Dwarfs in the Open Cluster M34 (NGC 1039)". Astronomical Journal. 125 (4): 2085–2097. Bibcode:2003AJ....125.2085S. doi:10.1086/373927. Rubin, Kate...
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NGC 4622 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy with a very prominent ring structure located in the constellation Centaurus. The galaxy is a member of the...
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NGC 6193 (also known as Caldwell 82) is open cluster containing 27 stars in the constellation Ara, visible to the unaided eye. NGC 6193 lies at the center...
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Messier 46 (redirect from NGC 2437)
Cluster NGC 2437 (Messier 46)", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 125 (924): 115–125, arXiv:1301.6806, Bibcode:2013PASP..125..115D...
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luminosity class of NGC 3800 is II and it has a broad HI line. To date, four non-redshift measurements give a distance of 42.125 ± 1.162 Mpc (~137 million...
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Hubble distance of 125.67 ± 8.80 Mpc (∼410 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Frank Muller in 1886. NGC 7808 is an active Seyfert...
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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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Journal. 144 (5): 125. arXiv:1208.3248. Bibcode:2012AJ....144..125M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/125. S2CID 30624108. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 5056". Seds...
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NGC 3395 is approximately 35,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785. NGC 3395 interacts with NGC 3396. NGC...
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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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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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Messier 81 (redirect from NGC 3031)
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major...
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Centaurus A (redirect from NGC 5128)
Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James...
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large and bright, with about 125 stars visible. "NGC 6124". SEDS NGC Online. Retrieved 2011-01-13. "Results for NGC 6124". NGC/IC Project. Archived from...
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UV-bright Interacting Galaxies NGC 3395 and NGC 3396". The Astronomical Journal. 125 (4): 1696–1710. Bibcode:2003AJ....125.1696H. doi:10.1086/368234. Garcia...
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NGC 300 (also known as Baldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 5 August 1826...
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distance of 38.4 ± 2.7 Mpc (~125 million ly). NGC 2935 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1786. NGC 2935 was used by Gérard de...
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Messier 75 (redirect from NGC 6864)
Messier 75 or M75, also known as NGC 6864, is a giant globular cluster of stars in the southern constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Pierre...
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Messier 85 (redirect from NGC 4382)
Messier 85 (also known as M85 or NGC 4382 or PGC 40515 or ISD 0135852) is a lenticular galaxy, or elliptical galaxy for other authors, in the Coma Berenices...
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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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Crescent Nebula (redirect from NGC 6888)
The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away...
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NGC 3256 is a peculiar galaxy formed from the collision of two separate galaxies in the constellation of Vela. NGC 3256 is located about 100 million light-years...
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There are many other galaxies located in Hydra. NGC 3314, usually delineated as NGC 3314a and NGC 3314b, is a pair of galaxies that appear superimposed...
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Bubble Nebula (redirect from Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635))
NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close...
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