NGC 240 is a lenticular or spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 22, 1886 by Lewis Swift. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic...
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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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30 May 1886. One supernova has been observed in NGC 6676: SN 2023txu (Type Ia, mag 18.96) was discovered by ATLAS on 3 October 2023. List of NGC objects...
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This is a list of NGC objects 1001–2000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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NGC 7829 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. NGC 7829 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886. NGC 7829 forms...
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NGC 555 is a lenticular galaxy located around 479 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. NGC 555 was discovered in 1886 by the American...
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American astronomer Frank Muller in 1886. NGC 7808 is an active Seyfert I galaxy. One supernova has been observed in NGC 7808: SN 2023qnz (Type Ia, mag. 20...
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discovered on December 21, 1886 by the astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth, and has a diameter of 56,000 light-years. NGC 1110 is not known to have...
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of which lack hard boundaries. NGC 17 and NGC 34 were catalogued by Frank Muller and Lewis Swift, respectively, in 1886. A difference of half a degree...
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Mpc (~245 million ly). NGC 747 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886. The luminosity class of NGC 747 is II and it has a broad...
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to NGC 7726, including NGC 7720, NGC 7728, IC 5341 and IC 5342. The object was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on August 8, 1886. List of NGC objects...
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discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 8 April 1886. One supernova has been observed in NGC 5314: SN 2023eyz (Type Ia, mag. 20.41) was discovered...
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(bio-fr) in 1886. NGC 2565 is a galaxy whose nucleus shines brightly in the ultraviolet. It is listed in the Markarian catalogue as Mrk 386. NGC 2565 is surrounded...
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NGC 6122 is a spiral galaxy located around 484 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. NGC 6122 was discovered on May 6, 1886 by...
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is within the distances calculated using the redshift value. NGC 716 was discovered in 1886 by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.64 cm (16 inch)...
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million light-year). NGC 638 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift in 1886. NGC 638 has a broad Hydrogen line. NGC 638 is a galaxy whose...
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was discovered in 1886 by astronomer Ormond Stone, known for his work cataloging celestial objects in the southern hemisphere. NGC 3776 has a visual magnitude...
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by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on 11 January 1886. The SIMBAD database lists NGC 2890 as a Seyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nuclei...
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NGC 1155 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886. The galaxy is classified as type...
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5.8 Mpc (~269 million ly). NGC 1009 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Swift in 1886. The luminosity class of NGC 1009 is II and it has a broad...
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on June 27, 1886. NGC 6039 is member of the Hercules Cluster, which is part of the CfA2 Great Wall. List of NGC objects (6001–7000) NGC 1316 "NASA/IPAC...
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observed by Lewis Swift on 21 October 1886, and later listed as NGC 1235. Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 1233: SN 2009lj (Type Ic, mag. 19) was...
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NGC 232 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Francis Leavenworth. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results...
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4.4 Mpc (~205 million ly). NGC 948 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift in 1886. The luminosity class of NGC 948 is III and it has a broad...
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of 161 ± 11 Mpc (~525 million ly). NGC 3290 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886. NGC 3290 is cataloged in the Arp catalog...
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January 2, 1886. The galaxy lies approximately 133 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 13.1 in the visual band. NGC 1158 has...
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NGC 47 (also known as NGC 58, MCG -1-1-55, IRAS00119-0726 and PGC 967) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus, discovered in 1886 by Ernst...
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NGC 144 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus (the Whale). The galaxy was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller. "NED results for object NGC 0144"...
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NGC 6801 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on August 5, 1886. Two supernovae have been observed in...
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on June 8, 1886 and is member of the Hercules Cluster. List of NGC objects (6001–7000) "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6053. Retrieved...
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