Norma is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere between Ara and Lupus, one of twelve drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer...
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The Norma Arm begins 2.2 kpc from the Galactic Center, and extends outward to a radius of 15.5±2.8 kpc. It is named for the Norma constellation, through...
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bullying victim Norma (constellation) 555 Norma, a minor asteroid Cygnus Arm or Norma Arm, a spiral arm in the Milky Way galaxy Norma, Lazio, a city in the...
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Norma Nilotica (Genitive Normae Nilotica, Abbreviation NoN) is an obsolete constellation, or asterism, no longer in use by astronomers. Its name means...
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the list of notable stars in the constellation Norma, sorted by decreasing brightness. List of stars by constellation ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho...
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six different constellations, although one of them (Hydra) merely touches at the corner. The other five are Scorpius (the scorpion), Norma (the right angle)...
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Mz 3 (category Norma (constellation))
Mz 3 (Menzel 3) is a young bipolar planetary nebula (PN) in the constellation Norma that is composed of a bright core and four distinct high-velocity...
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English artist Nør, Danish name of Noer, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Norma (constellation), by standard astronomical abbreviation Nor Norway, a country (ISO...
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RCW 103 (category Norma (constellation))
161348-5055 at its heart. It is 10,000 light years away in the constellation Norma (constellation). "RCW 103". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg...
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contemporary astronomy, 88 constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Each constellation is a region of the sky bordered...
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HD 330075 (category Norma (constellation))
HD 330075 is a star in the southern constellation of Norma. It has a yellow hue and an apparent visual magnitude of 9.36, which makes it too faint to be...
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NGC 6164 (category Norma (constellation))
as the Dragon's Egg Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Norma. The nebula was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1834, and...
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HD 148937 (category Norma (constellation))
HD 148937 is a likely binary star system in the southern constellation of Norma. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 6.73, a brightness that...
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The Norma Cluster (ACO 3627 or Abell 3627) is a rich cluster of galaxies located near the center of the Great Attractor; it is about 68 Mpc (222 Mly)...
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Apep (star system) (category Norma (constellation))
containing a Wolf–Rayet binary and a hot supergiant, located in the constellation of Norma. Named after the serpent deity from Egyptian mythology, the star...
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RCW 106 (category Norma (constellation))
RCW 106 is a large star-forming nebula in the Constellation Norma. RCW 106 is visible in the direction of the R103 OB association and is embedded in a...
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NGC 5925 (category Norma (constellation))
NGC 5925 is an open cluster in the constellation Norma. It is 5070 light-years distant and thought to be around 316 million years old. "NGC 5999-- Open...
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1E 161348-5055 (category Norma (constellation))
approximately 2000 years old. It is 10,000 light years away in the constellation Norma. Although once considered a central compact object, the observed...
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Circinus (redirect from Circinus constellation)
chart of the southern sky. On that chart, Lacaille portrayed the constellations of Norma, Circinus, and Triangulum Australe, respectively, as a set square...
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Scorpius (redirect from Scorpius constellation)
Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the Southern celestial hemisphere, where it sits near the center of the Milky Way, between Libra to the...
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Triangulum Australe (redirect from Triangulum Australe constellation)
galaxy, straddles between Triangulum Australe and the neighboring constellation Norma. Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci explored the New World at the...
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NGC 6134 (category Norma (constellation))
NGC 6134 is an open cluster in the constellation Norma. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC...
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Former constellations are old historical Western constellations that for various reasons are no longer widely recognised or are not officially recognised...
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NGC 6005 (category Norma (constellation))
NGC 6005 is an open cluster in the constellation Norma. It is 5875 light-years distant and thought to be around 1.15 billion years old. "NGC 6005 -- Open...
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NGC 6152 (category Norma (constellation))
NGC 6152 is an open cluster of stars located in the constellation Norma. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1834. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results...
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(Latin for "the Altar") is a southern constellation between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, and Norma. It was (as Βωμός, Bōmǒs) one of the...
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Shapley 1 (category Norma (constellation))
Shapley 1 (Sp 1 or PLN 329+2.1) is an annular planetary nebula in the constellation of Norma with a magnitude of +12.6. As viewed from Earth, it is peculiar...
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XTE J1550–564 (category Norma (constellation))
and also known as V381 Normae, is a low-mass X-ray binary in the constellation Norma. It is composed of a black hole around 10 times as massive as the...
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Mu Normae (category Norma (constellation))
blue supergiant star of spectral type O9.7 Iab, located in the constellation of Norma. It shines as bright as 339,000 suns and is weighs 40 solar masses...
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Iota Normae (category Norma (constellation))
Normae and abbreviated ι Nor, is shared by two stars in the southern constellation of Norma: ι1 Normae ι2 Normae The pair form a double star that can be viewed...
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