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    NGC 124 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by Truman Henry Safford on September 23, 1867. The galaxy was described as "very...
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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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  • 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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    spiral galaxy NGC 2805. Collectively, the four galaxies make up the galaxy group known as Holmberg 124. One supernova has been observed in NGC 2814: SN 2020mmz...
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    which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 124.1 ± 8.7 Mpc (~405 million ly). The luminosity class of NGC 6365A is III-IV and it has a broad HI line....
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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, unbarred, and counterclockwise spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years...
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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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    NGC 4689 is a spiral galaxy located about 54 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. NGC 4689 is also classified as a LINER galaxy...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2525
    NGC 2525 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Puppis. It is located at a distance of about 70 million light years from Earth, which...
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    NGC 1253 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy lies about 70 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent...
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    5, 1834. NGC 4706 is a member of the Centaurus Cluster. List of NGC objects (4001–5000) "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4706. Retrieved...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6939
    NGC 6939 is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1798. The cluster lies 2/3° northwest from the spiral...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 3109
    NGC 3109 is a small barred Magellanic type spiral or irregular galaxy around 4.35 Mly away in the direction of the constellation of Hydra. NGC 3109 is...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4889
    NGC 4889 (also known as Caldwell 35) is an E4 supergiant elliptical galaxy. It was discovered in 1785 by the British astronomer Frederick William Herschel...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4743
    NGC 4743 is a lenticular galaxy located about 145 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. NGC 4743 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel...
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    8, 1834. NGC 4683 is a member of the Centaurus Cluster. List of NGC objects (4001–5000) "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4683. Retrieved...
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    galaxy. NGC 7020 is member of a sparse group of galaxies that contains IC 5084, IC 5092, IC 5096, NGC 6943, NGC 7083, NGC 7096, NGC 7125, NGC 7126 and...
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    Messier 39 (redirect from NGC 7092)
    Messier 39 or M39, also known as NGC 7092, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Cygnus, positioned two degrees to the south of the star...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6820 and NGC 6823
    NGC 6820 is a small reflection nebula near the open cluster NGC 6823 in Vulpecula. The reflection nebula and cluster are embedded in a large faint emission...
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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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    124....1J. doi:10.1051/aas:1997355. Media related to NGC 4622 at Wikimedia Commons Hubble Heritage site: Pictures and description SKY-MAP.ORG : NGC 4622...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6302
    NGC 6302 (also known as the Bug Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, or Caldwell 69) is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The structure in...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4744
    NGC 4744 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 160 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. NGC 4744 was discovered by astronomer...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2835
    NGC 2835 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. It is located at a distance of circa 35 million light years from Earth,...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1513
    Lambda Persei. The same telescope field contains the clusters NGC 1528 and NGC 1545. NGC 1513 was discovered in 1790 by the German-British astronomer William...
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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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    Messier 90 (redirect from NGC 4569)
    Region Transition Nucleus in NGC 4569". The Astronomical Journal. 124 (2): 737–750. arXiv:astro-ph/0204371. Bibcode:2002AJ....124..737G. doi:10.1086/341376...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4651
    NGC 4651 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices that can be seen with amateur telescopes, at a distance not well determined...
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    NGC 1090 is approximately 124 million light years and its diameter is about 144,000 light years. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1090...
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