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    NGC 159 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. The galaxy was discovered on October 28, 1834, by John Frederick William Herschel...
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  • noun with multiple meanings. Given 159, the Mertens function returns 0. 159 Aemilia is a large Main belt asteroid NGC 159 is a galaxy in the constellation...
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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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    of 48.8 ± 3.4 Mpc (~159 million light-years). NGC 1024 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1786. NGC 1024 was used in the...
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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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    An X-ray absorption analysis of the high-velocity system in NGC 1275, 2004, MNRAS, 348, 159 Gallagher, John S. III; Lee, M.; Canning, R.; Fabian, A.; O'Connell...
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    Regions in the Interacting Galaxies NGC 3395/NGC 3396". The Astronomical Journal. 159 (1): 17. Bibcode:2020AJ....159...17W. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab58d3...
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    NGC 4325 is an elliptical galaxy located about 330 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest...
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    Regions in the Interacting Galaxies NGC 3395/NGC 3396". The Astronomical Journal. 159 (1): 17. Bibcode:2020AJ....159...17W. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab58d3...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 3006
    group of galaxies including NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3008, and MCG+07-20-052. "Results for object NGC 3006 (NGC 3006)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic...
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    Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4747. Retrieved 2023-05-06. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 4747 (= PGC 43586 = Arp 159)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19...
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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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    Messier 48 (redirect from NGC 2548)
    (NGC 2548) I. Radial Velocities, Rotational Velocities, and Metallicities of Stars in the Open Cluster M48 (NGC 2548)", The Astronomical Journal, 159 (5):...
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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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    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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  • 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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  • 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 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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    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2998
    Way. NGC 2998 is a member of the eponymous NGC 2998 group, a relatively dense galaxy group which also includes NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3006, NGC 3008...
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    galaxies in the constellation Leo that includes NGC 3748, NGC 3754, NGC 3750, NGC 3751, NGC 3745, NGC 3753 and NGC 3746. The group was discovered by British...
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  • Thumbnail for Bubble Nebula
    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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    (1 July 1995). "The Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398 and Its Pattern Speed". The Astrophysical Journal. 447: 159. Bibcode:1995ApJ...447..159M. doi:10.1086/175862...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 281
    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 300
    NGC 300 (also known as Caldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is one of the closest galaxies...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 206
    NGC 206 is a bright star cloud in the Andromeda Galaxy, and the brightest star cloud in Andromeda when viewed from Earth. NGC 206 is the richest and most...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 3005
    It is a member of the NGC 2998 group, which also includes NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3006, NGC 3008, and a few others. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc...
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    NGC 457 (also designated Caldwell 13, and known as the Dragonfly Cluster, E.T. Cluster, Owl Cluster, Kachina Doll Cluster or Phi Cassiopeiae Cluster)...
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    NGC 174 is a barred spiral or lenticular galaxy around 159 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 27 September 1834...
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