• Thumbnail for NGC 160
    NGC 160 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered on December 5, 1785, by William Herschel. POSS1 103a-O values used. Skrutskie...
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  • Thumbnail for Robert's Quartet
    stream of gas and dust 100,000 light years long. Its members are NGC 87, NGC 88, NGC 89 and NGC 92, discovered by John Herschel on the 30 September 1834. The...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1340
    including NGC 1326, NGC 1336, NGC 1339, NGC 1351, NGC 1366, NGC 1369, NGC 1373, NGC 1374, NGC 1379, NGC 1387, NGC 1399, NGC 1406, NGC 1419, NGC 1425, NGC 1427...
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    approximately 160 parsec away. The brightest main sequence stars are of spectral type B7. Its age is estimated to be 150 million years. "NGC 1647". SIMBAD...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 88
    NGC 88 is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting an inner ring structure located about 160 million light years from the Earth in the Phoenix 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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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5090 and NGC 5091
    NGC 5090 and NGC 5091 are a set of galaxies approximately 160 million light-years (50 million parsecs) away in the constellation Centaurus. They are in...
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    in 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel. NGC 1167 is a massive galaxy with a giant HI disk of DHI = 160 kpc. For comparison, the Milky Way galaxy is...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5876
    2024. NGC 5876 is part of the NGC 5908 group (also known as LGG 395), which includes at least six other members: NGC 5820, NGC 5821, NGC 5874, NGC 5905...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6872
    NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, is a large barred spiral galaxy of type SB(s)b pec in the constellation Pavo. It is 212 million light-years...
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    (2020-09-11). "NGC 4869 in the Coma Cluster: Twist, Wrap, Overlap, and Bend". The Astronomical Journal. 160 (4): 161. arXiv:2009.07146. Bibcode:2020AJ....160..161L...
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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 2001
    around 160 to 165 thousand light year distance of the Large Magellanic Cloud and the loose grouping of stars is about 330 to 335 light years across. NGC 2001...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4895
    Corwin, NGC 4895 is equal to NGC 4896. The NGC designation is usually given to CGCG 160-087 which is a member of the Coma Cluster. List of NGC objects...
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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 Messier 35
    Messier 35 (redirect from NGC 2168)
    peculiar stars in open clusters. XV. Feinstein 1, NGC 2168, NGC 2323, NGC 2437, NGC 2547, NGC 4103, NGC 6025, NGC 6633, Stock 2, and Trumpler 2", Astronomy &...
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  • Thumbnail for Hydra (constellation)
    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 Omega Nebula
    Omega Nebula (redirect from RCW 160)
    Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula, and catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618. The Omega Nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth...
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  • Thumbnail for Whirlpool Galaxy
    Whirlpool Galaxy (redirect from NGC 5194)
    The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5548
    NGC 5548 is a Type I Seyfert galaxy with a bright, active nucleus. This activity is caused by matter flowing onto a 65 million solar mass (M☉) supermassive...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 7600
    NGC 7600 is a galaxy about 160 million light-years from Earth, located in the constellation Aquarius. It is classified as a lenticular galaxy, or, more...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5395
    NGC 5395 is an interacting spiral galaxy located at a distance of 160 million light years, but receding away from the Earth at 3511 kilometers (2181.6...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2298
    Pilot Study of the Stellar Populations in NGC 2298 and NGC 3201", The Astrophysical Journal, 865 (2): 160, arXiv:1808.05271, Bibcode:2018ApJ...865..160M...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 782
    NGC 782 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus about 160 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 3994
    NGC 3994 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy lies about 160 million light years away from Earth, which means, given...
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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 was discovered on 5 August 1826...
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  • Thumbnail for Crescent Nebula
    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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