• 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...
    143 KB (492 words) - 04:47, 3 January 2025
  • Thumbnail for New General Catalogue
    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...
    13 KB (1,534 words) - 17:10, 7 September 2024
  • 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)...
    2 KB (210 words) - 10:14, 4 January 2025
  • Thumbnail for North America Nebula
    The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest...
    12 KB (1,299 words) - 14:09, 5 October 2024
  • 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...
    9 KB (1,054 words) - 16:22, 1 January 2025
  • Thumbnail for Puppis
    first extrasolar planet found in the open cluster NGC 2423, was discovered around the red giant star NGC 2423-3. The planet is at least 10.6 times the mass...
    10 KB (895 words) - 06:40, 20 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Aries (constellation)
    million light-years away. NGC 877 is the brightest member of an 8-galaxy group that also includes NGC 870, NGC 871, and NGC 876, with a magnitude of 12...
    50 KB (5,448 words) - 01:40, 4 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Cassiopeia (constellation)
    Persei (NGC 884) and h Persei (NGC 869) as well as the star clusters NGC 654, NGC 663, NGC 581 (Messier 103), NGC 457, NGC 225, NGC 7788, NGC 7790, NGC 7789...
    40 KB (4,852 words) - 14:11, 25 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Messier 38
    Messier 38 (redirect from NGC 1912)
    Messier 38 or M38, also known as NGC 1912 or Starfish Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Auriga. It was discovered by Giovanni...
    7 KB (519 words) - 17:25, 23 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lupus (constellation)
    NGC 5824 and NGC 5986, and close by the dark nebula B 228. To the south are two open clusters, NGC 5822 and NGC 5749, as well as globular cluster NGC...
    12 KB (1,172 words) - 14:03, 11 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Perseus (constellation)
    though NGC 869 is a Shapley class f and NGC 884 is a Shapley class e cluster. These classifications indicate that they are both quite rich (dense); NGC 869...
    45 KB (5,209 words) - 14:23, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1761
    NGC 1761 (also known as GC 980, JH 2710, LH 9) is an open cluster in the Dorado constellation in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It encompasses a group of...
    3 KB (221 words) - 16:17, 15 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1893
    NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (HII...
    5 KB (413 words) - 07:52, 21 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1512
    NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Horologium. The galaxy displays a double...
    5 KB (451 words) - 22:54, 14 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1590
    of the NGC 1762 Group (also known as LGG 120) that includes at least 27 galaxies, including IC 392, NGC 1633, NGC 1642, NGC 1691, NGC 1713, NGC 1719, and...
    4 KB (236 words) - 01:05, 16 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kemble's Cascade
    open cluster NGC 1502, which can be found at one end. The asterism was named by Walter Scott Houston in honour of Father Lucian Kemble (1922–1999), a Franciscan...
    3 KB (330 words) - 20:04, 26 November 2023
  • The National Garifuna Council (NGC) of Belize is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that represents the Garifuna people of Belize. It was established...
    5 KB (696 words) - 06:32, 22 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Scutum (constellation)
    are M11 (the Wild Duck Cluster) and the open cluster M26 (NGC 6694). The globular cluster NGC 6712 and the planetary nebula IC 1295 can be found in the...
    16 KB (1,385 words) - 19:09, 18 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1616
    NGC 1616 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located around 213 million light-years away in the constellation Caelum. NGC 1616 was discovered on October 24th...
    2 KB (122 words) - 19:12, 10 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1537
    NGC 1537 is an elliptical galaxy located around 64 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. NGC 1537 is south of the celestial equator and...
    2 KB (112 words) - 15:23, 4 January 2025
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1788
    NGC 1788 is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is rather sharply defined on its southwest perimeter where it is flanked by the dark...
    2 KB (121 words) - 03:56, 15 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Coma Berenices
    galaxy NGC 4789A NGC 4565 (Needle Galaxy) NGC 4651, with umbrella-shaped stellar streams The constellation Coma Berenices hosts the galaxy NGC 4495 among...
    63 KB (6,958 words) - 17:04, 8 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Triangulum Galaxy
    Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from NGC 598)
    smaller H II regions (NGC 588, 592, and 595). It was among the first "spiral nebulae" identified as such by Lord Rosse in 1850. In 1922–23, John Charles Duncan...
    47 KB (5,105 words) - 14:43, 3 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1980
    NGC 1980 (also known as OCL 529, Collinder 72 and The Lost Jewel of Orion) is a young open cluster associated with an emission nebula in the constellation...
    3 KB (198 words) - 18:22, 15 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1569
    NGC 1569 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in Camelopardalis. The galaxy is relatively nearby and consequently, the Hubble Space Telescope can easily resolve...
    11 KB (1,062 words) - 05:20, 28 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 7552
    NGC 7552 (also known as IC 5294) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Grus. It is at a distance of roughly 60 million light years from Earth...
    11 KB (1,123 words) - 21:13, 9 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1535
    NGC 1535, also known as Cleopatra's Eye, is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Eridanus, discovered by William Herschel on February 1, 1785. It...
    4 KB (307 words) - 12:04, 18 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 5806
    NGC 5806 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on February 24, 1786, by the astronomer John Herschel. It is located...
    6 KB (497 words) - 00:32, 30 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1530
    NGC 1530 is a barred spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. It was discovered by German astronomer W. Tempel in 1876. Danish astronomer...
    17 KB (1,244 words) - 06:31, 3 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for NGC 1647
    NGC 1647 is an open cluster in the constellation Taurus. It contains nearly 90 stars and it lies at a distance of 550 parsec. It is visible even with...
    2 KB (186 words) - 15:39, 11 September 2024