NGC 1981 (also known as OCL 525) is an open cluster which is located in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by John Herschel on 4 January 1827....
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Sh 2-279 (redirect from NGC 1973, NGC 1975 and NGC 1977)
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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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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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...
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NGC 55, also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation...
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New General Catalogue (redirect from NGC object)
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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cloud 3 (OMC-3) Orion molecular cloud 4 (OMC-4) NGC 1981 NGC 1999 the Waterfall nebula (HH-222), above NGC 1999 HH 34 a Herbig–Haro object with symmetric...
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NGC 1316 (also known as Fornax A) is a lenticular galaxy about 60 million light-years (18.4 million parsecs) away in the constellation Fornax. It is a...
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NGC 147 (also known as DDO3 or Caldwell 17) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.58 Mly away in the constellation Cassiopeia. NGC 147 is a member of the...
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observed in NGC 5090: SN 1981C (type unknown, mag. 14.5) was discovered by José Maza on 2 March 1981. ESO 269-57 NGC 2207 and IC 2163 NGC 6872 and IC...
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NGC 1532, also known as Haley's Coronet, is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light-years from the Solar System in the...
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Messier 84 (redirect from NGC 4374)
Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered the object...
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NGC 7625, or Arp 212, is a peculiar galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. It was discovered on October 15, 1784, by William Herschel. In his New General...
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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...
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Messier 106 (redirect from NGC 4258)
Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781...
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NGC 1532. Type II. SN 1981D in NGC 1316. Type Ia. SN 1983G in NGC 4753. Type Ia. SN 1983N in NGC 5236. (M83.) Prototype of Type Ib. SN 1983S in NGC 1448...
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for NGC 0016. Retrieved 2010-05-05. "The galaxy NGC 16". Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 16". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 7 November 2018. Jones, K. G. (1981)....
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NGC 7469 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. NGC 7469 is located about 200 million light-years away from Earth, which means...
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NGC 498 is a lenticular galaxy located about 260 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Pisces. NGC 498 was discovered by astronomer...
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NGC 979 is a lenticular galaxy located within the constellation of Eridanus. This galaxy has a possible outer ring which is dim but smooth. This structure...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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NGC 6649 is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered by William Herschel on 10 July, 1787. The cluster is about 40–60 million years...
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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...
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NGC 2204 is an open cluster of stars in the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered by the German-English astronomer William Herschel on 6 February...
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Magellanic Cloud (see Meaburn 1981). It most resembles the circular ring-like nebula N70 in the LMC. In 1987 this object Hubble III in NGC 6822, was observed with...
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NGC 1218 is a lenticular galaxy in Cetus that hosts the radio source 3C 78. It was discovered in 1886 by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. It is located...
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NGC 5364 is a grand design spiral galaxy located 54.5 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. It is inclined to the line of sight from the...
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supernova has been observed in NGC 4536: SN 1981B (type Ia, mag. 12.3) was discovered by Dmitry Tsvetkov on 2 March 1981, located 51 arcseconds to the...
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