• Thumbnail for NGC 2003
    NGC 2003 (also known as PGC 3518064, ESO 086-SC006 and SL 526) is a globular cluster located in the Dorado constellation and is part of the Large Magellanic...
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  • This is a list of NGC objects 2001–3000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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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 Veil Nebula
    Veil Nebula (redirect from NGC 6960)
    as Caldwell 33), whose brightest area is NGC 6992, trailing off farther south into NGC 6995 (together with NGC 6992 also known as "Network Nebula") and...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6946
    NGC 6946, sometimes referred to as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky...
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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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    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 2207 and IC 2163
    NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are a pair of colliding spiral galaxies about 80 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. Both galaxies were discovered...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4565
    NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 7331
    NGC 7331, also known as Caldwell 30, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years (12 Mpc) away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered...
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  • Thumbnail for Virgo II Groups
    4699 NGC 4700 NGC 4722 NGC 4742 NGC 4781 NGC 4790 NGC 4802 NGC 4818 NGC 4753 Group: NGC 4636 NGC 4643 NGC 4688 NGC 4691 NGC 4753 NGC 4771 NGC 4772 NGC 4808...
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  • Thumbnail for Helix Nebula
    Helix Nebula (redirect from NGC 7293)
    The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding...
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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 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 6334
    NGC 6334, colloquially known as the Cat's Paw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius....
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 7808
    NGC 7808 is an lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8521 ± 24 km/s, which...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2451
    NGC 2451 is an open cluster in the Puppis constellation, probably discovered by Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654 and John Herschel in 1835. In 1994...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6240
    Arp 256, NGC 6670, NGC 6240, ESO 593-8, NGC 454, UGC 8335, NGC 6786, NGC 17, ESO 77-14, NGC 6050 Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 6240. Arp...
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  • Thumbnail for Tarantula Nebula
    Tarantula Nebula (redirect from NGC 2069)
    been treated as the designation of a star, or of the central star cluster NGC 2070, but is now generally treated as referring to the whole nebula area...
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  • Thumbnail for Messier 49
    Messier 49 (redirect from NGC 4472)
    Messier 49 (also known as M49 or NGC 4472) is a giant elliptical galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. This...
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  • Thumbnail for Sombrero Galaxy
    Sombrero Galaxy (redirect from NGC 4594)
    The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 55
    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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    Leo II Groups (redirect from NGC 3166 Group)
    2604 NGC 3381 NGC 3395 NGC 3396 NGC 3424 NGC 3430 NGC 3442 NGC 3504 Group NGC 3380 NGC 3400 NGC 3414 NGC 3418 NGC 3451 NGC 3504 NGC 3512 UGC 5921 NGC 3607...
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    9380 NGC 5746 Group: NGC 5658 NGC 5690 NGC 5691 NGC 5692 NGC 5705 NGC 5713 NGC 5719 NGC 5725 NGC 5740 NGC 5746 NGC 5750 UGC 9299 UGC 9469 UGC 9482 NGC 5775...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1275
    NGC 1275 (also known as Perseus A or Caldwell 24) is a type 1.5 Seyfert galaxy located around 237 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4395
    NGC 4395 is a nearby low surface brightness spiral galaxy located about 14 million light-years (or 4.3 Mpc) from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici...
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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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  • Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) is an international third-party coin grading and certification service based in Sarasota, Florida. It has certified...
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