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    NGC 495, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5037, UGC 920 or GC 278, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is located approximately...
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    angle] to the south NGC 499, the short leg preceding [NGC 496], the long towards the north [NGC 495]. Those in the legs [NGC 496 and 495] the faintest imaginable;...
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    discovered by Herschel along with NGC 495 and NGC 499. He initially described the discovery as "Three [NGC 496 along with NGC 495 and 499], eS and F, forming...
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    the possibility of having observed one of William Herschels discoveries (NGC 495, 496, 499). John Louis Emil Dreyer, creator of the New General Catalogue...
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    NGC 1396 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located 61 millon light years away in the constellation of Fornax. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Julius...
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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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  • 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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    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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    Ring Nebula (redirect from NGC 6720)
    The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 and NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra.[C] Such a nebula is formed...
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    Messier 26 (redirect from NGC 6694)
    Messier 26, also known as NGC 6694, is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Scutum. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764...
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    include: NGC 613 NGC 5248 NGC 4492 NGC 1300 "NED search result for NGC 1079". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-28. "SEDS search result for NGC 1079"...
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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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    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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    Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from NGC 598)
    Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC (New General Catalogue) 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs...
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    NGC 2787, a barred lenticular galaxy NGC 3115 NGC 3632 NGC 4608, a barred lenticular galaxy about 56 million light years away in Virgo NGC 5866 NGC 1533...
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    right/bottom): NGC 7541, NGC 3021, NGC 5643, NGC 3254, NGC 3147, NGC 105, NGC 2608, NGC 3583, NGC 3147, MRK 1337, NGC 5861, NGC 2525, NGC 1015, UGC 9391, NGC 691...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 188
    NGC 188 (also known as Caldwell 1 or the Polarissima Cluster) is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1825...
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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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    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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    Maia (star) (redirect from NGC 1432)
    by one of the brighter reflection nebulae within the Pleiades, designated NGC 1432 and sometimes called the Maia Nebula. The name Maia originates with...
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    higher rate (per area) than is typically found in outer disks, as shown in NGC 4314 (see photo). Properties such as spiral structure and young stars suggest...
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    Journal, Part 1, 398 (2): 495–500, 646, Bibcode:1992ApJ...398..495B, doi:10.1086/171872. Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 4319. Hubble Heritage...
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  • The sample of galaxies include NGC 6822, IC 1613 and NGC 3109 in the Local Group, and NGC 55, NGC 247, NGC 300 and NGC 7793 in the Sculptor Group. The...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5910
    NGC 5910 is an elliptical galaxy located about 540 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. It was discovered by astronomer William Hershel...
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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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    Messier 110 (redirect from NGC 205)
    Messier 110, or M110, also known as NGC 205, is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group. Charles Messier...
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    Mayall II (redirect from NGC-224-G1)
    Mayall II, also known as NGC-224-G1, SKHB 1, GSC 2788:2139, HBK 0-1, M31GC J003247+393440 or Andromeda's Cluster, is a globular cluster orbiting M31,...
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  • Thumbnail for Carina OB1
    Milky Way Galaxy. It includes the young star clusters Collinder 228, NGC 3293, NGC 3324, IC 2581, Trumpler 14, Trumpler 15 and Trumpler 16, the last being...
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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 1
    NGC 1 is an intermediate spiral galaxy of the morphological type Sbc, located in the constellation of Pegasus. It was discovered on 30 September 1861...
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