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    NGC 521, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5190 or UGC 962, is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 224 million light-years from the Solar...
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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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    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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    NGC 5866 (also called the Spindle Galaxy or possibly Messier 102) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco. NGC 5866 was most likely discovered...
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    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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  • Messier 102 (redirect from NGC 5928)
    entry. NGC 5879, NGC 5907, NGC 5905, and NGC 5908 are all galaxies near the position of NGC 5866. By that criterion, they may all be as likely as NGC 5866...
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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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    The NGC 5866 Group is a small group of galaxies located in the constellation Draco. The group is named after NGC 5866, the galaxy with the highest apparent...
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    Antennae Galaxies (redirect from NGC 4038)
    The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They...
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    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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    Messier 81 (redirect from NGC 3031)
    Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major...
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    NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 110,000 light-years across...
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    Stephen James (2007). "104: NGC 7027". Hidden Treasures. Cambridge University Press. pp. 514–516. ISBN 978-0-521-83704-0. "NGC 7027 – Gummy Bear Planetary...
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  • Thumbnail for Lagoon Nebula
    Lagoon Nebula (redirect from NGC 6523)
    The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius...
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    NGC 4310 is a dwarf spiral galaxy with a dust lane and ring structure located about 54 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It...
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    Bibcode:1990vads.book.....C. ISBN 978-0-521-36155-2. VandenBerg, D. A.; Stetson, P. B. (2004). "On the Old Open Clusters M67 and NGC 188: Convective Core Overshooting...
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    and Classification. Cambridge University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-521-62335-3. "NGC 2685, a polar ring galaxy in Ursa Major | Anne's Astronomy News"....
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  • Thumbnail for Messier 77
    Messier 77 (redirect from NGC 1068)
    Messier 77 (M77), also known as NGC 1068 or the Squid Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is about 47 million light-years...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4246
    NGC 4246 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4064 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds...
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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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    Centaurus A (redirect from NGC 5128)
    Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James...
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    Leo Triplet (redirect from NGC 3627 Group)
    constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628. The table below lists galaxies that have been consistently identified...
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  • Thumbnail for Jewel Box (star cluster)
    The Jewel Box (also known as the Kappa Crucis cluster, NGC 4755, or Caldwell 94) is an open cluster in the constellation Crux, originally discovered by...
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    Messier 105 (redirect from NGC 3379)
    Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-37079-0. Statler, Thomas S. (July 1994), "The intrinsic shape of NGC 3379", The Astronomical Journal, 108 (1):...
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  • Thumbnail for Triangulum Galaxy
    Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from NGC 598)
    Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,100 light-years)...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 2360
    NGC 2360 (also known as Caroline's Cluster or Caldwell 58) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It was discovered on 26 February 1783...
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    Messier 74 (redirect from NGC 628)
    Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628 and Phantom Galaxy) is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces. It is about 32 million light-years...
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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 83 (redirect from NGC 5236)
    Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the...
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