NGC 6240, also known as the Starfish Galaxy, is a nearby ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) in the constellation Ophiuchus. The galaxy is the remnant...
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variable stars. The unusual galaxy merger remnant and starburst galaxy NGC 6240 is also in Ophiuchus. At a distance of 400 million light-years, this "butterfly-shaped"...
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with double cores still far apart. An example active double nucleus is NGC 6240. Much closer black-hole binaries are likely in single-core galaxies with...
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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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together with the name of the observing project (HUDF, SDSS, 3C, CFHQS, NGC/IC, etc.) This is a list of galaxies that are well known by something other...
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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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example of a lenticular Seyfert galaxy NGC 6240, also classified as an ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) NGC 6251, the X-ray brightest low-excitation...
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brand Starfish Cove, a cove in Signy Island, Antarctica Starfish Galaxy or NGC 6240, a galaxy in the constellation Ophiuchus Starfish Software, a software...
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Observatory identifies double galactic black holes system in merging galaxies NGC 6240 2004 — Further observations by a team from UCLA present even stronger evidence...
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Maza, J.; et al. (July 2010). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernova 2010gp in NGC 6240". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 2388: 1. Bibcode:2010CBET.2388....
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NGC 6302 (also known as the Bug Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, or Caldwell 69) is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The structure in...
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NGC 6078 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9459 ± 44 km/s, which...
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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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NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young...
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NGC 6383 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel in 1847. In the New General...
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for Surveys. The peculiar galaxy NGC 3256 dominates this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. NGC 6240 - a nearby ultraluminous infrared...
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second tidal tail appears to loop around the nucleus, forming a ring. NGC 6240 and Markarian 273 - two other near ultraluminous infrared galaxies with...
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NGC 6397 (also known as Caldwell 86) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara that was discovered by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille...
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members: NGC 5975, NGC 6020, NGC 6030, NGC 6032, NGC 6052, NGC 6060, NGC 6073, IC 1132, PGC 57117, UGC 10127, UGC 10197, and UGC 102116. List of NGC objects...
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Hubble Space Telescope 2MASX J05210136-2521450. Luminous infrared galaxy NGC 5010. Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy IRAS 19297-0406 Luminous infrared galaxy...
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190 kpc. Arp 220 - the closest ultraluminous infrared galaxy to Earth NGC 6240 - galaxy merger and ultraluminous infrared galaxy "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic...
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This is a list of NGC objects 6001–7000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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NGC 6261 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Hercules. It is located 470 million light-years away from the Solar System and has an approximate...
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new extragalactic sources, including NGC 253, NGC 520, NGC 660, NGC 891, NGC 2903, NGC 3079, NGC 3628, NGC 6240, NGC 6946, IC 342, IC 860, Arp 55, Arp 220...
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bright open cluster NGC 6193, visible to the naked eye, is responsible for a region of reflection nebulosity within NGC 6188. NGC 6188 is a star forming...
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NGC 6331 is a type E elliptical galaxy located in the Ursa Minor constellation. It is located 737 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered...
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Messier 13 (redirect from NGC 6205)
Messier 13 or M13 (also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the Hercules Globular Cluster, or the Great Hercules...
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