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    John Louis Emil Dreyer (13 February 1852 – 14 September 1926), also Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer, was a Danish astronomer who spent most of his career working...
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  • John Dreyer may refer to: John Louis Emil Dreyer, Danish-Irish astronomer John Dreyer (footballer), English footballer and manager This disambiguation...
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    compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, including galaxies, star clusters and emission nebulae. Dreyer published two...
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  • Jake Dreyer (b. 1992), American guitarist for the band Witherfall and Iced Earth Jim Dreyer (b. 1963), marathon swimmer John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852–1926)...
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    objects; therefore, two entries were given to the planetary nebula by John Louis Emil Dreyer in the New General Catalogue, so it may be referred to as NGC 2371...
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  • Clusters of Stars (GC) by his son, John Herschel, in 1864. The CN and GC are the precursors to John Louis Emil Dreyer's New General Catalogue (NGC), compiled...
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    size, shape and constitution to Earth. Some (such as astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer) have thought that Philolaus had it following an orbit such that...
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    (NGC), a comprehensive listing of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888 to include discoveries like Stone’s. NGC 3776 is an Sb-type...
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    It was described as "faint, pretty large, irregularly round" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue. The two components of...
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    was discovered by the astronomer Albert Marth on 20 July 1863. John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue, described the object...
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    "pretty bright, pretty large, round, gradually brighter middle" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue. Skrutskie, Michael F...
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    1883 by Wilhelm Tempel. It was described as "very faint, small" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue. It is located about...
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    NGC 1252 (category Discoveries by John Herschel)
    containing around 20 stars. Discovered in 1834 by John Herschel, it was described by John Louis Emil Dreyer as an 8th-magnitude star surrounded by a group...
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    the southern hemisphere. It was first discovered and observed by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888, during his efforts to update the New General Catalogue...
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    observed the same galaxy and listed it as NGC 4212. Astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer later concluded that NGC 4208 was identical to NGC 4212. NGC 4212...
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    3 June 1834 by John Herschel. It was described as "pretty bright, considerably small, round, among 4 stars" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of...
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    Danish-born astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer who was director of the Armagh Observatory. Educated at The Royal School, Armagh, in 1891 Dreyer joined the Royal...
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    subsequent observations made by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer. The luminosity class of NGC 3746 is II and it has a broad H II...
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    is included in the New General Catalogue compiled by astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer. The galaxy was cataloged based on observations made with Herschel's...
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    1874, but also observed by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer. NGC 3745 is a member of the Copeland Septet. The other members...
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    that the cloud was torn loose from NGC 2442 by a companion. When John Louis Emil Dreyer compiled the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars...
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    Herschel and are now known primarily by their catalog numbers in John Louis Emil Dreyer's New General Catalogue, published in 1888. It was ultimately named...
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    Pythagoreans regarded as the perfect number". Some, such as astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer, have thought that the Counter-Earth followed an orbit such that...
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    galaxy was later cataloged in the New General Catalogue (NGC) by John Louis Emil Dreyer. Its precise celestial coordinates place it in the Perseus constellation...
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    discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by John Louis Emil Dreyer as "very faint, very small." "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database"...
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    March 1835 by John Herschel, and it was described as "very faint, pretty large, round, very little brighter middle" by John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler...
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    concerts. [1] Timeline of women in science According to astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer, "Rec.ds" probably means Records. "Caroline Herschel - Biography...
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    1874, but also observed by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer. Like NGC 3746, NGC 3748 also has a recessed core (RET). It is described...
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    first official history of the Royal Astronomical Society along with John Louis Emil Dreyer, History of the Royal Astronomical Society 1820–1920 (1923, reprinted...
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    described by as "faint, large, star in centre, eastern of 2" by John Louis Emil Dreyer. One supernova has been observed in NGC 165: SN 2021acnz (type Ib...
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