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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New General Catalogue (redirect from Dreyer Index Catalogue)
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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