Eskimo Nebula (redirect from NGC 2392)
The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown-faced Nebula, Lion Nebula, or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula (PN). It was...
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May 1787. NGC 6207 is located at about 30 million light-years from Earth. In the sky, it is located near the globular cluster Messier 13. List of NGC objects...
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Bubble Nebula (redirect from Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635))
NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close...
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March 1787. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 4774: SN 2013he (type II-P, mag. 16.5), and SN 2021cjd (type II-P, mag. 20.2). List of NGC objects...
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Herschel on 12 August 1787. According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 7171 is an active Seyfert 2 galaxy. One supernova has been observed in NGC 7171: SN 2023yoo...
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was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 April 1787. NGC 5630 is listed as a field galaxy, i.e. one does not belong to a larger...
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NGC 7380 is a young open cluster of stars in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. The surrounding...
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NGC 3115 (also called the Spindle Galaxy or Caldwell 53) is a field lenticular (S0) galaxy in the constellation Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by...
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a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). NGC 185 was discovered by William Herschel on November 30, 1787, and he cataloged it "H II.707". John Herschel...
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German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 April 1787. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5784: SN 2018mef (type Ia, mag. 17.5), and SN 2023bch...
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Mpc (∼175 million ly). NGC 5394 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1787. The luminosity class of NGC 5394 is II and it has...
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NGC 6649 is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered by William Herschel on 10 July, 1787. The cluster is about 40–60 million years...
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NGC 5253 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 15 March 1787. NGC 5253 is located within the...
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Heart Nebula (redirect from NGC 896)
part of the nebula (a knot at its western edge) is separately classified as NGC 896, because it was the first part of the nebula to be discovered. The nebula's...
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15th magnitude central star. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. NGC 6818 is located in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), roughly...
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William Herschel in 1787, in Slough, England. NGC 7008 (H I-192) is included in the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 observing program.NGC 7008 is that its...
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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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NGC 381 is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, located at a distance of approximately 3,120 light-years from the Sun...
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NGC 5500 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Boötes, registered in New General Catalogue (NGC). NGC 5500 was discovered by William Herschel...
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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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NGC 436 is an open cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered on November 3, 1787, by William Herschel. It was described by Dreyer...
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28.8 ± 2.0 Mpc (∼93.9 million ly). NGC 5377 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1787. NGC 5377 was used by Gérard de Vaucouleurs...
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NGC 7139 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Cepheus. It was discovered on November 5, 1787, by astronomer William Herschel. List of...
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NGC 4151 is an intermediate spiral Seyfert galaxy with weak inner ring structure located 15.8 megaparsecs (52 million light-years) from Earth in the constellation...
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This is a list of NGC objects 1001–2000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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NGC 1501 (also known as the Camel's Eye Nebula or the Oyster Nebula) is a complex planetary nebula located in the constellation of Camelopardalis, it...
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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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and was discovered by the British astronomer William Herschel on 12 May 1787. NGC 6229 is located at about 100,000 light years away from Earth. It is an...
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NGC 654 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. With apparent magnitude 6.5, it can be observed...
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resemblance to the Pinwheel Galaxy. It has two HII regions named NGC 3180 and NGC 3181. NGC 3184 houses a high abundance of heavy elements and SN 1999gi,...
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