be 5.2×107 M☉. The nearby companion galaxy NGC 2993 is located less than 3′ to the southeast of NGC 2292. The two are linked by a tidal bridge of ionized...
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that NGC 2293 is about 160,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on January 20, 1835. NGC 2293 forms a pair with NGC 2292 and has...
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This is a list of NGC objects 2001–3000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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members of the group are the possibly merging lenticular galaxies NGC 2292 and NGC 2293, NGC 2295, ESO 490−G010 and ESO 490−G045. Because of its large angular...
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NGC 2012 is a large lenticular galaxy in the Constellation Mensa. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1836. With its distance from the Earth being over...
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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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'boxy' appearance reminding the astronomers of an unshelled peanut. NGC 2292 and NGC 2293 are two ellipticals, nicknamed the 'Greater Pumpkin', that have...
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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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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 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the...
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NGC 2110 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Orion. It is located at a distance of about 120 million light years from Earth, which, given...
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NGC 2477 (also known as Caldwell 71 or the Termite Hole Cluster) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It contains about 300 stars, and was...
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NGC 2261 (also known as Hubble's Variable Nebula or Caldwell 46) is a variable nebula located in the constellation Monoceros. The nebula is illuminated...
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NGC 2169 is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was possibly discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and discovered by William...
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Messier 78 (redirect from NGC 2068)
Messier 78 or M78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included...
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NGC 2204 is an open cluster of stars in the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered by the German-English astronomer William Herschel on 6 February...
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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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Open Cluster NGC 2175 (also known as OCL 476 or Cr 84) is an open cluster in the Orion constellation, embedded in a diffusion nebula. It was discovered...
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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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(SIMBAD 2007) harv error: no target: CITEREFSIMBAD2007 (help) NGC 2349 @ SEDS NGC objects pages NGC 2349 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray...
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NGC 2336 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is located at a distance of circa 100 million light years from Earth...
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NGC 2491 is a spiral galaxy located in Canis Minor constellation. It is located 580 million light-years from Earth and has an approximate diameter of...
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NGC 2144 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Mensa in the southern hemisphere. It was first discovered and observed by John Louis Emil Dreyer...
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NGC 2403 (also known as Caldwell 7) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group, and...
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NGC 2244 (also known as Caldwell 50 or the Satellite Cluster) is an open cluster in the Rosette Nebula, which is located in the constellation Monoceros...
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Messier 78, NGC 2071 and NGC 2064. The Interactive NGC Catalog Online: NGC 2067 NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database: NGC 2067 Media related to NGC 2067 at Wikimedia...
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NGC 2301 is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. It is visible through 7x50 binoculars and it...
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NGC 2420 is an open cluster in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1783. The cluster is about two billion years old and...
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NGC 2023 is an emission and reflection nebula in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It was discovered by the German-born astronomer William Herschel...
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NGC 2008 is a distant spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pictor. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 10,367 ± 11 km/s, which...
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