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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North America Nebula (redirect from NGC 7000)
Bibcode:2008JAHH...11..235L. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2008.03.08. S2CID 221006656. Retrieved 26 August 2020. Seligman, Courtney (2020). "NGC 7000, The North America...
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were discovered in the very young region NGC 2024, two of which have been photoevaporated by a B star. The NGC 2024 proplyds are significant because they...
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NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae...
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NGC 3607 is a small but fairly bright lenticular galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo, about 2.5° south of the prominent star Delta Leonis. The...
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Heritage. 13 (3): 220–34. arXiv:1010.4610. Bibcode:2010JAHH...13..220H. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2010.03.06. S2CID 118454721. Smyth, Robert Brough (1878)....
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Pleiades (category NGC objects)
eye in the night sky. It is also observed to house the reflection nebula NGC 1432, an HII region. The cluster is dominated by hot blue luminous stars...
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right/bottom): NGC 7541, NGC 3021, NGC 5643, NGC 3254, NGC 3147, NGC 105, NGC 2608, NGC 3583, NGC 3147, MRK 1337, NGC 5861, NGC 2525, NGC 1015, UGC 9391, NGC 691...
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Crab Nebula (redirect from NGC 1952)
The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The common...
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NGC 3599 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 14, 1784. The galaxy is located at a...
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NGC 3686 is a spiral galaxy that forms with three other spiral galaxies, NGCs 3681, 3684, and 3691, a quartet of galaxies in the Leo constellation. It...
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hole candidates include the Andromeda Galaxy, M32, M87, NGC 3115, NGC 3377, NGC 4258, NGC 4889, NGC 1277, OJ 287, APM 08279+5255 and the Sombrero Galaxy...
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Heritage. 13 (3): 220–234. arXiv:1010.4610. Bibcode:2010JAHH...13..220H. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2010.03.06. S2CID 118454721. Ho, W. C. G.; Kaplan, D. L.;...
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NGC 3938 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. It was discovered on 6 February 1788 by William Herschel. It is one of the brightest...
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Astronomical History and Heritage. 9 (1): 77. Bibcode:2006JAHH....9...77P. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2006.01.06. S2CID 54914821. "SNRcat – High Energy Observations...
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NGC 3949 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 50 million light-years away from the Earth. It was discovered by...
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Astronomical History and Heritage. 12 (2): 90. Bibcode:2009JAHH...12...90M. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2009.02.01. S2CID 55890996. Archived from the original (PDF)...
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(PDF). Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 15 (1): 30–41. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2012.01.04. ISSN 1440-2807. S2CID 220757668. Archived from...
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History and Heritage. 9 (2): 173–179. Bibcode:2006JAHH....9..173H. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2006.02.06. S2CID 115611984. That is, a vulture on the ground...
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NGC 3593 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It has a morphological classification of SA(s)0/a, which indicates it is a lenticular...
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Heritage. 13 (3): 220–234. arXiv:1010.4610. Bibcode:2010JAHH...13..220H. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2010.03.06. S2CID 118454721. Davidson, Kris; Humphreys, Roberta...
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Heritage. 15 (1): 42–46. arXiv:1006.5209. Bibcode:2012JAHH...15...42L. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2012.01.05. ISSN 1440-2807. S2CID 51802196. Unsöld, Albrecht;...
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History and Heritage. 13 (1): 59–73. Bibcode:2010JAHH...13...59C. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2010.01.05. S2CID 120371894. The Washington Double Star Catalog...
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NGC 3818 is an elliptical galaxy in the Constellation Virgo. It is at a distance of about 118 million light-years away from Earth. In the center of NGC...
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History and Heritage (Vol. 6, No. 1): 46. Bibcode:2003JAHH....6...46S. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2003.01.05. S2CID 128868531. Retrieved 8 February 2021. Pauketat...
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Astron. Hist. Herit. 11 (2): 97–105. Bibcode:2008JAHH...11...97B. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2008.02.02. S2CID 115455540. Bartusiak, Marcia (2004). Archives...
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6015 2011 Gliese 433 c 0.138 3692.781 4.686 0.1666 2012 HD 220773 b 1.455 3724.655 4.612 0.5118 2012 HD 187123 c 1.989 3810.055 4.861 0.2523 1998 Upsilon...
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