• Thumbnail for NGC 6604
    NGC 6604 is a young open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Serpens, positioned about 1.5° north of the Eagle Nebula (NGC 6611). The cluster...
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  • massive stars: observations centered on the Magellanic Cloud clusters NGC 330, NGC 346, NGC 2004, and the N11 region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 456 (2): 623–638...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4701
    NGC 4701 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the New General Catalogue, located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by the English astronomer William...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4614
    NGC 4614 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the New General Catalog. It is located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered in 1864 by...
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    50 Cassiopeiae (redirect from NGC 771)
    past, it had been misidentified as a suspected nebula, and given the number NGC 771. The star is visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude...
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  • Thumbnail for Chi2 Fornacis
    extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331–346. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. eISSN 1562-6873...
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    supernovae have been observed in the galaxy, and NGC 5962 has two satellite galaxies. Slightly fainter is NGC 5921, a barred spiral galaxy with a LINER-type...
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    massive stars: observations centered on the Magellanic Cloud clusters NGC 330, NGC 346, NGC 2004, and the N11 region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 456 (2): 623–638...
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  • extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644...
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  • Cancer, located about 614 light years from the Sun in the Beehive Cluster (NGC 2632). It is a challenge to view with the naked eye, having an apparent visual...
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  • Thumbnail for Kilonova
    electromagnetic spectrum (AT 2017gfo) located in a relatively nearby galaxy, NGC 4993. Observations of AT 2017gfo confirmed that it was the first conclusive...
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  • Thumbnail for Thuban
    extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644...
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  • Thumbnail for Neutron star merger
    a gravitational wave associated with the merger of two neutron stars in NGC 4993, an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Hydra. GW170817 co-occurred...
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  • Thumbnail for 13 Monocerotis
    Monoceros OB1 stellar association, halfway between the Rosette Nebula and NGC 2264, at a distance of about 780 parsecs. It is surrounded by a small reflection...
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  • extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644...
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  • Thumbnail for Merope (star)
    extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644...
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    of a binary system, although it is probably a member of the open cluster NGC 4609. This star is moderately luminous in the X-ray band, with a variable...
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  • Thumbnail for Eta Piscium
    extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644...
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  • naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.22. (The planetary nebula NGC 6072 lies 1.4° to the east-northeast.) Based upon an annual parallax shift...
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  • Thumbnail for Sagitta
    .609A.126S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201731788. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6850 - 6899". Retrieved 22 August 2015. Weaver, Donna; Villard, Ray...
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  • extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644...
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  • extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644...
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  • Thumbnail for Lambda Hydrae
    is 3.61 Located around 33.3 parsecs (109 ly) distant. The spiral galaxy NGC 3145 is only 7.8′ away to the southwest. The primary is an orange giant of...
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  • Thumbnail for Delta Cygni
    extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644...
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  • Thumbnail for 3 Monocerotis
    3 Monocerotis (redirect from NGC 2142)
    extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644...
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  • radial velocity of +35 km/s. 42 Cancri is a member of the Beehive Cluster (NGC 2632). The stellar classification of this star is A7III, matching an A-type...
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  • Thumbnail for Alpha Piscium
    extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644...
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  • extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644...
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  • Thumbnail for HD 56405
    apparent visual magnitude of 5.45. To the east of HD 56405 is the open cluster NGC 2360, also known as Caroline's Cluster. The distance to HD 56405, as determined...
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  • 83. Positioned just 1.8° to the south-southwest is the planetary nebula NGC 3242. Mu Hydrae has an annual parallax shift of 13.93 mas, which yields a...
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