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    Markarian 590 (redirect from NGC 863)
    Markarian 590, also known as NGC 863, NGC 866, and NGC 885, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It is located at a distance of about...
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    Group galaxies M31 and M32, and a few galaxies beyond the Local Group, e.g. NGC 4395. In these galaxies, the mean square (or root mean square) velocities...
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  • This is a list of NGC objects 1–1000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and...
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    NGC 2913, NGC 2914, and NGC 2939. NGC 2912 lies at a distance of 1.3 arcminutes while NGC 2914 lies at a distance of 4.8 arcminutes. NGC 2919 appears...
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    Astrophysical Journal. 863 (2): 155. arXiv:1807.02505. Bibcode:2018ApJ...863..155C. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aad22c. S2CID 119494740. Media related to NGC 4093 at Wikimedia...
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    Messier 108 (redirect from NGC 3556)
    (2018). "SPIRITS 16tn in NGC 3556: A Heavily Obscured and Low-luminosity Supernova at 8.8 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 863 (1): 20. arXiv:1803.00574...
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    NGC 2808 is a globular cluster in the constellation Carina. The cluster currently belongs to the Milky Way, although it was likely stolen from a dwarf...
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    supernova's progenitor is a star in a young, compact star cluster in the galaxy NGC 2403, in Camelopardalis. The cluster had been cataloged as the 96th object...
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    2007af in NGC 5584". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 863: 1. Bibcode:2007CBET..863....1N. Hurst, G. M. (October 2007). "Supernova 2007af in NGC 5584"...
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    Messier 75 (redirect from NGC 6864)
    Messier 75 or M75, also known as NGC 6864, is a giant globular cluster of stars in the southern constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Pierre...
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    Messier 79 (redirect from NGC 1904)
    Messier 79 (also known as M79 or NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation Lepus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and...
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    members are Messier 2, Messier 56, Messier 75, Messier 79, NGC 1851, NGC 2298, and NGC 5286. NGC 2808 is another globular-like cluster of the Sausage. It...
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    in NGC 6193?". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 92: 863. Bibcode:1992A&AS...92..863V. Herbst, W.; Havlen, R. J. (1977). "ARA OB1, NGC 6193...
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    Messier 2 (redirect from NGC 7089)
    Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It was discovered...
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    constellation Perseus. It has a recession speed of 5,366 km/s and a diameter of 863′. It is one of the most massive objects in the known universe, containing...
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    NGC 680 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries. It is located at a distance of circa 120 million light years from Earth, which, given...
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    NGC 5557 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered by William Herschel on May 1, 1785. The distance to NGC 5557 is not well...
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    Messier 56 (redirect from NGC 6779)
    Messier 56 (also known as M56 or NGC 6779) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1779. It is angularly...
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    kelvins—and the star forming regions still extant in the surrounding nebula. M78 (NGC 2068) is a nebula in Orion. With an overall magnitude of 8.0, it is significantly...
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  • cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia, also known as NGC 7654. The New General Catalogue object NGC 52, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. Fifty-two...
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    NGC 5286 (also known as Caldwell 84) is a globular cluster of stars located some 35,900 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. At this distance...
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    S2CID 203593402. Neugent, Kathryn (2022). "Locating Red Supergiants in the Galaxy NGC 6822". The Astronomical Journal. 163 (2): 70. arXiv:2112.03990. Bibcode:2022AJ...
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  • List of articles with 314 in their name The year 314 AD The year 314 BC NGC 314 - It is a lenticular galaxy 314 Action - It is a nonprofit political...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1501
    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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  • II, and Tucana III". The Astrophysical Journal. 863 (1): 25. arXiv:1804.08627. Bibcode:2018ApJ...863...25M. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aacd0e. S2CID 118877962...
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  • Thumbnail for Intermediate-mass black hole
    the technique of reverberation mapping. For instance, the spiral galaxy NGC 4395 at a distance of about 4 Mpc appears to contain a black hole with mass...
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  • California State Historic Landmark #881[citation needed] In astronomy, NGC 881 is an Sc type galaxy in the constellation Cetus. A bilingual play on...
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  • constellation Lyra, also known as the Ring Nebula The New General Catalogue object NGC 57, an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. Passenger 57, a film...
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  • galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. The New General Catalogue object NGC 98, a magnitude 12.7 spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. Windows...
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    NGC 4252 is a spiral galaxy approximately 56 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Virgo. It belongs to the Virgo cluster of galaxies...
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