• 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 162 is a star in the Andromeda constellation. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest in 1862. A few galaxies (PGC 2148 and PGC 212552) have been mis-identified...
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  • 501 NGC 821 NGC 1023 NGC 1097 NGC 1271 NGC 1277 NGC 1332 NGC 1566 NGC 2787 NGC 3079 NGC 3115 NGC 3377 NGC 3384 NGC 3998 NGC 4151 NGC 4261 NGC 4438 NGC 4459...
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    NGC 719 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aries. It was first discovered, on 24 November 1861, by Heinrich d'Arrest. Pan-STARRS image of NGC...
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    NGC 46, occasionally referred to as PGC 5067596, is a star located approximately 1,420 light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Pisces....
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    NGC 5273 is a lenticular galaxy located 54 million light-years away in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. This galaxy was discovered by William...
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    the Cen A group membership of NGC 5011C was established. While this galaxy is a well-known stellar system listed with a NGC number, its true identity remained...
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    NGC 3786 is an spiral galaxy located 107.5 million light-years away in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. It was discovered by English astronomer...
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  • NGC 2423-3 is a red giant star approximately 3,040 light-years away in the constellation of Puppis. The star is part of the NGC 2423 open cluster (hence...
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    NGC 4123 is a modest-sized, strongly-barred spiral galaxy located 75 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It was discovered...
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    NGC 1570, mistakenly called NGC 1571, is a faint galaxy located in the southern constellation Caelum, the chisel. It has a blue magnitude of 13.2, making...
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    NGC 2573, also known as Polarissima Australis, is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Octans. It has an apparent magnitude of 13.25, making...
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  • NGC 4349-127 is a probable red giant star approximately 6,100 light-years away in the constellation of Crux. It is a member of the open cluster NGC 4349...
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    indicates Messier 25 may constitute a ternary star cluster together with NGC 6716 and Collinder 394. Establishing precise distances to open clusters enables...
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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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    9. NGC 6193 is surrounded by NGC 6188, a faint nebula only normally visible in long-exposure photographs. NGC 6200 NGC 6204 NGC 6208 NGC 6250 NGC 6253...
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    ISBN 0-674-83440-2. A good example of this is NGC 2244, in the Rosette Nebula. See also Johnson, Harold L. (November 1962). "The Galactic Cluster, NGC 2244"...
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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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    NGC 1624-2 is a massive O-type star located in the star cluster NGC 1624, in the constellation of Perseus, about 16,800 light years away. NGC 1624-2 is...
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  • elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The New General Catalogue object NGC 89, a magnitude 13.5 peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix...
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  • galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The New General Catalogue object NGC 82, a single star in the constellation Andromeda. Both the NBA and NHL operate...
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  • Pr0211 forms a binary star system with a K-type main-sequence star known as NGC 2632 JC 280 or 2MASS J08421285+1916040. Pr0211 b is a gas giant exoplanet...
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    NGC 4388 is an active spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It was discovered April 17, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel. This galaxy is located...
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    NGC 2950 is a lenticular galaxy located 60 million light-years from Earth. NGC 3000 is a double star, and catalogued as a nebula-type object. NGC 3079...
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    star cluster [NKN2005] N159-O1. Other possible origins are NGC 2077, NGC 2080, NGC 2085 and NGC 2086. In the scenario of N159-O1 being the origin, the progenitor...
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    Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940...
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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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    Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940...
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    NGC 613 is a barred spiral galaxy located 67 million light years away in the southern constellation of Sculptor. This galaxy was discovered in 1798 by...
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    globular clusters associated with the SMC: NGC 121, 10 arcminutes away from the bigger cluster's edge, and Lindsay 8. NGC 362 is another globular cluster in Tucana...
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