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    NGC 7828 is a peculiar galaxy in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy lies about 300 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent...
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  • This is a list of NGC objects 1001–2000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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    of the M74 Group. NGC 488 is an isolated face-on prototypical spiral galaxy. Two supernovae have been observed in the galaxy. NGC 520 is a pair of colliding...
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    higher rate (per area) than is typically found in outer disks, as shown in NGC 4314 (see photo). Properties such as spiral structure and young stars suggest...
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    Other designations Polaris, North Star, Cynosura, Alpha UMi, α UMi, ADS 1477, CCDM J02319+8915 α UMi A: 1 Ursae Minoris, BD+88°8, FK5 907, GC 2243, HD 8890...
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  • Evidence for Flat Cores in the Halos of Dwarf Galaxies? The Case of NGC 3109 and NGC 6822". The Astrophysical Journal. 657 (2): 773–789. arXiv:astro-ph/0509644...
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  • minor planets MPC · 9904 9905 Tiziano 4611 P-L Tiziano Vecellio (Titian; c. 1477 or 1490–1576), a typical Renaissance painter. JPL · 9905 9906 Tintoretto...
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  • 10.5 galaxy in the constellation Virgo The New General Catalogue object NGC 61, a double spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus 61 Ursae Majoris is...
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    star at the center of R136, the central concentration of stars of the large NGC 2070 open cluster in the Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) in the Large Magellanic...
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  • Thumbnail for LDN 1641
    Other nebulae overlap with Lynds 1641 and are associated with it, such as NGC 1999, IC 427/428, IC 429/430, HH34 and HH 1/2. Orion Nebula (top bright cloud)...
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