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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Galaxy NGC 5668: An Unusual Flattening in Metallicity Gradient", The Astrophysical Journal, 754 (1): 61, arXiv:1205.5051, Bibcode:2012ApJ...754...61M,...
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Cygnus Loop (section NGC 6992, NGC 6995, and IC 1340)
+30° 35′ 43″. As the westernmost NGC object in the nebula (first in right ascension), its number is sometimes used as an NGC identifier for the nebula as...
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NGC 2681 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy lies 50 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent...
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Messier 84 (redirect from NGC 4374)
Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered the object...
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Galaxy NGC 5746". The Astrophysical Journal. 754 (2, article id 140): 140. arXiv:1205.6876. Bibcode:2012ApJ...754..140B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/754/2/140...
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NGC 3862 is an elliptical galaxy located 300 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. Discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27...
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star. Within the constellation's borders lie NGC 2419, an unusually remote globular cluster; the galaxy NGC 2770, which has hosted three recent Type Ib...
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NGC 2787, a barred lenticular galaxy NGC 3115 NGC 3632 NGC 4608, a barred lenticular galaxy about 56 million light years away in Virgo NGC 5866 NGC 1533...
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discovered by transit. NGC 7172, NGC 7174 and NGC 7314 are three galaxies of magnitudes 11.9, 12.5 and 10.9, respectively. NGC 7259 is another spiral...
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