• 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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    NGC 3049 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 1793 ± 24 km/s, which...
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    German-British astronomer William Herschel on 8 April 1793. According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 3206 is an Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has...
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    of Stars (abbreviated NGC) is an astronomical catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects...
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    apparent dimensions, that NGC 3445 is approximately 35,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 8, 1793. The galaxy is included...
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  • galaxies. List of NGC objects (1–1000) List of NGC objects (1001–2000) List of NGC objects (2001–3000) List of NGC objects (3001–4000) List of NGC objects (4001–5000)...
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    investigation of the young open cluster NGC 6649". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527 (2): 1784–1793. doi:10.1093/mnras/stad3358. Turner...
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    comprises three NGC nebulae, NGC 1973, NGC 1975, and NGC 1977 that are divided by darker nebulous regions. It also includes the open cluster NGC 1981. The brightest...
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    discovered on November 28, 1793, by the astronomer William Herschel. The central bar is approximately 500 million years old. NGC 3559 is "devouring" the...
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    NGC 5331 is a pair of two interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation Virgo. They were discovered by William Herschel on May 13, 1793. One supernova...
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