• Thumbnail for NGC 5555
    NGC 5555 is a distant spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity in respect to the cosmic microwave background is 11,200 ± 20 km/s...
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  • This is a list of NGC objects 5001–6000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5278
    NGC 5278 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1789. NGC 5278 is in gravitational...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5792
    NGC 5792 is a barred spiral galaxy about 70 million light-years away in the constellation Libra. There is a magnitude 9.6 star on the northwestern edge...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5882
    NGC 5882 is a small planetary nebula in the southern constellation of Lupus, positioned about 1.5° to the southwest of the star Epsilon Lupi. It was discovered...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 5822
    NGC 5822 is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Lupus. It was discovered by English Astronomer John Herschel on July 3, 1836, and...
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  • Thumbnail for Xi Orionis
    Constellation Orion Right ascension 06h 11m 56.39693s Declination +14° 12′ 31.5555″ Apparent magnitude (V) 4.47 Characteristics Spectral type B3 IV U−B color...
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  • Thumbnail for Abell 36
    5865 5869 Other A1689-zD1 Abell 1835 IR1916 Arp 240 (NGC 5257 and NGC 5258) Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427) BR 1202-0725 3C 273 3C 279 3C 298 4C 04.42 Eyes...
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  • Thumbnail for Kappa Virginis
    5865 5869 Other A1689-zD1 Abell 1835 IR1916 Arp 240 (NGC 5257 and NGC 5258) Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427) BR 1202-0725 3C 273 3C 279 3C 298 4C 04.42 Eyes...
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  • Thumbnail for Theta Virginis
    5865 5869 Other A1689-zD1 Abell 1835 IR1916 Arp 240 (NGC 5257 and NGC 5258) Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427) BR 1202-0725 3C 273 3C 279 3C 298 4C 04.42 Eyes...
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