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    NGC 2261 (also known as Hubble's Variable Nebula or Caldwell 46) is a variable nebula located in the constellation Monoceros. The nebula is illuminated...
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    NGC 6729 is a variable nebula which shows irregular variations in brightness and in shape. McNeil's Nebula NGC 1555 (Hind's Variable Nebula) NGC 2261...
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    The nebula was discovered on October 11, 1852, by John Russell Hind. NGC 2261 "NGC 1555". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved...
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    under the direction of American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble, targeting NGC 2261, an object also known as Hubble's Variable Nebula. The telescope continues...
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    changes in their star. McNeil's Nebula NGC 1555 (Hind's Variable Nebula) NGC 2261 (Hubble's Variable Nebula) NGC 6729 (R Coronae Australis Nebula) Andrews...
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    objects, such as the Hyades, the Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), and the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253). The Messier catalogue was actually compiled...
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  • This is a list of NGC objects 2001–3000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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    including M 50, The Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264), Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC 2261), NGC 2244, NGC 2301, The Rosette Nebula, 11 Beta Monocerotis...
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    center; its stars range moderately in brightness. Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC 2261) is a nebula with an approximate magnitude of 10, 2500 light-years from...
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  • Orion NGC 2014 NGC 2023 NGC 2080, Ghost Head Nebula NGC 2174 NGC 2261, variable reflection nebula in Monoceros NGC 2736, the Pencil Nebula NGC 3576 NGC 3603...
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