• Thumbnail for NGC 82
    NGC 82 is a magnitude 14.8 star located in the Andromeda constellation. It was first recorded by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on October 23, 1884...
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  • sixth magic number. Messier 82, a starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The New General Catalogue object NGC 82, a single star in the constellation...
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    at 22 GHz made during 2014 is estimated it lies 2.82±0.20 kpc. (9200 ly.) from us. Colloquially, NGC 281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula for its resemblance...
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    MCG-2-33-85 NGC 4699 NGC 4700 NGC 4722 NGC 4742 NGC 4781 NGC 4790 NGC 4802 NGC 4818 NGC 4753 Group: NGC 4636 NGC 4643 NGC 4688 NGC 4691 NGC 4753 NGC 4771 NGC 4772...
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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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  • This is a list of NGC objects 6001–7000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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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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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for Sh 2-279
    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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    (∼82.2 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 11 March 1784. One supernova has been observed in NGC 3524:...
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