NGC 278 is an isolated spiral galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cassiopeia, near the southern constellation boundary with Andromeda...
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New General Catalogue (redirect from NGC object)
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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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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Galaxies as Arp 278, as an example of gravitationally interacting galaxies. Of the pair, the galaxy to the north is known individually as NGC 7253A. Its velocity...
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Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies. Cambridge University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0521768924. "NGC 5078 and its distorted companion IC 879". Australian Astronomical...
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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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than stars found in spiral galaxies. 3C 244.1 M49 (NGC 4472) M59 (NGC 4621) M60 (NGC 4649) M87 (NGC 4486), whose supermassive black hole was the first...
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II Program. The catalogue contains 400 objects. All objects are from the NGC. All objects are visible in mid northern latitudes, since they were all observed...
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Rosette Nebula (redirect from NGC 2237)
confused with NGC 246, which is also nicknamed the "Skull Nebula." The complex has the following New General Catalogue (NGC) designations: NGC 2237 – Part...
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Centaurus A (redirect from NGC 5128)
Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James...
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