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    NGC 644 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky. It is estimated to be 270 million light-years from the Milky Way and...
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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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    Carina Nebula (redirect from NGC 3372)
    The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity...
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    "Three open clusters containing Cepheids: NGC 6649, NGC 6664, and Berkeley 55". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 644: A136. arXiv:2009.12418. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202038495...
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    NGC 905 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus in the constellation Cetus south. It is estimated to be 644 million light-years from the Milky Way...
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    Messier 89 (redirect from NGC 4552)
    Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4552 in the Virgo Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 644 (1): 155–166. arXiv:astro-ph/0508588. Bibcode:2006ApJ...644..155M. doi:10...
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    NGC 6753 is a massive unbarred spiral galaxy, seen almost exactly face-on, in the southern constellation of Pavo. It was discovered by the English astronomer...
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    NGC 246 (also known as the Skull Nebula or Caldwell 56) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cetus. It is the first known planetary nebula to have...
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    NGC 4062, NGC 4136, NGC 4173, NGC 4203, NGC 4245, NGC 4251, NGC 4274, NGC 4283, NGC 4310, NGC 4314, NGC 4359, NGC 4414, NGC 4509, and NGC 4525. Another...
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  • aperture of at least 4 in (10 cm). The estimated distance to Kepler-22 is 644 light-years (197 parsecs). Kepler-22 is slightly smaller and cooler than...
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