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    NGC 1788 is a reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion. It is rather sharply defined on its southwest perimeter where it is flanked by the dark...
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    million light years from Earth. William Herschel discovered the galaxy in 1788. NGC 5907 has an anomalously low metallicity and few detectable giant stars...
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  • in the Pleiades NGC 1491 NGC 1579 NGC 1714, NGC 1715 NGC 1788, reflection nebula in Orion NGC 1931 NGC 1973, NGC 1975 and NGC 1977 NGC 1999, reflection...
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    NGC 5866 (also called the Spindle Galaxy) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco. NGC 5866 was most likely discovered by Pierre Méchain or Charles...
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  • July 2013, p. 73. Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (April 19, 2013). "NGC 1788 and the Witch's Whiskers". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved...
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    by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1788. Very few studies have been carried out on NGC 6742 and the identification of the central star of...
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    NGC 4144 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 10, 1788. NGC 4144 by the Sloan Digital...
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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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    discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 1 May 1788. The SIMBAD database lists NGC 5875 as a Seyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nuclei...
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    of 31 Lyncis. It was discovered on 6 February 1788 by German-British astronomer William Herschel. NGC 2537 belongs to the iE class of Blue Compact Dwarf...
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