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    Helix Nebula (redirect from NGC 7293)
    The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding...
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    Eskimo Nebula (redirect from NGC 2392)
    The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown-faced Nebula, Lion Nebula, or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula (PN). It was...
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    NGC 3100, NGC 3275, NGC 3281, NGC 3347 and NGC 3449. NGC 6782 – another multiringed galaxy HST image of NGC 3081 NGC 3081 by 2MASS "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic...
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    Ring Nebula (redirect from NGC 6720)
    The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier 57, M57 and NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra.[C] Such a nebula is formed...
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    Dumbbell Nebula (redirect from NGC 6853)
    The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as the Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, and NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a white dwarf) in the...
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    NGC 3009 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is about 35 thousand light years across, and with a recessional velocity of 4,445...
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    NGC 3302 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Antlia. It was discovered by the astronomer John Herschel on January 28, 1835. "NGC 3302"...
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    NGC 2663 (also known as PGC 24590) is an elliptical galaxy with a gaseous disk located in the constellation Pyxis. It is 93 million light years away from...
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    NGC 3301, also known as NGC 3760, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo. Its apparent magnitude in the V-band is 11.1. It was first observed...
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    "Knots in Nearby Planetary Nebulae". Astronomical Journal. 123 (6): 3329–3347. Bibcode:2002AJ....123.3329O. doi:10.1086/340726. "The icy blue wings of...
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