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    NGC 4609 (also known as Caldwell 98) is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Crux. It was discovered on May 12, 1826 by the Scottish...
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    objects, such as the Hyades, the Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), and the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253). The Messier catalogue was actually compiled...
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    calculated to be only eight million years old. The brighter and closer cluster NGC 4609 lies 10 arc-minutes away, and both clusters are near the centre of the...
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    "Chemical composition of evolved stars in the young open clusters NGC 4609 and NGC 5316". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 462 (1):...
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    a binary system, although it is probably a member of the open cluster NGC 4609. This star is moderately luminous in the X-ray band, with a variable energy...
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    Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, M32, NGC 205, NGC 6822, NGC 185, IC 1613 and NGC 147. He also identified IC 10 as a possible part of the...
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    Embedded within Messier 24. Associated with Messier 17. Associated with NGC 6820. Embedded within the Iris Nebula. There are some errors in Collinder's...
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  • Star clusters Dragonfish Nebula Jewel Box (κ) NGC 4103 NGC 4349 NGC 4609...
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  • Star clusters Dragonfish Nebula Jewel Box (κ) NGC 4103 NGC 4349 NGC 4609...
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    Star clusters Dragonfish Nebula Jewel Box (κ) NGC 4103 NGC 4349 NGC 4609...
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    New York: Knopf. p. 324. ISBN 0-394-50760-6. https://issuu.com/psrpsr/docs/ngc_guide2020 2021 Northern Garden Collection Reference Guide University of Michigan...
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    Spiral galaxies of different morphological types in the SDSS NGC 4314 (SBa) M95 (SBb) NGC 3367 (SBc) The spiral structure of galaxies exhibits considerable...
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    NGC 4701 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the New General Catalogue, located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by the English astronomer William...
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    NGC 4614 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the New General Catalog. It is located in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered in 1864 by...
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