NGC 6334, colloquially known as the Cat's Paw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius. NGC...
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Auwers discovered the nova T Scorpii. NGC 6302, also called the Bug Nebula, is a bipolar planetary nebula. NGC 6334, also known as the Cat's Paw Nebula...
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NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young...
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much shorter than the lifetime of the galaxy. For example, the nebula NGC 6334 has a star formation rate estimated to be 3600 solar masses per million...
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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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astronomical catalogues. The first is a list of near-infrared sources in the NGC 6334 molecular cloud. There are also a series of infrared catalogues of objects...
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(Haemodoraceae) Cat's Paw Nebula or Bear Claw Nebula, common names for NGC 6334 Cat's paw (wave), in Earth sciences, a pattern of shallow ripples (capillary...
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discovery of 2-methoxyethanol in a star-forming region within the nebula NGC 6334. The discovery was made by examining in the laboratory the spectral signature...
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This is a list of NGC objects 6001–7000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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78, reflection nebula NGC 248 NGC 249 NGC 256 NGC 261 NGC 267 NGC 281, Pacman Nebula NGC 346 NGC 371 NGC 588 NGC 595 NGC 604 NGC 1435, reflection nebula...
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Arp 256, NGC 6670, NGC 6240, ESO 593-8, NGC 454, UGC 8335, NGC 6786, NGC 17, ESO 77-14, NGC 6050 Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 6240. Arp...
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108 Gum 53 RCW 124 NGC 6302 Sh2-6, NGC 6302, Bug Nebula, PK 349+01 1, Butterfly Nebula, RCW 124, Gum 60, Caldwell 69 RCW 127 NGC 6334 ESO 392-EN 009, Sharpless...
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the 110 Messier objects (M), 7,840 objects in the New General Catalogue (NGC), the Caldwell catalogue (itself a "best of" from other catalogues, with...
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NGC 6397 (also known as Caldwell 86) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara that was discovered by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille...
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NGC 6383 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel in 1847. In the New General...
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Gum 29, RCW 49 Gum 60 NGC 6302 Sh2-6, NGC 6302, Bug Nebula, PK 349+01 1, Butterfly Nebula, RCW 124, Caldwell 69 Gum 64 NGC 6334 ESO 392-EN 009, Sharpless...
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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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265.0794 +1.4048 700-1000 Cygnus X 307.5 41.0 1400 NGC 6334 260.212 -36.115 351.42 +0.64 1700 NGC 6357 261.62 -34.20 353.11 +0.65 1700 Eagle Nebula 274...
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bright open cluster NGC 6193, visible to the naked eye, is responsible for a region of reflection nebulosity within NGC 6188. NGC 6188 is a star forming...
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NGC 6331 is a type E elliptical galaxy located in the Ursa Minor constellation. It is located 737 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered...
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Butterfly Cluster (redirect from NGC 6405)
The Butterfly Cluster (cataloged as Messier 6 or M6, and as NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Scorpius. Its name...
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NGC 6231 (also known as Caldwell 76 or the Baby Scorpion Cluster) is an open cluster in the southern sky located half a degrees north of Zeta Scorpii...
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Messier 14 (redirect from NGC 6402)
Messier 14 (also known as M14 or NGC 6402) is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764...
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NGC 6166 is an elliptical galaxy in the Abell 2199 cluster. It lies 490 million light years away in the constellation Hercules. The primary galaxy in...
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Messier 107 (redirect from NGC 6171)
Messier 107 or M107, also known as NGC 6171 or the Crucifix Cluster, is a very loose globular cluster in a very mildly southern part of the sky close...
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NGC 6302 (also known as the Bug Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, or Caldwell 69) is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The structure in...
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NGC 6388 is a globular cluster of stars located in the southern constellation of Scorpius. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop...
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NGC 6356 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as a II in the Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class and was discovered...
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