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    NGC 2008 could be approximately 77 kpc (∼253,000 ly) if we used the Hubble distance to calculate it. According to Soares and his colleagues, NGC 2007...
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    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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    NGC 5195 (also known as Messier 51b or M51b) is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as M51a or NGC 5194). Both galaxies...
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    NGC 3132 (also known as the Eight-Burst Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula, or Caldwell 74) is a bright and extensively studied planetary nebula in the...
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    Veil Nebula (redirect from NGC 6960)
    Bonnell, J., eds. (1 January 2007). "NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 2007-01-02. Loff, Sarah (24 September...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4017
    NGC 4017 is an intermediate spiral radio galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is...
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    Database". Retrieved 2007-04-27. "Atlas of the Universe". Archived from the original on 2015-07-18. Retrieved 2007-04-27. "NGC 3576, the Statue of Liberty...
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    NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the...
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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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    NGC 3109 is a small barred Magellanic type spiral or irregular galaxy around 4.35 Mly away in the direction of the constellation of Hydra. NGC 3109 is...
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    NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, is a large barred spiral galaxy of type SB(s)b pec in the constellation Pavo. It is 212 million light-years...
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    Rosette Nebula (redirect from NGC 2237)
    confused with NGC 246, which is also nicknamed the "Skull Nebula." The complex has the following New General Catalogue (NGC) designations: NGC 2237 – Part...
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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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    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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    Crescent Nebula (redirect from NGC 6888)
    The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away...
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    NGC 2419 (also known as Caldwell 25) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lynx. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 31, 1788. NGC...
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    O6fp. List of NGC objects Planetary nebulae "NGC 6826". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2007-04-17. "NGC 6826". Stellar...
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    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....
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    NGC 2349 is an open cluster of stars in the Monoceros constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. (SIMBAD 2007) harv error: no target:...
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    NGC 7027, also known as the Jewel Bug Nebula or the Magic Carpet Nebula, is a very young and dense planetary nebula located around 3,000 light-years (920...
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    Eyes Galaxies (redirect from NGC 4438)
    The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438, also known as Arp 120) are a pair of galaxies about 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The pair...
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    Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) is an international third-party coin grading and certification service based in Sarasota, Florida. It has certified...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 7662
    NGC 7662 is a planetary nebula located in the northern constellation Andromeda. It is known as the Blue Snowball Nebula, Snowball Nebula, and Caldwell...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 3628
    NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy or Sarah's Galaxy, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 4449
    NGC 4449, also known as Caldwell 21, is an irregular Magellanic type galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, being located about 13 million light-years...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 1300
    NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 61 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 110,000 light-years across...
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    James (2007). Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures. Cambridge University Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780521837040. Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects:...
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    distances. NGC 2537 with Hubble NGC 2537 with SDSS "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2537. Retrieved 2007-04-01. Plotner, Tammy (2007). The...
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    Messier 49 (redirect from NGC 4472)
    Messier 49 (also known as M49 or NGC 4472) is a giant elliptical galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. This...
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