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    NGC 4490, also known as the Cocoon Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. William Herschel discovered it in 1788. It is...
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    isolated and of low mass. The star formation rate in NGC 4485 is 0.22 M☉·yr−1. NGC 4485 and NGC 4490. Interaction between them created a stream of material...
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    star, thus supporting the case that this may be an X-ray binary. NGC 1313 X1 and X2: NGC 1313, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Reticulum, contains...
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    helium-rich type Ib core-collapse supernova in the interacting galaxy NGC 4490. It was independently discovered on 3 March 2008 by LOSS and 4 March by...
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    galaxies, including M51 (Arp 85), Arp 220, and the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039, or Arp 244). A few of the galaxies are simply dwarf galaxies that...
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  • This is a list of NGC objects 4001–5000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae...
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  • II Program. The catalogue contains 400 objects. All objects are from the NGC. All objects are visible in mid northern latitudes, since they were all observed...
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  • in the Local Supercluster. The largest galaxy within the cluster is M106 (NGC 4258), which is a barred spiral galaxy. Canes II is directly behind Canes...
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    NGC 4036 is the New General Catalogue identifier for a lenticular galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. In the Carnegie Atlas...
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    NGC 4041 is the New General Catalogue identifier for a spiral galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It is located an estimated...
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    Therapy: Discovery and Evolution by Dennis W. Glover p37 ISBN 1-4490-1491-7, ISBN 978-1-4490-1491-9 "University of Glasgow :: World Changing:: Developing...
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