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    NGC 6005 is an open cluster in the constellation Norma. It is 5875 light-years distant and thought to be around 1.15 billion years old. "NGC 6005 -- Open...
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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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    Star clusters NGC 5925 NGC 5999 NGC 6005 NGC 6031 NGC 6067 NGC 6087 NGC 6115 NGC 6134 NGC 6152 NGC 6167 NGC 6169...
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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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    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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  • 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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    2020-07-16. "Mel 105". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16. "NGC 4852". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16. "NGC 6005 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données...
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    Star clusters NGC 5925 NGC 5999 NGC 6005 NGC 6031 NGC 6067 NGC 6087 NGC 6115 NGC 6134 NGC 6152 NGC 6167 NGC 6169...
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    NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara. The bright open cluster NGC 6193, visible to the naked eye...
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    Messier 9 (redirect from NGC 6333)
    Messier 9 or M9 (also designated NGC 6333) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It is positioned in the southern part of the constellation...
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    Messier 7 (redirect from NGC 6475)
    Messier 7 or M7, also designated NGC 6475 and sometimes known as the Ptolemy Cluster, is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. The...
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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 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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    Messier 4 (redirect from NGC 6121)
    Messier 4 or M4 (also known as NGC 6121 or the Spider Globular Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by Philippe...
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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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6231
    NGC 6231 (also known as Caldwell 76) is an open cluster in the southern sky located half a degrees north of Zeta Scorpii. NGC 6231 is part of a swath...
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    NGC 6122 is a spiral galaxy located around 484 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. NGC 6122 was discovered on May 6, 1886 by...
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    Star clusters NGC 5925 NGC 5999 NGC 6005 NGC 6031 NGC 6067 NGC 6087 NGC 6115 NGC 6134 NGC 6152 NGC 6167 NGC 6169...
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    Arp 272 (redirect from NGC 6050)
    is a pair of interacting galaxies consisting of the two spiral galaxies NGC 6050 (left) and IC 1179 (right). Arp 272 lies around 450 million light years...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6144
    NGC 6144 is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius, located almost exactly 1° away from its brighter counterpart globular cluster Messier 4...
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    Star clusters NGC 5925 NGC 5999 NGC 6005 NGC 6031 NGC 6067 NGC 6087 NGC 6115 NGC 6134 NGC 6152 NGC 6167 NGC 6169...
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  • Star clusters NGC 5925 NGC 5999 NGC 6005 NGC 6031 NGC 6067 NGC 6087 NGC 6115 NGC 6134 NGC 6152 NGC 6167 NGC 6169...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6342
    from Earth. NGC 6342 is classified as metal-rich, yet has only one generation of stars. List of NGC objects (6001–7000) List of NGC objects NGC 6366 Messier...
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  • Star clusters NGC 5925 NGC 5999 NGC 6005 NGC 6031 NGC 6067 NGC 6087 NGC 6115 NGC 6134 NGC 6152 NGC 6167 NGC 6169...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6397
    NGC 6397 (also known as Caldwell 86) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara. It is located about 7,800 light-years from Earth, making it one of...
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  • Star clusters NGC 5925 NGC 5999 NGC 6005 NGC 6031 NGC 6067 NGC 6087 NGC 6115 NGC 6134 NGC 6152 NGC 6167 NGC 6169...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6394
    astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 7 July 1885. List of NGC objects (6001–7000) List of NGC objects "Object No. 1 - NGC 6394". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6181
    NGC 6181 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hercules. It is designated as SB(rs)c in the galaxy morphological classification scheme...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6104
    NGC 6104 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Corona Borealis. It is designated as S(R)Pec in the galaxy morphological classification...
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    NGC 6496 is a globular cluster which is in the direction of the Milky Way's galactic bulge based on observations collected with the WFPC2 on board the...
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