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    The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated NGC) is an astronomical catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil...
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  • astronomical catalogue by John Herschel expanding on the work of his father William Herschel New General Catalogue Revised New General Catalogue This disambiguation...
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    A star catalogue is an astronomical catalogue that lists stars. In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. There are a great...
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  • to John Louis Emil Dreyer's New General Catalogue (NGC), compiled in 1888 and used by current astronomers. The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars...
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    The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The common...
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    Lists of astronomical objects Caldwell catalogue Deep-sky object Herschel 400 Catalogue New General Catalogue "Original Messier Catalog of 1781". Students...
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    systematically. The list was eventually enlarged and renamed the New General Catalogue. Many non-stellar objects are still identified by their NGC number...
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  • that are believed to be organized around a black hole. Messier and New General Catalogue designations are given where possible. 1ES 2344+514 Ton 618 (this...
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  • Caldwell catalogue Index Catalogue (IC) Messier Catalogue New General Catalogue (NGC) Revised Index Catalogue (RIC) Revised New General Catalogue (RNGC)...
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    Messier Catalogue Herschel 400 Catalogue New General Catalogue (NGC) Index Catalogue (IC) Revised New General Catalogue (RNGC) Revised Index Catalogue (RIC)...
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  • globular cluster in the sky, located in the constellation Tucana. The New General Catalogue object NGC 47, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus...
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    M97 in a HOO composition Messier object List of Messier objects New General Catalogue List of planetary nebulae Kerber, F.; et al. (September 2003), "Galactic...
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  • the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can...
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  • the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can...
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  • nebula in the constellation Lyra, also known as the Ring Nebula The New General Catalogue object NGC 57, an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces...
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  • Nebulae and Star Clusters (category Astronomical catalogues)
    'CN'/"H" catalogue) first published 1786 General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (John Herschel 'GC'/"h" catalogue) first published 1864 New General...
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  • magnitude 7.0 globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius The New General Catalogue object NGC 55, a magnitude 7.9 barred spiral galaxy in the constellation...
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    Triangulum Galaxy (category Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects)
    from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC (New General Catalogue) 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs...
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  • magnitude 8.5 globular cluster in the constellation Capricornus The New General Catalogue object NGC 30, a double star in the constellation Pegasus Thirty...
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  • the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can...
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    the Christmas Tree Cluster. The designation of NGC 2264 in the New General Catalogue refers to both objects and not the nebula alone. The diffuse Cone...
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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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  • the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can...
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    primarily by their catalog numbers in John Louis Emil Dreyer's New General Catalogue, published in 1888. It was ultimately named after the Armenian astrophysicist...
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  • that is objects listed in the New General Catalogue (NGC). It is one of the largest comprehensive astronomical catalogues for deep sky objects such as...
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  • a magnitude 9.5 open cluster in the constellation Scutum. The New General Catalogue object NGC 26, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. 26...
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  • magnitude 9.0 globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius The New General Catalogue object NGC 70, a magnitude 13.4 spiral galaxy in the constellation...
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  • the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can...
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  • the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can...
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    object M59, a magnitude 11.5 galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The New General Catalogue object NGC 59, a magnitude 12.4 spiral galaxy in the constellation...
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