NGC Objects
40 entries in the NGC Objects compendium.
New General CatalogueA foundational catalogue of 7,840 deep-sky objects.NGC 1First object in the New General Catalogue, a spiral galaxy in Pegasus.NGC 2An intermediate spiral galaxy forming an optical double with NGC 1.NGC 4A faint lenticular galaxy with a corrected identification history.NGC 8A double star in the constellation Pegasus.NGC 17A merged spiral galaxy with a starburst nucleus in Cetus.NGC 80Giant lenticular galaxy and brightest member of the NGC 80 group.NGC 90Interacting grand-design spiral galaxy in Andromeda.NGC 92Largest member of Robert's Quartet with extensive tidal disruption.NGC 128Lenticular galaxy with a nested peanut-shell bulge.NGC 146A small, young open cluster near Kappa Cassiopeiae.NGC 147A faint dwarf spheroidal satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy.NGC 157A weakly-barred spiral galaxy with flocculent outer arms and two supernovae.NGC 206The brightest star cloud in the Andromeda Galaxy.NGC 247An intermediate spiral galaxy with a large void in its disk.NGC 253A bright starburst spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.NGC 281Emission nebula in Cassiopeia, known as the Pacman Nebula.NGC 300A nearby spiral galaxy in Sculptor, similar to the Triangulum Galaxy.NGC 346Young open cluster with nebula in the Small Magellanic Cloud.NGC 383Double radio galaxy with quasar-like appearance in Pisces.NGC 404A dwarf lenticular galaxy nicknamed Mirach's Ghost.NGC 457An open cluster in Cassiopeia known as the Owl or E.T. Cluster.NGC 515Lenticular galaxy discovered by William Herschel in 1784.NGC 517Lenticular galaxy in Pisces discovered by William Herschel.NGC 520A pair of colliding spiral galaxies in Pisces.NGC 525A faint lenticular galaxy with a ring structure in Pisces.NGC 541Lenticular radio galaxy in Cetus with a jet-triggered starburst companion.NGC 545A lenticular galaxy in Cetus, paired with NGC 547.NGC 564Large elliptical galaxy in Cetus, brightest in NGC 545 group.NGC 602Young open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud with star formation.NGC 604A supergiant H II region in the Triangulum Galaxy.NGC 612A rare lenticular galaxy hosting a powerful FR-II radio source.NGC 615A spiral galaxy with a decoupled nucleus and inner disk.NGC 637A young, compact open cluster in Cassiopeia.NGC 654Young open cluster in Cassiopeia, visible with binoculars.NGC 660A peculiar polar-ring galaxy with a violent past.NGC 663A young open cluster rich in Be stars in Cassiopeia.NGC 680Elliptical galaxy in Aries shaped by a past merger.NGC 681An edge-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a Seyfert II nucleus.NGC 691Unbarred spiral galaxy with multiple rings in Aries.
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