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NGC
NGC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to: NGC Magazine, an unofficial Nintendo magazine in the United Kingdom.National Gallery of Canada, one of Canada's premier art museums.Nevada Gaming Commission, regulator of gaming in the State of Nevada, USA.New General Catalogue of astronomical o..

Ngchesar
Ngchesar is in Palau. It is also the location of the Mangrove trees, where shrimp and prawns thrive. The sacred totem of Ngchesar is the Stingray. There are about 300 inhabitants, and its capital is Ngerkeai. ..

Ngcobo, Eastern Cape
Ngcobo is the new name of a town in the Eastern Cape which was previously known as Engcobo town. Ngcobo has the status of a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape. ..

Ngconde Balfour
Ngconde Balfour (23 August 1954 - ) is a South African politician and has been the country's Minister of Correctional Services since 2004. Balfour was born in the Eastern Cape and completed his schooling at Jabavu High School in the town of Alice. He went on to study at Lovedale College and Fort ..

NGC 1
NGC 1 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. It is a faint object of magnitude 13. It is the first item in the New General Catalogue with a right ascension of only 7 seconds (epoch 1860). It is slightly to the north of NGC 2. (11/14/87): moderately bright, slightly elongated E-W, bright c..

NGC 1032
NGC 1032 is a galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It is at a distance of 117 million light years from Earth. ..

NGC 1042
NGC 1042 is a galaxy in the Cetus Constallation. It is 60 million light years away. External links [Picture of NGC 1042] ..

NGC 1049
Located in the constellation of Fornax, NGC 1049 is a globular cluster located in the nearby Local Group galaxy of Fornax Dwarf. At a distance of 630,000 light years, it is still visible in moderate sized telescopes but the parent galaxy is nearly invisible. The globular cluster was discovered by ..

NGC 1128
NGC 1128 or Dumbbell Galaxy is a galaxy in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster. It is the center of the 3C75 radio source and contains two orbiting supermassive black holes on their way to merging. External links [Black Holes Dance With Incredible Violence] (SpaceDaily) Apr 12, 2006[3C 7..

NGC 1156
NGC 1156 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Aries constellation of the type Ibm. It is considered a Magellanic-type irregular. The galaxy has a larger than average core, and contains zones of contra-rotating gas. The counter-rotation is thought to be the result of tidal interactions with another ..

NGC 1435
NGC 1435 is a reflection nebula in the Pleiades open cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in October 19, 1859. The nebula consists of dust left over from the formation of the cluster, which reflects the blue starlight of the hot young stars. It shows up clearl..

NGC 1502
NGC 1502 is a small open cluster of approximately 45 stars in the constellation Camelopardalis, or the Giraffe. It is one of the finest objects in its constellation. Kemble's Cascade seems to "flow" into NGC 1502. ..

NGC 1514
NGC 1514 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 1514 |- align="right" |} William Herschel discovered this nebula surrounding a bright central star on the 13th of November 1790. The discovery reinforced Herschel's belief in the gaseous nature of nebulae. It also influenced him to pr..

NGC 1818
NGC 1818 Globular cluster Observation data(Epoch J2000.0) Class Right ascension 05h 04m 15s Declination −66° 25′ 44" Distance Apparent magnitude (V) Apparent dimensions (V) Constellation Tucana Physical characteristics Radius Absolute magnitude (V) ..

NGC 1973, NGC 1975 and NGC 1977
NGC 1973, NGC 1975 and NGC 1977 Diffuse nebula } |- | Other designations | |- align="right" | |[edit] |} NGC 1973/5/7 is a reflection nebula 1/2 degree northeast of the Orion Nebula. The three NGC objects are divided by darker regions. External links [APoD 2 October 2003]..

NGC 1999
NGC 1999 Diffuse nebula } |- | Other designations | |- align="right" | |[edit] |} NGC 1999 is a dust filled bright nebula. It is a reflection nebula, and shines from the light of the variable star V380. It is located 1,500 light years away in the constellation Orion. ..

NGC 2080
Ghost Head Nebula Diffuse nebula } |- | Other designations | |- align="right" | |[edit] |} The Ghost Head Nebula (also known as NGC 2080) is a diffuse nebula in the Dorado constellation. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel in 1834. External links [..

NGC 2158
200px NGC 2158 is an open cluster in the constellation of Gemini. It is located near Open Cluster M35, and is believed to be just over 1 billion years old. External link [NGC 2158] ..

NGC 2169
NGC 2169 is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and discovered by William Herschel on October 15, 1784. NGC 2169 is at a distance of about 3,600 light years away from Earth. External links [SEDS entry][Astronomy Pictu..

NGC 2175
Open Cluster NGC 2175 (also known as GC 136 or NGC 2175) is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently discovered by Bruhns. NGC 2175 is at a distance of about 6,350 light years away from Earth. External links [NGC..

NGC 2204
NGC 2204 is an open cluster in the Canis Major constellation. It was probably discovered by Caroline Herschel or by William Herschel in 1783. External link [NGC 2204 @ SEDS NGC objects pages] ..

NGC 2264
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 Christmas Tree Cluster. Both objects are located in the Monoceros constellation and are located about 800 parsecs or 2600 light-years from Earth. ..

NGC 2346
NGC 2346 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 2346 |- align="right" |} NGC 2346 (also known as Butterfly NGC 2346) is a planetary nebula on the celestial equator in the Monoceros constellation. It is bright and conspicuous and has been extensively studied. Among its most remarkabl..

NGC 2349
NGC 2349 is an open cluster of stars in the Monoceros constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. External links [NGC 2349 @ SEDS NGC objects pages] ..

NGC 2360
NGC 2360 is an open cluster in the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. External link [NGC 2360 @ SEDS NGC objects pages] ..

NGC 2362
NGC 2362 is an open cluster in the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654. The cluster contains about 60 stars and has an estimated age of 25 million years. Its brightest star is Tau Canis Majoris and therefore it is sometimes called the Tau Canis Major..

NGC 2438
NGC 2438 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 2438 |- align="right" |} NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Puppis. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786. Visually, NGC 2438 seems to be within the confines of the open cluster M46 but in reality it is closer..

NGC 2440
NGC 2440 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 2440 |- align="right" |} NGC 2440 is a planetary nebula, one of some 1,500 in our galaxy. It has been found to contain a white dwarf star with an exceptionally high surface temperature of 200,000 degrees Celsius. The nebula is situated..

NGC 2451
NGC 2451 is an open cluster in the Puppis constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna in 1654. NGC 2451 is at a distance of about 850 light years away from Earth. External links [NGC 2451 @ SEDS NGC objects pages] ..

NGC 246
NGC 246 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 246 |- align="right" |} NGC 246 is also called the skull nebula. ..

NGC 2477
NGC 2477 is an open cluster in the Puppis constellation. It was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751. The cluster's age has been estimated at about 700 million years. External links [NGC 2477 @ SEDS NGC objects pages] ..

NGC 2500
NGC 2500 is a galaxy which was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1788. Much like the local group in which our own Milky Way galaxy is situated, NGC 2500 is part of a group of galaxies which also includes NGC 2541, NGC 2537 and NGC 2552. Data Distance: 24 million light years Right Ascensi..

NGC 2516
NGC 2516 Southern open cluster NGC 2516 was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752. ..

NGC 2541
NGC 2541 is a spiral galaxy located 24 million light years away. It is in a group with NGC 2500, NGC 2537, and NGC 2552. External Links Link to the Galaxy Catalogue, Princeton University: http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~frei/Gcat_htm/cat_ims.htm ..

NGC 2546
NGC 2546 NGC 2546 is a Southern open cluster in Puppis, discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752 from South Africa. ..

NGC 2547
NGC 2547 NGC 2547 is a southern open cluster in Vela, discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752 from South Africa. ..

NGC 2683
NGC 2683 is a spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It is viewed nearly edge-on from Earth's location in space and is located about 16 million light years away. External links http://www.seds.org/~spider/spider/Misc/n2683.html ..

NGC 2715
NGC 2715 is a type SABc spiral galaxy. ..

NGC 2736
NGC 2736 is called The Pencil Nebula. It is part of the Vela Supernova Remnant, located near the Vela Pulsar in the constellation Vela. The nebula's linear appearance triggered its popular name. It resides about 815 light-years (250 parsecs) away from our solar system. It is thought to formed ..

NGC 2841
NGC 2841 is a very delicate spiral galaxy with tightly wound arms about 130,000 light years in diameter, slightly larger than the Milky Way. It is located 31 million light years away. ..

NGC 2915
NGC 2915 is a blue dwarf galaxy located 15 million light years away, right on the edge of the local group. It is remarkable in that the optical galaxy corresponds to the core of a much larger spiral galaxy traced by radio observation of neutral hydrogen[link]. The galaxy has a short cent..

NGC 3109
NGC 3109 is a small irregular galaxy between 4.5 and 4.9 million light years away in the direction of the constellation of Hydra. It is the most prominent member of a Local Group subgroup. Other names for this galaxy include h 3221 and GC 2003. ..

NGC 3132
Eight-burst Nebula Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 3132, Southern Ring Nebula |- align="right" |} NGC 3132 (Eight-burst Nebula / Southern Ring Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vela situated about 2,000 light years from Earth. Photos of NGC 3132 reveal two st..

NGC 3227
NGC 3227 is a Seyfert galaxy that interacts strongly with dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 3226. Sir William Herschel already recognised them as a 'double nebula' and they were jointly listed as Holm 187 in the Catalogue of Double and Multiple Galaxies and Arp 94 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. Ama..

NGC 3486
NGC 3486 is a type Sb spiral galaxy. ..

NGC 3521
NGC 3521 is a type SABbc spiral galaxy 30 to 35 million light years away from Earth. ..

NGC 3532
NGC 3532, also known as the Wishing Well Cluster, is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. It got this name because through a telescope's eyepiece it appears like dozens of silver coins twinkling at the bottom of a wishing well. External links [The Wishing Well Cluster][Astro..

NGC 3603
NGC 3603 NGC 3603 is a giant H II region in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way around 20,000 light years away from our solar system. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel in 1834. It is home to an open cluster (centre of the image) containing about 2000 bright st..

NGC 3766
NGC 3766 NGC 3766, the Pearl Cluster, is an open cluster and was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752. [The Pearl Cluster] See also New General Catalogue External links [NGC 3766 at SEDS][The Pearl Cluster][Astrophotograph Link] ..

NGC 3877
NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It is a member of the Ursa Major Cluster of galaxies. On March 3, 1998, supernova SN 1998S occurred in NGC 3877. ..

NGC 3949
NGC 3949 is a type SA(s)bc spiral galaxy that lies about 50 million light years from Earth. It is a member of a loose cluster of some six or seven dozens of galaxies located in the direction of the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major. It hosted supernova SN 2000DB. ..

NGC 40
NGC 40 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 40 |- align="right" |} NGC 40 is hot gas around a dying star. The star has ejected its outer layer which has left behind a smaller, hot star with a temperature on the surface of about 50,000 degrees (Celsius). Radiation from the star cau..

NGC 4088
NGC 4088 is a spiral galaxy. ..

NGC 4216
NGC 4216 is a metal-rich type SBb barred spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, roughly 40 million light years away. ..

NGC 4314
NGC 4314 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 40 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. Perhaps the most prominent and unusual feature is its "nuclear starbust ring." It is thought that this explosion of star formation has occurred over the past few millions of years. T..

NGC 4395
NGC 4395 is the designation of a galaxy that is notable in that it has the smallest discovered supermassive black hole at its center, at "only" 300,000 sun masses. The black hole was discovered in 1989, and had been judged to be between 55,000 and 65,000 sun masses. Recent estimates have thus qui..

NGC 4463
NGC 4463 is an open cluster in the Musca constellation. RA: 12h29m54,00s Declination: -64°47'00,0" ..

NGC 4555
NGC 4555 is a solitary type E3 elliptical galaxy about 40,000 parsecs (125,000 light years) across. Observations by the Chandra X-ray Observatory have shown it to be surrounded by a halo of hot gas about 120,000 parsecs across. The hot gas has a temperature of around 10,000,000 kelvins. The gal..

NGC 457
NGC 457 NGC 457 is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. It contains nearly one hundred stars and lies over 9,000 light years away from The Sun. NGC 457 is sometimes referred to as The Owl Cluster, or the ET Cluster, due to its resemblance to the movie character. External links ..

NGC 4833
NGC 4833 NGC 4833 is a globular cluster discovered by Abbe Lacaille during his 1751-1752 journey to South Africa, and catalogued in 1755. It was subsequently observed and catalogued by James Dunlop and Sir John Herschel whose instruments could resolve it into individual stars. The globular cl..

NGC 5189
NGC 5189 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | Spiral Planetary Nebula |- align="right" |} NGC 5189 (nicknamed Spiral Planetary Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Musca. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1835. Seen through the telescope it seems to have an S shape, ..

NGC 5548
NGC 5548 is a Type I Seyfert galaxy with a bright blue/white core. It is approximately 220 million ly away and appears in the constellation Boötes. This spiral galaxy's apparent magnitude is approximately 10.5. NGC 5548 is estimated to be 100,000 ly in diameter. ..

NGC 56
In the history of astronomy, the entry NGC 56 for the New General Catalogue does not exist. John Herschel recorded it only once very early in his observing career (Sweep 14 in 1825), saying, "About this place a considerable space seems affected with nebulosity." There is a possibility that he sa..

NGC 57
NGC 57 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. ..

NGC 604
NGC 604 Diffuse nebula } |- | Other designations | |- align="right" | |[edit] |} NGC 604 is an H II region inside the Triangulum Galaxy. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 11, 1784. It is one of the largest H II regions in the Local Group of galaxies; at the galaxy'..

NGC 6152
NGC 6152 is an open cluster of stars about a billion years old. ..

NGC 6231
NGC 6231 NGC 6231 was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna and published in his 1654 catalog. It was independently rediscovered by Philippe Loys De Cheseaux 1745-46 and by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-52. Its hottest star is of spectral type O8 and magnitude 4.71. It is approaching us at 22 km/s...

NGC 6302
Bug Nebula Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 6302, Bug Nebula |- align="right" |} NGC 6302, also called the Butterfly Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It is one of the most interesting and complex planetary nebulae observed. The spectrum of NGC 6302 ..

NGC 6397
NGC 6397 NGC 6397 is a globular cluster in the Ara constellation. It is located about 7,200 light years from Earth, making it one of the two nearest globular clusters to Earth (the other one being Messier Object 4). NGC 6397 is one of the at least 20 globulars of our Milky Way Galaxy which hav..

NGC 6537
NGC 6537 imaged by Hubble Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 6537 |- align="right" |} NGC 6537 (nicknamed the Red Spider Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. ..

NGC 659
NGC 659 is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. ..

NGC 6603
NGC 6603 NGC 6603 is an open cluster discovered by John Herschel around 1825-33. Situated within the brightest part of star cloud M24, it is classified by Shapley as type "g". This cluster consists of about 30 stars in a field of about 5 arc minutes in diameter, and is about 9400 light years..

NGC 663
NGC 663 Open Cluster NGC 663 is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. ..

NGC 6633
NGC 6633 NGC 6633 is an open cluster that was, according to the Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook, Volume 3 (Open and Globular Star Clusters), p. 3, discovered in 1745-46 by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux. It was independently rediscovered by Caroline Herschel, and been included in her bro..

NGC 6712
NGC 6712 NGC 6712 is a globular cluster that was probably discovered by Le Gentil on July 9, 1749 when investigating the Milky Way star cloud in Aquila. He described it as a "true nebula," in contrast to the open star cluster M11. Independently discovered by William Herschel on June 16, 1784 a..

NGC 6751
[NGC 6751] Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 6751 |- align="right" |} ..

NGC 6781
NGC 6781 Planetary nebula } |- | Other designations | NGC 6781 |- align="right" |} ..

NGC 6791
NGC 6791 is an open star cluster in the Lyra constellation. It was discovered by Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke in 1853. At roughly 8 billion years old, and with an Iron to Hydrogen abundance ratio that is more than twice that of the Sun, it is one of the oldest and most metal-rich clusters in th..

NGC 7027
NGC7027 is a planetary nebula manifesting as a red giant star, with a white dwarf at its centre. The Sun-like star is approaching the end of its life, and is collapsing in on itself, expelling vast clouds of dust over thousands of years - a small period of time, considering the star probably shone f..

NGC 7129
NGC 7129 Diffuse nebula } |- | Other designations | |- align="right" | |[edit] |} NGC 7129 is an open cluster star-forming region in a reflection nebula which a circa 2004 survey shows has over 130 very young stars each less than 1 million years old. The nebula is rose-colored and..

NGC 7142
NGC 7142 ) |- | Class | Open |- | Right ascension | 21h 41.7m |- | Declination | +65° 34' |- | Distance | ~6,200 ly (~1,900 pc) |- | Apparent magnitude (V) | +9.3 |- | Apparent dimensions (V) | (Unknown) |- ! style="background-color: #FFFFC0;" colspan="2" | Physical characteristics |- | Mass | ..

NGC 7380
NGC 7380 NGC 7380 is an open cluster discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. William Herschel included his sister's discovery in his catalog, and labelled it H VIII.77. ..

NGC 7510
NGC 7510 Open Cluster NGC 7510 is an open cluster in the Cepheus constellation. References Barbon, R.; Hassan, S. M., "A new study of the young open cluster NGC 7510.", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, v.115, p.325, 1996-02 ..

NGC 7742
NGC 7742 (also called the Fried Egg galaxy) is the designation for a Type 2 Seyfert galaxy and a spiral galaxy that lies approximately 75 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. This galaxy shows evidence of highly ionized atoms because of the spectrum of its intensely luminous nuc..

NGC 7789
NGC 7789 NGC 7789 is an open cluster discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. Her brother William Herschel included it in his catalog as H VI.30. ..

NGC 869
NGC 869 Open Cluster NGC 869, also known as h Persei, is an open cluster in the Perseus constellation. The cluster is only 5.6 million years old. It was first reported by Hipparchus. External link [NGC 869 at SEDS] ..

NGC 884
NGC 884 Open Cluster NGC 884, also known as Chi Persei, is an open cluster in the Perseus constellation. The cluster is only 3.2 million years old. It was first reported by Hipparchus. External link [NGC 884 at SEDS] ..

NGC Magazine
Cover of Issue 59, style used from its inception to this issue. Cover of Issue 60, this style was briefly used until issue 67. NGC Magazine (originally known as N64 Magazine until Issue 60, 2001) was a British magazine specialising in Nintendo created consoles; which was first printed i..

Ng (Cyrillic)
The Cyrillic letter N descender or Ng (in Kazakh) (Ң, ң) is an Н with a descender. It is used in Dungan, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Kalmyk and Tuvan, where it represents a velar nasal /ŋ/. Transliteration In Kazakh, it is transliterated as ñ or ng, and in Kyrgyz it is transliterated as ņ. See also..

Ng Ching-fai
Professor Ng Ching Fai, GBS (吳清輝) was born in Shanghai, China on November 20, 1939. Professor Ng is the President and Vice Chancellor of Hong Kong Baptist University. He is a chemist and a politician. Professor Ng attended the University of Melbourne and gained a PhD degree at the University..

Ng Chung-sok
Ng Chung-sok (吳仲素) was a Wing Chun master. He was the second student of Chan Wah-shun. On his sifu's request, he trained his sidai Yip Man. He taught Wing Chun in Shau Kei Wan for a short time. External reference: This article was based on a Chinese article at[link] and Chan Wah-sh..

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