NGC
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NGC is a widely used astronomical catalog that lists thousands of deep-sky objects such as galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae.
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical catalog
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deep-sky object catalog ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfObjects | around 7800 ⓘ |
| basedOnObservationsBy |
John Herschel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumberFormat | NGC followed by an integer index ⓘ |
| compiledBy | John Louis Emil Dreyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilerNationality | Danish-Irish ⓘ |
| containsObjectsDiscoveredBy |
John Herschel
NERFINISHED
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William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ other 19th-century astronomers ⓘ |
| coordinateSystemUsed | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| coversRegion | entire sky ⓘ |
| crossReferencedIn |
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
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SIMBAD astronomical database NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataType |
brightness estimates
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positions of objects ⓘ size estimates ⓘ visual descriptions ⓘ |
| exampleDesignation |
NGC 224
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NGC 7009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendedBy |
IC I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IC II NERFINISHED ⓘ Index Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1888 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | deep-sky objects ⓘ |
| followedBy |
IC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Index Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKnownIssues | contains historical errors and misidentifications ⓘ |
| hasModernRevision |
NGC 2000.0
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ⓘ
RNGC NERFINISHED ⓘ Revised New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEntry |
NGC 1976
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NGC 224 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5139 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6205 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 7000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
diffuse nebulae
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emission nebulae ⓘ galactic nebulae ⓘ galaxies ⓘ galaxy clusters ⓘ globular clusters ⓘ nebulae ⓘ open clusters ⓘ planetary nebulae ⓘ reflection nebulae ⓘ star clusters ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalPublication | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterEpochUsedInRevisions | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| maintainedIn | various modern electronic databases ⓘ |
| notableEntryExample |
NGC 1976 is the Orion Nebula
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NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5139 is Omega Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6205 is the globular cluster M13 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 7000 is the North America Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEntries | 7840 ⓘ |
| originalEpoch | B1855 ⓘ |
| predecessor | General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorCompiledBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | one of the most widely used deep-sky catalogs ⓘ |
| usedBy |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NGC 7320