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NGC 891 Galaxy

Roger Nelson February 5, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Local Group, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 891 NGC 891 is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1023 group of …

NGC 185

Roger Nelson February 4, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Local Group, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 185 NGC 185 (also known as Caldwell 18) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy located 2.08 million light-years from Earth, appearing in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a member of the Local Group, and is a satellite of the Andromeda …

NGC 7789

Roger Nelson February 4, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 7789 NGC 7789 (also known as Caroline’s Rose[4] or the White Rose Cluster) is an open cluster in Cassiopeia that was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. Her brother William Herschel included it in his catalog as H VI.30. …

NGC 7331

Roger Nelson February 3, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

An unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years (12 Mpc) away in the constellation Pegasus.

M106

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M106 M106 or Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years …

M100

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M100 M100 or Messier 100 (also known as NGC 4321) is a grand design intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern part of the mildly northern Coma Berenices. It is one of the brightest and largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster …

M99

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M99 Messier 99 or M99, also known as NGC 4254, is a grand design spiral galaxy in the northern constellation Coma Berenices approximately 15,000,000 parsecs (49,000,000 light-years) from the Milky Way. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain on 17 March …

M98

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M98 Messier 98, M98 or NGC 4192, is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 44.4 million light-years away in slightly northerly Coma Berenices, about 6° to the east of the bright star Denebola (Beta Leonis). It was discovered by French astronomer …

M94

Roger Nelson January 21, 2024Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, Messiers, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

M94 Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued by Charles Messier two days later. Although some references describe M94 as …