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li 664i NGC5746

NGC 5746

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 5746 NGC 5746 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the eastern part of the constellation of Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 5746 Group of galaxies, itself one of the Virgo III Groups strung out to …

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li 335i 4754 4762

NGC 4762

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4762 NGC 4762 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is at a distance of 60 million light years and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. The edge-on view of this particular galaxy, originally considered …

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li 324i 4699

NGC 4699

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4699 NGC 4699 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It is located at a distance of about 65 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4699 is about 85,000 …

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li 329i 4535

NGC 4535

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4535 NGC 4535 is a barred spiral galaxy located some 54 million light years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and is located 4.3° from Messier 87. The galactic …

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NGC 4526

NGC 4526

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4526 NGC 4526 (also listed as NGC 4560) is a lenticular galaxy with an embedded dusty disc, located approximately 55 million light-years from the Solar System in the Virgo constellation and discovered on 13 April 1784 by William Herschel. …

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li 858 MG 0872

NGC 4438 Eyes Galaxies

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4438 NGC 4438 or the Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438, also known as Arp 120) are a pair of galaxies about 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The pair are members of the string of galaxies known as Markarian’s …

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NGC 4216

NGC 4216

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4216 NGC 4216 is a metal-rich intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the center of the Virgo Cluster[2] of galaxies, roughly 55 million light-years away. It is seen nearly edge-on. NGC 4206 is also shown in the Sketch. …

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NGC 4361

NGC 4361

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Planetary Nebulas, Portfolios

NGC 4361 NGC 4361 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Corvus located in the middle of the Trapezoid that outlines the constellation. Observation Log Information Log Index: 861 Session: 214 Date: 2013-05-05 Equipment: 110mmDoublet EP APO – PF …

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NGC 4038 Antennae Galaxies

NGC 4038 Antennae Galaxies

Roger Nelson February 12, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4038 Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038 / The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039 or Caldwell 60/Caldwell 61) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which …

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