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NGC 3521

NGC 3521

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 3521 NGC 3521 is a flocculent intermediate spiral galaxy located around 26 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Leo. It has a morphological classification of SAB(rs)bc, which indicates that it is a spiral galaxy with a trace …

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li 158i NGC2903

NGC 2903

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 2903 NGC 2903 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo, positioned about 1.5° due south of Lambda Leonis. It was discovered by German-born astronomer William Herschel, who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. He …

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NGC 3432

NGC 3432

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 3432 NGC 3432 is a spiral galaxy that can be found in the constellation Leo Minor. It is seen edge-on[2] and with its current interaction with UGC 5983, a nearby dwarf galaxy, it features tidal filaments and intense star …

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ngc 3344

NGC 3344

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 3344 NGC 3344 is a relatively isolated barred spiral galaxy located 22.5 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. This galaxy belongs to the group known as the Leo spur, which is a branch of the Virgo …

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NGC 3003

NGC 3003

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 3003 NGC 3003 is a nearly edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo Minor, discovered by William Herschel on December 7, 1785. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 11.78, at a distance of 19.5 Mpc from …

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li 816 ghostofjupiter MG 0730

NGC 3242

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Planetary Nebulas, Portfolios

NGC 3242 NGC 3242 (also known as the Ghost of Jupiter, Eye Nebula or Caldwell 59) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Hydra. William Herschel discovered the nebula on February 7, 1785, and catalogued it as H IV.27. …

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NGC 3115

NGC 3115

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 3115 NGC 3115 (also called the Spindle Galaxy or Caldwell 53) is a field lenticular (S0) galaxy in the constellation Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on February 22, 1787. At about 32 million light-years away from …

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NGC 4605

NGC 4605

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4605 NGC 4506 is a spiral galaxy located around 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is classified as peculiar due to the presence of dust that surrounds its nucleus. NGC 4506 was discovered by astronomer …

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NGC 4157

NGC 4157

Roger Nelson February 8, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios

NGC 4157 NGC 4157 is a relatively close, edge-on intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major . Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 963 ± 14 km/s , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of …

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