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li 570i NGC6503 R

NGC 6503

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 6503 NGC 6503 is a field dwarf spiral galaxy located at the edge of a region of space called the Local Void. The dwarf galaxy spans 30,000 light-years and lies approximately 17 million light-years away in the constellation of …

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NGC 5907

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

NGC 5907 NGC 5907 (also known as Knife Edge Galaxy or Splinter Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light years from Earth. William Herschel discovered the galaxy in 1788. Observation Log Information Log Index: 536 Session: 166 …

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li 889 MG 1096

NGC 5466

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Globular Clusters, Herschel 400 Catalog, Lists, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 5466 NGC 5466 is a class XII globular cluster in the constellation Boötes. Located 51,800 light years from Earth and 52,800 light years from the Galactic Center, it was discovered by William Herschel on May 17, 1784, as H …

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NGC 5746

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

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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NGC 4762

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

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 Leave a Comment

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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NGC 4567

NGC 4567

Roger Nelson February 14, 2024110 Finest NGCs, Galaxies, Lists, Log Book, NGC Objects, Portfolios Leave a Comment

NGC 4567 NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 (nicknamed the Butterfly Galaxies or Siamese Twins) are a set of unbarred spiral galaxies about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. They were both discovered by William Herschel in 1784. They …

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NGC 4535

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

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 Leave a Comment

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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