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NGC 3242

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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. …

NGC 3115

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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 …

NGC 4605

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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 …

NGC 4157

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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 …

NGC 4026

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NGC 4026 NGC 4026 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of circa 50 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 4026 is about 80,000 …

NGC 3941

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NGC 3941 NGC 3941 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of circa 40 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3941 is about …

NGC 3877

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NGC 3877 NGC 3877 is a type Sc spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It is located below the magnitude 3.7 star Chi Ursae Majoris in Ursa Major. Personal reflections Observation Log Information Log Index: 631 Session: 179 Date: 1994-03-15 Equipment: 10.1inNw13mmPlossl Location: ABWCO …

NGC 3184

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NGC 3184 NGC 3184, the Little Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy approximately 40 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Its name comes from its resemblance to the Pinwheel Galaxy. It has two HII regions named NGC 3180 …

NGC 3079

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NGC 3079 NGC 3079 is a barred spiral galaxy about 50 million light-years away, and located in the constellation Ursa Major. A prominent feature of this galaxy is the “bubble” forming in the very center. Personal reflections Observation Log Information …