NGC

American

Astronomy.

New General Catalogue: a catalog of clusters, nebulae, and galaxies compiled by Danish astronomer Johan Ludwig Dreyer (1852–1926) and published in 1888.

NGC British

abbreviation

New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; a catalogue in which over 8000 nebulae, galaxies, and clusters are listed numerically

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Most stars in the Universe have lower masses, including the star that created NGC 2392.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Hubble has observed Messier 3, also known as NGC 5272, several times over the years, helping scientists examine its unusual stellar population and complex structure in increasing detail.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

NGC 6426 is estimated to be around 13 billion years old, making it one of the oldest globular clusters in the Milky Way.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

The next image highlights NGC 3603, a nebula in the Milky Way that contains an enormous cluster of young stars.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026

Black holes ranging from millions to billions of times more massive than the Sun are suspected in the cores of giant elliptical galaxies such as NGC 6251 and M87.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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