List of NGC objects
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of objects in the New General Catalogue
(NGC). This astronomical catalogue mainly catalogs star cluster
s, nebula
e, and galaxies.
New General Catalogue
The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars is a well-known catalogue of deep sky objects in astronomy. It contains 7,840 objects, known as the NGC objects...
(NGC). This astronomical catalogue mainly catalogs star cluster
Star cluster
Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain less than...
s, nebula
Nebula
A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and other ionized gases...
e, and galaxies.
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
- List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
- List of NGC objects (3001–4000)
- List of NGC objects (4001–5000)
- List of NGC objects (5001–6000)
- List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
- List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
External links
- The New General Catalogue Online - A website maintained by the NGC/IC Project.
- List of NGC objects @ SEDS
- List of NGC objects @ The Electronic Sky