NGC objects

47 Tucanae ( NGC 104) or just 47 Tuc is a globular cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It is about 13,400 light years away from Earth, and can be seen with the naked eye, being bright enough to have been given a Flamsteed number with a visual magnitude of 4.0. ...more on Wikipedia about "47 Tucanae"

The Andromeda Galaxy (also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224; older texts often call it the Andromeda Nebula) is a giant spiral galaxy in the Local Group, together with the Milky Way galaxy. It is at a distance of approximately 2.5 million light years or 770 kpc, in the direction of the constellation Andromeda. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andromeda Galaxy"

The Beehive Cluster (also known as The Beehive, Praesepe, Open Cluster M44, Messier Object 44, Messier 44, M44, or NGC 2632) is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beehive Cluster"

The Black Eye Galaxy (also known as the Evil Eye Galaxy, the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy, Messier Object 64, M64, or NGC 4826) was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier in 1780. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Eye Galaxy"

Bode's Galaxy is a spiral galaxy located 12 million light years from Earth in the Ursa Major constellation. It was first discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1774 and is named in his honour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bode's Galaxy"

The Butterfly Cluster (also known as Messier Object 6 or NGC 6405) is an open cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764 as number 6 in his catalogue of comet-like objects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Butterfly Cluster"

The California Nebula ( NGC 1499) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It is so named because it appears to resemble the outline of the US State of California on long exposure photographs. It is almost 2.5° long on the sky and, because of its very low surface brightness, it is extremely difficult to observe visually. It lies at a distance of about 1,000 light years from Earth. ...more on Wikipedia about "California Nebula"

The Cat's Eye Nebula ( NGC 6543) is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Draco. Structurally, it is one of the most complex nebulae known, with high resolution Hubble Space Telescope observations revealing remarkable structures such as knots, jets and sinewy arc-like features. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cat's Eye Nebula"

The Centaurus A Galaxy (also known as Centaurus A, Peculiar Galaxy NGC 5128, NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is the closest active galaxy to Earth, being a radio galaxy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Centaurus A Galaxy"

The Christmas Tree Cluster (also known as Open Cluster NGC 2264 or the Xmas Tree Cluster, and sometimes incorrectly referred as NGC 2264) is an open cluster in the Monoceros constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. The cluster is located about 800 parsecs or 2,600 light-years away from Earth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christmas Tree Cluster"

The Cigar Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 82, M82 or NGC 3034) is a starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cigar Galaxy"

The Cone Nebula (also known as NGC 2264) is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. The nebula is located about 800 parsecs or 2,600 light-years away from Earth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cone Nebula"

The Crab Nebula (also known as Messier Object 1, M1 or NGC 1952) is a gaseous diffuse nebula in the constellation Taurus. It is the remnant of a supernova that was recorded by Chinese and Arab astronomers in 1054 as being visible during daylight for 23 days. Located at a distance of about 6500 ly from Earth, it has a diameter of 6 ly and is expanding at a rate of 1000 km per second. A neutron star in the center of the nebula rotates 30 times per second. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crab Nebula"

NGC 6888 (the Crescent Nebula or Caldwell 27) is an emission nebula in the Cygnus constellation, about 5000 light years away. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star HD 192163 (or WR 136) colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 400,000 years ago. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward. The inward moving shock wave heats the stellar wind to X-ray emitting temperatures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crescent Nebula"

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The nebula M78 (also known as Messier object 78 or NGC 2068) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of comet-like objects that same year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diffuse Nebula M78"

NGC 595 is an H II region in the Triangulum Galaxy. It was discovered by Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest on October 1, 1864. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diffuse Nebula NGC 595"

The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier Object 27, M27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the Vulpecula constellation, at a distance of about 1250 light years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dumbbell Nebula"

The NGC 185 is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in Cassiopeia constellation. It was discovered by William Herschel on November 30, 1787. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NGC 185"

The Eagle Nebula (also known as Messier Object 16, M16 or NGC 6611) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens (Cauda). It is associated with a diffuse emission nebula, or H II region, which is catalogued as IC 4703. This region of current star formation is about 7,000 light years distant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eagle Nebula"

Elliptical Galaxy M105 (also known as Messier Object 105, Messier 105, M105, or NGC 3379) is an elliptical galaxy in the Leo constellation. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M105 is the brightest elliptical galaxy in the Leo I group or M96 group of galaxies, and as such approximately 38 million light years distant from Earth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elliptical Galaxy M105"

The Elliptical Galaxy M110 (also known as Messier Object 110, Messier 110, M110, or NGC 205) is an elliptical galaxy in the Andromeda constellation, a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy, and a member of the Local Group galaxies. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1773. M110 is the second brighter satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elliptical Galaxy M110"

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Elliptical Galaxy M32 (also known as Messier Object 32, Messier 32, M32, or NGC 221) is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Andromeda constellation, a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy, and a member of the Local Group galaxies. It was discovered by Le Gentil in 1749 and measures only 8,000 light years in diameter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elliptical Galaxy M32"

Elliptical Galaxy M49 (also known as Messier Object 49, Messier 49, M49, or NGC 4472) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. A probable supernova, 1969Q, with a visible magnitude of 13.0, was reported in this galaxy in June, 1969. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elliptical Galaxy M49"

Elliptical Galaxy M59 (also known as Messier Object 59, Messier 59, M59, or NGC 4621) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in 1779. M59 is one of the larger elliptical galaxies of the Virgo Cluster. Its distance is about 60 million light years from Earth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elliptical Galaxy M59"

Elliptical Galaxy M60 (also known as Messier Object 60, Messier 60, M60, or NGC 4649) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in 1779. M60 is the third brightest giant elliptical galaxies of the Virgo Cluster and the dominant member of a subcluster of 4 galaxies, which is the closest known isolated compact group of galaxies. Its distance is calculated to be of 60 million light years away from Earth. The supernova SN 2004W (type 1a) was found in M60 with a fading magnitude of 18.8. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elliptical Galaxy M60"

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