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  2. NGC 2020 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 2020 is an HII Region surrounding the Wolf-Rayet star BAT99-59. [2] It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The nebula was discovered on 30 December 1836 by polymath John Herschel . [ 3 ]

  3. List of diffuse nebulae - Wikipedia

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    (March 2020) This is a list of diffuse nebulae. Most nebulae are diffuse, ... IC 2631, reflection nebula in Chamaeleon; IC 4604; IC 4605; IC 5146; Sharpless 2-1;

  4. IC 2220 - Wikipedia

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    IC 2220, also known as the Toby Jug Nebula, is a reflection nebula located 1200 light years away in the southern constellation of Carina. [3] The nebula was observed by the Gemini South telescope in 2023. It has an almost symmetrical bipolar structure, made up of gas and dust, reflecting light of the central red giant star HR 3126.

  5. List of planetary nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Box Nebula NGC 6445: 1786 4.5 11.2 Sagittarius: Eye of Sauron Nebula M 1-42: 10 14 Sagittarius

  6. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    The Ring Nebula is located in the lower right of the image Gum Nebula: 809–950 ly (248–291 pc) [16] [17] Emission nebula: Extends about 36° of the sky Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) 758 ly (232 pc) [18] [19] [20] H II region: The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [21] Emission nebula: NGC 592

  7. Caldwell catalogue - Wikipedia

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    Bow-Tie Nebula: Planetary Nebula: 3.5 Cepheus: 11 C3 NGC 4236 Barred Spiral Galaxy: 7,000 Draco: 9.7 C4 NGC 7023: Iris Nebula: Open Cluster and Nebula: 1.4 Cepheus: 7 C5 IC 342: Hidden Galaxy [7] Spiral Galaxy: 10,000 Camelopardalis: 9 C6 NGC 6543: Cat's Eye Nebula: Planetary Nebula: 3 Draco: 9 C7 NGC 2403 Spiral Galaxy: 14,000 Camelopardalis ...

  8. New General Catalogue - Wikipedia

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    The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated NGC) is an astronomical catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, including galaxies, star clusters and emission nebulae.

  9. NGC 2403 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 2403 (also known as Caldwell 7) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis.It is an outlying member of the M81 Group, [3] and is approximately 8 million light-years distant.