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This is a list of NGC objects 6001–7000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.Other objects in the catalogue can be found in the other subpages of the list of NGC objects.
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.
c. 840 — Al-Farghani's Compendium of the Science of the Stars; c. 900 — Al-Battani's Az-Zij as-Sabi; 964 — Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Azophi)'s star catalog Book of the Fixed Stars; 1031 — Al-Biruni's al-Qanun al-Mas'udi, making first use of a planisphere projection, and discussing the use of the astrolabe and the armillary sphere.
6.6 C79 NGC 3201 Globular Cluster: 17 Vela: 6.8 C80 NGC 5139: Omega Centauri: Globular Cluster: 17.3 Centaurus: 3.7 C81 NGC 6352 Globular Cluster: 18.6 Ara: 8.2 C82 NGC 6193 Open Cluster: 4.3 Ara: 5.2 C83 NGC 4945 Barred Spiral Galaxy: 17,000 Centaurus: 9 C84 NGC 5286 Globular Cluster: 36 Centaurus: 7.6 C85 IC 2391: Omicron Velorum Cluster ...
Charles Messier. The first edition of 1774 covered 45 objects (M1 to M45).The total list published by Messier in 1781 contained 103 objects, but the list was expanded through successive additions by other astronomers, motivated by notes in Messier's and Méchain's texts indicating that at least one of them knew of the additional objects.
A brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) is defined as the brightest galaxy in a cluster of galaxies. BCGs include the most massive galaxies in the universe . They are generally elliptical galaxies which lie close to the geometric and kinematical center of their host galaxy cluster , hence at the bottom of the cluster potential well .
Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628 and Phantom Galaxy) is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces. [ a ] It is about 32 million light-years away from Earth. [ 6 ] The galaxy contains two clearly defined spiral arms and is therefore used as an archetypal example of a grand design spiral galaxy . [ 7 ]
NGC 4526 (also listed as NGC 4560) is a lenticular galaxy with an embedded dusty disc, located approximately 55 million light-years from the Solar System [3] in the Virgo constellation and discovered on 13 April 1784 by William Herschel. [6]