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IC 5146 (also Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, Barnard 168, and the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection [2] /emission [3] nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cygnus. The NGC description refers to IC 5146 as a cluster of 9.5 mag stars involved in a bright and dark nebula. The cluster is also known as Collinder 470. [4]
Michael D. Shellenberger (born June 16, 1971) is an American author and journalist who writes on a wide range of topics including free speech, homelessness, and the environment. He is the first endowed professor at the University of Austin , serving as CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech. [ 1 ]
NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are a pair of colliding spiral galaxies about 80 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Canis Major.NGC 2207 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 24 January 1835, [3] while IC 2163 was discovered by Herbert Howe on 11 February 1898.
Messier 35 or M35, also known as NGC 2168 or the Shoe-Buckle Cluster, is a relatively close open cluster of stars in the west of Gemini, at about the declination of the Sun when the latter is at June solstice.
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NGC 1356 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Horologium. [2] It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on Dec 23, 1837. [3]At a distance of 550 million light-years (170 Mpc) away from the Sun, [1] NGC 1356 is superimposed over an much more distant galaxy (also a barred spiral), PGC 95415, which is approximately 300 million light-years (93 Mpc) more ...
NGC 3115 (also called the Spindle Galaxy or Caldwell 53) is a field lenticular (S0) galaxy in the constellation Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on February 22, 1787. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] At about 32 million light-years away from Earth, it is several times bigger than the Milky Way .
NGC 1502 (also known as the Golden Harp Cluster [6]) is a young [7] open cluster of approximately 60 [3] stars in the constellation Camelopardalis, discovered by William Herschel on November 3, 1787. [8] It has a visual magnitude of 6.0 and thus is dimly visible to the naked eye. [3]