NGC

American

Astronomy.

New General Catalogue: a catalog of clusters, nebulae, and galaxies compiled by Danish astronomer Johan Ludwig Dreyer (1852–1926) and published in 1888.

NGC British

abbreviation

New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; a catalogue in which over 8000 nebulae, galaxies, and clusters are listed numerically

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The detailed study of M31-2014-DS1 also helped researchers revisit a similar object, NGC 6946-BH1, which had been identified a decade earlier.

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As they analyzed M31-2014-DS1, the team also reexamined NGC 6946-BH1.

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M31-2014-DS1 initially stood out as an "oddball," De says, but it now seems to be one of several examples, including NGC 6946-BH1.

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NGC 2264 is a large and active region of space where new stars are forming, located about 2,700 light years from Earth.

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Astronomers assign catalog numbers like NGC 2264 to help identify and study deep space objects, especially those made of gas, dust, and young stars.

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