NGC Catalog

8373 objects in the NGC catalog

New General Catalogue

Author

John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852-1926)

Year

1888

Objects

7840

The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (NGC) is an astronomical catalogue compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. It contains 7,840 deep-sky objects and is one of the most comprehensive catalogs of its kind. The NGC expanded upon previous catalogs and remains a fundamental reference for astronomers today.

Data Sources

OpenNGC Database - Modern digitized version with corrections and updates
Wikipedia - New General Catalogue - Historical background and detailed information

Objects are numbered NGC 1 through NGC 7840. Many objects have been reclassified or found to be duplicate entries since the original catalog was published.

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39.9042

Longitude

116.4074

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