NGC 414 (also UGC 744 and PGC 2653) is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy located 250 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by Swedish astronomer Per Magnus Herman Schultz using a 24.38 cm (9.6 inch) f/17.7 Steinheil refractor at the Uppsala Observatory, Swe...
NGC 240 (also MCG 1-3-1, UGC 473 and PGC 2653) is a magnitude +13.7 spiral galaxy located 562 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, East...
NGC 408 (also MCG 1-3-1, UGC 473 and PGC 2653) is a magnitude +13.5 star located in the constellation Pisces. The star was discovered by Swedish astronomer Per Magnus Herman Schultz using a 24.38 cm (9.6 inch) f/17.7 Steinheil refractor at the Uppsala Observatory, Sweden on the 22nd October 1867. P...
NGC 46 (also 2MASS: J00140989+0559158, UCAC3 192-840 and TYC 8-572-1) is a magnitude +11.68 F8 star located in the constellation Pisces. The star was discovered by Irish astronomer Edward Joshua Cooper using a 33.9 cm 13 inch) f/22.4 refractor at the Markree Observatory on the 22nd October 1952. P...
Chris Stringer FRS - NEW VIEWS ON HUMAN ORIGINS - 2 June 17.30 GMT (18.30 British Summer Time) I'm pleased to inform you that on Thursday 2 June at 17.30 GMT we are broadcasting live coverage of Professor Chris Stringer's lecture, "New views on human origins". Professor St...
Titanic - In Her Own Words 09 Apr 12 Mon, 9 Apr 12 Duration: 42 mins To mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the BBCs Sean Coughlan narrates one of the most authentic versions of events in existence. Using voice synthesis to re-create the strange, twitter-like, mechanical brevi...
NGC 5 (also MCG 6-1-13, UGC 62 and PGC 595) is a magnitude +14.3 elliptical galaxy located 212 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflecting telescope at the Marseille Observatory...
NGC 47 (also NGC 58, IRAS 00119-0726, MCG -1-1-55 and PGC 967) is a magnitude +13.1 spiral galaxy located 262 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/19 refracting telescope at the Arcetri Obser...
NGC 605 (also MCG 7-4-4, UGC 1128 and PGC 5891) is a magnitude +12.9 spiral galaxy located 235 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflecting telescope at the Marseille Observatory...
NGC 1250 (also MCG 7-7-40, UGC 2613 and PGC 12098) is a magnitude +12.9 spiral galaxy located 276 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory...
NGC 1259 (also Arp 310, MCG 7-7-46 and PGC 12208) is a magnitude +14.3 spiral galaxy located 267 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan using a 30.48 cm (12 inch) refractor at the Paris Observatory on the 21st Octob...
NGC 7759 (also MCG -3-60-18 and PGC 72496) is a magnitude +13.0 barred spiral galaxy located 337 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons refracting te...
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