NGC 2234 (also UGC 7501, MCG 3-32-25 and PGC 40477) is a magnitude +13.9 large open cluster located 5274 ±245 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. The cluster consists of scattered magnitude +11 stars over half a degree across. The cluster, or grouping, was discovered by German-British a...
Title: The Open Cluster NGC 2437 (Messier 46) Authors: T. J. Davidge The stellar content of the open cluster NGC 2437 (Messier 46) is investigated using moderately deep u*,g', and r' MegaCam images. When compared with solar metallicity isochrones, the (g', u'-g') and (r', g'-r') CMDs are cons...
NGC 2548 (also Messier 48, M48, Collinder 17 and OCL 584) is a magnitude +5.8 open cluster located 1500 light-years away on the western border of the constellation Hydra. The cluster comprises of at least 80 of stars (of which 50 are brighter than magnitude +13). The brightest of them are magnitude +8...
NGC 2569 (also MCG 4-20-35 and PGC 23442) is a magnitude +14.3 lenticular galaxy located 235 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. The galaxy was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Ob...
NGC 2642 (also MCG -1-22-33, IRAS08382-0356 and PGC 24395) is a magnitude +12.6 barred spiral galaxy located 200 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, S...
NGC 3209 (also UGC 5584, MCG 4-25-2 and PGC 30242) is a magnitude +12.7 elliptical galaxy located 289 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 1...
NGC 3251 (also IC 2579, UGC 5684, MCG 4-25-23 and PGC 30892) is a magnitude +13.5 barred spiral galaxy located 234 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at t...
NGC 3376 (also UGC 5891, MCG 1-28-7 and PGC 32231) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 268 million light-years away in the constellation Sextans. The galaxy was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhag...
NGC 4377 (also UGC 7501, MCG 3-32-25 and PGC 40477) is a magnitude +11.9 lenticular galaxy located 58 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy is accompanied by two small galaxies NGC 4377-2 (PGC 169245) and NGC 4377-3 (PGC 40476), but it is not known whether there is...
NGC 4629 (also UGC 7869, MCG 0-32-37 and PGC 42692) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 51 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen...
NGC 4718 (also IRAS 12479-0500, MCG -1-33-20 and PGC 43463) is a magnitude +13.2 barred spiral galaxy located 217 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, S...
NGC 4885 (also MCG -1-33-65, IRAS12579-0635 and PGC 44781) is a magnitude +14.0 spiral galaxy located 152 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough,...
Gebel Kamil East Uweinat Desert, Egypt Found: 19 February 2009 Classification: Iron meteorite (ungrouped) History: A total of about 1600 kg of iron meteorite shrapnel (thousands of pieces), ranging in mass from <1 to 35,000 g, plus a single 83 kg individual completely covered with well develo...
Asteroid (274301) Wikipedia (provisional designation 2008 QH24) is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered at Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory in August 2008. The asteroid was named after the Wikipedia encyclopedia in January 2013. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/274301_Wikipe...
