X/1106 C1, also known as the Great Comet of 1106, was a Great Comet that appeared on February 2, 1106, and was observed across the world from the beginning of February through to mid-March. Read more
NGC 2143 is a magnitude +11.0 open star cluster of about 25 stars (mag 9 -13) located 2609 light-years away in the constellation Orion. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 2nd February 1831....
NGC 2295 (also ESO 490-47, MCG -4-16-21, VV 178, CGMW 2-34 and PGC 19607) is a magnitude +12.8 spiral galaxy located 75 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at the C...
NGC 2404 is a magnitude +8.2 open cluster and HII emission nebula in the northern spiral arm of NGC 2403 located about 8 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. The cluster was discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan using a 30.48 cm (12 inch) refracting telesco...
NGC 2538 (also UGC 4266, MCG 1-21-19, GWT 31.67, IRAS08087 0347 or PGC 22962) is a magnitude +12.7 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 184 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Minor. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5...
NGC 2557 (also UGC 4330, MCG 4-20-21, GWT 119.48 or PGC 23329) is a magnitude +13.4 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 223 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflecting te...
NGC 2635 (also OCL 728, Cr 190, Mel 89, and ESO 371-SC1) is a magnitude +11.2 open star cluster of 15 stars located in the constellation Pyxis. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at the Cape of Good Hope on the 2nd February 183...
NGC 3087 (also ESO 374-15, MCG -6-22-5, AM 0956-335 or PGC 28845) is a magnitude +10.8 elliptical galaxy located 38.526 million parsecs (126 million light-years) away in the constellation Antlia. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflectin...
NGC 3223 (also IC 2571, ESO 375-12, MCG -6-23-23, IRAS10193-3400 and PGC 30308) is a magnitude +11.0 barred spiral galaxy located 35.459 million parsecs (116 million light-years) away in the constellation Antlia. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18....
NGC 3249 (also ESO 375-24, MCG -6-23-28, IRAS10240-3442 and PGC 30657) is a magnitude +13.2 barred spiral galaxy located 156 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at t...
NGC 3262 (also ESO 263-42, MCG -7-22-17 and PGC 30876) is a magnitude +13.2 spiral galaxy located 132 million light-years away in the constellation Vela. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at the Cape of Good Hope on the 2n...
NGC 3333 (also ESO 376-2, MCG -6-24-1, IRAS10375-3546 and PGC 31723) is a magnitude +13.1 barred spiral galaxy located 48.853 million parsecs (159 million light-years) away in the constellation Antlia. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) ref...
NGC 3358 (also ESO 376-17, MCG -6-24-9, IRAS10412-3609 and PGC 31974) is a magnitude +11.5 barred spiral galaxy located 38.3 million parsecs (125 million light-years) away in the constellation Antlia. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) refl...
NGC 4376 (also UGC 7498, MCG 1-32-53, GWT 42.93, VCC 787, IRAS12227 0601 and PGC 40494) is a magnitude +13.1 irregular galaxy located 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflec...
