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NGC

abbr.
New General Catalogue (of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars)
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NGC

abbreviation for
(Astronomy) 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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Caption: The delicate open cluster NGC 2437 (Messier 46) lies in Puppis, not far from the equally pretty but visually very different NGC 2422 (Messier 47).
Images of NGC 7094 and similar planetary nebulae exhibit intricate filamentary structure that earns them the fittingly descriptive name of Galactic Soccer Balls or Galactic Footballs, the latter in areas of the world where soccer is more commonly referred to as football.
This new ownership relationship puts NGC in position to continue its industry leadership as an independent gift card sourcing and fulfillment provider.
LaSalle acquired all the NGC business, including the businesses of NGC US, NGC Canada, and NGC Europe.
BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said the central bank has released the NGC coins comprised of the P10, P5, P1, 25-centavo, five-centavo and one-centavo coins.
A very faint planetary nebula, NGC 7094, can be spotted (if your eyesight is very sharp and that through an amateur telescope) less than 2 degrees further north-east.
NGC said that Vald'or Apparel is implementing American Software Inc.
In this mosaic of images from the 2.2-meter telescope at La Silla Observatory in Chile, dark dust lanes and twisting tails betray a history of galactic collisions that have built NGC 1316 into the monster it is today.
They say that NGC 6334 is experiencing a "baby boom."
Should these and other takeovers and conversions be considered aberrations, or do they reveal an inherent vulnerability of the NGC organizational form?