Catalog
New General Catalogue (NGC)
A catalogue of nearly 8,000 deep-sky objects.
- Type
- Catalog
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Connections
- 16
- Type: Catalog
- Domain: Scientific connections
Experience system V6
Catalog scientific profile
A graph-grounded scientific layout that adapts to available evidence, imagery, relations, and source coverage.
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Observe
The page falls back to graph and source evidence when no cleared image is available.
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Measure
Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.
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Locate
Contains North America Nebula (NGC 7000).
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Connect
16 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Catalog
- Graph relations
- 16
- Verified sources
- 1
- Image records
- 0
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Atlas context
- Contains
North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
- Contains
Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)
- Contains
Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
- Contains
Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)
Original SVG diagram
Scientific schematic
- Object class
- Catalog
- Catalog numbers
- Not recorded
- Graph relations
- 16
- Sources
- 1
Visual knowledge graph
Relationships, not isolated facts
This viewport is generated from the Asteria knowledge graph. Science, culture, and interpretive links remain separated by domain so visual context never changes the evidentiary meaning of a relation.
- ContainsButterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)
- Associated withCartes du Ciel
- ContainsCat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)
- ContainsCentaurus A (NGC 5128)
- Associated withDeep-Sky Object
- Associated withDreyer's General Catalogues
- ContainsFlame Nebula (NGC 2024)
- ContainsMessier 87 (NGC 4486)
Continue the atlas
Curated next objects
North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
A large emission nebula in Cygnus whose shape resembles the continent of North America.
nebulaFlame Nebula (NGC 2024)
An emission nebula and star-forming region in Orion, near the star Alnitak.
nebulaWestern Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
Part of the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in Cygnus also known as the Witch's Broom Nebula.
nebulaButterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)
A bipolar planetary nebula in Scorpius with one of the hottest known central stars.
nebulaCat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)
A complex planetary nebula in the constellation Draco, one of the first to be studied with a spectroscope.
nebulaRosette Nebula (NGC 2237)
A large emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros surrounding a young open star cluster.
Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
catalog:ngc- Type
- Catalog
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 16
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/catalog:ngc
Scientific quality
Substantial2 of 4 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Partial
- Relationship coverage
- Complete
- Review coverage
- None
- Citation coverage
- Not applicable
- Image coverage
- Not applicable
- Timeline coverage
- Not applicable
Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.
You might also explore
- CatalogIndex Catalogue (IC)Linked through Modern Astronomy
- CatalogMessier CatalogueLinked through Modern Astronomy
- ConstellationCygnusLinked through North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
- Astronomy softwareStellariumLinked through Cartes du Ciel
- AstronomerWilliam HerschelLinked through Modern Astronomy
- CatalogHarvard Spectral ClassificationLinked through Modern Astronomy
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.