"NGC" meaning in Translingual

See NGC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: N.G.C. [alternative], N. G. C. [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun}} NGC
  1. (astronomy) Initialism of New General Catalogue (a catalogue of deep-sky objects), used as a prefix for entries in this catalogue. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: New General Catalogue (extra: (a catalogue of deep-sky objects), used as a prefix for entries in this catalogue) Synonyms: Dreyer Related terms: Wikipedia list of NGC objects Coordinate_terms (J.L.E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue): IC (english: Index Catalogue)
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