The catalogs of the Herschels formed the basis for the great New General Catalogue (NGC) of J.L. Dreyer, published in 1888.
Omega Centauri, (catalog number NGC 5139), the brightest globular star cluster.
Crab Nebula, (catalog numbers NGC 1952 and M1), probably the most intensely studied bright nebula, in the constellation Taurus, about 6,500 light-years from Earth.
A peculiar explosive variable with no known counterpart is Eta Carinae (NGC 3372), which appears in telescopes on Earth as a fuzzy red "star" slightly less than two seconds of arc in diameter.
Throughout the year, Malema called for nationalization of South Africa's mines; however, the ANC's National General Council (NGC) recommended further research on the matter.
The cluster designated 47 Tucanae (NGC 104), with an absolute visual magnitude of −9.42 at a similar distance of 14,700 light-years, has a different appearance with strong central concentration.
Praesepe, also called The Beehive, (catalog numbers NGC 2632 and M 44), open, or galactic, cluster of about 1,000 stars in the zodiacal constellation Cancer and located about 550 light-years from Earth.
One of the largest-known planetary nebulae, the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in the constellation Aquarius, subtends an angle of about 20 minutes of arc two-thirds the arc two-thirdsf the Moon.
The same keen view that elucidated the Crab Nebula's real structure also showed the startingly intricate makeup of the Cat's Eye Nebula, NGC 6543.
