The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated as NGC) is a catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, known as the NGC objects. It is one of the largest comprehensive catalogues, as it includes all types of deep space objects, including galaxies, star clusters, emission nebulae and absorption nebulae.

Know more about NGC


NGC 1313


NGC 1313 (also known as the Topsy Turvy Galaxy) is a field galaxy and an irregular galaxy discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 27 September 1826. It has a diameter of about 50,000 light-years, or about half the size of the Milky Way. NGC 1313 lies within the Virgo Supercluster. In 2007, a rare WO star was discovered in NGC 1313, currently known by its only designation of [HC2007] 31. It is of spectral type WO3. The derived absolute magnitude is about -5, which is very high for a single WO star. (WOs usually have absolute magnitudes of about -1 to -4) This means that the WO is likely part of a binary or a small stellar association.

More Images:


Sources:

Wikipedia Page: NGC 1313
NGC 1313 at In-The-Sky website


Search for Another NGC object