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.

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NGC 5927


NGC 5927 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lupus. NGC 5927 has a diameter of about 12 arcminutes and an apparent magnitude of +8.86. Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is VIII, and it contains stars of magnitude 15 and dimmer. The globular cluster was discovered by the astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 and was also observed in 1834 by John Herschel. NGC 5927 is relatively metal-rich for a globular cluster, and may have multiple generations of stars.

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Wikipedia Page: NGC 5927
NGC 5927 at In-The-Sky website


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