Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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NGC 1 occupies prime position in the famed New General Catalogue - but why?
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Larger λR in the disc of isolated active spiral galaxies than in their non-active twins: doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038091

A New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, being the Catalogue of the late Sir John F.W. Hersche, Bart., revised corrected and enlarged: archive.org/download/newgeneralcatalo00dreyrich/newgeneralcatalo00dreyrich.pdf

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