Science and Technology

Off of what catalog is the NGC based?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/off-catalog-ngc-based-101741.html" >Off of what catalog is the NGC based?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

It is based on the General Catalog, published in 1864, which included 2,500 nebulae cataloged by William Herschel and an additional 2,500 cataloged by his son, John Herschel.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about New General Catalog . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: What catalog is the New General Catalog based on? What provided the basis of the New General Catalog? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Starstruck!(backyard astronomy)
Magazine article from: Popular Science ...you can use CD-ROM-based computer programs...the galaxy's name or catalog number, like "NGC 4258," into a telescope...telescopes, CD-ROM-based star catalogs, and other resources...would never have dashed off that false report of...
OFF THE TICKER.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) ...at 17 3/8. Chicago-based Quaker Oats agreed to...business to New York-based Triarc Cos. Inc. for...for Snapple in 1994. NGC, down 4 at 15 3/8. The Houston-based energy products and services...Francisco-based retailer and catalog company reported fourth...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.