New General Catalogue

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical catalog
gptkbp:associated_with NGC numbers
NGC 1 to NGC 7840
gptkbp:citedBy astronomical journals
gptkbp:contains 7840 entries
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:John_Louis_Emil_Dreyer
the 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New General Catalogue
gptkbp:includes galaxies
star clusters
nebulae
gptkbp:influence modern astronomy
gptkbp:is_available_in digital format
gptkbp:is_essential_for stellar evolution studies
historical astronomy
deep-sky surveys
gptkbp:is_known_for comprehensive listings
gptkbp:is_organized_by right ascension
declination
gptkbp:is_part_of astronomical heritage
Dreyer's_catalogues
NGC/IC_project
gptkbp:is_recognized_for astronomical organizations
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:Messier_objects
observational astronomy
astronomical literature
star atlases
NASA_publications
gptkbp:is_used_in research papers
textbooks
astronomers
educational purposes
planetarium software
Messier catalog
telescope observations
amateur astronomy
cosmological research
galaxy classification
identifying celestial objects
Hubble_Space_Telescope_observations
gptkbp:isNotableFor scientific research
gptkbp:isUpdatedBy astronomical databases
gptkbp:knownFor historical nebulae
gptkbp:maintainedBy astronomical societies
gptkbp:oversees Dreyer's_1880_catalogue
gptkbp:provides coordinates for objects
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
1888
gptkbp:related_to IC objects
gptkbp:renovated 20th century
gptkbp:servedIn reference for astrophotography
gptkbp:succeededBy IC catalog
gptkbp:supports star mapping
gptkbp:type deep-sky objects
gptkbp:wrote English