NGC
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Translingual
Proper noun
NGC
- (astronomy) Initialism of New General Catalogue (a catalogue of deep-sky objects), used as a prefix for entries in this catalogue.
Alternative forms
(J.L.E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue):
Synonyms
(J.L.E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue):
Coordinate terms
- (J.L.E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue): IC (“Index Catalogue”)
See also
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
NGC (plural NGCs)
- Initialism of National Gallery of Canada.
- (video games) Initialism of Nintendo GameCube.
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Related terms
- (astronomy): GC