What is the New General Catalogue?
Q: What is the New General Catalogue?
A: The New General Catalogue is a list of stars, nebulae, and galaxies, abbreviated NGC, created by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888.
Q: How many objects are on the New General Catalogue?
A: The New General Catalogue has 7,840 objects on it.
Q: What are the objects called on the New General Catalogue?
A: The objects on the New General Catalogue are called "NGC objects".
Q: Who made most of the observations that were rewarded in the New General Catalogue?
A: Most of the observations rewarded in the New General Catalogue were made by William Herschel and his son.
Q: How were the New General Catalogue expanded?
A: The New General Catalogue was expanded by the known catalogue Index Catalogues I and II, adding about 5000 new objects.
Q: Which hemisphere's objects are less studied than the other hemisphere's objects?
A: South Hemisphere objects are less studied than North Hemisphere objects.
Q: Were there mistakes in the New General Catalogue?
A: Yes, there were mistakes in the New General Catalogue that were corrected in a special revised edition called RNGC.
