NGC

Translingual

Abbreviation

NGC

2. (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):

• N.G.C.
• N. G. C.

Synonyms

(J.L.E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue):

• Dreyer

Coordinate terms

• (J.L.E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue): IC (“Index Catalogue”)

See also

• Wikipedia list of NGC objects

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English

Alternative forms

• N.G.C.

Proper noun

NGC (plural NGCs)

1. Initialism of National Gallery of Canada.
2. Initialism of Nintendo GameCube.

Synonyms

• (Nintendo GameCube): GCN, GC

Related terms

• (astronomy): GC

Synonyms

• Dreyer

Anagrams

• CGN, CNG, GCN, GNC, NCG