What does NGC stand for?

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New General Catalogue (of Nebulae and Star Clusters; astronomy)

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NGC 4945's designation comes from its entry number in the New General Catalogue compiled by the Danish-Irish astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer in the 1880s.

New Images of Milky Way's Cousin Released