Catalogues

Ara / New General & Index Catalogue (NGC/IC)

Planetary Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type bMag Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 6326 17 20 46.4 -51 45 14 PN 12.2 0.32 3.374 !!! planetary, pB, vS, R PK 338-8.1; ESO 228-PN1; AM 1716-514; CS=13.5
IC 1266 17 45 35.5 -46 05 19 PN 12.1 0.17 3.000 Stellar (gaseous spectrum) PK 345-8.1; ESO 279-PN7; CS=11.1
IC 4642 17 11 45.3 -55 23 58 PN 13.4 0.4 Planetary, stellar PK 334-9.1; ESO 180-PN4; CS=13.5

Galactic Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 6188 16 40 05.0 -48 39 42 EN+RN 20 × 12 1.200 ! F, vL, viE, B * inv ESO 226-EN19

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type vMag Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 6193 16 41 20.3 -48 45 48 OCL (II3p) 5.2 14 1.155 Cl, vL, lRi, lC, rrr, F neb inv OCL 975; ESO 226-SC20; in N 6188
NGC 6200 16 44 08.6 -47 28 11 OCL (III2m) 7.4 15 2.054 Cl (in Milky Way) OCL 978; ESO 277-SC8
NGC 6204 16 46 07.9 -47 00 44 OCL (I2p) 8.2 6 1.085 Cl, pRi, eiCM, st 11…12 OCL 982; ESO 277-SC10
NGC 6208 16 49 25.8 -53 42 18 OCL (II1m) 7.2 18 0.939 Cl, L, Ri, lCM, st 9…12 OCL 964; ESO 179-SC14
NGC 6250 16 57 56.0 -45 56 12 OCL (IV3p) 5.9 16 0.865 Cl, L, lRi, lC, st 8…12 OCL 991; ESO 277-SC20
NGC 6253 16 59 06.1 -52 42 57 OCL (I3m) 10.2 4 1.510 Cl, S, triangular, st 13 OCL 972; ESO 180-SC2
IC 4651 17 24 52.0 -49 56 36 OCL (II3m) 6.9 10 0.888 Cl, pC OCL 987; ESO 228-SC2

Globular Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type vMag Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 6352 17 25 29.2 -48 25 20 GCL (XI) 7.8 9 5.600 pF, L GCL 64; ESO 228-SC3
NGC 6362 17 31 54.8 -67 02 51 GCL (X) 8.1 15 7.600 globular, cB, L, vgmbM, rrr, st 14…17 GCL 66; ESO 102-SC8
NGC 6397 17 40 41.3 -53 40 23 GCL (IX) 5.3 31 2.300 globular, B, vL, Ri, st 13 GCL 74; ESO 181-SC4

Galaxies

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type bMag vMag B-V SB Dim PA z D(z) MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 6215 16 51 07.0 -58 59 35 Gx (Sc) 12.0 11.5 0.5 12.8 2.2 × 2 78 0.005217 22.04 20.500 pF, R, vglbM, * 4 p 79s ESO 137-46; IRAS 16467-5854
NGC 6215 A 16 52 48.7 -58 56 49 Gx (Sb) 14.2 13.4 0.8 12.9 1.5 × 0.5 11 0.009653 40.77 pF, R, vglbM, * 4 p 79s ESO 138-4
NGC 6221 16 52 46.1 -59 13 06 Gx (SBc) 10.7 9.9 0.8 12.1 3.5 × 2.5 5 0.004999 21.12 12.520 globular, pB, cL, R, glbM, rr ESO 138-3; AM 1648-590; IRAS 16484-5908
NGC 6300 17 16 59.7 -62 49 13 Gx (SBb) 11.0 10.2 0.8 12.8 4.3 × 2.8 118 0.003699 15.62 15.060 F, vL, vlE, am st, 2 st inv ESO 101-25; VV 734; IRAS 17123-6245
NGC 6305 17 18 00.9 -59 10 16 Gx (E/SB0) 13.2 12.1 1.1 12.7 1.4 × 0.8 133 0.008943 37.77 30.070 vF, vS, R, glbM ESO 138-19
NGC 6328 17 23 40.9 -65 00 35 Gx (SBab) 12.9 12.1 0.8 13.2 2.4 × 1.4 157 0.014428 60.94 vF, vS, vlE, glbM ESO 102-3; AM 1718-645
IC 4646 17 23 53.4 -60 00 01 Gx (Sc) 12.6 11.9 0.7 13.4 2.8 × 1.7 0 0.010577 44.68 30.320 F, pL, spir ESO 138-23; IRAS 17194-5957
IC 4652 17 26 26.5 -59 43 42 Gx (Sb) 14.1 13.3 0.8 11.9 0.8 × 0.4 10 0.013556 57.26 F, planetary, 15 magn ESO 138-25; IRAS 17220-5941
IC 4653 17 27 07.0 -60 52 45 Gx (SB0-a) 13.2 12.5 0.7 12.9 1.1 × 0.6 52 0.006404 27.05 eeF, eS, bM, eF, * v nr, susp ESO 138-28; AM 1722-605; IRAS 17225-6050
IC 4656 17 37 44.1 -63 43 47 Gx (Sc) 13.4 12.7 0.7 12.7 2.3 × 0.6 90 0.015721 66.40 55.140 eeF, vS, eE 90°, cbM ESO 102-10; IRAS 17329-6341

Legend

Key to columns [277]
Name NGC/IC Designation
RA Right Ascension (J2000.0)
Dec Declination (J2000.0)
Type Object type
bMag Photographic (blue) magnitude
vMag Visual magnitude
B-V Difference of visual and blue magnitude
SB Surface brightness (mag/arcmin2)
Dim Dimensions (arcmin)
PA Position Angle (°)
z Redshift (from NED or LEDA)
D(z) Distance derived from z in Mpc, using D(z) = cz/H0, with Hubble Parameter H0 = 71 (km/s)/Mpc
MD Metric distance: for galaxies with S = 1, 6, 7 or 8 in Mpc (from NED); for other types with S = 2, 3, 4, or 5 in kpc
Dreyer Description See below
Identification, Remarks

Dreyer Description

Descriptions according to J.L.E. Dreyer [313, 314, 315]
ab about
alm almost
am among
annul annular or ring nebula
att attached
b brighter
bet between
biN binuclear
bn brightest to n side
bs brightest to s side
bp brightest to p side
bf brightest to f side
B bright
c considerably
chev chevelure
co coarse, coarsely
com cometic (cometary form)
comp companion
conn connected
cont in contact
C compressed
Cl cluster
d diameter
def defined
dif diffused
diffic difficult
dist distance, or distant
D double
e extremely, excessively
ee most extremely
er easily resolvable
exc excentric
E extended
f following (eastward)
F faint
g gradually
glob. globular
gr group
i irregular
iF irregular figure
inv involved, involving
l little (adv.); long (adj.)
L large
m much
m magnitude
M middle, or in the middle
n north
neb nebula
nebs nebulous
neby nebulosity
nf north following
np north preceding
ns north-south
nr near
N nucleus, or to a nucleus
p preceding (westward)
pf preceding-following
p pretty (adv., before F. B. L, S)
pg pretty gradually
pm pretty much
ps pretty suddenly
plan planetary nebula (same as PN)
prob probably
P poor (sparse) in stars
PN planetary nebula
r resolvable (mottled, not resolved)
rr partially resolved, some stars seen
rrr well resolved, clearly consisting of stars
R round
RR exactly round
Ri rich in stars
s suddenly (abruptly)
s south
sf south following
sp south preceding
sc scattered
sev several
st stars (pl.)
st 9... stars of 9th magnitude and fainter
st 9..13 stars of mag. 9 to 13
stell stellar, pointlike
susp suspected
S small in angular size
S* small (faint) star
trap trapezium
triangle triangle, forms a triangle with
triN trinuclear
v very
vv _very_
var variable
* a single star
*10 a star of 10th magnitude
*7-8 star of mag. 7 or 8
** double star (same as D*)
*** triple star
! remarkable
!! very much so
!!! a magnificent or otherwise interesting object

References

  • [277] Historische Deep-Sky Kataloge; Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke; klima-luft.de/steinicke; 2021-02-17
  • [313] A New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, being the Catalogue of the late Sir John F.W. Herschel, Bart., revised, corrected, and enlarged; Dreyer, J. L. E.; Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 49: 1–237 (1888); Bibcode:1888MmRAS..49....1D
  • [314] Index Catalogue of Nebulæ found in the years 1888 to 1894, with Notes and Corrections to the New General Catalogue; Dreyer, J. L. E.; Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, p.185; 1895; Bibcode:1895MmRAS..51..185D
  • [315] Second Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; containing objects found in the years 1895 to 1907, with Notes and Corrections to the New General Catalogue and to the Index Catalogue for 1888–94; Dreyer, J. L. E.; Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 59: 105–198 (1910); Bibcode:1910MmRAS..59..105D