Catalogues

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

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 7099 21 40 22.0 -23 10 43 GCL (V) 6.9 12 8.100 !, globular, B, L, lE, gpmbM, st 12…16 M 30; GCL 122; ESO 531-SC21

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 6897 20 21 01.3 -12 15 18 Gx (Sbc) 14.6 13.8 0.8 12.7 0.9 × 0.5 35 0.019143 80.86 64.400 vF, S MCG -2-52-1; IRAS 20182-1224
NGC 6898 20 21 08.0 -12 21 32 Gx (Sa) 14.0 13.1 0.9 12.7 1.2 × 0.7 140 0.019170 80.97 F, S, iR MCG -2-52-2; IRAS 20183-1231
NGC 6903 20 23 44.9 -19 19 33 Gx (E/SB0) 12.9 11.9 1.0 12.9 1.5 × 1.5 0.011068 46.75 cL, E, bM * 17, * 10 att n ESO 596-29; MCG -3-52-3
NGC 6907 20 25 06.6 -24 48 33 Gx (SBbc) 11.9 11.2 0.7 13.4 3.4 × 2.6 46 0.010614 44.83 37.480 cF, cL, vlE, vglbM, r, 3 st p ESO 528-3; MCG -4-48-6; UGCA 418; IRAS 20221-2458
NGC 6908 20 25 09.0 -24 48 10 Gx (S0) 15.5 14.6 0.9 10.6 0.3 × 0.1 0 0.010208 43.12 eF, vS, lE, h 2076 p
NGC 6912 20 26 52.1 -18 37 03 Gx (SBc) 13.8 13.2 0.6 13.5 1.4 × 1.1 55 0.023244 98.18 vF, 2 st 14·15 np, * 8 f ESO 596-38; MCG -3-52-8; IRAS 20240-1846
NGC 6924 20 33 19.1 -25 28 28 Gx (E-S0) 13.9 12.8 1.1 14.0 2 × 1.7 154 0.020241 85.50 vF, pS, R, sbMN ESO 528-16; MCG -4-48-14; AM 2030-253
NGC 6931 20 33 41.4 -11 22 08 Gx (Sb) 14.3 13.5 0.8 12.5 1 × 0.4 125 0.011838 50.00 eF, pS, E 120°, gbM MCG -2-52-16; IRAS 20309-1132
NGC 6936 20 35 56.3 -25 16 48 Gx (E-S0) 13.7 12.7 1.0 13.0 1.8 × 1 4 0.019493 82.34 vF, vS, R, slbM ESO 528-22; MCG -4-48-21
NGC 6986 20 56 30.6 -18 33 58 Gx (E-S0) 14.5 13.5 1.0 12.8 1 × 0.6 8 0.028727 121.3 95.000 vF, vS, R, glbMN ESO 598-7; MCG -3-53-11; NPM1G -18.0530
NGC 6993 20 53 54.0 -25 28 20 Gx (Sc) 13.8 13.1 0.7 13.1 1.2 × 1 108 0.020254 85.55 vF, vS, R, sbMN ESO 529-11; MCG -4-49-7; IRAS 20509-2539
NGC 7016 21 07 16.2 -25 28 07 Gx (E0) 14.7 13.7 1.0 13.3 0.8 × 0.8 0.036845 155.6 vF, eS, R, bMN, 1st of 3 ESO 529-25; MCG -4-49-13; AM 2104-254; PRC C-58
NGC 7017 21 07 20.5 -25 29 15 Gx (S0) 14.8 13.8 1.0 12.5 0.6 × 0.5 90 0.033753 142.5 eF, vS, R, bMN, 2nd of 3 ESO 529-26; MCG -4-49-14; AM 2104-254
NGC 7018 21 07 25.4 -25 25 45 Gx (E4) 14.4 13.4 1.0 13.7 1.3 × 0.8 86 0.038417 162.2 vF, vS, vlE, glbM, 3rd of 3 ESO 529-27; MCG -4-49-15; VV 764; AM 2104-253
NGC 7019 21 06 25.8 -24 24 46 Gx (SBb) 15.0 14.2 0.8 12.1 0.6 × 0.3 137 0.037226 157.2 137.00 vF, vS, R, sbMN ESO 529-22; AM 2103-243; IRAS 21035-2436
NGC 7030 21 11 13.3 -20 29 12 Gx (SBab) 14.5 13.7 0.8 13.0 0.9 × 0.7 70 0.029507 124.6 vF, vS, iR, bMN ESO 598-28; MCG -4-50-3; IRAS 21083-2041
NGC 7035 A 21 10 45.5 -23 08 07 Gx (SB0) 15.2 14.2 1.0 13.7 1 × 0.7 105 0.030981 130.8 eF, S, iR ESO 530-15
NGC 7035 B 21 10 47.3 -23 08 14 Gx (E-S0) 15.6 14.6 1.0 13.1 0.6 × 0.4 5 0.030960 130.7 eF, S, iR ESO 530-15A
NGC 7073 21 29 26.0 -11 29 19 Gx (Sbc) 14.3 13.5 0.8 13.0 0.9 × 0.8 0.018496 78.13 vF, vS, iR MCG -2-54-10; MK 899; IRAS 21267-1142
NGC 7103 21 39 51.3 -22 28 24 Gx (E1) 15.2 14.2 1.0 14.7 1.4 × 1.2 63 0.032412 136.9 vF, vS, R, gbM, 1st of 2 ESO 531-15; NPM1G -22.0349; AM 2137-225
NGC 7104 21 40 03.2 -22 25 28 Gx (E1) 15.2 14.2 1.0 13.7 0.7 × 0.6 51 0.032056 135.4 vF, vS, iR, gbMN, 2nd of 2 ESO 531-18; NPM1G -22.0351; AM 2137-225
NGC 7105 21 41 41.3 -10 38 06 Gx (S0) 14.3 13.3 1.0 12.4 1 × 0.5 130 0.018843 79.59 F, vS, E 130°, smbMN, * sp MCG -2-55-1
NGC 7131 21 47 36.0 -13 10 56 Gx (S0) 14.9 13.9 1.0 14.4 1.7 × 1 115 0.018072 76.33 72.220 vF, S, vlE, vgbM MCG -2-55-2; NPM1G -13.0540
IC 1313 20 18 43.6 -16 56 46 Gx (SBab) 14.9 14.1 0.8 15.5 2.1 × 1.9 29 0.011044 46.65 F, vS, R, * 13 close MCG -3-51-8; NPM1G -17.0427
IC 1319 20 26 01.2 -18 30 15 Gx (Sbc) 14.6 13.8 0.8 12.7 0.8 × 0.5 12 0.024387 103.0 pF, vS, R, r ESO 596-37; MCG -3-52-7; IRAS 20231-1840
IC 1321 20 28 11.0 -18 17 31 Gx (Sbc) 15.2 14.4 0.8 14.1 1.1 × 0.8 85 0.022215 93.83 106.50 F, S, iF, r ESO 596-43; MCG -3-52-11
IC 1322 20 30 08.4 -15 13 40 Gx (SB) 14.9 14.1 0.8 12.8 0.9 × 0.4 100 0.011655 49.23 F, vS, R NPM1G -15.0537; IRAS 20273-1523
IC 1324 20 32 12.2 -09 03 20 Gx (S0-a) 14.4 13.5 0.9 14.2 1.5 × 1.4 39 0.020354 85.97 eeF, S, R, * 8m s MCG -2-52-12; NPM1G -09.0610
IC 1328 20 41 57.0 -19 37 59 Gx (Sc) 14.8 14.1 0.7 12.7 0.8 × 0.4 49 0.036545 154.3 146.00 F, S, vF * close ESO 597-28; MCG -3-52-23; IRAS 20390-1948
IC 1333 20 52 17.1 -16 17 09 Gx (S0-a) 14.5 13.6 0.9 13.7 1.5 × 0.8 69 0.027035 114.1 vF, vS, sbM IC 1334; MCG -3-53-8; NPM1G -16.0510
IC 1335 20 53 06.0 -16 20 06 Gx (E0) 15.7 14.7 1.0 13.3 0.5 × 0.5 0.043000 181.6 F, S, stellar NPM1G -16.0512
IC 1336 20 55 05.0 -18 02 19 Gx (Sab) 15.1 14.3 0.8 12.8 0.8 × 0.5 36 0.027969 118.1 vF, S, dif, F * f ESO 598-1; MCG -3-53-9
IC 1337 20 56 52.6 -16 35 06 Gx (Sb) 14.6 13.8 0.8 12.9 0.8 × 0.6 178 0.030741 129.8 F, vS, R, gbM MCG -3-53-12; IRAS 20540-1646
IC 1338 20 56 57.7 -16 29 32 Gx (SB) 15.7 14.9 0.8 13.4 0.7 × 0.4 40 0.031345 132.4 vF, vS, dif NPM1G -16.0516; IRAS 20541-1641
IC 1339 20 57 55.5 -17 56 32 Gx (SBb) 14.0 13.2 0.8 13.3 1.4 × 0.8 55 0.028046 118.4 131.50 F, S, gbM, r ESO 598-8; MCG -3-53-13; IRAS 20550-1808
IC 1343 21 01 00.7 -15 24 13 Gx (S) 15.7 14.9 0.8 14.0 1 × 0.5 177 0.028453 120.1 pB, vS, R, mbM NPM1G -15.0556
IC 1356 21 02 53.0 -15 48 43 Gx (E3) 15.6 14.6 1.0 14.3 1.1 × 0.8 168 0.028356 119.7 F, R, sbM MCG -3-53-22
IC 1358 21 06 29.7 -16 12 13 Gx (S) 16.0 15.2 0.8 12.3 0.4 × 0.2 45 0.029864 126.1 vF, vS
IC 1386 21 29 37.4 -21 11 44 Gx (E-S0) 14.2 13.1 1.1 13.0 1.5 × 1.1 130 0.035631 150.5 F, biN, or neb D * ESO 599-16; MCG -4-50-30
IC 1389 21 32 08.0 -18 01 09 Gx (Sc) 15.4 14.5 0.9 12.9 0.7 × 0.5 120 0.021068 88.99 F, vS, R, gbM ESO 599-18; MCG -3-55-1
IC 1393 21 40 14.1 -22 24 40 Gx (S0) 15.6 14.6 1.0 13.7 0.6 × 0.4 174 0.032849 138.7 eF, vS, R, dif ESO 531-20; MCG -4-51-8; NPM1G -22.0352; AM 2137-225
IC 1404 21 50 56.3 -09 15 58 Gx (E0) 15.0 14.0 1.0 13.6 0.8 × 0.8 0.017946 75.80 F, vS, R, sbM * 13
IC 1408 21 53 08.9 -13 20 47 Gx (S0) 14.9 13.9 1.0 12.8 1 × 0.4 33 0.017732 74.90 F, vS, R, bM MCG -2-55-7; NPM1G -13.0545
IC 1412 21 58 18.5 -17 10 36 Gx (SB0-a) 14.4 13.5 0.9 12.2 0.9 × 0.4 99 0.018302 77.31 F, vS, ? D stell neb MCG -3-56-1; IRAS 21555-1724
IC 4999 20 23 56.3 -26 00 53 Gx (SBc) 13.2 12.5 0.7 13.0 1.8 × 1.1 95 0.010526 44.46 34.670 vF, pL, R, am st ESO 527-21; MCG -4-48-4; AM 2020-261; IRAS 20209-2610
IC 5005 20 25 20.0 -25 49 44 Gx (SBc) 13.4 12.7 0.7 13.7 1.9 × 1.6 67 0.010381 43.85 pS, R, vgbM, F * close np ESO 528-4; MCG -4-48-7; AM 2022-255; IRAS 20223-2559
IC 5078 21 02 31.2 -16 49 06 Gx (Sc) 13.6 12.7 0.9 14.2 4.1 × 0.8 85 0.004917 20.77 21.490 eE, nr 2nd * of 3, susp MCG -3-53-21; UGCA 419; IRAS 20597-1701
IC 5088 21 09 26.7 -22 52 41 Gx (S0-a) 14.1 13.2 0.9 13.1 1.2 × 1.1 0.038010 160.5 eF, vS, diffic ESO 530-10; NPM1G -23.0021; AM 2106-230
IC 5122 21 39 45.8 -22 24 22 Gx (S0) 15.4 14.4 1.0 12.4 0.6 × 0.3 45 0.034077 143.9 eF, vS, 7103-04, I.C. 1393 nr ESO 531-14; AM 2137-225; NPM1G -22.0347
IC 5124 21 39 55.2 -22 25 36 Gx (S0-a) 16.4 15.5 0.9 11.9 0.4 × 0.1 129 0.035201 148.6 eeF, S, diffic, another susp 1' s ESO 531-16; AM 2137-225

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