Catalogues

Cepheus / 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 vMag Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 40 00 13 01.0 +72 31 21 PN 10.7 12.3 1.23 1.984 F, vS, R, vsmbM, * 12 sp PK 120+9.1; CS=10.6
NGC 7076 21 26 24.1 +62 53 30 PN 14.5 13.5 0.93 1.845 vF, er PK 101+8.1; Abell 75; CS=18.0
NGC 7139 21 46 08.4 +63 47 32 PN 13.0 13.3 1.28 1.319 vF, cS, R, r PK 104+7.1; CS=18.1
NGC 7354 22 40 20.0 +61 17 10 PN 12.9 12.2 0.6 2.201 planetary, B, S, R, pgvlbM PK 107+2.1; CS=15.0
IC 1454 22 42 24.5 +80 26 35 PN 14.8 14.0 0.63 5.290 vF, S, * 7 m 4' f PK 117+18.1; Abell 81; CS=18.0

Galactic 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 7023 21 01 35.5 +68 10 10 EN 7.1 10 × 8 0.400 * 7 in eF, eL neby LBN 487; OCL 235
NGC 7129 21 42 58.9 +66 06 47 EN 11.5 7 × 7 1.070 !, cF, pL, gbM *** IC 5134; LBN 497; OCL 240
NGC 7538 23 13 38.0 +61 30 42 EN 9 × 6 2.800 vF, L, 2 pB st inv LBN 542; Sh2-158
NGC 7822 00 03 36.0 +67 09 00 EN 100 0.900 ! eeF, eeL LBN 583; CED 214A; in Sh2-171
IC 1396 21 38 54.0 +57 29 20 EN 170 × 140 0.800 Neb part of M. Way LBN 451/452; SG 1.19
IC 1396 A 21 35 30.0 +57 23 00 EN 14 × 2 Neb part of M. Way LBN 452
IC 1396 B 21 34 30.0 +57 28 00 EN 12 × 4 Neb part of M. Way LBN 451
IC 1470 23 05 10.4 +60 14 32 EN 1 × 1 3.700 vF, vS, stellar N north edge CED 208; Sh2-156
IC 5132 21 42 40.1 +66 10 06 EN 2 st 13 magn in vF neb LBN 497
IC 5133 21 42 47.1 +66 10 52 EN 2 st 13 magn in vF neb LBN 1181

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type bMag vMag Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 188 00 47 30.0 +85 15 30 OCL (II2r) 8.1 15 2.000 Cl, vL, R, 150-200 st 10…18 OCL 309
NGC 6939 20 31 30.0 +60 39 42 OCL (I1m) 7.8 10 1.185 Cl, pL, eRi, pCM, st 11…16 OCL 217
NGC 7142 21 45 09.4 +65 46 28 OCL (II2r) 9.3 12 1.686 Cl, cL, cRi, pC, st 11...14 OCL 241
NGC 7160 21 53 40.2 +62 36 12 OCL (II3p) 6.1 5 0.794 Cl, P, vlC OCL 236
NGC 7226 22 10 27.0 +55 23 55 OCL (I1p) 9.6 2 2.616 pB, L, in cluster OCL 226
NGC 7234 22 12 24.0 +57 16 24 OCL (II3m) 8.6 7.7 6 Cl, S, P, lC NGC 7235; OCL 229
NGC 7261 22 20 10.0 +58 06 36 OCL (III1p) 8.4 6 1.681 Cl, L, pRi, lC OCL 237
NGC 7281 22 24 55.7 +57 50 25 OCL (IV2p) 12 1.620 Cl, L, pRi, lC, st 10…16 OCL 238
NGC 7380 22 47 21.0 +58 07 54 OCL (III3pn) 7.2 20 2.222 Cl, pL, pRi, lC, st 9…13 OCL 244; LBN 511
NGC 7419 22 54 20.0 +60 48 56 OCL (II3r) 13.0 6 1.382 Cl, pRi, cC OCL 250
NGC 7423 22 55 06.5 +57 05 41 OCL (II3m) 5 vF, pL, iF, er OCL 246
NGC 7429 22 56 00.0 +59 58 24 OCL (III2p) 15 1.190 Cl, P, pC, st 9…11 OCL 249
NGC 7510 23 11 04.2 +60 34 08 OCL (II2m) 7.9 7 2.075 Cl, pRi, pC, fan-sh, st pB OCL 256
NGC 7762 23 50 00.0 +68 02 18 OCL (II2p) 10.0 15 0.744 Cl, pRi, pC, st 11…15 OCL 280

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 1184 03 16 45.3 +80 47 35 Gx (S0-a) 13.3 12.4 0.9 12.9 2.8 × 0.6 165 0.007812 33.00 F, pL, mE UGC 2583; MCG 13-3-2; CGCG 346-2; IRAS 03088+8035
NGC 1544 05 02 36.2 +86 13 22 Gx (S?) 14.2 13.3 0.9 13.3 1.3 × 0.9 130 0.013132 55.47 vF, vS UGC 3160; MCG 14-3-6; CGCG 361-11; CGCG 370-1A; KARA 143; NPM1G +86.0007; CGCG 362-4
NGC 2276 07 27 13.6 +85 45 18 Gx (SBc) 11.9 11.4 0.5 13.4 2.3 × 1.9 20 0.008059 34.04 36.800 F, 60", lbM UGC 3740; MCG 14-4-28; CGCG 362-42; IRAS 07101+8550; KCPG 127A; CGCG 363-27; Arp 25; Arp 114; 7ZW 134; near SAO 1148
NGC 2300 07 32 20.3 +85 42 33 Gx (E-S0) 12.1 11.0 1.1 12.8 2.8 × 2 78 0.006354 26.84 35.830 pB, pL, lE, bM UGC 3798; MCG 14-4-31; CGCG 362-43; KCPG 127B; CGCG 363-29; Arp 114
NGC 6949 20 35 07.0 +64 48 12 Gx (S?) 14.7 13.8 0.9 14.2 1.4 × 1.2 6 0.009210 38.90 29.300 eF, pS, iR UGC 11600; MCG 11-25-1; CGCG 325-2; IRAS 20343+6437
NGC 6952 20 37 14.0 +66 06 21 Gx (SBbc) 11.6 10.7 0.9 13.3 3.9 × 3.2 170 0.004750 20.06 22.830 pB, oval, dif, * 15 close f NGC 6951; UGC 11604; MCG 11-25-2; CGCG 325-3; IRAS 20366+6555
IC 455 07 34 57.7 +85 32 16 Gx (S0) 14.3 13.3 1.0 12.9 1.1 × 0.7 82 0.006838 28.88 vF, eS, sf 2300 UGC 3815; MCG 14-4-33; CGCG 362-44; CGCG 363-30; NPM1G +85.0020
IC 469 07 55 59.3 +85 09 31 Gx (SBab) 13.5 12.7 0.8 13.4 2.2 × 1 90 0.006938 29.31 F, S, E, sf 2300 UGC 3994; MCG 14-4-38; CGCG 362-47; IRAS 07419+8516; CGCG 363-35; CGCG 364-1
IC 1502 23 36 20.1 +75 38 51 Gx (S0-a) 14.8 13.9 0.9 12.6 1.1 × 0.3 52 0.006561 27.71 vF, S, vF * close UGC 12706; UGC 12105; MCG 13-1-2; CGCG 344-3; CGCG 359-5; MCG 12-1-1

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