Catalogues

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

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type Dim Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 1963 05 32 10.8 -36 22 50 OCL 14 Cl, st 8…11 ESO 363-SC5

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 1851 05 14 06.3 -40 02 48 GCL (II) 7.1 12 12.100 globular! vB, vL, R, vsvvbM, rrr GCL 9; ESO 305-SC16

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 1792 05 05 13.8 -37 58 47 Gx (SBbc) 10.9 10.2 0.7 12.9 5.2 × 2.6 137 0.004039 17.06 13.200 vB, vL, mE 314°, glbM, rr ESO 305-6; MCG -6-12-4; AM 0503-380; IRAS 05035-3802
NGC 1800 05 06 25.4 -31 57 16 Gx (IBm) 13.1 12.6 0.5 13.3 2 × 1.1 113 0.002692 11.37 7.400 pB, pmE, gpmbM, * 13 f ESO 422-30; MCG -5-13-4; AM 0504-320; IRAS 05045-3201
NGC 1808 05 07 42.5 -37 30 48 Gx (SBa) 10.7 9.9 0.8 13.3 6.5 × 3.9 133 0.003319 14.02 11.550 B, L, E, psbM ESO 305-8; MCG -6-12-5; AM 0505-373; IRAS 05059-3734
NGC 1811 05 08 42.5 -29 16 35 Gx (Sa) 14.5 13.6 0.9 13.0 1.7 × 0.4 60 0.013172 55.64 cF, S, lE, p of 2 ESO 422-37; MCG -5-13-8; AM 0506-292
NGC 1812 05 08 52.8 -29 15 06 Gx (Sa) 13.5 12.6 0.9 12.5 1.2 × 0.9 8 0.013059 55.16 F, S, R, glbM, f of 2 ESO 422-39; MCG -5-13-9; AM 0506-291; IRAS 05068-2918
NGC 1827 05 10 04.4 -36 57 37 Gx (SBc) 13.3 12.6 0.7 13.3 3 × 0.7 120 0.003456 14.60 11.600 vF, vmE, long ray, * 11 inv ESO 362-6; MCG -6-12-8; AM 0508-370; IRAS 05083-3701
NGC 1879 05 19 48.1 -32 08 33 Gx (SBm) 13.2 12.8 0.4 14.2 2.5 × 1.7 60 0.004136 17.47 21.050 vF, L, R, vgvlbM, * 12 p ESO 423-6; MCG -5-13-16; UGCA 110; IRAS 05178-3211; DDO 232; AM 0517-321
NGC 1989 05 34 23.4 -30 48 02 Gx (E-S0) 13.9 12.9 1.0 13.1 1.4 × 1.1 106 0.035755 151.0 vF, S, R, lbM, st nr ESO 423-21; MCG -5-14-4; AM 0532-304
NGC 1992 05 34 31.8 -30 53 49 Gx (S0-a) 14.4 13.5 0.9 13.1 1.1 × 0.7 45 0.035361 149.3 eeF, vS ESO 423-23; MCG -5-14-7; AM 0532-305
NGC 2049 05 43 15.1 -30 04 41 Gx (Sa) 13.6 12.7 0.9 13.3 2 × 1 168 0.010000 42.24 vF, S, R, bM ESO 424-11; MCG -5-14-11; AM 0541-300
NGC 2090 05 47 01.6 -34 15 03 Gx (Sc) 12.0 11.2 0.8 13.7 4.9 × 2.4 13 0.003072 12.98 12.760 globular, B, pL, iR, gbM ESO 363-23; MCG -6-13-9; AM 0545-341; IRAS 05452-3416
NGC 2188 06 10 09.7 -34 06 18 Gx (SBm) 12.1 11.7 0.4 13.3 4.2 × 1.1 175 0.002492 10.53 7.900 pF, pL, vmE, gvlbM ESO 364-37; MCG -6-14-8; AM 0608-340
NGC 2255 06 33 58.6 -34 48 42 Gx (SBc) 14.2 13.5 0.7 13.4 1.5 × 0.7 152 0.022926 96.84 82.150 eF, S, lE, vlbM ESO 365-31; MCG -6-15-10; IRAS 06321-3446
IC 2122 05 19 01.4 -37 05 21 Gx (E-S0) 13.7 12.7 1.0 13.3 1.5 × 1.3 67 0.015734 66.46 pB, eS, R, 3 st nf ESO 362-14; MCG -6-12-17; AM 0517-370
IC 2136 05 33 13.2 -36 23 58 Gx (Sc) 13.2 12.5 0.7 12.9 2.8 × 0.6 109 0.004406 18.61 29.170 eF, pS, eE IC 2135; ESO 363-7; MCG -6-13-4; AM 0531-362; IRAS 05314-3626
IC 2150 05 51 18.5 -38 19 16 Gx (Sc) 13.5 12.8 0.7 13.4 2.6 × 0.8 84 0.010404 43.95 43.980 eeF, S, vmE, v diffic, 3 st s ESO 306-32; MCG -6-13-16; IRAS 05496-3819
IC 2153 06 00 04.8 -33 55 10 Gx (P) 14.5 13.5 1.0 13.1 1.1 × 0.8 72 0.009565 40.40 eF, vS, susp ESO 364-22; AM 0558-335; IRAS 05582-3355
IC 2158 06 05 17.9 -27 51 25 Gx (SBab) 12.9 12.1 0.8 12.8 1.7 × 1.3 107 0.005197 21.95 vF, pS, lE, brush, * att nf ESO 425-7; MCG -5-15-4; IRAS 06033-2751

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