Catalogues

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

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 602 01 29 26.4 -73 33 26 EN+OCL 34 62.440 B, S, R, psbM * r ESO 29-SC43; in SMC

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 643 01 35 00.7 -75 33 24 OCL 1.5 62.440 vF, pS, R, vglbM ESO 29-SC50; in SMC
NGC 643 A 01 30 37.4 -76 03 18 OCL 12.0 2 × 2 vF, pS, R, vglbM ESO 29-SC44; in SMC
NGC 796 01 56 43.8 -74 13 12 OCL 0.8 61.000 eF, vS, R, * np 25" ESO 30-SC6
NGC 1629 04 29 37.0 -71 50 18 OCL 13.3 12.7 1 49.970 vF, pL, R, glbM ESO 55-SC24; in LMC
IC 1708 01 24 56.5 -71 11 02 OCL 62.440 vF, vS, R, * 9 sf 4' ESO 52-SC2; in SMC

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 1466 03 44 33.4 -71 40 18 GCL 11.4 1.9 48.500 pF, pS, iR, glbM, * 7 f ESO 54-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 643 B 01 39 13.4 -75 00 41 Gx (SB0) 14.5 13.5 1.0 12.5 1.5 × 0.3 113 0.013379 56.51 vF, pS, R, vglbM ESO 29-53; IRAS 01384-7515
NGC 643 C 01 41 48.9 -75 16 03 Gx (Sc) 15.7 15.0 0.7 13.4 1.3 × 0.2 150 0.014597 61.66 vF, pS, R, vglbM ESO 30-1; FGCE 186
NGC 646 1 01 37 21.1 -64 53 43 Gx (SBc) 14.2 13.5 0.7 14.5 2 × 1.5 78 0.027452 115.9 vF, iR, vglbM ESO 80-2; VV 443; AM 0135-650; IRAS 01357-6508
NGC 646 2 01 37 30.0 -64 53 45 Gx (E-S0) 16.0 15.0 1.0 13.1 0.4 × 0.4 0.024353 102.8 vF, iR, vglbM ESO 80-2; VV 443; AM 0135-650
NGC 802 01 59 06.1 -67 52 13 Gx (SB0-a) 13.7 13.2 0.5 12.7 0.9 × 0.6 152 0.004920 20.78 eeF, vS, R, * 13 p 100" ESO 52-13; AM 0157-680
NGC 813 02 01 36.1 -68 26 21 Gx (SB0-a) 13.7 12.8 0.9 12.9 1.3 × 0.9 99 0.026992 114.0 pF, S, R, gbM ESO 52-16
NGC 1473 03 47 26.2 -68 13 14 Gx (IBm) 13.4 12.9 0.5 12.9 1.5 × 0.8 36 0.004647 19.63 18.020 cF, pL, R, gvlbM ESO 54-19; AM 0347-682; IRAS 03472-6822
NGC 1511 03 59 36.8 -67 38 05 Gx (Sa) 11.9 11.3 0.6 12.7 3.5 × 1.3 125 0.004474 18.90 16.510 pB, pS, mE 121°.5 gbM ESO 55-4; AM 0359-674; IRAS 03594-6746
NGC 1511 A 04 00 19.5 -67 48 26 Gx (SBa) 14.3 13.4 0.9 12.9 1.8 × 0.4 110 0.004466 18.86 18.670 pB, pS, mE 121°.5 gbM ESO 55-5; IRAS 04001-6756
NGC 1511 B 04 00 54.5 -67 36 43 Gx (SBcd) 15.2 14.5 0.7 13.7 1.8 × 0.3 92 0.004350 18.37 pB, pS, mE 121°.5 gbM ESO 55-6; FGCE 368

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» von 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. (1888); Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 49: 1–237; 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. (1910); Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 59: 105–198; Bibcode:1910MmRAS..59..105D