Catalogues

Catalogue

Constellation

Libra / 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 5897	15 17 24.5	-21 00 35	GCL (XI)	8.4	11	12.500	globular, pF, L, viR, vgbM, rrr	GCL 33; ESO 582-SC2

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 5595	14 24 13.3	-16 43 21	Gx (SBc)	12.6	12.0	0.6	13.0	2.4 × 1.3	50	0.009043	38.20	36.160	F, pL, R, vgbM, p of 2	MCG -3-37-1; VV 446; VV 530; IRAS 14214-1629
NGC 5597	14 24 27.4	-16 45 48	Gx (SBcd)	12.6	12.0	0.6	13.3	2.1 × 1.9	95	0.008950	37.80	38.600	vF, L, vlE, vglbM, f of 2	MCG -3-37-2; VV 446; IRAS 14216-1632
NGC 5605	14 25 07.5	-13 09 49	Gx (SBc)	12.9	12.3	0.6	13.0	1.5 × 1.3	85	0.011321	47.82		vF, pL, R, vgbM	MCG -2-37-3; IRAS 14223-1256
NGC 5663	14 33 56.2	-16 34 50	Gx (E-S0)	15.2	14.2	1.0	14.7	1.4 × 1.3	0	0.022532	95.17		eF, vS, R, glbM	MCG -3-37-3; NPM1G -16.0459
NGC 5664	14 33 43.7	-14 37 10	Gx (Sa)	14.5	13.6	0.9	12.3	0.8 × 0.3	30	0.015157	64.02		pF, S, E, gbM	IC 4455; MCG -2-37-8; IRAS 14309-1424
NGC 5716	14 41 05.5	-17 28 36	Gx (SBc)	13.3	12.6	0.7	13.4	1.9 × 1.3	85	0.013860	58.54		vF, pL, R	MCG -3-37-4; IRAS 14383-1715
NGC 5726	14 42 55.8	-18 26 39	Gx (E-S0)	13.7	12.7	1.0	12.9	1.3 × 1	133	0.011428	48.27		F, S, R, gbM, * 10.5 np 3'	ESO 580-12; MCG -3-37-6
NGC 5728	14 42 24.0	-17 15 08	Gx (Sab)	12.3	11.4	0.9	13.1	3.2 × 1.9	30	0.009353	39.51	29.100	pF, pL, pmE 45° ±, mbM, * 10 s	MCG -3-37-5; IRAS 14396-1702
NGC 5729	14 42 06.9	-09 00 35	Gx (Sb)	13.0	12.2	0.8	12.5	2.6 × 0.7	166	0.006068	25.63		F, pL, E, r	MCG -1-37-12; IRAS 14394-0847
NGC 5734	14 45 09.1	-20 52 13	Gx (S0)	13.6	12.6	1.0	12.9	1.5 × 1	38	0.013746	58.06		vF, S, lE, glbM	ESO 580-16; MCG -3-38-3; IRAS 14423-2039
NGC 5741	14 45 51.6	-11 54 49	Gx (E0)	14.6	13.6	1.0	13.9	1.1 × 1.1		0.026135	110.3		vF, vS, R, sbMN	MCG -2-38-8; NPM1G -11.0410
NGC 5742	14 45 36.8	-11 48 35	Gx (SB0)	14.0	13.0	1.0	12.8	1.3 × 0.5	73	0.013339	56.34		F, pS, pmE, gbMN	MCG -2-38-7; IRAS 14428-1135
NGC 5743	14 45 10.9	-20 54 47	Gx (Sb)	13.7	12.9	0.8	12.3	1.4 × 0.5	95	0.013736	58.02		F, S, mE, smbMN	ESO 580-17; MCG -3-38-4; IRAS 14423-2042
NGC 5744	14 46 38.4	-18 30 48	Gx (Sab)	14.3	13.5	0.8	12.9	1 × 0.7	108	0.008856	37.41		eF, vS, neb?	ESO 580-23; MCG -3-38-7; IRAS 14438-1818
NGC 5745 1	14 45 01.8	-13 56 48	Gx (Sa)	14.3	13.4	0.9	14.0	1.7 × 1.2	77	0.023910	100.9		vF, S, E, pslbM	MCG -2-38-4; VV 98; NPM1G -13.0456; IRAS 14423-1344
NGC 5745 2	14 45 01.1	-13 56 56	Gx (C)	15.5	14.5	1.0	11.7	0.3 × 0.3		0.023570	99.56		vF, S, E, pslbM	MCG -2-38-4; VV 98
NGC 5745 3	14 44 57.1	-13 57 54	Gx (C)	16.5	15.5	1.0	11.9	0.2 × 0.2					vF, S, E, pslbM	VV 98
NGC 5756	14 47 33.7	-14 51 12	Gx (SBbc)	13.1	12.3	0.8	13.6	2.8 × 1.3	62	0.007142	30.17	28.670	pB, pL, pmE, gpmbM	MCG -2-38-12; IRAS 14448-1438
NGC 5757	14 47 46.3	-19 04 40	Gx (SBb)	12.7	11.9	0.8	13.0	2.1 × 1.7	160	0.008929	37.72	39.500	vF, S, iR, lbM	ESO 580-33; MCG -3-38-14; IRAS 14449-1852
NGC 5761	14 49 08.2	-20 22 32	Gx (S0)	13.4	12.4	1.0	12.5	1.4 × 1.3	102	0.013920	58.80	36.400	vF, S, R, glbMN	ESO 580-39; MCG -3-38-18
NGC 5766	14 53 09.5	-21 23 36	Gx (SBbc)	14.1	13.3	0.8	12.7	1.1 × 0.7	149	0.011251	47.52		eF, pS, R, gbM	ESO 580-50; MCG -3-38-24; IRAS 14503-2111
NGC 5768	14 52 07.9	-02 31 49	Gx (Sc)	13.2	12.5	0.7	13.4	1.8 × 1.4	120	0.006545	27.65		F, R, bMFN, S * s	UGC 9564; MCG 0-38-9; CGCG 20-26; KARA 652; IRAS 14495-0219
NGC 5781	14 56 41.1	-17 14 39	Gx (SBb)	13.8	13.0	0.8	13.0	1.4 × 0.8	25	0.006361	26.87		F, S, R, bM, * 16 sp	MCG -3-38-28; IRAS 14539-1702
NGC 5791	14 58 46.0	-19 16 01	Gx (E6)	12.7	11.7	1.0	13.0	2.5 × 1.3	163	0.011174	47.20	36.400	pF, S, R, stellar	ESO 581-7; MCG -3-38-35
NGC 5792	14 58 22.6	-01 05 25	Gx (SBb)	12.1	11.3	0.8	13.8	6.8 × 1.7	84	0.006411	27.08	25.560	pB, pL, R, mbM, * 8·9 np 1'	UGC 9631; MCG 0-38-12; CGCG 20-38; IRAS 14557-0053
NGC 5793	14 59 24.7	-16 41 36	Gx (Sb)	14.3	13.2	1.1	13.0	1.7 × 0.6	150	0.011645	49.19		eF, pS, E, bMN	MCG -3-38-38; IRAS 14566-1629
NGC 5796	14 59 24.0	-16 37 25	Gx (E3)	12.7	11.6	1.1	13.2	2.5 × 1.8	90	0.009549	40.33	38.230	F, pS * in centre	MCG -3-38-39
NGC 5801	15 00 25.9	-13 54 13	Gx (Sb)	15.5	14.7	0.8	13.4	0.7 × 0.5	51	0.026897	113.6		vF, vS, sbM, 1st of 3	NPM1G -13.0467
NGC 5802	15 00 29.9	-13 55 06	Gx (S0)	15.2	14.2	1.0	13.2	0.9 × 0.5	90	0.025141	106.1		vF, vS, sbM, 2nd and brightest	NPM1G -13.0469
NGC 5803	15 00 34.4	-13 53 38	Gx (E-S0)	15.8	14.8	1.0	13.6	0.6 × 0.5	60	0.025387	107.2		vF, vS, sbM, 3rd of 3	NPM1G -13.0470
NGC 5809	15 00 52.2	-14 09 55	Gx (S0-a)	14.3	13.4	0.9	13.3	1.4 × 0.7	145	0.009427	39.82		vF, S, E, glbM	MCG -2-38-25; IRAS 14581-1358
NGC 5810	15 02 42.5	-17 52 06	Gx (SBb)	14.1	13.3	0.8	12.8	1.2 × 0.8	31	0.010944	46.23		eF, vS, lE 230°, bet 2 vF st	ESO 581-18; MCG -3-38-46; IRAS 14598-1740
NGC 5812	15 00 55.7	-07 27 27	Gx (E1)	12.2	11.2	1.0	12.6	2.3 × 2	130	0.006571	27.76	27.660	cB, S, R, svmbM	MCG -1-38-16; UGCA 398
NGC 5815	15 00 29.1	-16 50 02	Gx (Sb)	15.1	14.3	0.8	12.9	0.8 × 0.4	25	0.009990	42.20		eF, pS, E 10°, D * inv	MCG -3-38-44; IRAS 14576-1638
NGC 5816	15 00 04.8	-16 05 37	Gx (S0)	15.8	14.8	1.0	12.6	0.5 × 0.3	95	0.023476	99.16		F, pS, gbMN, stellar
NGC 5817	14 59 40.8	-16 10 50	Gx (S0)	15.2	14.2	1.0	13.6	0.9 × 0.7	15	0.024133	101.9		vF, pS	MCG -3-38-41; NPM1G -15.0520
NGC 5849	15 06 50.6	-14 34 16	Gx (S0)	14.9	13.9	1.0	13.4	0.9 × 0.8	30	0.023970	101.2		* 13 in vF neb, 3 st p 1s, * 8 f 10s, 15' s	MCG -2-38-35; NPM1G -14.0559
NGC 5858	15 08 49.1	-11 12 29	Gx (E6)	13.4	12.4	1.0	12.4	1.5 × 0.7	135	0.007022	29.66		F, S, stell N, II 192 sf	MCG -2-39-2
NGC 5861	15 09 16.2	-11 19 20	Gx (SBc)	12.3	11.6	0.7	13.2	3 × 1.7	155	0.006174	26.08	28.810	F, L, E, r	MCG -2-39-3; IRAS 15065-1107
NGC 5863	15 10 48.3	-18 25 52	Gx (SBa)	13.8	12.9	0.9	12.9	1.4 × 1.2	30	0.014223	60.08		* 12 in eF neb, S, R	ESO 581-22; MCG -3-39-1; NPM1G -18.0484
NGC 5872	15 10 55.6	-11 28 46	Gx (S0)	13.6	12.6	1.0	12.8	1.5 × 0.9	5	0.024947	105.3		No description	MCG -2-39-5; NPM1G -11.0427
NGC 5878	15 13 45.7	-14 16 13	Gx (Sb)	12.4	11.5	0.9	13.1	3.5 × 1.4	0	0.006641	28.05	30.460	pB, pL, pmE 0°, psmbM, * inv	MCG -2-39-6; UGCA 403; IRAS 15109-1405
NGC 5880	15 15 01.0	-14 34 42	Gx (S0)	15.1	14.1	1.0	13.2	0.7 × 0.6	135	0.024934	105.3		eF, vS, R, bM, in field with 5883	MCG -2-39-12; NPM1G -14.0561
NGC 5883	15 15 10.1	-14 36 59	Gx (S0)	14.6	13.6	1.0	12.6	0.9 × 0.5	120	0.024747	104.5		No description	MCG -2-39-14; NPM1G -14.0562
NGC 5885	15 15 04.2	-10 05 09	Gx (SBc)	12.3	11.8	0.5	14.3	3.5 × 3.1	65	0.006671	28.18	30.700	F, cL, R, vgbM	MCG -2-39-13; IRAS 15123-0954
NGC 5890	15 17 51.1	-17 35 19	Gx (S0-a)	13.6	12.7	0.9	12.9	1.3 × 1	85	0.007078	29.90		vF, vS, E 235°	MCG -3-39-4; NPM1G -17.0406; IRAS 15150-1724
NGC 5891	15 16 13.2	-11 29 38	Gx (Sbc)	14.6	13.8	0.8	12.6	0.8 × 0.5	152	0.010611	44.82		vF, pS, lE, gbM, * 11 f	MCG -2-39-15; IRAS 15134-1118
NGC 5892	15 13 48.1	-15 27 51	Gx (SBcd)	12.4	11.7	0.7	14.0	3.6 × 2.9	105	0.007622	32.19	33.700	eF, L, gbM	MCG -2-39-7; Fath 703; NPM1G -15.0523; A 1511-15
NGC 5898	15 18 13.6	-24 05 51	Gx (E0)	12.5	11.4	1.1	13.0	2.7 × 2.6	42	0.007078	29.90	29.610	F, S, R, gbM	ESO 514-2; MCG -4-36-6; UGCA 404; AM 1515-235
NGC 5903	15 18 36.5	-24 04 06	Gx (E2)	12.2	11.2	1.0	13.0	2.7 × 2.1	168	0.008556	36.14	31.710	cF, S, R, gpmbM	ESO 514-4; MCG -4-36-8; UGCA 405; AM 1515-235
NGC 5915	15 21 33.0	-13 05 30	Gx (SBab)	12.8	12.3	0.5	13.0	1.6 × 1.1	164	0.007580	32.02	33.700	B, S, R, glbM, p of 2	MCG -2-39-19; UGCA 407; IRAS 15187-1254
NGC 5916	15 21 37.8	-13 10 09	Gx (SBa/P)	14.2	13.2	1.0	14.1	2.8 × 0.9	15	0.007525	31.79		F, S, lE, glbM, f of 2	MCG -2-39-20; IRAS 15188-1259
NGC 5916 A	15 21 13.7	-13 06 03	Gx (SBc/P)	15.1	14.4	0.7	13.0	1.1 × 0.3	146	0.007645	32.29		F, S, lE, glbM, f of 2	MCG -2-39-18
NGC 5917	15 21 32.5	-07 22 39	Gx (Sb)	13.8	13.0	0.8	13.1	1.6 × 0.9	75	0.006351	26.83		eF, vS, psbM	MCG -1-39-2; Arp 254; IRAS 15188-0711
NGC 5959	15 37 22.3	-16 35 46	Gx (E2)	14.4	13.4	1.0	14.6	2 × 1.7	177	0.024003	101.3		vF, pS, vlE, bMN	MCG -3-40-2; NPM1G -16.0490
NGC 5973	15 40 15.6	-08 36 03	Gx (S0-a)	15.3	14.4	0.9	12.9	0.9 × 0.3	140	0.012185	51.47		F, S, iR
NGC 5978	15 42 27.1	-13 14 02	Gx (Sa)	14.9	14.0	0.9	13.2	0.8 × 0.7		0.024357	102.8		eF, vS, sbMN, am st	MCG -2-40-2; NPM1G -13.0488
NGC 5995	15 48 24.9	-13 45 26	Gx (Sa)	14.5	13.6	0.9	12.9	0.9 × 0.7	171	0.025194	106.4		eF, S, R, vS * p	MCG -2-40-4; NPM1G -13.0491; IRAS 15456-1336
IC 1055	14 47 25.6	-13 42 58	Gx (Sb)	13.4	12.6	0.8	12.8	2 × 0.7	5	0.009690	40.93	37.900	F, pL, E ns	MCG -2-38-11; IRAS 14446-1330
IC 1059	14 50 42.5	-00 52 31	Gx (C)	15.0	14.0	1.0	13.2	0.8 × 0.7		0.026462	111.7		F, S, lbm, r	CGCG 20-24; NPM1G -00.0458
IC 1060	14 51 47.3	-07 13 55	Gx (Sa)	14.3	13.4	0.9	13.4	1.4 × 0.8	90	0.015437	65.20		No descr	MCG -1-38-4; NPM1G -07.0452; IRAS 14491-0701
IC 1077	14 57 21.6	-19 12 53	Gx (SBbc)	13.4	12.6	0.8	12.9	1.4 × 1.1	33	0.011491	48.54		vF, vS, R, gbMN	ESO 581-2; MCG -3-38-30; IRAS 14545-1900
IC 1080	14 57 59.7	-06 43 22	Gx (E-S0)	14.8	13.8	1.0	14.1	1.4 × 0.9	27	0.033056	139.6		vF, vS, R, lbM	MCG -1-38-10; NPM1G -06.0478
IC 1081	14 58 55.0	-19 14 21	Gx (SB0-a)	14.6	13.7	0.9	13.1	1.4 × 0.5	147	0.010978	46.37		eF, pL, E 175°	ESO 581-9; MCG -3-38-36
IC 1084	15 01 14.8	-07 28 32	Gx (E3)	15.1	14.2	0.9	12.7	0.6 × 0.4	171	0.007198	30.40		eF, S, R, dif	MCG -1-38-17
IC 1091	15 08 13.4	-11 08 26	Gx (SBb)	14.2	13.4	0.8	13.1	1 × 0.7	120	0.016698	70.53		vF, S, dif	MCG -2-39-1; IRAS 15055-1057
IC 4468	14 38 26.8	-22 22 02	Gx (SBc)	13.6	12.9	0.7	13.1	2.2 × 0.7	155	0.008162	34.48	34.680	F, pL, cE 160°, cbM	ESO 580-6; MCG -4-35-1; AM 1435-220; IRAS 14355-2209
IC 4476	14 39 51.8	-16 14 41	Gx (E3)	15.3	14.3	1.0	12.8	0.6 × 0.4	170	0.009246	39.05		Neb, * 7 nf 5'	NPM1G -16.0465
IC 4501	14 47 25.4	-22 24 21	Gx (Sa?)	14.5	13.6	0.9	13.5	1 × 0.7	63	0.010971	46.34		vF, S, indistinct	ESO 580-25; MCG -4-35-9; IRAS 14445-2211
IC 4536	15 13 17.3	-18 08 15	Gx (SBdm)	13.6	13.0	0.6	14.3	2.2 × 1.8	10	0.007612	32.15	33.400	vF, L, R, F * att np, F * nr sf	ESO 581-24; MCG -3-39-2; UGCA 401; IRAS 15104-1756
IC 4538	15 21 11.6	-23 39 30	Gx (SBc)	12.8	12.1	0.7	13.7	2.6 × 2	32	0.009530	40.25	31.650	eeF, vL	ESO 514-10; MCG -4-36-13; UGCA 406; IRAS 15182-2328

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

Catalogues

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

Globular Clusters

Galaxies

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Dreyer Description

References