Catalogues

Lupus / 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 5873 15 12 50.7 -38 07 31 PN 13.3 11.0 0.22 5.445 planetary, stellar = 9.5 mag PK 331+16.1; ESO 328-PN34; CS=13.6
NGC 5882 15 16 50.0 -45 38 56 PN 10.5 9.4 0.33 1.972 planetary, vS, R, quite sharp IC 1108; PK 327+10.1; ESO 274-PN7; CS=12.0
NGC 6026 16 01 21.0 -34 32 37 PN 13.2 12.9 0.67 3.227 F, S, R, gpmbM, Δ of st np PK 341+13.1; ESO 389-PN7; AM 1558-342
IC 4406 14 22 26.4 -44 09 02 PN 10.6 10.2 1.77 0.583 Planetary, stellar, 10 mag, E 80° PK 319+15.1; ESO 272-PN6; AM 1419-435; CS=14.7

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 5593 14 25 40.0 -54 47 54 OCL (III1p) 6 0.850 Cl, vlRi, vlC, st 10 OCL 926; ESO 175-SC8
NGC 5749 14 48 48.8 -54 29 37 OCL (IV1p) 8.8 10 1.031 Cl, pL, pRi, lC, st 10…11 OCL 930; ESO 176-SC4
NGC 5764 14 53 31.8 -52 40 16 OCL (II2p) 12.6 3 2.800 Cl, vF, vS, vC OCL 934; ESO 223-SC4
NGC 5800 15 01 47.8 -51 55 06 OCL 8.0 5 2.146 Cl, pL, pRi, lC ESO 223-SC11; *Grp ?
NGC 5822 15 04 02.3 -54 20 21 OCL (II1r) 6.5 35 0.917 Cl, vL, Ri lC, st 9…12 OCL 937; ESO 176-SC9

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 5834 15 03 58.5 -33 04 02 GCL (I) 9.1 7.4 32.000 eeF? (Marth: B, stellar) NGC 5824; ESO 387-SC1; GCL 31
NGC 5927 15 28 00.5 -50 40 20 GCL (VIII) 8.0 6 7.700 globular, cB, L, R, vgbM, rrr, st 15 GCL 35; ESO 224-SC4
NGC 5986 15 46 03.5 -37 47 08 GCL (VII) 7.6 9.6 10.400 !, globular, vB, L, R, vgbM, st 13…15 GCL 37; ESO 329-SC18

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 5530 14 18 27.1 -43 23 13 Gx (SBbc) 12.1 11.3 0.8 13.4 4.2 × 1.8 127 0.003979 16.81 14.300 !, vF, pmE, esvmbM * 12 ESO 272-3; MCG -7-29-13; IRAS 14152-4309
NGC 5643 14 32 40.7 -44 10 28 Gx (SBc) 10.7 10.0 0.7 13.0 4.7 × 4.2 153 0.003999 16.89 16.900 pB, L, R, vglbM, st inv ESO 272-16; MCG -7-30-3; AM 1429-435; IRAS 14294-4357
NGC 5670 14 35 36.1 -45 58 00 Gx (S0) 13.0 12.0 1.0 12.7 1.5 × 0.7 74 0.009633 40.69 30.130 vF, S, cE, bet 2 st ESO 272-19
NGC 5688 14 39 35.1 -45 01 07 Gx (SBc) 12.8 11.9 0.9 14.1 3.1 × 1.9 85 0.009340 39.45 36.530 F, S, vgbM, am st ESO 272-22; MCG -7-30-4; AM 1436-444; IRAS 14363-4448
NGC 5843 15 07 27.8 -36 19 42 Gx (SBb) 13.0 12.2 0.8 12.8 1.9 × 1.1 70 0.014010 59.18 54.430 vF, S, lE, vlbM, r ESO 387-4; MCG -6-33-13; IRAS 15043-3608
NGC 5968 15 39 57.0 -30 33 11 Gx (SBab) 13.1 12.2 0.9 13.6 2.1 × 1.9 0.018206 76.90 vF, L, R, gbM, r ESO 450-5; MCG -5-37-1; IRAS 15368-3023
IC 4402 14 21 12.9 -46 17 54 Gx (Sb) 12.0 11.6 0.4 12.8 4.2 × 0.9 127 0.005515 23.29 19.130 L, eE 125°, pointed ends ESO 272-5; IRAS 14179-4604
IC 4441 14 31 38.8 -43 25 06 Gx (SBbc) 12.0 11.4 0.6 12.2 1.5 × 1.3 90 0.006535 27.60 26.900 pF, pS, R IC 4444; ESO 272-14; MCG -7-30-2; AM 1428-431; IRAS 14284-4311
IC 4445 14 31 54.3 -46 02 07 Gx (Sc) 14.7 14.0 0.7 13.0 1.2 × 0.4 153 0.014467 61.11 F, cS, E 160° ESO 272-15; IRAS 14285-4548
IC 4472 14 40 10.5 -44 18 56 Gx (Sc) 13.6 12.9 0.7 12.8 2.2 × 0.5 0 0.009556 40.36 30.860 L, eE 180°, bet 2 st ns, doubtful ESO 272-23; MCG -7-30-5; AM 1436-440; IRAS 14369-4406
IC 4518 14 57 45.2 -43 07 52 Gx (Sbc) 14.3 13.5 0.8 13.7 2.2 × 0.6 108 0.015728 66.43 eS, R, also one pL, eE 100° ESO 273-12; MCG -7-31-3; VV 780; IRAS 14544-4255; AM 1454-425; Beta Lup (2.7) 8' f
IC 4518 A 14 57 41.0 -43 07 53 Gx (Sc) 15.0 14.3 0.7 12.7 0.9 × 0.3 130 0.016261 68.69 eS, R, also one pL, eE 100° ESO 273-12; MCG -7-31-1; VV 780; AM 1454-425; Beta Lup (2.7) 8' f
IC 4518 B 14 57 41.2 -43 07 25 Gx (Sc) 17.0 16.3 0.7 13.9 1.3 × 0.1 115 0.015511 65.52 eS, R, also one pL, eE 100° ESO 273-12A; MCG -7-31-2; VV 780; AM 1454-425; Beta Lup (2.7) 8' f
IC 4523 15 05 10.5 -43 30 35 Gx (SBc) 13.9 13.2 0.7 14.2 2 × 1.4 0 0.015724 66.42 bM, magn 14 ESO 273-15; MCG -7-31-5; IRAS 15018-4318
IC 4527 15 05 41.0 -42 26 56 Gx (SBbc) 14.1 13.3 0.8 13.0 1.3 × 0.7 46 0.017132 72.36 60.270 cS, E 225°, bM ESO 328-15; MCG -7-31-6; IRAS 15023-4215
IC 4529 15 06 25.7 -43 14 00 Gx (Sbc) 15.0 14.2 0.8 13.1 0.7 × 0.6 0.017552 74.14 bM, magn 14 ESO 273-19; MCG -7-31-7; IRAS 15031-4302

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