Catalogues

Catalogue

Constellation

Lyra / 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	PA	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 6720	18 53 35.1	+33 01 47	PN	9.7	8.8	3 × 2.4	55	0.787	!!!, annular, B, pL, cE (in Lyra)	M 57; PK 63+13.1; CS=14.8, Ring nebula
NGC 6765	19 11 06.5	+30 32 47	PN	13.1	12.9	0.67		1.534	F, S, E	PK 62+9.1; CS=16.0

Open 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 6791	19 20 52.7	+37 46 27	OCL (II3r)	9.5	10	4.100	vF (Auw 45)	OCL 142

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 6779	19 16 35.5	+30 11 07	GCL (X)	8.4	8.8	9.400	globular, B, L, iR, gvmCM, rrr, st 11…14	M 56; GCL 110

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 6606	18 14 41.3	+43 16 07	Gx (Sb)	14.7	13.9	0.8	13.3	0.9 × 0.7	69	0.019257	81.34		vF, S, R, gbM, vf * inv	UGC 11174; MCG 7-37-25; CGCG 227-21
NGC 6612	18 16 10.9	+36 04 45	Gx (C)	15.2	14.2	1.0	13.3	0.7 × 0.7		0.021153	89.35		eeF, eS, R, v diffic	MCG 6-40-11; CGCG 200-14; 1ZW 204
NGC 6640	18 28 08.1	+34 18 09	Gx (Sc)	14.2	13.5	0.7	13.2	1.1 × 0.8	153	0.022709	95.92		vF, S, R, vlbM	UGC 11247; MCG 6-40-18; CGCG 200-21; IRAS 18263+3416
NGC 6646	18 29 38.7	+39 51 54	Gx (Sa)	13.5	12.6	0.9	12.7	1.6 × 1.3	63	0.019227	81.21		F, S, iF	UGC 11258; MCG 7-38-8; CGCG 228-10
NGC 6657	18 33 01.5	+34 03 39	Gx (SBc)	14.2	13.5	0.7	12.8	1 × 0.6	138	0.023463	99.11		vF, vS, sbM	UGC 11271; MCG 6-41-3; CGCG 201-8; IRAS 18312+3401
NGC 6662	18 34 11.2	+32 03 53	Gx (SBab)	14.5	13.7	0.8	13.3	1.6 × 0.5	20	0.017686	74.70		F * in vF, vS, lE neby	UGC 11280; MCG 5-44-3; CGCG 173-7; IRAS 18323+3201
NGC 6663	18 33 33.7	+40 02 57	Gx (Sc)	14.6	13.9	0.7	13.6	1 × 0.9	140	0.022969	97.02		eeF, pS, R, v diffic	UGC 11276; MCG 7-38-11; CGCG 228-14; IRAS 18319+4000
NGC 6665	18 34 30.0	+30 43 15	Gx (Sc)	14.6	13.9	0.7	13.3	1.1 × 0.6	0	0.016488	69.64		vF, vS	MCG 5-44-4; CGCG 173-10; IRAS 18325+3040
NGC 6671	18 37 26.2	+26 25 03	Gx (S)	13.7	12.8	0.9	13.4	1.5 × 1.3	27	0.010724	45.30		vF, vS, R, mbM	UGC 11299; MCG 4-44-6; CGCG 143-6; IRAS 18354+2622
NGC 6675	18 37 26.2	+40 03 28	Gx (Sbc)	13.3	12.5	0.8	13.3	1.8 × 1.3	130	0.008322	35.15	45.050	vF, E, 45"	UGC 11305; MCG 7-38-13; CGCG 228-19; IRAS 18357+4000
NGC 6685	18 39 58.6	+39 58 56	Gx (E-S0)	14.4	13.4	1.0	13.5	1.1 × 0.9	30	0.021905	92.53	95.280	eeF, vS, R, v diffic, sp of 2	UGC 11317; MCG 7-38-15; CGCG 228-21; NPM1G +39.0492
NGC 6686	18 40 06.9	+40 08 17	Gx (C)	15.7	14.7	1.0	14.2	0.9 × 0.8	84	0.023580	99.60		eeF, eS, R, v diffic, nf of 2	MCG 7-38-17; CGCG 228-22; NPM1G +40.0489
NGC 6688	18 40 39.9	+36 17 22	Gx (S0-a)	13.5	12.6	0.9	13.3	1.6 × 1.3	75	0.018219	76.96		F, pS, R, bM	UGC 11324; MCG 6-41-15; CGCG 201-27
NGC 6692	18 41 41.5	+34 50 39	Gx (E-S0)	14.2	13.2	1.0	12.9	1 × 0.7	110	0.018229	77.00		vF, vS, irr E, sev vF st inv	UGC 11330; MCG 6-41-18; CGCG 201-33; KAZ 491
NGC 6695	18 42 42.8	+40 22 02	Gx (SBb)	14.3	13.5	0.8	13.1	1.1 × 0.7	12	0.018303	77.31		vF, S, irrE ns, vlbM	UGC 11340; MCG 7-38-18; CGCG 228-23; KARA 858; IRAS 18410+4018
NGC 6700	18 46 04.3	+32 16 46	Gx (SBc)	13.8	13.1	0.7	13.3	1.4 × 1	115	0.015304	64.64	83.950	eF, lE, dif, iR	UGC 11351; MCG 5-44-10; CGCG 173-26; IRAS 18441+3213
NGC 6702	18 46 57.6	+45 42 22	Gx (E2)	13.2	12.2	1.0	13.1	1.9 × 1.5	65	0.015771	66.62	50.100	pF, S, lE	UGC 11354; MCG 8-34-19; CGCG 255-13
NGC 6703	18 47 18.9	+45 33 03	Gx (E-S0)	12.3	11.3	1.0	13.1	2.7 × 2.5	0	0.008209	34.67	28.240	B, S, R, mbM	UGC 11356; MCG 8-34-20; CGCG 255-14
NGC 6710	18 50 34.0	+26 50 19	Gx (S0-a)	14.1	13.1	1.0	13.6	1.7 × 1	40	0.015184	64.14		vF, S, R, bM	UGC 11364; MCG 4-44-19; CGCG 143-27
NGC 6713	18 50 44.2	+33 57 37	Gx (S0)	14.7	13.7	1.0	11.6	0.4 × 0.3	100	0.017529	74.04		vF, S, R, bM	UGC 11365; CGCG 201-38; KAZ 497; IRAS 18489+3353
NGC 6740	19 00 50.5	+28 46 16	Gx (Sb)	14.7	13.9	0.8	13.3	0.9 × 0.8	30	0.014530	61.37		eeF, S	UGC 11388; MCG 5-45-1; IRAS 18587+2841
NGC 6745 1	19 01 41.6	+40 44 45	Gx (Sm)	14.5	13.9	0.6	13.3	1.3 × 0.5	24	0.015150	63.99		vF, lE ns	UGC 11391; CGCG 229-13; IRAS 19000+4040; v peculiar
NGC 6745 2	19 01 41.9	+40 45 33	Gx (S)	13.3	12.5	0.8	9.6	0.4 × 0.2	0	0.015160	64.03		vF, lE ns	UGC 11391; CGCG 229-13; IRAS 19000+4040
NGC 6792	19 20 57.3	+43 07 56	Gx (SBb)	12.9	12.1	0.8	13.1	2.2 × 1.3	25	0.015471	65.35	63.200	F, E 26°, glbM, * 9.5 sf	UGC 11429; MCG 7-40-2; CGCG 230-5; IRAS 19193+4302
IC 1288	18 29 22.5	+39 42 50	Gx (SBa)	14.3	13.4	0.9	13.0	1.1 × 0.7	2	0.018976	80.15		vF, S, lE, 3 st nr	UGC 11256; MCG 7-38-7; CGCG 228-9; IRAS 18276+3940
IC 1289	18 30 02.2	+39 57 53	Gx (S)	15.8	15.0	0.8	13.2	0.7 × 0.3	145	0.018313	77.35		eeF, pS, lE, 3 st nr	MCG 7-38-9; CGCG 228-11
IC 1296	18 53 18.8	+33 03 59	Gx (SBbc)	14.8	14.0	0.8	13.7	1.1 × 0.8	80	0.017075	72.12		eF, pS, iR, 4' np M 57	UGC 11374; MCG 6-41-22; CGCG 201-40; near M 57
IC 4772	18 39 56.4	+40 01 37	Gx (C)	14.9	13.9	1.0	11.4	0.4 × 0.3	0	0.023713	100.1		eF, eS, 6685 f 2s, 2'.7 s	MCG 7-38-14; CGCG 228-20; NPM1G +39.0491

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

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

Planetary Nebulae

Open Clusters

Globular Clusters

Galaxies

Legend

Dreyer Description

References