Catalogues

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

Planetary Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type vMag Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 2818 09 16 10.0 -36 37 34 PN+OCL 11.2 1.4 3.190 ! planetary, pB, pL, R, vglbM, in L Cl PK 261+8.1; ESO 372-PN13; AM 0914-362; OCl 743

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 2627 08 37 15.0 -29 57 18 OCL (III2m) 8.4 9 2.034 Cl, cL, pRi, pC, st 11…13 OCL 714; ESO 431-SC20
NGC 2635 08 38 25.9 -34 46 18 OCL (I3p) 11.2 3 5.754 Cl, pmC, irr Δ, st 13… OCL 728; ESO 371-SC1
NGC 2658 08 43 27.3 -32 39 22 OCL (II2m) 9.2 10 2.000 Cl, pS, lRi, lC, iF, st 12·13 OCL 723; ESO 432-SC4

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 2613 08 33 22.8 -22 58 22 Gx (Sb) 11.2 10.3 0.9 12.9 6.5 × 1.4 113 0.005591 23.62 25.790 cB, L, vmE 110° ESO 495-18; MCG -4-21-3; UGCA 141; IRAS 08311-2248; AM 0831-224; CGMW 2-3822
NGC 2663 08 45 08.3 -33 47 42 Gx (E3) 11.6 10.6 1.0 12.9 3.5 × 2.4 110 0.007012 29.62 27.500 pF, pS, lE ESO 371-14; MCG -6-20-1
NGC 2717 08 57 01.1 -24 40 26 Gx (E/SB0) 13.4 12.3 1.1 13.5 2.1 × 1.5 11 0.008776 37.07 pF, S, R, vgpmbM ESO 496-21; MCG -4-21-15; AM 0854-242
NGC 2772 09 07 41.8 -23 37 10 Gx (Sb) 13.8 13.0 0.8 12.3 1.5 × 0.5 170 0.011428 48.27 60.940 eF, lE, lbM ESO 497-14; MCG -4-22-2; AM 0905-232; IRAS 09054-2325
NGC 2821 09 16 47.8 -26 49 00 Gx (Sbc) 13.9 13.1 0.8 13.0 2 × 0.5 100 0.008126 34.32 48.000 eF, * 11 att ESO 497-34; MCG -4-22-7; IRAS 09145-2636
NGC 2883 09 25 18.4 -34 06 08 Gx (IBm) 15.0 14.4 0.6 14.9 2.2 × 0.8 176 0.003929 16.60 vF, S, vglbM, rrr, st 15 ESO 372-24; MCG -6-21-5; VV 768; AM 0923-335; IRAS 09232-3353
NGC 2888 09 26 19.6 -28 02 10 Gx (E3) 13.6 12.6 1.0 13.0 1.5 × 1.1 158 0.008102 34.22 29.400 cF, S, R, gmbM ESO 434-2; MCG -5-23-1
NGC 2891 09 26 56.6 -24 46 58 Gx (E-S0) 13.5 12.6 0.9 13.3 1.5 × 1.4 145 0.007952 33.59 F, S, R, bM ESO 498-8; MCG -4-23-3
IC 2469 09 23 01.4 -32 26 59 Gx (SBab) 12.0 11.1 0.9 12.6 4.7 × 1 36 0.005550 23.44 23.100 pF, cS, mE, * 10 sp nr ESO 433-17; MCG -5-22-8; UGCA 163; IRAS 09208-3214

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