Catalogues

Vulpecula / 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 6842 19 55 02.3 +29 17 23 PN 13.6 13.1 0.95 2.099 F, pL, vlE PK 65+0.1; Sh2-95; CS=16.0
NGC 6853 19 59 36.3 +22 43 18 PN 7.6 7.4 6.7 0.376 !!!, vB, vL, biN, iE (Dumbbell) M 27; PK 60-3.1; CS=13.9, Dumbbell nebula

Galactic Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type bMag Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 6813 19 40 24.0 +27 18 34 EN 3 × 3 1.500 ** in vF, S neb SG 3.148
NGC 6820 19 42 28.0 +23 05 15 EN 15.0 0.5 × 0.5 1.850 F, S, R, bM IRAS 19403+2258; knot in Sh2-86
IC 4954 20 04 45.0 +29 15 12 RN 3 × 3 1.800 D neb *, iF, * 11 close LBN 153; CED 175
IC 4955 20 04 53.0 +29 11 24 RN 5 × 5 1.800 Fine neb * 12 LBN 153; CED 175

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 6793 19 23 12.6 +22 09 27 OCL (IV2p) 7 1.100 Cl, P, lC OCL 115
NGC 6800 19 27 00.0 +25 05 30 OCL (III2p) 5 1.000 Cl, vL, pRi, vlC, st 10… OCL 123
NGC 6802 19 30 36.0 +20 15 42 OCL (III1m) 8.8 5 1.124 Cl, L, vC, E 0°, st 14…18 OCL 114
NGC 6823 19 43 10.0 +23 18 00 OCL (I3pn) 7.1 7 1.893 Cl, eRi, E, st 11…12 OCL 124; LBN 135
NGC 6827 19 48 53.2 +21 12 58 OCL (I1m) 2 4.100 vF, E, dif, sev st inv OCL 120
NGC 6830 19 51 00.0 +23 06 00 OCL (II2p) 7.9 6 1.639 Cl, L, pRi, pC, st 11…12 OCL 125
NGC 6885 20 11 40.6 +26 32 54 OCL (*Grp) 5 0.600 Cl, vB, vL, Ri, lC, st 6…11 NGC 6882; OCL 132; with 20 Vul
NGC 6940 20 34 32.3 +28 16 49 OCL (III2m) 6.3 25 0.770 Cl, vB, vL, vRi, cC, st pL OCL 141
IC 1299 19 22 42.0 +20 44 24 OCL 14.0 2 × 1 S Cl of vF st

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) Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 6921 20 28 28.9 +25 43 26 Gx (S0-a) 14.4 13.4 1.0 11.4 0.9 × 0.2 141 0.014467 61.11 F, S, E UGC 11570; MCG 4-48-1; IRAS 20264+2533
NGC 7052 21 18 33.0 +26 26 50 Gx (E5) 13.6 12.6 1.0 13.6 2.1 × 1.1 64 0.015584 65.83 F, S, vlE, r UGC 11718; MCG 4-50-6; CGCG 471-5
NGC 7080 21 30 01.9 +26 43 06 Gx (SBb) 13.1 12.3 0.8 13.4 1.8 × 1.7 50 0.016141 68.18 vF, S, vlE UGC 11756; MCG 4-50-12; CGCG 471-11; NPM1G +26.0474; IRAS 21278+2629

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