Catalogues

Carina / 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 B-V SB Dim PA z D(z) MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 2867 09 21 25.4 -58 18 40 PN 9.7 9.7 0.4 1.902 !! planetary = * 8, vS, R, * 15, 59° 13" PK 278-5.1, ESO 126-PN8, CS=13.6
NGC 3211 10 17 50.4 -62 40 12 PN 11.8 10.7 0.32 2.822 planetary = * 10, R, am 150 st PK 286-4.1, ESO 127-PN15, AM 1016-622
IC 2448 09 07 06.5 -69 56 29 PN 11.5 10.4 0.45 3.469 Planetary, stell PK 285-14.1, ESO 61-PN1, AM 0906-694, CS=14.0
IC 2501 09 38 47.3 -60 05 29 PN 11.3 10.4 0.03 5.890 Planetary, stell PK 281-5.1, ESO 126-PN26, CS=14.0
IC 2553 10 09 20.9 -62 36 47 PN 13.0 10.3 0.15 3.988 Planetary, stellar PK 285-5.1, ESO 127-PN10, CS=12.9
IC 2621 11 00 20.2 -65 14 56 PN 11.3 11.2 0.08 4.601 Planetary, stell, 10.5 mag PK 291-4.1, ESO 93-PN4, CS=13.6

Galactic Nebulae

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 3199 10 17 24.0 -57 55 18 EN 20 × 15 3.700 ! vB, vL, falcate, D * inv ESO 127-EN14
NGC 3324 10 37 19.3 -58 38 03 EN 16 × 14 2.317 pB, vvL, iF, D * inv ESO 128-EN6
NGC 3372 10 45 06.0 -59 52 00 EN 3.0 120 × 120 2.300 ! Great neb, η Argûs ESO 128-EN13, Eta Car nebula
NGC 3503 11 01 17.2 -59 50 50 EN+OCL 3 × 3 2.900 3 S st 10 m in vF neb OCL 833, ESO 128-EN28, AM 1059-593
NGC 3576 11 11 32.7 -61 21 44 EN 3 × 3 2.500 F, lE, 1st of 6 ESO 129-EN5, with N 3579
NGC 3579 11 11 59.6 -61 14 35 EN 20 × 15 2.500 F, lE, sbM, 2nd of 6 ESO 129-EN8, with N 3576
NGC 3581 11 12 01.9 -61 18 06 EN 2.500 * 12 with fan-shaped neb att, 3rd of 6 ESO 129-EN9, AM 1109-610
NGC 3582 11 12 11.9 -61 16 24 EN 2.500 B, bM*, 4th of 6 ESO 129-EN10
NGC 3584 11 12 19.8 -61 13 42 EN 2.500 F, L, E 0°, bM, 5th of 6 ESO 129-EN12
NGC 3586 11 12 29.9 -61 21 08 EN 2.500 eF, S, E 160° ±, 6th of 6 ESO 129-EN13
IC 2220 07 56 51.3 -59 07 31 EN+* 5 × 5 0.370 !! L, E, spiral, * inv. ESO 124-RN?3, AM 0755-585, Butterfly/Toby Jug nebula
IC 2599 10 37 27.0 -58 44 00 EN 2.317 * 8.5 in neb, 3324 f 6s, 6' s part of NGC 3224

Open Clusters

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 2516 07 58 04.0 -60 45 12 OCL (I3r) 3.8 3.8 22 0.346 Cl, vB, vL, pRi, st 7…13 OCL 776, ESO 124-SC6
NGC 2609 08 29 30.0 -61 06 36 OCL 6 Cl, pS, lRi, lC ESO 124-SC17
NGC 3036 09 49 15.9 -62 40 32 OCL 1.200 Cl, cL, lC ESO 126-SC27
NGC 3114 10 02 36.0 -60 06 00 OCL (II3r) 4.2 35 0.911 Cl, eL, lC, B, st 9…14 OCL 802, ESO 127-SC2
NGC 3247 10 24 12.0 -57 45 48 OCL (II2p) 8.0 7.6 5 1.547 st inv in neb OCL 809, ESO 127-SC19, Westerlund 2, in EN
NGC 3255 10 26 31.3 -60 40 42 OCL (I3m) 11.0 2 1.445 Cl, pS, vC, st 15 OCL 817, ESO 127-SC20
NGC 3293 10 35 51.0 -58 13 48 OCL (I3r) 4.7 5 2.471 Cl, B, Ri, pL OCL 816, ESO 128-SC5, Gem cluster
NGC 3496 10 59 36.0 -60 20 12 OCL (III1m) 8.2 7 0.990 Cl, pL, pRi, lC, st 13 OCL 836, ESO 128-SC26
NGC 3519 11 04 02.7 -61 22 05 OCL (III2p) 7.7 8 Cl, pRi, pC OCL 844, ESO 128-SC30
NGC 3532 11 05 40.0 -58 44 00 OCL (II1m) 3.2 3.0 50 0.497 !!, Cl, eL, R, lC, st 8…12 OCL 839, ESO 128-SC31
NGC 3572 11 10 26.6 -60 14 38 OCL (I2m) 6.6 7 2.004 Cl, pRi, lC OCL 846, ESO 129-SC1
NGC 3590 11 12 58.9 -60 47 20 OCL (II1p) 8.2 2 1.651 Cl, pRi, C, E OCL 852, ESO 129-SC14
NGC 3603 11 15 06.6 -61 15 40 OCL (I1pn) 9.1 4 6.900 globular and neb, st 15…18 OCL 854, ESO 129-SC16
IC 2581 10 27 26.1 -57 37 32 OCL (I3m) 4.3 5 2.446 Cl, around * 5.4 mag OCL 811, ESO 168-SC3
IC 2602 10 42 56.5 -64 23 39 OCL (II3m) 1.6 100 0.160 Cl, co, incl. θ Carinae OCL 838, ESO 93-SC2, Southern Pleiades
IC 2714 11 17 22.0 -62 43 18 OCL (II3m) 8.2 15 1.238 Cl, pC OCL 855, ESO 129-SC18

Globular Clusters

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 2808 09 12 02.6 -64 51 45 GCL (I) 6.2 14 9.600 ! globular, vL, eRi, vgeCM 45s d, st 13…15 GCL 13, ESO 91-SC1

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 2191 06 08 23.7 -52 30 44 Gx (SB0) 12.3 11.4 0.9 12.7 1.7 × 0.9 118 0.015050 63.57 pB, vS, E, vsbM, * 9 p 5s ESO 160-14
NGC 2369 07 16 37.7 -62 20 38 Gx (SBa) 13.2 12.3 0.9 13.6 3.5 × 1.1 177 0.010807 45.65 pB, pL, iE, glbM ESO 122-18, AM 0716-621, IRAS 07160-6215
NGC 2369 A 07 18 43.5 -62 56 12 Gx (SBbc) 13.7 12.9 0.8 13.6 1.8 × 1.2 33 0.010497 44.34 50.030 pB, pL, iE, glbM ESO 88-8, AM 0718-625, IRAS 07182-6250
NGC 2369 B 07 20 29.7 -62 03 14 Gx (SBbc) 14.0 13.2 0.8 13.9 1.5 × 1.4 14 0.010107 42.69 pB, pL, iE, glbM ESO 123-5, IRAS 07199-6157
NGC 2381 07 19 57.4 -63 04 01 Gx (SBa) 13.6 12.8 0.8 13.5 1.4 × 1.4 0.010436 44.08 vF, vS, R, am st ESO 88-10, FAIR 266, AM 0719-625, IRAS 07194-6258
NGC 2417 07 30 12.1 -62 15 09 Gx (Sbc) 12.8 12.0 0.8 13.7 2.8 × 1.9 81 0.010704 45.21 43.670 vF, L, R, gbM, R ESO 123-15, AM 0729-620, IRAS 07295-6208
NGC 2502 07 55 51.5 -52 18 25 Gx (SB0) 13.2 12.0 1.2 12.9 2.1 × 1.3 126 0.003551 15.00 pF, S, R, vgpmbM ESO 209-8, AM 0754-521
NGC 2640 08 37 24.7 -55 07 25 Gx (E/SB0) 12.1 11.1 1.0 12.6 2.2 × 1.9 104 0.003506 14.81 pB, S, R, 3 or 4 vS st p nr ESO 165-2, IRAS 08360-5456
NGC 2714 08 53 29.8 -59 13 03 Gx (E0) 13.9 12.9 1.0 13.2 1.1 × 1.1 0.009340 39.45 33.700 eF, S, R, pslbM ESO 125-7
NGC 2788 09 09 03.3 -67 55 57 Gx (Sab) 13.1 12.3 0.8 12.2 1.8 × 0.4 114 0.005474 23.12 18.500 vF, vS, mE 105° ESO 61-2, AM 0908-674, IRAS 09083-6743
NGC 2822 09 13 49.8 -69 38 39 Gx (E3) 11.9 10.9 1.0 13.1 3.3 × 2.2 90 0.005510 23.27 pF, vS, R, glbM ESO 61-4, IRAS 09132-6926, Beta Car (1.7) 5' sp
NGC 2836 09 13 45.3 -69 19 59 Gx (Sbc) 12.6 11.8 0.8 13.5 2.7 × 2 112 0.005654 23.88 20.600 F, pS, R, glbM ESO 61-3, IRAS 09131-6907
NGC 2842 09 15 36.4 -63 04 10 Gx (SB0-a) 13.4 12.5 0.9 13.1 1.6 × 1.3 120 0.009530 40.25 34.600 F, vS, bet 2 st ESO 91-4, FAIR 282, IRAS 09144-6251
NGC 2887 09 23 24.3 -63 48 44 Gx (E-S0) 12.8 11.7 1.1 12.8 2.1 × 1.6 78 0.009697 40.96 34.970 F, S, R, pmbM, B * nr ESO 91-9, AM 0922-633
NGC 3059 09 50 08.0 -73 55 17 Gx (SBbc) 11.7 11.0 0.7 13.6 3.6 × 3.2 70 0.004193 17.71 14.800 F, L, iR, glbM, S * inv ESO 37-7, IRAS 09496-7341
NGC 3136 10 05 48.2 -67 22 39 Gx (E3) 11.7 10.7 1.0 12.7 3.1 × 2.1 30 0.005714 24.14 23.910 pB, pS, R, gbM, * 13 n ESO 92-8
NGC 3136 A 10 03 33.0 -67 26 56 Gx (IBm) 15.6 15.0 0.6 14.3 2 × 0.3 83 0.006699 28.30 pB, pS, R, gbM, * 13 n ESO 92-7, FGCE 794, AM 1002-671
NGC 3136 B 10 10 13.2 -67 00 18 Gx (E4) 12.7 11.7 1.0 12.0 1.4 × 0.8 30 0.005937 25.08 26.060 pB, pS, R, gbM, * 13 n ESO 92-13, AM 1007-664
IC 2200 07 28 17.4 -62 21 10 Gx (Sb/P) 14.1 13.2 0.9 13.0 1.2 × 0.7 58 0.010834 45.76 eF, eS, eE 65°, bet 2 st, susp ESO 123-12, AM 0727-621, IRAS 07276-6214
IC 2200 A 07 28 06.6 -62 21 47 Gx (E/SB0) 13.7 12.7 1.0 12.9 1.3 × 0.9 35 0.010814 45.68 eF, eS, eE 65°, bet 2 st, susp ESO 123-11, AM 0727-621
IC 2554 A 10 08 50.5 -67 01 54 Gx (SBbc) 12.5 11.8 0.7 13.1 3 × 1.2 175 0.004103 17.33 cF, S, cE 10°, N, spir ESO 92-12, IRAS 10075-6647
IC 2554 B 10 08 51.6 -67 01 17 Gx (SBc) 14.0 13.3 0.7 13.9 2 × 1 170 0.003970 16.77 cF, S, cE 10°, N, spir ESO 92-12A
IC 2596 10 34 12.2 -73 14 24 Gx (SBab) 14.6 13.8 0.8 13.6 1.2 × 0.8 177 0.011248 47.51 eF, pS, bM ESO 38-2, FAIR 283, IRAS 10329-7258

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