Catalogues

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

Planetary Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypebMagvMagB-VSBDimPAzD(z)MDDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 676620 10 23.7+46 27 42PN12.610.90.25planetary, stellarNGC 6884, PK 82+7.1, CS=15.6
NGC 682619 44 48.2+50 31 32PN9.88.80.61.575planetary, B, pL, R, * 11 MPK 83+12.1, CS=10.4, Blinking planetary
NGC 683319 49 46.6+48 57 42PN13.812.10.18planetary, stellarPK 82+11.1, CS=14.8
NGC 688120 10 52.5+37 24 44PN14.313.90.271.595planetary, stellarPK 74+2.1, CS=16.7
NGC 689420 16 24.0+30 33 57PN14.412.30.921.192!!, Ring, F, S, vvlEPK 69-2.1, CS=15.8
NGC 700821 00 32.8+54 32 38PN13.310.71.430.859cB, L, E 45° ±, r, ** attPK 93+5.2, CS=12.3
NGC 702621 06 18.6+47 51 10PN12.710.90.751.840pB, biN, planetaryPK 89+0.1, CS=14.5
NGC 702721 07 01.7+42 14 12PN10.48.50.3 × 0.20.920planetary, stellar = 8.5 mPK 84-3.1, CS=16.3
NGC 704821 14 15.2+46 17 21PN11.312.11.020.978pF, pL, dif, iR, vlbMPK 88-1.1, CS=18.3
IC 511721 32 31.0+44 35 50PN13.311.50.25.890Planetary, stellarPK 89-5.1, CS=17.2

Galactic Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypebMagvMagB-VSBDimPAzD(z)MDDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 685720 01 48.0+33 31 30EN11.40.63F, am Milky Way stPK 70+1.2, Sh2-100, not a PN
NGC 688820 12 06.5+38 21 18EN10.018 × 131.450F, vL, vmE, ** attLBN 203, Sh2-105, Crescent nebula
NGC 691420 24 43.0+42 29 00RN3 × 31.850vF, vL, iR, dif, 2 st att pLBN 274
NGC 696020 45 42.0+30 43 00SNR7.070 × 60.450!! pB, cL, eiF, κ Cygni invLBN 191, Veil nebula
NGC 697420 51 04.0+31 49 54SNR0.450Neb *, neby cE pfknot in Veil nebula
NGC 697920 50 30.0+32 01 36SNR7 × 30.450vF, S, iE, sev F st f nrpart of Veil nebula
NGC 699220 56 18.0+31 44 30SNR7.060 × 80.450!!, eF, eL, eE, eiF, bifurcatedCED 182B, Veil nebula
NGC 699520 57 10.0+31 14 00SNR7.012 × 120.450F, eL, neb & st in groupsCED 182C, Veil nebula
NGC 700020 59 18.0+44 31 00EN4.05.0120 × 1000.795F, eeL, dif nebulosityLBN 373, North America nebula
IC 131820 22 14.0+40 15 24EN50 × 301.200γ Cygni, surrounded by L patches of F nebyLBN 245, part of Gamma Cyg nebula
IC 1318 A20 16 36.0+41 49 00EN50 × 20γ Cygni, surrounded by L patches of F nebyLBN 251, part of Gamma Cyg nebula
IC 1318 B20 27 54.0+40 00 00EN14.945 × 30γ Cygni, surrounded by L patches of F nebypart of Gamma Cyg nebula
IC 134020 56 08.0+31 02 54SNR25 × 200.450Possibly conn with h 2093part of Veil nebula
IC 506720 47 50.0+44 22 00EN8.025 × 100.600FLBN 353, CED 183A, Pelican nebula
IC 506820 50 30.0+42 28 42EN40 × 300.600vFLBN 328, CED 183B
IC 507020 51 00.0+44 24 06EN8.060 × 500.600F, difLBN 350, CED 183C, Pelican nebula
IC 507620 55 33.0+47 23 42RN9 × 71.750vF, vL, lE ns, st invLBN 394, CED 185
IC 514621 53 24.0+47 16 00EN+OCL10 × 100.780pB, vL, iF, * 9.5 in MOCL 213, LBN 424, Cocoon nebula

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypebMagvMagB-VSBDimPAzD(z)MDDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 681119 37 09.6+46 22 32IV3p6.8151.240Cl, L, pRi, lC, st 11…14OCL 185
NGC 681919 41 18.0+40 11 00I1r7.352.400Cl, vL, vRi, st 11…15OCL 155
NGC 683419 52 12.5+29 24 29II2m7.862.067Cl, P, lC, st 11…12OCL 134
NGC 684619 56 28.1+32 20 55IV1p14.20.84.000eF, vS, 3 st invOCL 139
NGC 686620 03 55.1+44 09 33II2m8.07.671.450Cl, L, vRi, cCOCL 183
NGC 687120 06 27.0+35 47 24IV3p5.2301.574Cl, st L and S, ** invOCL 148
NGC 687420 07 48.0+38 14 00IV1m74.500Cl, P, lCOCL 157.1, *Grp ?
NGC 688320 11 18.0+35 51 00I3p8.0351.380Cl, pRi, ** invOCL 152
NGC 691020 23 12.0+40 46 43I2p7.4101.139Cl, pB, pS, P, pC, st 10…12OCL 181
NGC 691320 24 06.0+38 29 36III3p6.6101.148Cl, P, lC, st L and SM 29, OCL 168
NGC 6991 120 55 50.0+47 25 10OCL100.700Cl, L, P, vlCWH's cluster
NGC 6991 220 54 43.5+47 16 54OCL8Cl, L, P, vlCJH's cluster
NGC 699620 56 30.0+45 28 24III2p10.051.500Cl, P, lCOCL 197, in Milky Way
NGC 699720 56 30.0+44 39 00III2p10.080.620Cl, P, lC, st LOCL 197
NGC 703121 06 52.0+50 50 36IV1p9.1150.900Cl of triple st, lCOCL 210
NGC 703921 11 12.0+45 39 00III2p7.6150.951Cl, vL, pRi, E, st 10…OCL 203
NGC 704421 13 09.4+42 29 46II2r12.073.161Cl, vF, pL, vRi, vC, st 15…18OCL 198
NGC 706221 23 27.4+46 22 43III1p8.351.480Cl, pS, pRi, pC, st 13…OCL 205
NGC 706321 24 22.0+36 29 12III2p7.090.689Cl, P, st 10…OCL 192
NGC 706721 24 12.3+48 00 41II2p9.733.600Cl, P, ? NebOCL 208
NGC 708221 29 17.0+47 07 36IV2p7.2241.442Cl, L, cRi, lC, st 10…13OCL 209
NGC 708621 30 27.5+51 36 02II2m8.4121.298Cl, cL, vRi, pC, st 11…16OCL 214
NGC 709221 31 52.0+48 25 30III2p4.6310.311Cl, vL, vP, vlC, st 7…10M 39, OCL 211
NGC 712721 43 52.9+54 35 46IV1p61.445Cl, S, P, lCOCL 219
NGC 712821 43 57.7+53 42 55II3m9.742.307Cl, S, pRi, has a ruby * 9.5OCL 218
IC 131020 10 01.0+34 58 06II1p3F nebyOCL 147, Berkeley 50, in LBN 181?
IC 131120 10 48.0+41 10 24II3rn13.155.333eF, within circle of stOCL 173, COU 45, URA 50
IC 136921 12 09.0+47 46 00I1m8.852.100S neb Cl of st 13mOCL 204
IC 499620 16 31.7+37 38 35II3p7.371.732Cl, st 8...13 (M.N., lxiv.)OCL 158

Galaxies

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypebMagvMagB-VSBDimPAzD(z)MDDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 676419 08 16.6+50 55 59SBbc12.611.90.712.92.2 × 1.2620.00805934.0432.540pF, pL, mE, sev vF st invUGC 11407, MCG 8-35-3, CGCG 256-7, IRAS 19070+5051
NGC 678319 16 47.5+46 01 05C15.414.41.013.10.6 × 0.60.030201127.5eF, difficMCG 8-35-7, CGCG 256-13
NGC 679819 24 03.1+53 37 27S014.213.21.013.51.6 × 0.91410.00797233.67F, vS, R, * v nrIC 1300, UGC 11434, MCG 9-32-2, CGCG 281-1
NGC 680119 27 35.9+54 22 21Sc14.613.90.713.61.3 × 0.7440.01439360.7945.750eF, pS, R, F * s nrUGC 11443, MCG 9-32-5, CGCG 281-3, IRAS 19264+5416
NGC 682419 43 40.5+56 06 32Sab13.012.20.812.81.9 × 1.4600.01129447.71pB, iF, bMUGC 11470, MCG 9-32-12, CGCG 281-8, IRAS 19426+5559
NGC 691620 23 33.1+58 20 39SBbc14.313.50.814.11.8 × 1.2900.01034443.6941.050eeF, pS, F * close p, v difficUGC 11554, MCG 10-29-4, CGCG 304-4, IRAS 20224+5810
NGC 694620 34 52.1+60 09 12SBc9.68.80.813.811.5 × 9.8570.0001330.565.960vF, vL, vg, vsbM, rrUGC 11597, MCG 10-29-6, CGCG 304-6, Arp 29, IRAS 20338+5958
NGC 701321 03 33.6+29 53 49S0-a12.411.31.113.14 × 1.41570.00259810.9714.200pB, cS, R, psbM, pB * npUGC 11670, MCG 5-49-1, CGCG 491-2, IRAS 21014+2941
NGC 711621 42 40.4+28 56 48Sbc14.213.40.812.41.1 × 0.41050.01178149.76vF, pL, mEUGC 11796, MCG 5-51-1, CGCG 493-5
IC 130119 26 31.9+50 07 33S0-a14.213.30.913.01.2 × 0.7170.01363657.60eeF, vS, R, 3 st fIC 4867, UGC 11437, MCG 8-35-10, CGCG 256-17, KCPG 539A, NPM1G +50.0429
IC 130219 30 52.8+35 47 06SBc14.113.40.712.20.9 × 0.4450.01552765.58vF, undefinedMCG 6-43-2, IRAS 19290+3540
IC 130319 31 30.2+35 52 33Sc15.014.30.713.71.3 × 0.81060.01489462.91vF, S, with S ClUGC 11452, MCG 6-43-4, IRAS 19296+3546
IC 139221 35 32.6+35 23 55E-S013.012.01.011.81.1 × 0.7750.01465061.88pB, vmbM *UGC 11772, MCG 6-47-3, CGCG 512-6

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