Catalogues

Catalogue

Constellation

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

Planetary Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	bMag	vMag	B-V	SB	Dim	PA	z	D(z)	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 2371	07 25 33.9	+29 29 18	PN	13.0	11.2			1.03				1.879	B, S, R, bMN, p of D neb	NGC 2372, PK 189+19.1, CS=15.5, part of one PN
NGC 2392	07 29 10.8	+20 54 45	PN	9.9	9.1			0.9				1.998	B, S, R, * 9 M, * 8 nf 100"	PK 197+17.1, CS=10.5, Eskimo nebula

Galactic Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	bMag	vMag	B-V	SB	Dim	PA	z	D(z)	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
IC 443	06 16 36.0	+22 31 00	SNR	12.0				50 × 40				1.500	F, narrow, curved	LBN 844, VMT 9, Sh2-248
IC 444	06 22 30.0	+22 52 00	EN					48 × 38				1.500	Neb, * 9.5 inv	LBN 845, DG 101

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	vMag	Dim	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 2129	06 01 06.5	+23 19 04	III3p	6.7	6	1.515	Cl, pL, 40 or 50 st 8…15	OCL 467
NGC 2158	06 07 25.6	+24 05 46	II3r	8.6	5	4.980	Cl, pS, mC, vRi, irr Δ, st eS	OCL 468
NGC 2168	06 09 00.0	+24 21 00	III2m	5.1	25	0.830	Cl, vL, cRi, pC, st 9...16	M 35, OCL 466
NGC 2266	06 43 19.2	+26 58 10	II2m	9.5	5	3.040	Cl, pS, eC, Ri, st 11…15	OCL 471
NGC 2304	06 55 11.8	+17 59 19	II1p	10.0	3	3.991	Cl, pL, Ri, mC, st vS	OCL 484
NGC 2331	07 06 59.8	+27 15 42	IV1p	8.5	19	1.285	Cl, L, vlC, S Cl inv	OCL 475
NGC 2355	07 16 59.2	+13 45 00	II2p	9.7	8	1.650	Cl, pS, pRi, mC, st 15…16	NGC 2356, OCL 496
NGC 2395	07 27 12.8	+13 36 30	III1p	8.0	15	0.071	Cl, pRi, C	OCL 502
NGC 2420	07 38 23.8	+21 34 27	I2r	8.3	6	2.500	Cl, cL, Ri, C, st 11…18	OCL 488
IC 2157	06 04 49.8	+24 03 21	III2p	8.4	5	2.040	Cl, S	OCL 465

Galaxies

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	bMag	vMag	B-V	SB	Dim	PA	z	D(z)	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 2274	06 47 17.4	+33 34 03	E1	13.1	12.1	1.0	12.5	1.2 × 1.1	169	0.016920	71.47		F, S, bM	UGC 3541, MCG 6-15-8, CGCG 175-15, KCPG 118A
NGC 2275	06 47 17.9	+33 35 57	Sab	14.0	13.2	0.8	13.3	1.3 × 0.9	157	0.016130	68.13		eF, vS	UGC 3542, MCG 6-15-7, CGCG 175-16, KCPG 118B
NGC 2288	06 50 51.9	+33 27 45	E5	15.3	14.4	0.9	11.7	0.4 × 0.2	93	0.018139	76.62		cF, S, R, (β of Lord R's diag)	MCG 6-15-11, CGCG 175-17
NGC 2289	06 50 53.5	+33 28 44	S0	14.2	13.1	1.1	12.6	1.1 × 0.6	92	0.016468	69.56		eF, vS, (= γ)	UGC 3560, MCG 6-15-10, CGCG 175-18, NPM1G +33.0089
NGC 2290	06 50 56.9	+33 26 15	Sa	14.2	13.2	1.0	13.0	1.2 × 0.7	50	0.016822	71.05		F, S, gbM (= α)	UGC 3562, MCG 6-15-12, CGCG 175-19
NGC 2291	06 50 58.6	+33 31 30	S0	14.2	13.2	1.0	13.2	1 × 0.8	126	0.017362	73.34		eF, vS, (= δ)	CGCG 175-20, MCG 6-15-13, NPM1G +33.0090
NGC 2294	06 51 11.3	+33 31 38	E6	14.9	13.8	1.1	13.8	0.8 × 0.4	6	0.017068	72.09		eeF, (ε of Lord R's diag)	MCG 6-15-14, CGCG 175-21, IRAS 06478+3335
NGC 2333	07 08 21.2	+35 10 12	Sa	14.2	13.3	0.9	12.8	1 × 0.7	35	0.015781	66.66		vF, S, R, bM	UGC 3689, MCG 6-16-20, CGCG 176-18, IRAS 07050+3515
NGC 2339	07 08 20.3	+18 46 46	SBbc	12.5	11.8	0.7	13.5	2.7 × 2	175	0.007358	31.08	34.780	pB, pL, R, glbM	UGC 3693, MCG 3-19-2, CGCG 85-40, CGCG 86-5, IRAS 07054+1851
NGC 2341	07 09 12.0	+20 36 12	Sc/P	13.8	13.2	0.6	12.6	0.8 × 0.8		0.017215	72.71		vF, vS	UGC 3708, MCG 3-19-3, CGCG 86-6, KCPG 125A, IRAS 07062+2041
NGC 2342	07 09 18.1	+20 38 13	Sc	13.1	12.6	0.5	13.0	1.4 × 1.3	126	0.017599	74.34		pF, S, lE, vlbM	UGC 3709, MCG 3-19-4, CGCG 86-7, KCPG 125B, IRAS 07063+2043
NGC 2357	07 17 40.9	+23 21 23	Sc	14.0	13.3	0.7	13.8	3.6 × 0.5	122	0.007589	32.06	33.410	eF, L, mE, bM, F st inv	UGC 3782, MCG 4-17-14, CGCG 116-46, FGC 619, IRAS 07146+2326
NGC 2365	07 22 22.3	+22 05 00	SBa	13.3	12.4	0.9	13.7	2.8 × 1.4	170	0.007599	32.10	34.670	vF, pS, R, psbM	UGC 3821, MCG 4-18-8, CGCG 117-20
NGC 2370	07 25 01.5	+23 47 01	SBc	14.4	13.7	0.7	12.6	0.8 × 0.5	43	0.018346	77.49	80.500	eF, vS, E	UGC 3835, MCG 4-18-15, CGCG 117-36, IRAS 07220+2352
NGC 2373	07 26 36.9	+33 49 27	Sbc	14.6	13.8	0.8	12.3	0.6 × 0.5	159	0.025971	109.7	62.000	eF, vS (ζ in Ld R's diag)	UGC 3848, MCG 6-17-4, CGCG 177-14, IRAS 07233+3355, KUG 0723+339, ARAK 131, NPM1G +33.0105
NGC 2375	07 27 09.4	+33 49 57	SBb	14.4	13.6	0.8	13.8	1.3 × 1	170	0.026218	110.7	73.450	eF, vS, h 446 f 17s, 1' s (ε)	UGC 3854, MCG 6-17-5, CGCG 177-17, NPM1G +33.0106, IRAS 07238+3356
NGC 2376	07 26 35.9	+23 04 24	Sbc	15.2	14.4	0.8	13.1	0.6 × 0.6		0.018036	76.18		eF, vS	MCG 4-18-17, CGCG 117-39, IRAS 07235+2310
NGC 2379	07 27 26.2	+33 48 43	S0	14.5	13.5	1.0	12.9	0.9 × 0.8	127	0.013469	56.89		vF, vS (δ)	UGC 3857, MCG 6-17-6, CGCG 177-18, ARAK 132, CGCG 177-18, NPM1G +33.0107
NGC 2385	07 28 28.2	+33 50 17	S?	14.8	13.9	0.9	13.4	1 × 0.7	54	0.013870	58.59		vF, vS, R, bM	MCG 6-17-8, CGCG 177-20
NGC 2388	07 28 53.5	+33 49 08	S	14.6	13.8	0.8	13.1	1 × 0.6	65	0.013790	58.25	61.200	vF, S, R, bM	UGC 3870, MCG 6-17-10, CGCG 177-22, IRAS 07256+3355
NGC 2389	07 29 04.8	+33 51 39	SBc	13.4	12.9	0.5	13.9	2 × 1.4	83	0.013199	55.75	66.600	vF, S, R, psbM	UGC 3872, MCG 6-17-11, CGCG 177-24, KUG 0725+339
NGC 2393	07 30 04.9	+34 01 40	Sc	14.7	14.0	0.7	13.8	1.2 × 0.8	103	0.016298	68.84	68.300	eF, pS, lE, dif, r?	UGC 3884, MCG 6-17-14, CGCG 177-27, KUG 0726+341, IRAS 07267+3407
NGC 2398 1	07 30 16.2	+24 29 17	S?	14.8	13.9	0.9	11.7	0.4 × 0.3	150	0.029724	125.5		vF, eS, bM, r ?	MCG 4-18-23, CGCG 117-48
NGC 2398 2	07 30 13.6	+24 29 29	D R	15.5	14.9	0.6	13.2	0.5 × 0.5		0.032025	135.2		vF, eS, bM, r ?	MCG 4-18-22, CGCG 117-46
NGC 2405 1	07 32 13.9	+25 54 22	S	14.9	14.1	0.8	11.9	0.5 × 0.3	105	0.018890	79.79		vF, S, iR	MCG 4-18-26, CGCG 117-51, VV 643
NGC 2405 2	07 32 15.1	+25 54 21	E0	15.5	14.5	1.0	12.0	0.3 × 0.3		0.018877	79.73		vF, S, iR	MCG 4-18-26, CGCG 117-51, VV 643
NGC 2406	07 31 47.7	+18 17 19	E?	15.2	14.2	1.0	13.3	0.7 × 0.6	51	0.027662	116.8		eF, eS, vSN ?	MCG 3-19-21, CGCG 86-41, CGCG 87-2, NPM1G +18.0161
NGC 2407	07 31 56.6	+18 20 01	E-S0	14.4	13.4	1.0	13.2	1.1 × 1	42	0.028029	118.3		eF, eS, vSN ?	UGC 3896, MCG 3-20-1, CGCG 86-42, CGCG 87-3, NPM1G +18.0162
NGC 2410	07 35 02.2	+32 49 21	SBb	13.8	13.0	0.8	13.4	2.4 × 0.7	31	0.015614	65.95	64.070	eF, vS, sev vF st inv	UGC 3917, MCG 5-18-23, CGCG 147-43, CGCG 177-35, IRAS 07318+3255
NGC 2411	07 34 36.4	+18 16 55	E?	14.8	13.8	1.0	13.2	0.9 × 0.5	50	0.016922	71.48		* 14 m slightly nebs	UGC 3914, MCG 3-20-5, CGCG 87-13
NGC 2418	07 36 37.4	+17 53 02	E0	13.2	12.2	1.0	13.4	1.8 × 1.8		0.016802	70.97		vF, eS, bM	UGC 3931, MCG 3-20-8, CGCG 87-17, Arp 165
NGC 2435	07 44 13.4	+31 39 02	Sa	13.7	12.8	0.9	12.7	2.2 × 0.5	36	0.013973	59.02	49.050	F, S, lbM	UGC 3996, MCG 5-19-2, CGCG 147-62, CGCG 148-4
NGC 2449	07 47 20.4	+26 55 50	Sab	14.2	13.4	0.8	12.9	1.3 × 0.6	137	0.016318	68.93		eF, eS, R, bM, r	UGC 4026, MCG 5-19-7, CGCG 148-20
NGC 2450	07 47 32.2	+27 01 10	Sbc	15.5	14.7	0.8	12.7	0.9 × 0.2	156	0.016030	67.71		eF, vS, S * inv	MCG 5-19-8, CGCG 148-22
NGC 2454	07 50 34.9	+16 22 09	S	14.6	13.8	0.8	12.6	0.8 × 0.3	100	0.016148	68.21		vF, eS, R, bM	UGC 4053, MCG 3-20-15, CGCG 87-44, ARAK 143
NGC 2480	07 57 10.6	+23 46 47	SBcd	14.5	13.8	0.7	13.5	1.3 × 0.7	160	0.007822	33.04		vF, E npsf, close np h 473	UGC 4116, MCG 4-19-9, CGCG 118-26, KCPG 148A, IRAS 07541+2354
NGC 2481	07 57 13.7	+23 46 03	S0-a	13.9	13.0	0.9	12.5	1.4 × 0.5	18	0.007779	32.86		F, S, lE, bM, er	UGC 4118, MCG 4-19-10, CGCG 118-27, KCPG 148B
NGC 2486	07 57 56.5	+25 09 40	Sa	14.2	13.3	0.9	13.6	1.7 × 0.9	97	0.015507	65.50	76.700	vF, S, psbM	UGC 4123, MCG 4-19-11, CGCG 118-29, KCPG 150A
NGC 2487	07 58 20.3	+25 08 57	SBb	13.2	12.5	0.7	14.2	2.7 × 2.1	115	0.016148	68.21	74.300	vF, S, gbM	UGC 4126, MCG 4-19-12, CGCG 118-30, KCPG 150B, IRAS 07553+2517
NGC 2490	07 59 17.9	+27 04 40	C	15.6	14.6	1.0	12.9	0.6 × 0.4	45	0.022616	95.53		vF, S, R, * 13 1' f, p of 2	MCG 5-19-27, CGCG 148-78
NGC 2492	07 59 29.7	+27 01 35	E-S0	13.7	12.7	1.0	12.6	1 × 1		0.022629	95.58		vF, S, R, bM, f of 2	UGC 4138, MCG 5-19-28, CGCG 148-80
NGC 2498	07 59 38.7	+24 59 00	SBa	14.3	13.4	0.9	13.1	1.1 × 0.8	113	0.015744	66.50	71.900	vF, vS, R, bMN	UGC 4142, MCG 4-19-15, CGCG 118-34, IRAS 07566+2507
IC 454	06 51 06.2	+12 55 21	SBab	14.2	13.4	0.8	13.1	1.2 × 0.7	140	0.013159	55.58		eeF, S, e diffic	UGC 3570, MCG 2-18-2, IRAS 06482+1258
IC 474	07 46 07.3	+26 30 16	S?	15.2	14.4	0.8	12.9	1 × 0.3	120	0.027192	114.8		pB, vS, dif	MCG 4-19-1, CGCG 148-12
IC 475	07 47 09.2	+30 29 20	S	15.3	14.5	0.8	13.4	0.8 × 0.5	141	0.014924	63.04		vF, vS, dif	MCG 5-19-5, CGCG 148-17, ARAK 140
IC 476	07 47 16.4	+26 57 03	SB?	15.6	14.8	0.8	12.6	0.5 × 0.3	90	0.015901	67.16		vS, vF, lbM, diffic	MCG 5-19-6, CGCG 148-18
IC 477	07 52 06.9	+23 29 01	S0	15.4	14.4	1.0	14.1	0.9 × 0.9		0.045388	191.7		F, pL, R, dif	MCG 4-19-6, CGCG 118-16, NPM1G +23.0145
IC 478	07 53 41.6	+26 29 32	S	15.2	14.4	0.8	12.4	0.6 × 0.3	10	0.037372	157.8		vF, vS, dif	CGCG 148-55
IC 479	07 54 22.1	+27 00 26	SBc	15.4	14.7	0.7	13.6	0.7 × 0.6	171	0.026688	112.7		pF, vS, R	MCG 5-19-20, CGCG 148-58
IC 480	07 55 23.1	+26 44 32	Sbc	15.0	14.2	0.8	13.4	1.7 × 0.3	168	0.015208	64.24	69.300	vF, pL, E ns, dif	UGC 4096, CGCG 148-62, IRAS 07523+2652
IC 481	07 59 02.8	+24 09 37	Sbc	15.2	14.4	0.8	12.5	1 × 0.2	3	0.016014	67.64	72.300	vF, vS, dif	UGC 4130, MCG 4-19-13, CGCG 118-31
IC 482	07 59 47.3	+25 21 22	S	15.3	14.5	0.8	13.0	0.7 × 0.4	156	0.026648	112.5		vF, S, dif, diffic	MCG 4-19-16, CGCG 118-35, IRAS 07567+2529
IC 484	08 00 01.0	+26 39 57	Sa	15.5	14.6	0.9	12.6	0.6 × 0.3	45	0.027095	114.4		F, vS, R, bM	CGCG 148-84
IC 485	08 00 19.8	+26 42 06	Sa	15.4	14.5	0.9	13.2	1.2 × 0.3	153	0.027813	117.4		vF, vS, R, sbM	UGC 4156, CGCG 148-88, IRAS 07572+2650
IC 486	08 00 21.1	+26 36 48	SBa	14.6	13.7	0.9	13.0	0.9 × 0.7	139	0.026875	113.5	105.65	F, S, dif, gbM	UGC 4155, MCG 4-19-18, CGCG 148-87, IRAS 07572+2645
IC 2176	07 07 31.8	+32 28 13	S	14.9	14.1	0.8	12.9	0.9 × 0.4	6	0.024644	104.0		vF, vS, R, stell	MCG 5-17-11, CGCG 146-25, NPM1G +32.0128
IC 2178	07 07 37.6	+32 30 47	S	15.8	15.0	0.8	12.1	0.4 × 0.2	130	0.024743	104.5		vF, vS, R, bMN	CGCG 146-26, NPM1G +32.0129
IC 2180	07 11 19.5	+26 22 15	Sab	14.4	13.6	0.8	13.0	1.1 × 0.8	0	0.017672	74.65		F, S, iF, dif	UGC 3727, CGCG 116-27
IC 2181	07 13 10.3	+18 59 47	Sab	14.4	13.6	0.8	12.6	0.9 × 0.5	140	0.016575	70.01		F, S, R, stell	UGC 3744, MCG 3-19-5, CGCG 86-8, NPM1G +19.0136
IC 2182	07 14 11.0	+18 56 42	S	15.8	15.0	0.8	13.3	0.5 × 0.5		0.041683	176.0		vF, vS, dif, * 12 att
IC 2185	07 23 16.1	+32 29 41	Sc	15.1	14.4	0.7	12.7	0.6 × 0.4	135	0.015107	63.81		F, S, R	MCG 5-18-8, CGCG 177-4, CGCG 147-15, IRAS 07200+3235, ARAK 129, KUG 0720+325
IC 2186	07 22 43.1	+21 30 49	S	14.7	13.9	0.8	12.8	0.9 × 0.6	111	0.028356	119.7		F, S, R, gbM, r	IC 2188, MCG 4-18-11, CGCG 117-26, NPM1G +21.0156
IC 2187	07 22 43.3	+21 28 58	E-S0	14.9	13.9	1.0	11.8	0.4 × 0.4		0.027419	115.8		F, S, R, dif, * 11.5 v nr	MCG 4-18-10, CGCG 117-25
IC 2191	07 30 17.4	+24 19 42	S0	15.1	14.1	1.0	13.5	0.9 × 0.7		0.031328	132.3		F, vS, R, stell	MCG 4-18-24, CGCG 117-47, NPM1G +24.0129
IC 2192	07 33 19.8	+31 33 12	C	16.0	15.0	1.0	12.2	0.3 × 0.3		0.015591	65.88		F, vS, R, * 14 nearly in cont
IC 2193	07 33 23.6	+31 29 00	Sb	14.2	13.4	0.8	13.3	1.5 × 0.9	87	0.016748	70.74	81.300	Close p * 10m [? = J. 1001]	UGC 3902, MCG 5-18-18, CGCG 147-37, IRAS 07301+3135
IC 2194	07 33 40.2	+31 20 04	S?	14.8	13.9	0.9	12.3	1.1 × 0.3	48	0.014487	61.19		F, S, R, gbM, r	MCG 5-18-20, CGCG 147-39
IC 2196	07 34 09.7	+31 24 22	E2	13.7	12.7	1.0	13.2	1.4 × 1.1	150	0.015818	66.81		F, S, pR, gbM, r, 3 st 2' p	UGC 3910, MCG 5-18-21, CGCG 147-40, NPM1G +31.0106
IC 2197 1	07 34 18.9	+31 20 14	S	16.2	15.4	0.8	13.3	0.4 × 0.4		0.015834	66.91		vvF
IC 2197 2	07 34 19.5	+31 20 18	C	17.0	16.0	1.0	12.4	0.2 × 0.2					vvF
IC 2198	07 34 11.1	+23 57 59	E0	15.1	14.1	1.0	12.2	0.4 × 0.4		0.018066	76.31		F, S, R, gbM, r	CGCG 117-54
IC 2199	07 34 55.6	+31 16 33	SBc	13.9	13.2	0.7	12.6	1.1 × 0.6	25	0.015611	65.94	67.900	F, S	UGC 3915, MCG 5-18-22, CGCG 147-42, IRAS 07317+3123
IC 2201	07 36 16.8	+33 07 23	Sa	14.9	14.0	0.9	12.8	1.3 × 0.3	67	0.015414	65.11		F, vS, R, gbM, r	UGC 3926, MCG 6-17-20, CGCG 177-36, NPM1G +33.0110
IC 2203	07 40 33.6	+34 13 48	SBc	14.3	13.6	0.7	13.6	1.2 × 1	162	0.015094	63.76		F, S, R, gbM, r	UGC 3958, MCG 6-17-25, CGCG 177-42, KUG 0737+343, IRAS 07373+3420
IC 2204	07 41 18.1	+34 13 53	SBab	15.8	15.0	0.8	14.8	1.1 × 0.9	51	0.015557	65.71		F, vS, R, eFN, r	UGC 3965, MCG 6-17-26, CGCG 177-43, IRAS 07380+3420
IC 2205	07 46 54.5	+26 52 22	S	14.9	14.1	0.8	11.9	0.5 × 0.3	45	0.015798	66.73		F, vS, neb D *	CGCG 148-15, NPM1G +26.0122
IC 2207	07 49 50.8	+33 57 45	Sc	15.2	14.5	0.7	13.8	2 × 0.3	124	0.015988	67.53	99.000	vF, vS, dif, * 15 v nr	UGC 4040, MCG 6-17-29, CGCG 177-49, FGC 664, IRAS 07466+3405
IC 2208	07 52 07.9	+27 29 03	S0	15.0	14.0	1.0	13.5	1 × 0.7	20	0.026819	113.2		F, S, R, dif	MCG 5-19-19, CGCG 148-53
IC 2211	07 57 45.6	+32 33 31	Sa	14.6	13.7	0.9	12.7	0.8 × 0.4	140	0.017879	75.52		pB, S, R, FN, r	UGC 4119, MCG 5-19-23, CGCG 178-10, NPM1G +32.0155, IRAS 07546+3241
IC 2212	07 58 57.1	+32 36 46	S	15.3	14.5	0.8	12.8	0.5 × 0.5		0.028350	119.7		F, pL, vlbM, dif	MCG 5-19-24, CGCG 178-13, NPM1G +32.0157
IC 2213	07 59 06.5	+27 27 52	Sb	15.3	14.5	0.8	13.6	0.8 × 0.6	45	0.022612	95.51		F, S, R, lbMN	MCG 5-19-25, CGCG 148-76, NPM1G +27.0182

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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

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

Planetary Nebulae

Galactic Nebulae

Open Clusters

Galaxies

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Dreyer Description

References