Catalogues

Lyra / 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 6720 18 53 35.1 +33 01 47 PN 9.7 8.8 3 × 2.4 55 0.787 !!!, annular, B, pL, cE (in Lyra) M 57, PK 63+13.1, CS=14.8, Ring nebula
NGC 6765 19 11 06.5 +30 32 47 PN 13.1 12.9 0.67 1.534 F, S, E PK 62+9.1, CS=16.0

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 6791 19 20 52.7 +37 46 27 OCL (II3r) 9.5 10 4.100 vF (Auw 45) OCL 142

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 6779 19 16 35.5 +30 11 07 GCL (X) 8.4 8.8 9.400 globular, B, L, iR, gvmCM, rrr, st 11…14 M 56, GCL 110

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 6606 18 14 41.3 +43 16 07 Gx (Sb) 14.7 13.9 0.8 13.3 0.9 × 0.7 69 0.019257 81.34 vF, S, R, gbM, vf * inv UGC 11174, MCG 7-37-25, CGCG 227-21
NGC 6612 18 16 10.9 +36 04 45 Gx (C) 15.2 14.2 1.0 13.3 0.7 × 0.7 0.021153 89.35 eeF, eS, R, v diffic MCG 6-40-11, CGCG 200-14, 1ZW 204
NGC 6640 18 28 08.1 +34 18 09 Gx (Sc) 14.2 13.5 0.7 13.2 1.1 × 0.8 153 0.022709 95.92 vF, S, R, vlbM UGC 11247, MCG 6-40-18, CGCG 200-21, IRAS 18263+3416
NGC 6646 18 29 38.7 +39 51 54 Gx (Sa) 13.5 12.6 0.9 12.7 1.6 × 1.3 63 0.019227 81.21 F, S, iF UGC 11258, MCG 7-38-8, CGCG 228-10
NGC 6657 18 33 01.5 +34 03 39 Gx (SBc) 14.2 13.5 0.7 12.8 1 × 0.6 138 0.023463 99.11 vF, vS, sbM UGC 11271, MCG 6-41-3, CGCG 201-8, IRAS 18312+3401
NGC 6662 18 34 11.2 +32 03 53 Gx (SBab) 14.5 13.7 0.8 13.3 1.6 × 0.5 20 0.017686 74.70 F * in vF, vS, lE neby UGC 11280, MCG 5-44-3, CGCG 173-7, IRAS 18323+3201
NGC 6663 18 33 33.7 +40 02 57 Gx (Sc) 14.6 13.9 0.7 13.6 1 × 0.9 140 0.022969 97.02 eeF, pS, R, v diffic UGC 11276, MCG 7-38-11, CGCG 228-14, IRAS 18319+4000
NGC 6665 18 34 30.0 +30 43 15 Gx (Sc) 14.6 13.9 0.7 13.3 1.1 × 0.6 0 0.016488 69.64 vF, vS MCG 5-44-4, CGCG 173-10, IRAS 18325+3040
NGC 6671 18 37 26.2 +26 25 03 Gx (S) 13.7 12.8 0.9 13.4 1.5 × 1.3 27 0.010724 45.30 vF, vS, R, mbM UGC 11299, MCG 4-44-6, CGCG 143-6, IRAS 18354+2622
NGC 6675 18 37 26.2 +40 03 28 Gx (Sbc) 13.3 12.5 0.8 13.3 1.8 × 1.3 130 0.008322 35.15 45.050 vF, E, 45" UGC 11305, MCG 7-38-13, CGCG 228-19, IRAS 18357+4000
NGC 6685 18 39 58.6 +39 58 56 Gx (E-S0) 14.4 13.4 1.0 13.5 1.1 × 0.9 30 0.021905 92.53 95.280 eeF, vS, R, v diffic, sp of 2 UGC 11317, MCG 7-38-15, CGCG 228-21, NPM1G +39.0492
NGC 6686 18 40 06.9 +40 08 17 Gx (C) 15.7 14.7 1.0 14.2 0.9 × 0.8 84 0.023580 99.60 eeF, eS, R, v diffic, nf of 2 MCG 7-38-17, CGCG 228-22, NPM1G +40.0489
NGC 6688 18 40 39.9 +36 17 22 Gx (S0-a) 13.5 12.6 0.9 13.3 1.6 × 1.3 75 0.018219 76.96 F, pS, R, bM UGC 11324, MCG 6-41-15, CGCG 201-27
NGC 6692 18 41 41.5 +34 50 39 Gx (E-S0) 14.2 13.2 1.0 12.9 1 × 0.7 110 0.018229 77.00 vF, vS, irr E, sev vF st inv UGC 11330, MCG 6-41-18, CGCG 201-33, KAZ 491
NGC 6695 18 42 42.8 +40 22 02 Gx (SBb) 14.3 13.5 0.8 13.1 1.1 × 0.7 12 0.018303 77.31 vF, S, irrE ns, vlbM UGC 11340, MCG 7-38-18, CGCG 228-23, KARA 858, IRAS 18410+4018
NGC 6700 18 46 04.3 +32 16 46 Gx (SBc) 13.8 13.1 0.7 13.3 1.4 × 1 115 0.015304 64.64 83.950 eF, lE, dif, iR UGC 11351, MCG 5-44-10, CGCG 173-26, IRAS 18441+3213
NGC 6702 18 46 57.6 +45 42 22 Gx (E2) 13.2 12.2 1.0 13.1 1.9 × 1.5 65 0.015771 66.62 50.100 pF, S, lE UGC 11354, MCG 8-34-19, CGCG 255-13
NGC 6703 18 47 18.9 +45 33 03 Gx (E-S0) 12.3 11.3 1.0 13.1 2.7 × 2.5 0 0.008209 34.67 28.240 B, S, R, mbM UGC 11356, MCG 8-34-20, CGCG 255-14
NGC 6710 18 50 34.0 +26 50 19 Gx (S0-a) 14.1 13.1 1.0 13.6 1.7 × 1 40 0.015184 64.14 vF, S, R, bM UGC 11364, MCG 4-44-19, CGCG 143-27
NGC 6713 18 50 44.2 +33 57 37 Gx (S0) 14.7 13.7 1.0 11.6 0.4 × 0.3 100 0.017529 74.04 vF, S, R, bM UGC 11365, CGCG 201-38, KAZ 497, IRAS 18489+3353
NGC 6740 19 00 50.5 +28 46 16 Gx (Sb) 14.7 13.9 0.8 13.3 0.9 × 0.8 30 0.014530 61.37 eeF, S UGC 11388, MCG 5-45-1, IRAS 18587+2841
NGC 6745 1 19 01 41.6 +40 44 45 Gx (Sm) 14.5 13.9 0.6 13.3 1.3 × 0.5 24 0.015150 63.99 vF, lE ns UGC 11391, CGCG 229-13, IRAS 19000+4040, v peculiar
NGC 6745 2 19 01 41.9 +40 45 33 Gx (S) 13.3 12.5 0.8 9.6 0.4 × 0.2 0 0.015160 64.03 vF, lE ns UGC 11391, CGCG 229-13, IRAS 19000+4040
NGC 6792 19 20 57.3 +43 07 56 Gx (SBb) 12.9 12.1 0.8 13.1 2.2 × 1.3 25 0.015471 65.35 63.200 F, E 26°, glbM, * 9.5 sf UGC 11429, MCG 7-40-2, CGCG 230-5, IRAS 19193+4302
IC 1288 18 29 22.5 +39 42 50 Gx (SBa) 14.3 13.4 0.9 13.0 1.1 × 0.7 2 0.018976 80.15 vF, S, lE, 3 st nr UGC 11256, MCG 7-38-7, CGCG 228-9, IRAS 18276+3940
IC 1289 18 30 02.2 +39 57 53 Gx (S) 15.8 15.0 0.8 13.2 0.7 × 0.3 145 0.018313 77.35 eeF, pS, lE, 3 st nr MCG 7-38-9, CGCG 228-11
IC 1296 18 53 18.8 +33 03 59 Gx (SBbc) 14.8 14.0 0.8 13.7 1.1 × 0.8 80 0.017075 72.12 eF, pS, iR, 4' np M 57 UGC 11374, MCG 6-41-22, CGCG 201-40, near M 57
IC 4772 18 39 56.4 +40 01 37 Gx (C) 14.9 13.9 1.0 11.4 0.4 × 0.3 0 0.023713 100.1 eF, eS, 6685 f 2s, 2'.7 s MCG 7-38-14, CGCG 228-20, NPM1G +39.0491

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