Catalogues

Catalogue

Constellation

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

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
NGC 1943	05 22 28.8	-70 09 18	EN+OCL	12.0								49.970	pF, pS, iR, vglbM, * 15, 190°.6, 60"	ESO 56-SC114, in LMC
NGC 2103	05 41 40.0	-71 19 54	EN									49.970	pB, L, pmE, gbM * 13	ESO 57-EN24, in LMC

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	bMag	vMag	Dim	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 1651	04 37 32.7	-70 35 08	OCL	13.0	12.3	2.5	49.970	pF, L, vlE, vglbM	ESO 55-SC30, in LMC
NGC 1673	04 42 39.7	-69 49 17	OCL	14.5	14.1	0.7	49.970	vF, S, att to * 10	ESO 55-SC34, in LMC
NGC 1702	04 49 27.7	-69 51 03	OCL	12.7	12.5	1	49.970	Cl, vF, S	ESO 56-SC8, in LMC
NGC 1711	04 50 36.2	-69 59 08	OCL		10.1	2.4	49.970	globular, B, S, iR, rrr, st 14	ESO 56-SC10, in LMC
NGC 1751	04 54 12.1	-69 48 23	OCL	15.1	14.5	1.7	49.970	eF, pL, iR	ESO 56-SC23, in LMC
NGC 1754	04 54 17.9	-70 26 30	OCL		12.0		49.970	F, S, R, * 13 att, 135°	ESO 56-SC25, in LMC
NGC 1766	04 55 57.7	-70 13 31	OCL		12.2	0.7	49.970	cF, S, gbM	ESO 56-SC29, in LMC
NGC 1775	04 56 53.4	-70 25 47	OCL		12.6	0.7	49.970	eF, pL, iR	ESO 56-SC34, in LMC
NGC 1777	04 55 47.8	-74 17 08	OCL	13.4	12.8	2.1	49.970	eF, E, ** 9 att, f	ESO 33-SC1, in LMC
NGC 1789	04 57 51.2	-71 54 03	OCL	13.6	13.1	1.5	49.970	vF, pS, R, vglbM	ESO 56-SC37, in LMC
NGC 1791	04 59 06.6	-70 10 08	OCL	13.5	13.1	1.3	49.970	eF, S, R	ESO 56-SC41, in LMC
NGC 1813	05 02 40.4	-70 19 05	OCL	12.1	12.8		49.970	vF, S, R, r	ESO 56-SC50, in LMC
NGC 1815	05 02 27.3	-70 37 16	OCL	12.4	12.4	1.2	49.970	F, vS, R, vlbM, am st	ESO 56-SC49, in LMC
NGC 1823	05 03 25.0	-70 20 08	OCL		12.1	0.9	49.970	Cl, pF, L, iF, st 12…15	ESO 56-SC51, in LMC
NGC 1833	05 04 21.8	-70 43 54	OCL+EN			2.1	49.970	vF, pL, 1st of sev	ESO 56-SC55, in LMC
NGC 1837	05 04 55.9	-70 42 51	OCL		10.6	1.3	49.970	Cl, L, Ri, st sc	ESO 56-SC59, in LMC
NGC 1840	05 05 19.2	-71 45 47	OCL			0.6	49.970	F, R, bM, r (? min of RA)	ESO 56-SC62, in LMC
NGC 1845	05 05 45.0	-70 34 54	OCL	10.3	10.2	20	49.970	Cl, vlCM, st 9, 11…16	ESO 56-SC65, in LMC
NGC 1848	05 07 27.2	-71 11 44	OCL	9.8	9.7		49.970	Cl, vlC, st 9…	ESO 56-SC68, in LMC
NGC 1861	05 10 22.2	-70 46 38	OCL	13.6	13.2	1.2	49.970	eF, pL, R, gvlbM	ESO 56-SC76, in LMC
NGC 1878	05 12 51.0	-70 28 18	OCL	13.2	12.9	1.1	49.970	vF, lE, gvlbM, r	ESO 56-SC80, in LMC
NGC 1890	05 13 45.9	-72 04 41	OCL	13.1	12.8	1.2	49.970	vF, S, R, glbM	ESO 56-SC87, in LMC
NGC 1914	05 17 39.8	-71 15 21	OCL+EN		12.0	2.2	49.970	F, L, iE	ESO 56-SC95, in LMC
NGC 1938	05 21 24.8	-69 56 22	OCL		11.8	0.6	49.970	pB, pS, R, glbM, D neb 339°, 50"	ESO 56-SC108, in LMC
NGC 1944	05 21 57.4	-72 29 40	OCL	12.1	11.8	3.3	49.970	pB, pL, R, bM	ESO 33-SC17, in LMC
NGC 1950	05 24 33.1	-69 54 09	OCL		13.2	1	49.970	The 1st of a group of 7!	ESO 56-SC116, in LMC
NGC 1959	05 25 36.7	-69 55 37	OCL		12.2	0.5	49.970	F, vL, vgbM, 3rd of group!	ESO 56-SC120, in LMC
NGC 1986	05 27 39.0	-69 58 22	OCL		11.1	0.7	49.970	B, pL, R, gbM	ESO 56-SC134, in LMC
NGC 1987	05 27 17.2	-70 44 15	OCL	12.1		1.7	49.970	F, L, iR, 3 st p	ESO 56-SC131, in LMC
NGC 2000	05 27 29.3	-71 52 46	OCL		11.9	1.7	49.970	F, pL, R, vlbM	ESO 56-SC135, in LMC
NGC 2010	05 30 35.0	-70 49 11	OCL	11.7	11.7	2.2	49.970	F, cL, R, vglbM	ESO 56-SC139, in LMC
NGC 2016	05 31 36.0	-69 56 30	OCL	10.6	10.4	0.3	49.970	F, vL, iR, gbM	ESO 56-SC142, in LMC
NGC 2018	05 31 20.2	-71 03 58	OCL+EN	10.9	10.9	2.8	49.970	pB, pL, R, pglbM, * 10 p inv	ESO 56-SC141, in LMC
NGC 2025	05 32 33.7	-71 42 56	OCL		10.9	1.9	49.970	vB, vS, lE, gmbM, r	ESO 56-SC149, in LMC
NGC 2028	05 33 48.6	-69 57 07	OCL		12.9	0.5	49.970	vF	ESO 56-SC152, in LMC
NGC 2031	05 33 41.9	-70 59 13	OCL		10.8	3.4	49.970	globular, B, pL, R, gbM, rr	ESO 56-SC153, in LMC
NGC 2036	05 34 31.5	-70 03 52	OCL		12.8	0.6	49.970	vF, pL, R, gbM	ESO 56-SC155, in LMC
NGC 2038	05 34 42.4	-70 33 47	OCL		11.9	1.7	49.970	pB, S, R, gmM, * 9 np 5'	ESO 56-SC158, in LMC
NGC 2043	05 35 57.3	-70 04 28	OCL				49.970	S, E group of F st inv in F neby	ESO 56-SC168, in LMC
NGC 2046	05 35 37.6	-70 14 27	OCL		12.6	1.3	49.970	vF, R, gbM, 1st of 7	ESO 56-SC162, in LMC
NGC 2047	05 35 53.1	-70 11 34	OCL		13.2	0.8	49.970	F, S, lE, 2nd of 7	ESO 56-SC167, in LMC
NGC 2051	05 36 07.4	-71 00 41	OCL	12.0	11.7	1.7	49.970	pB, S, R, gbM	ESO 56-SC169, in LMC
NGC 2056	05 36 34.1	-70 40 19	OCL		12.3	1.7	49.970	pB, R, bM, p of 2, * 9 bet	ESO 56-SC172, in LMC
NGC 2057	05 36 55.2	-70 16 08	OCL		12.2	1.8	49.970	pF, S, R, gbM, 3rd of 7	ESO 56-SC174, in LMC
NGC 2058	05 36 54.3	-70 09 44	OCL		11.9	1.8	49.970	vB, pL, R, gbM, 4th of 7	ESO 56-SC173, in LMC
NGC 2059	05 37 00.6	-70 07 45	OCL		12.9	1	49.970	vF, 5th of 7	ESO 56-SC175, in LMC
NGC 2065	05 37 38.5	-70 14 12	OCL		11.2	2.6	49.970	B, R, 6th of 7	ESO 57-SC2, in LMC
NGC 2066	05 37 43.2	-70 10 00	OCL		13.1	0.7	49.970	vF, vS, E, 7th of 7	ESO 57-SC3, in LMC
NGC 2072	05 38 24.5	-70 14 03	OCL		13.2	1.3	49.970	vF, S	ESO 57-SC4, in LMC
NGC 2075	05 38 20.8	-70 41 09	OCL+EN	11.5	11.5	2	49.970	B, R, bM, rr, f of 2	ESO 57-EN5, in LMC
NGC 2107	05 43 13.0	-70 38 24	OCL		11.5	2.1	49.970	pB, pS, R, gbM	ESO 57-SC32, in LMC
NGC 2111	05 44 33.1	-70 59 36	OCL	12.8	12.5	1.6	49.970	vF, S, R, gbM	ESO 57-SC35, in LMC
NGC 2121	05 48 12.4	-71 28 52	OCL	13.2	12.4	2.7	49.970	vF, cL, vgbM	ESO 57-SC40, in LMC
NGC 2122	05 48 52.6	-70 04 12	OCL+EN		10.4	4.5	49.970	Cl, pB, iF, gvmCM, st 15	ESO 57-EN41, in LMC
NGC 2133	05 51 28.8	-71 10 30	OCL	12.0		1.7	49.970	F, pL, R, gpmbM	ESO 57-SC46, in LMC
NGC 2134	05 51 56.7	-71 05 50	OCL		11.1	2.5	49.970	globular, B, pL, R, gmbM, r	ESO 57-SC47, in LMC
NGC 2145	05 54 22.8	-70 54 07	OCL	12.4	12.1	1.7	49.970	F, lE, r	ESO 57-SC52, in LMC
NGC 2161	05 55 43.2	-74 21 14	OCL		13.0	2.2	49.970	F, pL, R, gpmbM	ESO 33-SC31, in LMC
NGC 2173	05 57 58.5	-72 58 41	OCL	12.7	11.9	2.4	49.970	pF, pL, R, gmbM	ESO 33-SC34, in LMC
NGC 2190	06 01 04.1	-74 43 32	OCL	13.6	12.9	2	49.970	vF, pL, R, glbM	ESO 33-SC36, in LMC
NGC 2203	06 04 42.7	-75 26 18	OCL	12.8	12.0	3.3	49.970	pB, pL, iR, vgpmbM, r	ESO 34-SC4, in LMC
NGC 2209	06 08 33.5	-73 50 16	OCL	13.6	13.2	2.8	49.970	vF, cL, R, gvlbM	ESO 34-SC6, in LMC
NGC 2213	06 10 42.0	-71 31 42	OCL	13.1	12.4	2.1	49.970	vF, S, R, glbM, *** P	ESO 57-SC70, in LMC

Globular Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	vMag	Dim	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 1841	04 45 23.1	-83 59 49	GCL	14.1	2.4	48.000	pF, L, iR, vsbM, r	GCL 8, ESO 4-SC15
NGC 1939	05 21 26.7	-69 56 59	GCL	12.9	0.5	49.970	F, S, R, glbM, D neb 339°, 50"	in LMC
NGC 2019	05 31 56.7	-70 09 35	GCL	10.9	1	49.970	B, pL, gbM	ESO 56-SC145, in LMC
IC 2134	05 23 07.2	-75 26 47	GCL		1	49.970	cF, vS	ESO 33-SC19, in LMC
IC 2140	05 33 22.0	-75 22 31	GCL		2.1	49.970	eF, vS, ? eS Cl	ESO 33-SC24, in LMC
IC 2146	05 37 46.0	-74 46 50	GCL		2.6	49.970	Cl, vF, bet 2 st	ESO 33-SC26, in LMC
IC 2148	05 39 12.0	-75 33 45	GCL		1.1	49.970	vF, vS, bM	ESO 33-SC28, in LMC
IC 2161	05 57 26.9	-75 08 22	GCL		1.5	49.970	eF, vS, bM, susp	ESO 33-SC35, in LMC

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 1956	05 19 35.6	-77 43 47	Sa	14.0	13.1	0.9	13.4	1.9 × 0.8	68	0.016158	68.25		eF, S, gbM	ESO 16-2, AM 0522-774
NGC 2012	05 22 35.1	-79 51 07	E-S0	14.0	12.9	1.1	12.4	1.1 × 0.6	117	0.016218	68.50		vF, S, lE, bM, 2 st 9 nf	ESO 16-5
NGC 2144	05 40 56.3	-82 07 08	Sa	13.9	13.0	0.9	13.3	1.4 × 1.1	93	0.015924	67.26		F, pS, iR, bM	ESO 16-10, AM 0546-820, IRAS 05464-8208
NGC 2199	06 04 44.9	-73 24 00	Sa	13.7	12.8	0.9	13.1	2 × 0.8	37	0.015007	63.39	71.720	F, vS, R, bM	ESO 34-3, FAIR 247, IRAS 06060-7323
IC 2051	03 52 00.3	-83 49 55	SBbc	12.3	11.5	0.8	12.9	2.6 × 1.6	67	0.005847	24.70	24.170	! vF, vS, stell N ellipt ring	ESO 4-7, AM 0358-835, IRAS 03583-8358
IC 2054	04 07 26.7	-78 15 13	Sa?	16.4	15.6	0.8	13.7	0.5 × 0.4		0.068591	289.7		eeF, eS, vF * 1' nf, susp	ESO 15-7
IC 2089	04 32 50.6	-75 32 25	Sm	15.1	14.5	0.6	14.3	1.1 × 0.9		0.015787	66.68		eeF, vS, R, F * 1' f, susp	ESO 32-15
IC 2103	04 39 47.7	-76 50 12	Sc	14.3	13.6	0.7	12.8	1.8 × 0.3	89	0.014410	60.87	63.170	cF, vS, eE 80°, stell N	ESO 32-18
IC 2142	05 33 08.9	-78 01 10	Sc	15.5	14.7	0.8	13.3	0.8 × 0.4	31	0.005851	24.71		eF, vS, lE 25°, lbM	ESO 16-7
IC 2160	05 55 28.7	-76 55 13	SBc	13.9	13.1	0.8	13.5	2.1 × 0.8	107	0.015809	66.78	55.680	vF, vS, stell N	ESO 33-32, IRAS 05576-7655
IC 2164	06 06 52.4	-75 21 54	Sab	14.2	13.4	0.8	13.1	1.1 × 0.9	131	0.037473	158.2		eF, eeS, R, stell N	ESO 34-5, FAIR 248, AM 0608-752, IRAS 06085-7521

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

Catalogues

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

Galactic Nebulae

Open Clusters

Globular Clusters

Galaxies

Legend

Dreyer Description

References