Catalogues

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

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 1680 04 48 33.7 -47 49 00 Gx (SBb) 14.4 13.6 0.8 12.9 1.2 × 0.5 102 0.014397 60.81 vF, S, R, r or st inv ESO 203-4, IRAS 04471-4754
NGC 1705 04 54 13.9 -53 21 38 Gx (E-S0) 12.8 12.4 0.4 13.3 1.9 × 1.4 50 0.002112 8.92 5.370 pF, S, R, pmbM ESO 158-13, AM 0453-532, IRAS 04531-5326
NGC 1803 05 05 26.5 -49 34 03 Gx (SBbc) 13.4 12.9 0.5 12.7 1.3 × 0.8 62 0.013626 57.56 F, S, R, vglbM, * 11 sf, ? neb ESO 203-18, IRAS 05041-4938
NGC 1930 05 25 56.6 -46 43 42 Gx (SB0) 13.4 12.4 1.0 13.2 1.9 × 1.2 32 0.014473 61.13 47.350 pF, S, R, bM, 4 B st p ESO 253-4
NGC 1998 05 33 15.7 -48 41 43 Gx (S0) 15.1 14.2 0.9 13.5 0.9 × 0.5 20 0.015114 63.84 vF, R, gbM, st s, f of 2 ESO 204-15
NGC 2007 05 34 58.9 -50 55 18 Gx (Sc) 14.1 13.4 0.7 13.3 1.7 × 0.6 83 0.015087 63.73 56.520 eF, pL, R ESO 204-19, AM 0533-505
NGC 2008 05 35 03.8 -50 57 58 Gx (Sc) 13.8 13.2 0.6 13.8 1.4 × 0.7 105 0.034387 145.2 130.50 eF, pL, R, vlbM ESO 204-20, AM 0533-505, IRAS 05338-5059
NGC 2087 05 44 16.1 -55 31 59 Gx (SBa) 14.5 13.6 0.9 12.7 0.8 × 0.6 136 0.014910 62.98 eF, pS, R, vlbM ESO 159-26, IRAS 05433-5533
NGC 2101 05 46 22.4 -52 05 24 Gx (IBm/P) 13.7 13.3 0.4 14.5 2 × 1.3 85 0.004016 16.96 13.300 eF, pS, R, 3 st 10 sf ESO 205-1, AM 0545-520, IRAS 05451-5206
NGC 2104 05 47 04.2 -51 33 11 Gx (SBm) 13.2 12.7 0.5 13.2 2 × 0.9 160 0.003873 16.36 14.120 pB, pS, R, glbM ESO 205-2, AM 0545-513, IRAS 05459-5133
NGC 2115 A 05 51 19.8 -50 35 00 Gx (S0-a) 13.9 13.0 0.9 12.3 0.8 × 0.7 50 0.023219 98.08 eeF, vS, 3 st 10 sp ESO 205-6, AM 0550-503, IRAS 05501-5036
NGC 2115 B 05 51 21.3 -50 35 32 Gx (S0-a) 16.0 15.1 0.9 13.7 0.6 × 0.5 56 0.023323 98.51 eeF, vS, 3 st 10 sp ESO 205-6A
NGC 2148 05 58 45.6 -59 07 35 Gx (Sb) 14.4 13.6 0.8 13.3 1.1 × 0.8 150 0.033900 143.1 eF, S, R, * 12 v nr ESO 120-24, IRAS 05581-5907
NGC 2152 06 00 55.0 -50 44 27 Gx (SBa) 14.4 13.5 0.9 13.3 1.1 × 0.8 69 0.028430 120.0 eeF, R, * 15 att ESO 205-15
NGC 2178 06 02 47.5 -63 45 50 Gx (E1) 13.9 12.9 1.0 12.8 0.9 × 0.9 0.026882 113.5 eF, vS, R ESO 86-53
NGC 2205 06 10 32.8 -62 32 19 Gx (E/SB0) 13.7 12.7 1.0 13.0 1.4 × 0.9 80 0.027969 118.1 pF, S, R, bM ESO 86-63, AM 0610-623
NGC 2221 06 20 15.8 -57 34 43 Gx (Sa) 14.1 13.2 0.9 12.8 2 × 0.5 0 0.008446 35.68 vF, lE, vgbM, p of 2 ESO 121-24, AM 0619-573, IRAS 06194-5733
NGC 2222 06 20 16.8 -57 32 00 Gx (SBa) 14.2 13.3 0.9 12.0 1.2 × 0.3 150 0.008679 36.66 vF, lE, vgvlbM, f of 2 ESO 121-25, AM 0619-573
NGC 2297 06 44 24.5 -63 43 03 Gx (SBbc) 13.4 12.7 0.7 13.2 1.9 × 1.5 101 0.011325 47.84 vF, S, R, vglbM ESO 87-40, FAIR 256, IRAS 06440-6339

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