Catalogues

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

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypeDimDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 196305 32 10.8-36 22 50OCL14Cl, st 8…11ESO 363-SC5

Globular Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypevMagDimMDDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 185105 14 06.3-40 02 48GCL (II)7.11212.100globular! vB, vL, R, vsvvbM, rrrGCL 9; ESO 305-SC16

Galaxies

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
NameRADecTypebMagvMagB-VSBDimPAzD(z)MDDreyer DescriptionIdentification, Remarks
NGC 179205 05 13.8-37 58 47Gx (SBbc)10.910.20.712.95.2 × 2.61370.00403917.0613.200vB, vL, mE 314°, glbM, rrESO 305-6; MCG -6-12-4; AM 0503-380; IRAS 05035-3802
NGC 180005 06 25.4-31 57 16Gx (IBm)13.112.60.513.32 × 1.11130.00269211.377.400pB, pmE, gpmbM, * 13 fESO 422-30; MCG -5-13-4; AM 0504-320; IRAS 05045-3201
NGC 180805 07 42.5-37 30 48Gx (SBa)10.79.90.813.36.5 × 3.91330.00331914.0211.550B, L, E, psbMESO 305-8; MCG -6-12-5; AM 0505-373; IRAS 05059-3734
NGC 181105 08 42.5-29 16 35Gx (Sa)14.513.60.913.01.7 × 0.4600.01317255.64cF, S, lE, p of 2ESO 422-37; MCG -5-13-8; AM 0506-292
NGC 181205 08 52.8-29 15 06Gx (Sa)13.512.60.912.51.2 × 0.980.01305955.16F, S, R, glbM, f of 2ESO 422-39; MCG -5-13-9; AM 0506-291; IRAS 05068-2918
NGC 182705 10 04.4-36 57 37Gx (SBc)13.312.60.713.33 × 0.71200.00345614.6011.600vF, vmE, long ray, * 11 invESO 362-6; MCG -6-12-8; AM 0508-370; IRAS 05083-3701
NGC 187905 19 48.1-32 08 33Gx (SBm)13.212.80.414.22.5 × 1.7600.00413617.4721.050vF, L, R, vgvlbM, * 12 pESO 423-6; MCG -5-13-16; UGCA 110; IRAS 05178-3211; DDO 232; AM 0517-321
NGC 198905 34 23.4-30 48 02Gx (E-S0)13.912.91.013.11.4 × 1.11060.035755151.0vF, S, R, lbM, st nrESO 423-21; MCG -5-14-4; AM 0532-304
NGC 199205 34 31.8-30 53 49Gx (S0-a)14.413.50.913.11.1 × 0.7450.035361149.3eeF, vSESO 423-23; MCG -5-14-7; AM 0532-305
NGC 204905 43 15.1-30 04 41Gx (Sa)13.612.70.913.32 × 11680.01000042.24vF, S, R, bMESO 424-11; MCG -5-14-11; AM 0541-300
NGC 209005 47 01.6-34 15 03Gx (Sc)12.011.20.813.74.9 × 2.4130.00307212.9812.760globular, B, pL, iR, gbMESO 363-23; MCG -6-13-9; AM 0545-341; IRAS 05452-3416
NGC 218806 10 09.7-34 06 18Gx (SBm)12.111.70.413.34.2 × 1.11750.00249210.537.900pF, pL, vmE, gvlbMESO 364-37; MCG -6-14-8; AM 0608-340
NGC 225506 33 58.6-34 48 42Gx (SBc)14.213.50.713.41.5 × 0.71520.02292696.8482.150eF, S, lE, vlbMESO 365-31; MCG -6-15-10; IRAS 06321-3446
IC 212205 19 01.4-37 05 21Gx (E-S0)13.712.71.013.31.5 × 1.3670.01573466.46pB, eS, R, 3 st nfESO 362-14; MCG -6-12-17; AM 0517-370
IC 213605 33 13.2-36 23 58Gx (Sc)13.212.50.712.92.8 × 0.61090.00440618.6129.170eF, pS, eEIC 2135; ESO 363-7; MCG -6-13-4; AM 0531-362; IRAS 05314-3626
IC 215005 51 18.5-38 19 16Gx (Sc)13.512.80.713.42.6 × 0.8840.01040443.9543.980eeF, S, vmE, v diffic, 3 st sESO 306-32; MCG -6-13-16; IRAS 05496-3819
IC 215306 00 04.8-33 55 10Gx (P)14.513.51.013.11.1 × 0.8720.00956540.40eF, vS, suspESO 364-22; AM 0558-335; IRAS 05582-3355
IC 215806 05 17.9-27 51 25Gx (SBab)12.912.10.812.81.7 × 1.31070.00519721.95vF, pS, lE, brush, * att nfESO 425-7; MCG -5-15-4; IRAS 06033-2751

Legend

Key to columns [277]
NameNGC/IC Designation
RARight Ascension (J2000.0)
DecDeclination (J2000.0)
TypeObject type
bMagPhotographic (blue) magnitude
vMagVisual magnitude
B-VDifference of visual and blue magnitude
SBSurface brightness (mag/arcmin2)
DimDimensions (arcmin)
PAPosition Angle (°)
zRedshift (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
MDMetric 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 DescriptionSee below
Identification, Remarks

Dreyer Description

Descriptions according to J.L.E. Dreyer [313, 314, 315]
ababout
almalmost
amamong
annulannular or ring nebula
attattached
bbrighter
betbetween
biNbinuclear
bnbrightest to n side
bsbrightest to s side
bpbrightest to p side
bfbrightest to f side
Bbright
cconsiderably
chevchevelure
cocoarse, coarsely
comcometic (cometary form)
compcompanion
connconnected
contin contact
Ccompressed
Clcluster
ddiameter
defdefined
difdiffused
difficdifficult
distdistance, or distant
Ddouble
eextremely, excessively
eemost extremely
ereasily resolvable
excexcentric
Eextended
ffollowing (eastward)
Ffaint
ggradually
glob.globular
grgroup
iirregular
iFirregular figure
invinvolved, involving
llittle (adv.); long (adj.)
Llarge
mmuch
mmagnitude
Mmiddle, or in the middle
nnorth
nebnebula
nebsnebulous
nebynebulosity
nfnorth following
npnorth preceding
nsnorth-south
nrnear
Nnucleus, or to a nucleus
ppreceding (westward)
pfpreceding-following
ppretty (adv., before F. B. L, S)
pgpretty gradually
pmpretty much
pspretty suddenly
planplanetary nebula (same as PN)
probprobably
Ppoor (sparse) in stars
PNplanetary nebula
rresolvable (mottled, not resolved)
rrpartially resolved, some stars seen
rrrwell resolved, clearly consisting of stars
Rround
RRexactly round
Ririch in stars
ssuddenly (abruptly)
ssouth
sfsouth following
spsouth preceding
scscattered
sevseveral
ststars (pl.)
st 9...stars of 9th magnitude and fainter
st 9..13stars of mag. 9 to 13
stellstellar, pointlike
suspsuspected
Ssmall in angular size
S*small (faint) star
traptrapezium
triangletriangle, forms a triangle with
triNtrinuclear
vvery
vv_very_
varvariable
*a single star
*10a star of 10th magnitude
*7-8star 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; 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.; Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 49: 1–237 (1888); 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.; Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 59: 105–198 (1910); Bibcode:1910MmRAS..59..105D