Catalogues

Catalogue

Constellation

Grus / 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	Dim	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
IC 5150	21 59 35.1	-39 23 06	PN	12.9	11.0	2.2	0.920	pB, pL, annular	IC 5148; PK 2-52.1; ESO 344-PN5; AM 2156-393

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 7070	21 30 25.2	-43 05 12	Gx (SBc)	12.8	12.3	0.5	13.7	2.4 × 1.9	22	0.007925	33.47	30.300	F, cL, lE, gvlbM	ESO 287-28; MCG -7-44-16; AM 2127-431; IRAS 21272-4318
NGC 7070 A	21 31 47.0	-42 50 49	Gx (S0-a)	13.3	12.3	1.0	13.3	1.7 × 1.6	167	0.007976	33.69		F, cL, lE, gvlbM	ESO 287-34; MCG -7-44-21; AM 2128-34
NGC 7072	21 30 37.0	-43 09 09	Gx (SBcd)	14.2	13.5	0.7	12.8	0.9 × 0.7	90	0.016538	69.86		F, S, R, vglbM, f of 2	ESO 287-31; MCG -7-44-18; IRAS 21273-4322
NGC 7072 A	21 30 25.6	-43 12 08	Gx (SBc)	14.3	13.9	0.4	12.9	0.8 × 0.6	125	0.016712	70.59		F, S, R, vglbM, f of 2	ESO 287-29; MCG -7-44-17
NGC 7075	21 31 32.9	-38 37 05	Gx (E3)	13.8	12.7	1.1	12.6	1.2 × 0.9	116	0.018479	78.05	71.850	cF, cS, R, pgbM	ESO 343-4; MCG -7-44-20; AM 2128-385
NGC 7079	21 32 35.0	-44 04 03	Gx (SB0)	12.5	11.6	0.9	12.6	2 × 1.2	82	0.008953	37.82	33.900	B, R, cS, psbM	ESO 287-36; MCG -7-44-22; AM 2129-441
NGC 7087	21 34 33.4	-40 49 06	Gx (Sab)	13.7	13.0	0.7	12.5	1.1 × 0.6	39	0.016968	71.67		cF, S, R, gbM	ESO 343-8; MCG -7-44-25; AM 2131-410; IRAS 21314-4102
NGC 7091	21 34 07.7	-36 39 14	Gx (SBd)	13.2	12.6	0.6	13.9	2.1 × 1.7	78	0.008569	36.19		eF, pL, vgbM, * 6 f 40s	IC 5114; MCG -6-47-7; ESO 403-8
NGC 7097	21 40 12.8	-42 32 21	Gx (E5)	12.6	11.7	0.9	12.7	1.8 × 1.2	20	0.008726	36.86	31.400	B, S, vlE, mbM	ESO 287-48; MCG -7-44-29; AM 2137-424
NGC 7097 A	21 40 37.9	-42 28 49	Gx (E3)	15.1	14.3	0.8	13.2	0.6 × 0.4	134	0.008653	36.55		B, S, vlE, mbM	ESO 287-49; MCG -7-44-30
NGC 7107	21 42 26.5	-44 47 31	Gx (SBdm)	13.2	12.6	0.6	13.7	2.1 × 1.5	128	0.007354	31.06	27.600	vF, cL, R, vglbM	ESO 287-52; AM 2139-450; IRAS 21392-4501
NGC 7117	21 45 47.0	-48 25 16	Gx (E-S0)	13.8	12.8	1.0	12.9	1.4 × 0.8	27	0.018526	78.25	82.800	F, S, R, glbM, p of 2	ESO 236-40; AM 2142-483
NGC 7118	21 46 09.8	-48 21 12	Gx (E-S0)	13.5	12.6	0.9	13.0	1.4 × 1.1	50	0.017062	72.07	82.800	F, S, R, glbM, f of 2	ESO 236-45; AM 2142-483
NGC 7119 A	21 46 15.7	-46 30 56	Gx (SBbc)	13.6	12.8	0.8	12.7	1.2 × 0.9	130	0.032242	136.1		F, S, R, gbM	ESO 288-2; AM 2143-464
NGC 7119 B	21 46 14.9	-46 31 11	Gx (Sc)	13.7	13.0	0.7	11.0	0.6 × 0.3	22	0.031989	135.1		F, S, R, gbM	ESO 288-1; AM 2143-464; IRAS 21430-4644
NGC 7144	21 52 42.6	-48 15 17	Gx (E0)	11.7	10.8	0.9	13.6	3.7 × 3.6		0.006444	27.22	24.960	vB, pS, R, mbMN	ESO 237-11
NGC 7145	21 53 20.5	-47 52 57	Gx (E1)	12.0	11.2	0.8	13.1	2.5 × 2.3	173	0.006561	27.71	23.140	B, S, R, in Δ of st 13	ESO 237-13
NGC 7162	21 59 38.8	-43 18 16	Gx (Sc)	13.3	12.7	0.6	13.7	2.8 × 1	10	0.007720	32.61	28.400	cF, cL, cE, glbM	ESO 288-26; MCG -7-45-3; AM 2156-433; IRAS 21565-4332
NGC 7162 A	22 00 35.7	-43 08 30	Gx (SBm)	13.3	12.5	0.8	14.3	2.6 × 2.2	70	0.007569	31.97	30.310	cF, cL, cE, glbM	ESO 288-28; MCG -7-45-5; AM 2157-432
NGC 7166	22 00 32.7	-43 23 24	Gx (E-S0)	12.9	11.9	1.0	12.6	2.4 × 0.9	14	0.008226	34.75	30.200	cB, S, vlE, smbMN	ESO 288-27; MCG -7-45-4; AM 2157-433
NGC 7169	22 02 48.7	-47 41 51	Gx (E/SB0)	14.6	13.6	1.0	12.7	1 × 0.5	78	0.033240	140.4		eF, S, R, * 8 np	ESO 237-28
NGC 7213	22 09 16.2	-47 10 01	Gx (Sa)	11.0	10.1	0.9	12.3	3.1 × 2.8	124	0.005839	24.66	22.000	vB, pS, R, gbM	ESO 288-43; AM 2206-472; IRAS 22061-4724
NGC 7232	22 15 37.6	-45 51 01	Gx (SBa)	13.0	12.0	1.0	12.7	2.6 × 1	99	0.006388	26.98	22.300	pB, S, pmE, psbM, p of 2	ESO 289-7; AM 2212-460
NGC 7232 A	22 13 41.1	-45 53 37	Gx (SBab)	14.0	13.0	1.0	12.7	2.1 × 0.4	111	0.008029	33.91		pB, S, pmE, psbM, p of 2	ESO 289-3; IRAS 22105-4608
NGC 7232 B	22 15 52.4	-45 46 50	Gx (SBm)	13.9	13.6	0.3	14.5	1.6 × 1.5	0	0.007205	30.43	25.300	pB, S, pmE, psbM, p of 2	ESO 289-9
NGC 7233	22 15 49.0	-45 50 47	Gx (SB0-a)	13.1	12.5	0.6	13.2	1.7 × 1.3	133	0.006141	25.94	22.700	F, vS, R, * 8 f, f of 2	ESO 289-8; AM 2212-460; IRAS 22127-4605
NGC 7249	22 20 30.9	-55 07 29	Gx (S0)	14.4	13.4	1.0	13.1	1.1 × 0.8	136	0.039841	168.2		eeF, R, doubtful object	ESO 190-1
NGC 7297	22 31 10.2	-37 49 37	Gx (Sbc)	14.0	13.2	0.8	12.3	0.9 × 0.6	130	0.036358	153.5		eF, S, R, p of 2	ESO 345-18; MCG -6-49-7; IRAS 22282-3804
NGC 7299	22 31 33.0	-37 48 35	Gx (SBc)	14.8	14.1	0.7	13.2	0.7 × 0.7		0.030091	127.1		eF, S, R, f of 2	ESO 345-19; MCG -6-49-8; AM 2228-380
NGC 7307	22 33 52.4	-40 56 05	Gx (SBc/P)	12.9	12.6	0.3	13.7	3.4 × 1	9	0.006968	29.43	26.090	F, pL, pmE	ESO 345-26; MCG -7-46-3; IRAS 22309-4111
NGC 7322	22 37 51.4	-37 13 53	Gx (S0-a)	14.5	13.6	0.9	12.8	0.9 × 0.6	114	0.038540	162.7		vF, S, vlE, gbM	NGC 7334; ESO 405-33; MCG -6-49-10
NGC 7355	22 43 30.4	-36 51 55	Gx (Sb)	15.1	14.3	0.8	13.2	1 × 0.4	43	0.039177	165.4		eeF, S, R, D * f 40s	ESO 406-6
NGC 7368	22 45 31.4	-39 20 31	Gx (SBb)	12.8	12.0	0.8	12.5	2.9 × 0.6	130	0.007839	33.11	33.120	F, cS, lE, glbM	ESO 345-49; MCG -7-46-10; IRAS 22426-3936
NGC 7382	22 50 23.8	-36 51 25	Gx (Sa)	14.2	13.3	0.9	12.0	1.2 × 0.4	109	0.038677	163.3		eF, vS, R, * 12 att np	ESO 406-15; MCG -6-50-5; IRAS 22476-3707
NGC 7400	22 54 20.8	-45 20 50	Gx (Sbc)	13.7	12.9	0.8	13.0	2.7 × 0.5	2	0.010012	42.29	40.090	pF, lE, glbM, vS * inv	ESO 290-22; AM 2251-453; IRAS 22514-4536
NGC 7404	22 54 18.6	-39 18 53	Gx (E/SB0)	13.7	12.8	0.9	13.1	1.5 × 0.8	2	0.006368	26.90		vF, S, R	IC 5260; ESO 346-10; MCG -7-47-1
NGC 7410	22 55 00.6	-39 39 44	Gx (SBa)	11.2	10.3	0.9	12.5	5.2 × 1.6	45	0.005841	24.67	20.100	cB, L, vmE 43°, mbM	ESO 346-12; MCG -7-47-2; IRAS 22522-3955
NGC 7412	22 55 46.1	-42 38 29	Gx (SBb)	11.9	11.4	0.5	13.8	3.8 × 2.8	75	0.005704	24.09	12.480	eF, vL, * 7 nf	ESO 290-24; MCG -7-47-4; AM 2252-425; IRAS 22529-4254
NGC 7412 A	22 57 07.0	-42 48 18	Gx (SBd)	14.5	13.9	0.6	14.4	3.5 × 0.5	91	0.003102	13.10	6.960	eF, vL, * 7 nf	ESO 290-28; FGCE 1793
NGC 7418	22 56 35.9	-37 01 44	Gx (SBc)	11.8	11.1	0.7	13.3	3.5 × 2.6	139	0.004837	20.43	18.120	cB, vL, vlE, vglbM	ESO 406-25; MCG -6-50-13; IRAS 22538-3717
NGC 7418 A	22 56 41.2	-36 46 22	Gx (Scd)	13.8	13.1	0.7	14.9	3.5 × 1.8	83	0.007012	29.62	25.400	cB, vL, vlE, vglbM	ESO 406-27; MCG -6-50-11B
NGC 7421	22 56 54.6	-37 20 42	Gx (SBbc)	12.6	11.9	0.7	13.2	2 × 1.9	78	0.005979	25.25		cB, L, vlE, gpmbM, rr	ESO 346-17; MCG -6-50-15; AM 2254-373; IRAS 22541-3736
NGC 7424	22 57 18.4	-41 04 15	Gx (SBc)	11.0	10.5	0.5	15.0	9.5 × 8.1	101	0.003132	13.23	11.500	F, cL, vlE, vgmbM	ESO 346-19; MCG -7-47-8; IRAS 22544-4120
NGC 7456	23 02 10.1	-39 34 09	Gx (Sc)	12.4	11.8	0.6	14.1	5.5 × 1.6	23	0.003999	16.89	16.180	vF, L, mE 34°, vglbM	ESO 346-26; MCG -7-47-11; IRAS 22594-3950
NGC 7462	23 02 46.2	-40 50 08	Gx (SBbc)	12.2	11.4	0.8	12.6	4.3 × 0.8	75	0.003549	14.99	11.290	cF, pS, vmE 5° ±, * 11 np	ESO 346-28; MCG -7-47-13; IRAS 23000-4105
NGC 7470	23 05 13.9	-50 06 42	Gx (Sbc)	14.8	13.9	0.9	14.0	1.4 × 0.9	84	0.012295	51.93		eF, pL, R, glbM, * 11 np	ESO 239-9; IRAS 23023-5023
NGC 7476	23 05 12.0	-43 05 53	Gx (SBab)	13.6	12.8	0.8	13.0	1.4 × 1	175	0.009628	40.67		F, S, R, Δ with 2 st 7	ESO 290-45; MCG -7-47-15; IRAS 23023-4322
NGC 7496	23 09 46.9	-43 25 39	Gx (SBb)	12.2	11.4	0.8	13.7	3.3 × 3.1	2	0.005500	23.23	20.100	pB, cL, lE, vgbM * 13	ESO 291-1; MCG -7-47-20; VV 771; IRAS 23069-4341
NGC 7496 A	23 12 23.4	-43 46 43	Gx (SBm)	14.6	14.0	0.6	13.8	1.4 × 0.7	82	0.005350	22.60		pB, cL, lE, vgbM * 13	ESO 291-7; AM 2309-440; KDWG 274
NGC 7496 B	23 12 21.0	-43 46 39	Gx (S)	16.0	15.2	0.8	12.3	0.4 × 0.2	130	0.006000	25.34		pB, cL, lE, vgbM * 13	ESO 291-7; AM 2309-440
NGC 7531	23 14 48.4	-43 35 56	Gx (Sbc)	12.0	11.3	0.7	13.4	4.5 × 1.7	15	0.005324	22.49	22.940	pB, S, lE, pgbM	ESO 291-10; MCG -7-47-25; IRAS 23120-4352
NGC 7545	23 15 32.3	-38 32 06	Gx (SBb)	13.9	13.1	0.8	12.7	1.1 × 0.7	80	0.007012	29.62		F, S, vlE, vgvlbM, * 10 att	ESO 347-4; MCG -7-47-26; AM 2312-384; IRAS 23127-3848
NGC 7552	23 16 10.6	-42 35 05	Gx (SBab)	11.3	10.6	0.7	12.9	3.4 × 2.7	1	0.005365	22.66	17.150	B, S, mE 90° ±, vsbM * 13	IC 5294; ESO 291-12; MCG -7-47-28; IRAS 23134-4251; VV 440; Grus quartet
NGC 7582	23 18 23.5	-42 22 11	Gx (SBab)	11.4	10.6	0.8	13.0	5 × 2.3	157	0.005254	22.19	20.620	pB, L, pmE, gbM	ESO 291-16; MCG -7-47-29; AM 2315-423; IRAS 23156-4238; Grus quartet
NGC 7590	23 18 54.6	-42 14 21	Gx (Sbc)	12.1	11.5	0.6	12.5	2.6 × 1	36	0.005255	22.20	25.270	pB, pL, pmE, gbM, p of 2	ESO 347-33; MCG -7-47-30; IRAS 23161-4230; Grus quartet
NGC 7599	23 19 20.8	-42 15 29	Gx (SBc)	12.1	11.5	0.6	13.3	4.4 × 1.4	57	0.005508	23.27	20.960	F, pL, pmE, gbM, f of 2	IC 5308; ESO 347-34; MCG -7-47-33; IRAS 23166-4231; Grus quartet
NGC 7632	23 22 00.9	-42 28 49	Gx (SB0)	13.0	12.1	0.9	12.9	2.4 × 1.2	92	0.005107	21.57	19.300	F, S, R, lbM	IC 5313; ESO 291-21; MCG -7-47-35; AM 2319-424; IRAS 23192-4245
NGC 7658 A	23 26 24.6	-39 12 57	Gx (S0)	15.3	14.3	1.0	11.9	0.6 × 0.2	137	0.036622	154.6		D, both eF, S, R, 4 st p	ESO 347-15; MCG -7-48-2; AM 2323-392
NGC 7658 B	23 26 24.9	-39 13 37	Gx (S0)	14.9	13.9	1.0	12.2	0.8 × 0.3	128	0.035211	148.7		D, both eF, S, R, 4 st p	ESO 347-16; MCG -7-48-3; AM 2323-392
IC 1459	22 57 10.4	-36 27 45	Gx (E3)	11.0	10.0	1.0	13.2	5.2 × 1.8	40	0.006011	25.39	26.990	F, pS, com, N = 12m	IC 5265; ESO 406-30; MCG -6-50-16; AM 2254-364; IRAS 22544-3643
IC 5128	21 43 11.7	-38 58 05	Gx (S0-a)	13.9	13.0	0.9	12.5	1.1 × 0.7	135	0.015758	66.56		eeF, vS, R, dif, st sp	ESO 343-22; MCG -7-44-35; IRAS 21401-3911
IC 5170	22 12 29.6	-47 13 17	Gx (SBa)	13.4	12.5	0.9	12.7	1.8 × 0.8	26	0.005397	22.80	21.420	No descr	ESO 237-46; ESO 288-51; AM 2209-472; PGC 68283; IRAS 22093-4728
IC 5171	22 10 56.6	-46 04 55	Gx (SBbc)	13.4	12.6	0.8	12.9	3.1 × 0.5	158	0.009497	40.11	34.100	No descr	ESO 288-46; A 2207-46; IRAS 22078-4619
IC 5174	22 12 44.5	-38 10 18	Gx (SBb)	14.8	14.0	0.8	14.3	2.1 × 1.1	1	0.037099	156.7		eF, eS, cE 150°	ESO 344-13; MCG -6-48-28; AM 2209-382
IC 5175	22 12 48.2	-38 07 38	Gx (Sab)	14.4	13.6	0.8	13.0	1.4 × 0.5	94	0.035928	151.7		eF, eS, R, bM	ESO 344-14; MCG -6-48-29; AM 2209-382
IC 5181	22 13 21.6	-46 01 05	Gx (S0)	12.5	11.5	1.0	12.2	2.5 × 0.9	74	0.006628	28.00	24.800	No descr	ESO 289-1; AM 2210-461
IC 5184	22 16 09.0	-36 50 41	Gx (Sbc)	12.4	11.8	0.6	12.7	2.4 × 1.2	57	0.011415	48.22	45.380	pF, pS, lE, bet 2 st ns	IC 5179; IC 5184; ESO 405-5; MCG -6-48-31; IRAS 22132-3705; AM 2213-370
IC 5186	22 18 46.5	-36 48 06	Gx (SBb)	12.5	11.9	0.6	12.6	1.8 × 1.2	106	0.016405	69.29		eeF, S, R, F * nr p	ESO 405-7; MCG -6-49-1; IRAS 22158-3703
IC 5199	22 19 32.9	-37 32 03	Gx (Sb)	14.7	13.9	0.8	12.4	1.5 × 0.2	155	0.017022	71.90	66.870	eF, eS, cE 160°	ESO 344-20; MCG -6-49-2; IRAS 22166-3747
IC 5201	22 20 57.5	-46 02 05	Gx (SBc)	11.5	10.8	0.7	14.5	8.5 × 3.9	33	0.003052	12.89	11.250	No descr	ESO 289-18; IRAS 22179-4617
IC 5209	22 23 09.1	-37 59 37	Gx (Sc)	15.6	14.8	0.8	13.3	0.6 × 0.5	125	0.028113	118.7		F, eS, R, 2 st np	ESO 345-4; AM 2220-381
IC 5212	22 23 30.2	-38 02 16	Gx (Sbc)	14.3	13.5	0.8	13.0	1.1 × 0.7	42	0.027713	117.0		eF, eS, cE 40°	ESO 345-6; AM 2220-381
IC 5224	22 30 30.0	-45 59 45	Gx (Sab)	14.4	13.6	0.8	12.9	1.5 × 0.4	167	0.005943	25.10		No descr	ESO 289-31
IC 5240	22 41 52.1	-44 46 01	Gx (SBa)	12.8	11.9	0.9	13.6	2.8 × 1.8	100	0.005886	24.86	21.400	pF, pL, R, F * sf	ESO 290-2; AM 2238-450; IRAS 22388-4501
IC 5264	22 56 52.7	-36 33 16	Gx (Sab)	13.3	12.5	0.8	12.6	2.4 × 0.5	82	0.006471	27.33	47.750	vF, S, vmE, sp of 2	ESO 406-29; MCG -6-50-14; IRAS 22540-3649
IC 5267	22 57 13.7	-43 23 45	Gx (S0-a)	11.4	10.5	0.9	13.7	5.2 × 3.9	140	0.005711	24.12	26.080	pB, S, R, mbM	ESO 290-29; MCG -7-47-7; AM 2254-434; IRAS 22543-4339
IC 5267 A	22 55 56.3	-43 26 03	Gx (SBbc)	13.9	13.4	0.5	14.0	2.2 × 0.8	172	0.004953	20.92		pB, S, R, mbM	ESO 290-26; MCG -7-47-5
IC 5267 B	22 56 57.0	-43 45 37	Gx (SB0)	12.7	11.8	0.9	13.0	1.8 × 0.8	106	0.005794	24.47		pB, S, R, mbM	ESO 290-27; MCG -7-47-6
IC 5269 A	22 55 55.6	-36 20 52	Gx (SBm)	13.9	13.4	0.5	13.5	1.3 × 0.9	35	0.009573	40.44	37.830	vF, pS, R, np of 2	ESO 406-23; MCG -6-50-11A
IC 5273	22 59 26.7	-37 42 19	Gx (SBc)	11.8	11.4	0.4	13.9	2.6 × 1.7	56	0.004312	18.21	16.810	vF, cL, lE, 4 st p	ESO 346-22; MCG -6-50-20; IRAS 22566-3758

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

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

Planetary Nebulae

Galaxies

Legend

Dreyer Description

References