Catalogues

Catalogue

Constellation

Sagittarius / 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
NGC 6439	17 48 19.8	-16 28 44	PN	13.8	12.6	0.23	6.330	planetary, stellar = 13 m	PK 11+5.1; CS=18.5
NGC 6445	17 49 15.1	-20 00 32	PN	13.2	11.2	0.73	1.380	pB, pS, R, gbM, r, * 15 np	PK 8+3.1; ESO 589-PN9; CS=19.1, Little Gem nebula
NGC 6537	18 05 13.0	-19 50 32	PN	12.5	11.6	0.17	1.227	planetary, B, S, stellar	PK 10+0.1; ESO 590-PN1; CS=19.5
NGC 6563	18 12 02.6	-33 52 04	PN	13.8	11.0	0.8	0.932	planetary, F, L, cE, hazy border	PK 358-7.1; ESO 394-PN33; CS=18.3
NGC 6565	18 11 52.5	-28 10 41	PN	13.2	11.6	0.23	2.147	planetary, stellar	PK 3-4.5; ESO 456-PN70; CS=19.5
NGC 6567	18 13 45.1	-19 04 32	PN	11.7	11.0	0.2	1.336	planetary, stell, 11 mag, in a Cl	PK 11-0.2; ESO 590-PN8; CS=15.0
NGC 6578	18 16 16.5	-20 27 00	PN	13.1	12.9	0.18	1.849	planetary, stellar = 13 mag	PK 10-1.1; ESO 590-PN12; CS=11.8
NGC 6620	18 22 54.2	-26 49 16	PN	15.0	12.7	0.13	6.420	planetary, stellar	PK 5-6.1; ESO 522-PN22
NGC 6629	18 25 42.4	-23 12 08	PN	11.6	11.3	0.27	2.198	planetary or globular, pB, eeS, R	PK 9-5.1; ESO 522-PN26; CS=12.8
NGC 6644	18 32 34.7	-25 07 42	PN	12.2	10.7	0.2	3.067	planetary, stellar	PK 8-7.2; ESO 522-PN33; CS=15.9
NGC 6818	19 43 57.8	-14 09 09	PN	9.9	9.3	0.77	1.840	planetary, B, vS, R	PK 25-17.1; CS=16.1
IC 4670	17 55 07.0	-21 44 39	PN	13.1	12.0	0.08		stellar, 12.5 magn	PK 7+1.1; CS=15.0
IC 4673	18 03 18.4	-27 06 22	PN	12.9	13.0	0.25	3.681	Planetary, 13 mag, * 13 nf 33"	PK 3-2.3; ESO 521-PN15; CS=14.6
IC 4732	18 33 54.6	-22 38 39	PN	13.3	12.1	0.22		Planetary, stellar	PK 10-6.1; ESO 523-PN1; CS>16.6
IC 4776	18 45 50.7	-33 20 32	PN	11.7	10.8	0.3	7.362	Planetary, stellar	PK 2-13.1; ESO 396-PN2; CS>14.6

Galactic Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	bMag	Dim	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 6514	18 02 42.0	-22 58 18	EN+OCL	8.5	20 × 20	1.600	!!! vB, vL, trifid, D * inv	M 20; OCL 23; ESO 521-N*13; LBN 27; Trifid nebula
NGC 6523	18 03 42.0	-24 22 48	EN	5.8	45 × 30	1.250	!!! vB, eL, eiF, with L Cl	M 8; NGC 6533; LBN 25; Lagoon nebula
NGC 6559	18 09 57.6	-24 06 35	EN		8 × 5	1.500	vF, vL, lE, ** inv	LBN 29; ESO 521-*N40; Sh2-29
NGC 6589	18 16 51.7	-19 46 41	RN		5 × 3		D * in centre of eF, pL neby	IC 4690; LBN 46; ESO 590-N14
NGC 6595	18 17 04.8	-19 51 58	EN+OCL	7.0	11	1.640	F, pL, cE, ** inv	NGC 6590; IC 4700; ESO 590-SC15; OCL 31; CED 157B; LBN 43; DG 150
NGC 6618	18 20 47.0	-16 10 18	EN+OCL	6.0	20 × 15	1.700	!!!, B, eL, eiF, 2 hooked	M 17; OCL 44; LBN 60; Sh2-45; Omega nebula
IC 1271	18 05 13.0	-24 24 38	EN+*				eF, vL, B * inv	ESO 521-*N22; LBN 26 ?
IC 1274	18 09 50.0	-23 38 54	EN+*		6 × 5		3 st 8.5 to 9m in pL neb	LBN 33; ESO 521-N*41; CED 154D; Sh2-31
IC 1275	18 10 07.0	-23 45 42	EN+*				2 st 8 & 8.5 in pL neb
IC 1283	18 17 16.7	-19 45 44	EN		3 × 3	1.800	* 9.3 nebulous	in Sh2-37, part of IC 1284
IC 1284	18 17 39.5	-19 40 19	EN+*		17 × 15	1.700	* 7.6 in neb, 15' diam	ESO 590-*N16; CED 157D; in Sh2-37
IC 4678	18 06 33.4	-23 57 16	EN+*			1.500	B, S, E	ESO 521-N*26; CED 152B; NE of Lagoon nebula (M 8)
IC 4684	18 09 08.6	-23 26 09	EN+*		3 × 2		S neb or neb *	LBN 34; ESO 521-N*33
IC 4701	18 16 00.0	-16 38 00	EN		60 × 40	1.300	eL, conn with cloud I.C. 4715	LBN 56; COU 25
IC 4706	18 19 36.0	-16 01 54	EN		5 × 5	1.700	* 9.2 in S neb, conn with M 17	CED 160A
IC 4707	18 19 54.0	-16 00 06	EN		3.5 × 3.5	1.700	* 9.4 in S neb, conn with M 17	CED 160B

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	bMag	vMag	Dim	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 6469	17 52 56.5	-22 18 43	OCL (III2p)		8.2	8	0.550	Cl, pRi (in M Way)	OCL 21; ESO 589-SC18
NGC 6494	17 56 56.0	-19 00 42	OCL (III1m)		5.5	25	0.628	Cl, B, vL, pRi, lC, st 10…	M 23; OCL 30; ESO 589-SC22
NGC 6506	17 59 53.4	-24 41 07	OCL (III2p)				0.930	Cl, Ri, eL, vlC	OCL 16; ESO 521-SC6
NGC 6507	17 59 50.0	-17 27 00	OCL (IV2p)	9.6		7	1.230	Cl, pS, lRi, lC	OCL 32
NGC 6520	18 03 25.0	-27 53 28	OCL (I2m)		7.6	5	1.577	Cl, pS, Ri, lC, st 9…13	OCL 10; ESO 456-SC42
NGC 6530	18 04 30.0	-24 21 30	OCL (II2mn)		4.6	15	1.322	Cl, B, L, pRi, f M 8	OCL 19; ESO 521-SC21; in Lagoon nebula (M 8)
NGC 6531	18 04 13.3	-22 30 00	OCL (I3m)		5.9	16	1.205	Cl, pRi, lC, st 9…12	M 21; OCL 26; ESO 521-SC19
NGC 6546	18 07 22.0	-23 17 48	OCL (III2m)		8.0	15	0.938	Cl, vL, vRi	OCL 24; ESO 521-SC29
NGC 6568	18 12 44.0	-21 35 00	OCL (III1m)		8.6	12	1.000	Cl, vL, lC	OCL 28; ESO 590-SC6
NGC 6583	18 15 48.8	-22 08 15	OCL (II1m)		10.0	5	2.040	Cl, pRi, pC, cE, st 13…	OCL 27; ESO 590-SC11
NGC 6596	18 17 33.0	-16 39 00	OCL (III2m)			10	1.100	Cl, lC	OCL 41
NGC 6603	18 18 24.0	-18 24 24	OCL (I1r)		11.1	4	2.880	!, Cl, vRi, vmC, R, st 15 (M Way)	OCL 36; ESO 590-SC17; in M 24
NGC 6613	18 19 58.0	-17 06 06	OCL (II3pn)		6.9	7	1.296	Cl, P, vlC	M 18; OCL 40
NGC 6645	18 32 37.8	-16 53 02	OCL (III1m)		8.5	15	1.245	Cl, pL, vRi, pC, st 11…15	OCL 48
NGC 6647	18 32 49.0	-17 13 42	OCL	8.0			2.200	Cl, L, Ri, lC, st vS
NGC 6716	18 54 34.0	-19 54 30	OCL (IV1p)		7.5	10	0.789	Cl, pRi, st 9…13	OCL 46; ESO 592-SC5
NGC 6774	19 16 18.0	-16 19 30	OCL (III2m)			20	0.300	Cl, vL, lC	OCL 65; Ruprecht 147
IC 4685	18 09 17.4	-23 59 14	OCL (IV3pn)			15 × 10	1.200	* 7.5 in L, dif neb	OCL 22; ESO 521-*N37; a x b of nebula
IC 4715	18 18 48.0	-18 33 00	OCL (*Cloud)				0.180	eeL cloud of st and neb	M 24; ESO 591-**1; Sagittarius Star Cloud
IC 4725	18 31 45.0	-19 07 12	OCL (I2p)		4.6	26	0.620	Cl, pC	M 25; OCL 38; ESO 591-SC6

Globular Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	bMag	vMag	Dim	MD	Dreyer Description	Identification, Remarks
NGC 6440	17 48 52.6	-20 21 32	GCL (V)		9.3	4.4	8.500	pB, pL, R, bM	GCL 77; ESO 589-SC8
NGC 6522	18 03 34.1	-30 02 00	GCL (VI)		9.9	9.4	7.700	globular, B, pL, R, gvmbM, rrr, st 16	GCL 82; ESO 456-SC43
NGC 6528	18 04 49.6	-30 03 19	GCL (V)		9.6	5	7.900	globular, pF, cS, R, gbM, rrr, st 16	GCL 84; ESO 456-SC48
NGC 6540	18 06 08.6	-27 45 53	GCL		9.3	1.5	5.300	pF, S, iE, er or Cl	OCL 11; ESO 456-SC53; Djorgovsky 3
NGC 6544	18 07 20.6	-24 59 49	GCL (V)		7.5	9.2	3.000	cF, pL, iR, r	GCL 87; ESO 521-SC28
NGC 6553	18 09 15.6	-25 54 26	GCL (XI)		8.3	9.2	6.000	globular, F, L, lE, vglbM, rr, st 20	GCL 88; ESO 521-SC36
NGC 6558	18 10 18.4	-31 45 47	GCL		8.6	4.2	7.400	globular, pB, pL, R, glbM, rrr, st 16	GCL 89; ESO 456-SC62
NGC 6569	18 13 38.9	-31 49 33	GCL (VIII)		8.4	6.4	10.900	globular, cB, L, R, rrr, st 15…	GCL 91; ESO 456-SC77
NGC 6624	18 23 40.5	-30 21 38	GCL (VI)		7.6	8.8	7.900	globular, vB, pL, R, rrr, st 16	GCL 93; ESO 457-SC11
NGC 6626	18 24 32.9	-24 52 10	GCL (IV)		6.9	13.8	5.500	!, globular, vB, L, R, geCM, rrr, st 14…16	M 28; GCL 94; ESO 522-SC23
NGC 6637	18 31 23.2	-32 20 51	GCL (V)	9.3	8.3	7.1	8.800	globular, B, L, R, rrr, st 14…16	M 69; GCL 69; ESO 457-SC14
NGC 6638	18 30 56.2	-25 29 45	GCL (VI)		9.2	7.3	9.400	globular, B, S, R, rr	GCL 95; ESO 522-SC30
NGC 6642	18 31 54.3	-23 28 33	GCL (IV)		8.9	5.8	8.100	globular, pB, pL, iR, gpmbM, rrr, st 16	GCL 97; ESO 522-SC32
NGC 6652	18 35 45.7	-32 59 23	GCL (VI)		8.5	6	10.000	B, S, lE, rrr, st 15	GCL 98; ESO 395-SC11
NGC 6656	18 36 24.2	-23 54 10	GCL (VII)		5.2	32	3.200	!!, globular, vB, vL, R, vRi, vmC, st 11…15	M 22; GCL 99; ESO 523-SC4
NGC 6681	18 43 12.7	-32 17 29	GCL (V)		7.8	8	9.000	globular, B, pL, R, gbM, st 14…17	M 70; GCL 101; ESO 458-SC3
NGC 6715	18 55 03.3	-30 28 40	GCL (III)		7.7	12	26.500	globular, vB, L, R, g, smbM, rrr, st 15	M 54; GCL 104; ESO 458-SC8
NGC 6717	18 55 06.2	-22 42 01	GCL (VIII)		8.4	5.4	7.100	F, S, rr, Cl + neb	Pal 9; GCL 105; ESO 523-SC14
NGC 6723	18 59 33.2	-36 37 52	GCL (VII)		6.8	13	8.700	globular, vL, vlE, vgbM, rrr, st 14…16	GCL 106; ESO 396-SC10
NGC 6809	19 39 59.4	-30 57 42	GCL (XI)		6.3	19	5.400	globular, pB, L, R, vRi, vgbM, st 12…15	M 55; GCL 113; ESO 460-SC21
NGC 6864	20 06 04.8	-21 55 15	GCL (I)		8.6	6.8	20.900	globular, B, pL, R, vmbMBN, rr	M 75; GCL 116; ESO 595-SC13

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 6794	19 28 03.8	-38 55 07	Gx (Sab)	13.9	12.9	1.0	13.7	1.7 × 1.4	80	0.020077	84.80		eF, pS, R, vgvlbM	ESO 338-5; MCG -7-40-1
NGC 6805	19 36 45.8	-37 33 14	Gx (E1)	13.8	12.8	1.0	12.8	1.1 × 0.9	163	0.019880	83.97		eF, R, vgbM	ESO 338-14; MCG -6-43-2
NGC 6806	19 37 04.8	-42 17 45	Gx (SBc)	13.7	13.2	0.5	13.5	1.2 × 0.8	24	0.019123	80.77		eF, vS, * 14 att	ESO 338-15; MCG -7-40-3; FAIR 1162; IRAS 19336-4224; VV 411; AM 1933-422
NGC 6816	19 44 02.4	-28 24 03	Gx (E-S0)	14.1	12.9	1.2	13.5	1.2 × 0.8	77	0.020084	84.83		eF, pS, R, vlbM, * np	ESO 460-30; MCG -5-46-6
NGC 6822	19 44 56.6	-14 48 23	Gx (IBm)	9.3	8.7	0.6	14.4	15.4 × 14.2	5	-0.000190		0.500	vF, L, E, dif	IC 4895; MCG -2-50-6; DDO 209; IRAS 19421-1455; Barnard's galaxy
NGC 6835	19 54 32.8	-12 34 03	Gx (SBa)	13.4	12.5	0.9	12.6	2.4 × 0.7	72	0.005374	22.70	22.800	F, pL, mE	MCG -2-50-9; IRAS 19517-1241
NGC 6836	19 54 40.3	-12 41 18	Gx (SBm)	13.4	12.9	0.5	13.5	1.7 × 1.5	140	0.005427	22.92	23.300	vF, pL, R, dif	MCG -2-50-10; IRAS 19518-1249
NGC 6841	19 57 49.1	-31 48 39	Gx (E1)	13.8	12.7	1.1	13.3	1.5 × 1.4	149	0.019490	82.32		vF, S, R, psbM	ESO 461-23; MCG -5-47-11
NGC 6849	20 06 15.6	-40 11 54	Gx (E/SB0)	13.0	12.1	0.9	12.7	1.9 × 1.1	18	0.020147	85.10	54.600	pB, S, R, vS * np	ESO 339-32; MCG -7-41-7
NGC 6878	20 13 53.2	-44 31 36	Gx (SBb)	13.5	12.7	0.8	13.3	1.6 × 1.3	111	0.019443	82.13		vF, pL, R, glbM	ESO 284-31; MCG -7-41-15; IRAS 20104-4440
NGC 6878 A	20 13 36.1	-44 48 59	Gx (SBb)	13.8	13.2	0.6	13.5	1.8 × 0.8	68	0.017435	73.64	60.470	vF, pL, R, glbM	ESO 284-29; MCG -7-41-13
NGC 6890	20 18 18.0	-44 48 23	Gx (SBb)	13.0	12.3	0.7	12.8	1.6 × 1.3	152	0.008069	34.08	31.800	pF, S, R, vglbM	ESO 284-54; MCG -7-41-23; IRAS 20148-4457
NGC 6902	20 24 27.9	-43 39 11	Gx (SBa)	11.6	10.9	0.7	14.1	5.6 × 3.9	153	0.009326	39.39	37.530	F, cS, R, bM	IC 4948; ESO 285-8; MCG -7-42-2; AM 2021-434
NGC 6902 A1	20 23 00.4	-44 16 14	Gx (SBm)	14.4	13.8	0.6	13.9	1.3 × 1	48	0.055585	234.7		F, cS, R, bM	ESO 285-4; MCG -7-41-32; AM 2019-442
NGC 6902 A2	20 22 58.8	-44 16 22	Gx (SB0)	15.8	14.8	1.0	13.3	0.6 × 0.5		0.055538	234.5		F, cS, R, bM	ESO 285-4A; MCG -7-41-32; AM 2019-442
NGC 6902 B	20 23 06.8	-43 52 08	Gx (SBcd)	14.1	13.6	0.5	14.2	1.5 × 1.2	99	0.009875	41.71	38.200	F, cS, R, bM	ESO 285-5; MCG -7-41-33; AM 2019-442
IC 1309	20 03 01.4	-17 13 57	Gx (SBbc)	15.0	14.2	0.8	13.5	0.9 × 0.7	35	0.026452	111.7		F, vS, R, r
IC 4816	19 01 44.4	-13 08 50	Gx (S)	17.0	16.2	0.8	11.8	0.2 × 0.1	60				Planetary, stellar
IC 4913	19 56 47.5	-37 19 43	Gx (E-S0)	14.0	13.0	1.0	12.8	1.1 × 0.7	130	0.012085	51.05		eeF, pS, e diffic, 3 st 10 s 8'	ESO 399-5; MCG -6-43-13
IC 4926	20 00 12.2	-38 34 41	Gx (E2)	13.7	12.7	1.0	13.0	1.2 × 1	40	0.018740	79.16		eeF, S, lE, v diffic, p of 2	ESO 339-18; MCG -6-44-5
IC 4931	20 00 50.1	-38 34 30	Gx (E2)	13.0	11.8	1.2	13.4	2.4 × 2	127	0.020040	84.65		eeF, pS, R, * 8 f 20s, f of 2	ESO 339-23; MCG -6-44-8
IC 4946	20 23 58.0	-43 59 43	Gx (SB0-a)	12.6	11.8	0.8	12.7	2.4 × 1	68	0.009680	40.89	37.900	eF, S, R	ESO 285-7; MCG -7-42-1; A 2020-44; New 5
IC 4998	20 22 10.6	-38 18 31	Gx (SBc)	13.9	13.2	0.7	13.5	1.6 × 1.2	105	0.022349	94.40	97.000	eF, pS, R, bet 2 st 8.5 sp, nf	IC 5018; ESO 340-20; MCG -6-44-30; IRAS 20188-3828

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

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

Planetary Nebulae

Galactic Nebulae

Open Clusters

Globular Clusters

Galaxies

Legend

Dreyer Description

References