Catalogues

Auriga / 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 B-V SB Dim PA z D(z) MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 2242 06 34 07.4 +44 46 40 PN 15.1 15.0 0.37 1.994 eeF, vS, R, F * nf PK 170+15.1, CGCG 204-5
IC 2149 05 56 23.9 +46 06 19 PN 11.2 10.6 0.57 1.595 Planetary, stellar PK 166+10.1, CS=10.5

Galactic Nebulae

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 1931 05 31 25.7 +34 14 42 EN+OCL 10.1 3.086 vB, L, R, B *** in M LBN 810, OCL 441
NGC 1985 05 37 47.8 +31 59 20 RN 12.7 0.68 1.800 cF, S, R, psbM PK 176+0.1, CS=13.6, not a PN
IC 405 05 16 29.4 +34 21 22 EN 10.0 30 × 20 0.460 * 6.7 with pB, vL neb LBN 795, CED 42, in Sh2-229 (Flaming Star nebula)
IC 410 05 22 45.0 +33 24 48 EN+OCL 55 × 45 3.600 Dif, many st inv LBN 807, OCL 439, around NGC1893
IC 417 05 28 05.9 +34 25 26 EN+OCL 13 × 10 3.000 vL, dif, * 6 inv LBN 804, CED 46, Sh2-234

Open Clusters

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 1664 04 51 05.4 +43 40 34 OCL (III1p) 7.6 18 1.199 Cl, lRi, lC, pL OCL 411
NGC 1778 05 08 05.0 +37 01 24 OCL (III2p) 7.7 8 1.454 Cl, pC, lRi, iF, st L OCL 429
NGC 1798 05 11 39.3 +47 41 44 OCL (II2m) 10.0 5 3.550 S, Cl or Cl + neb OCL 410, Berkeley 16
NGC 1857 05 20 05.0 +39 20 36 OCL (II2m) 7.0 10 2.400 Cl, pRi, pC, st 7… OCL 428
NGC 1883 05 25 54.1 +46 29 25 OCL (II3p) 12.0 5 4.800 Cl, vF, pRi, pC, iF OCL 417
NGC 1893 05 22 45.6 +33 24 52 OCL (II2mn) 7.5 10 3.280 Cl, L, Ri, lC OCL 439, in IC 410, LBN 807
NGC 1907 05 28 04.5 +35 19 32 OCL (II1m) 8.2 5 1.330 Cl, pRi, pC, R, st 9…12 OCL 434
NGC 1912 05 28 43.0 +35 51 18 OCL (II2r) 6.4 15 1.066 Cl, B, vL, vRi, iF, st L & S M 38, OCL 433
NGC 1960 05 36 17.7 +34 08 27 OCL (II3m) 6.0 10 1.318 Cl, B, vL, vRi, lC, st 9…11 sc M 36, OCL 445
NGC 2013 05 44 01.6 +55 47 22 OCL Cl, vlRi, st 11
NGC 2099 05 52 18.3 +32 33 11 OCL (II1r) 5.6 15 1.383 Cl, Ri, pCM, st L & S M 37, OCL 451
NGC 2126 06 02 32.9 +49 51 57 OCL (II1p) 10.2 6 1.200 Cl, not Ri, * 7 m north OCL 418
NGC 2165 06 11 04.0 +51 40 42 OCL 13.4 12.7 6 1.445 Cl, pL, poor, st 11
NGC 2192 06 15 17.4 +39 51 19 OCL (III1p) 10.9 5 2.500 Cl, cL, C, iF, st vS OCL 437
NGC 2240 06 33 10.5 +35 15 02 OCL 0.450 Cl, pL, P, vlC, st 7, 10…15
NGC 2281 06 48 17.8 +41 04 44 OCL (I3p) 5.4 25 0.558 Cl, pRi, vlC, st pL OCL 446

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 2208 06 22 34.6 +51 54 36 Gx (S0) 13.8 12.8 1.0 13.2 1.6 × 1.1 110 0.019400 81.94 pF, pS, lE UGC 3452, MCG 9-11-10, CGCG 260-7, NPM1G +51.0053
NGC 2303 06 56 17.4 +45 29 36 Gx (E0) 13.6 12.6 1.0 13.4 1.5 × 1.5 0.019700 83.21 eF, vS, R, sev st nr UGC 3603, MCG 8-13-31, CGCG 234-30, NPM1G +45.0083
IC 2190 07 29 54.3 +37 27 06 Gx (SBbc) 14.8 14.0 0.8 13.0 0.9 × 0.5 21 0.035713 150.8 F, pS, dif UGC 3880, MCG 6-17-13, CGCG 177-26

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