Catalogues

Canis Maior / 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 2165 06 21 42.7 -12 59 12 PN 12.9 10.5 0.47 3.067 Planetary, stellar PK 221-12.1; CS=13.7

Galactic Nebulae

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type bMag vMag Dim PA MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 2296 06 48 39.0 -16 54 04 RN 13.0 3 × 2.4 175 0.500 vF, vS, R IC 452; MCG -3-18-3; IRAS 06464-1650; CGMW 1-397; Molecular cloud
NGC 2327 07 04 07.2 -11 18 51 RN 1 × 1 1.200 pB ** inv in S, vF, neb CED 89B
NGC 2359 07 18 30.0 -13 15 50 EN 11.5 6 × 4 3.670 !!, vF, vvL, viF LBN 1041
NGC 2361 07 18 23.7 -13 12 32 EN 3.670 vvF, vS part of N 2359

Open Clusters

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Name RA Dec Type vMag Dim MD Dreyer Description Identification, Remarks
NGC 2204 06 15 33.0 -18 39 54 OCL (III3m) 8.6 10 2.629 Cl, L, pRi, lC OCL 572; ESO 556-SC7
NGC 2243 06 29 34.4 -31 16 53 OCL (I2r) 9.4 8.3 4.458 pB, cL, R, vglbM, 4' OCL 644; ESO 426-SC16
NGC 2287 06 46 00.0 -20 45 24 OCL (II3m) 4.5 39 0.693 Cl, vL, B, lC, st 8… M 41; OCL 597; ESO 557-SC14
NGC 2318 06 59 27.0 -13 41 52 OCL 1.335 Cl, L, sc, st 8…9 *Grp ?
NGC 2345 07 08 18.7 -13 11 37 OCL (I3m) 7.7 12 2.251 Cl, pL, pRi, gbM, st 10…14 OCL 575
NGC 2354 07 14 10.0 -25 41 24 OCL (III2m) 6.5 18 3.794 Cl, cRi, lC OCL 639; ESO 492-SC6
NGC 2358 07 16 56.3 -17 07 00 OCL 8 0.630 Cl, P, lC
NGC 2360 07 17 43.1 -15 38 29 OCL (II2m) 7.2 14 1.887 Cl, vL, Ri, pC, st 9…12 OCL 589
NGC 2362 07 18 41.4 -24 57 15 OCL (I3p) 3.8 6 1.389 Cl, pL, Ri (30 Can maj) OCL 633; ESO 492-SC9
NGC 2367 07 20 06.0 -21 52 54 OCL (IV3p) 7.9 5 2.004 Cl, S, P, lC OCL 621; ESO 559-SC5
NGC 2374 07 23 56.0 -13 15 48 OCL (II3p) 8.0 12 1.468 Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st L OCL 585
NGC 2383 07 24 39.9 -20 56 51 OCL (I3m) 8.4 5 1.655 Cl, pS, pmC, st 12 OCL 616; ESO 559-SC8; near N 2384
NGC 2384 07 25 10.0 -21 01 18 OCL (IV3p) 7.4 5 2.116 Cl, lC, bifid, ** OCL 618; ESO 559-SC9; near N 2383

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 2206 06 15 59.7 -26 45 55 Gx (SBbc) 12.9 12.2 0.7 13.3 2.4 × 1.3 138 0.020948 88.48 76.520 F, pS, vlE, pslbM ESO 489-26; MCG -4-15-19; UGCA 123; AM 0614-264; IRAS 06140-2644
NGC 2207 06 16 21.8 -21 22 22 Gx (SBbc/P) 11.7 10.9 0.8 13.1 3.9 × 2.2 141 0.009143 38.62 31.320 pB, pL, mE 87°, pslbMRN ESO 556-8; MCG -4-15-20; UGCA 124; IRAS 06142-2121
NGC 2211 06 18 30.2 -18 32 16 Gx (SB0) 13.7 12.7 1.0 12.5 1.4 × 0.7 22 0.006681 28.22 vF, pS, E 45°, bMN ESO 556-13; MCG -3-16-21
NGC 2212 06 18 35.7 -18 31 12 Gx (SB0-a) 14.3 13.4 0.9 13.5 1.5 × 0.8 136 0.006738 28.46 eF, vS, R, in field with last ESO 556-14; MCG -3-16-22
NGC 2216 06 21 30.7 -22 05 14 Gx (SBab) 13.6 12.8 0.8 13.1 1.4 × 1.1 20 0.009577 40.45 vF, pL, R, vglbM ESO 556-17; MCG -4-15-27; IRAS 06194-2203
NGC 2217 06 21 39.8 -27 14 03 Gx (SB0-a) 11.7 10.7 1.0 13.8 4.7 × 4.3 21 0.005400 22.81 19.500 vB, S, R, psmbM, r ESO 489-42; MCG -5-15-10; AM 0619-271; IRAS 06196-2712
NGC 2223 06 24 35.8 -22 50 19 Gx (SBb) 12.3 11.5 0.8 13.6 3 × 2.6 175 0.009080 38.35 33.700 F, pL, R, vglbM, 2 st inv ESO 489-49; MCG -4-16-2; UGCA 129; AM 0622-224; IRAS 06224-2248
NGC 2227 06 25 57.9 -22 00 17 Gx (SBc) 13.2 12.5 0.7 13.3 2.1 × 1.2 19 0.007532 31.81 30.540 eF, R, ** p 270°, 90" ESO 556-23; MCG -4-16-4; IRAS 06238-2158
NGC 2263 06 38 28.8 -24 50 55 Gx (SBab) 12.7 11.9 0.8 13.6 2.6 × 2 143 0.009150 38.65 pF, lE, bet 2 vS st, pslbM ESO 490-19; MCG -4-16-14; IRAS 06364-2448
NGC 2267 06 40 51.7 -32 28 56 Gx (SB0) 13.5 12.5 1.0 13.2 1.7 × 1.3 120 0.005154 21.77 pB, S, R, 2 or 3 st v nr ESO 426-29; MCG -5-16-15; AM 0638-322
NGC 2271 06 42 52.9 -23 28 33 Gx (E/SB0) 13.1 12.1 1.0 13.2 2.1 × 1.4 71 0.008659 36.57 30.420 pF, S, R, gbM, am st ESO 490-34; MCG -4-16-17
NGC 2272 06 42 41.2 -27 27 35 Gx (E/SB0) 12.5 11.5 1.0 12.8 2.4 × 1.6 123 0.007104 30.01 pF, pS, vlE, bM, r ESO 490-33; MCG -5-16-17
NGC 2280 06 44 48.9 -27 38 20 Gx (Sc) 10.9 10.3 0.6 13.3 6.3 × 3 163 0.006334 26.75 23.480 pF, pL, lE, gbM ESO 427-2; MCG -5-16-20; UGCA 131; AM 0642-273; IRAS 06428-2735
NGC 2283 06 45 52.6 -18 12 37 Gx (SBc) 12.2 11.5 0.7 13.8 3.6 × 2.7 2 0.002805 11.85 9.860 3 or 4 S st + neb ESO 557-13; MCG -3-18-2; IRAS 06436-1809; CGMW 1-369
NGC 2292 06 47 39.4 -26 44 47 Gx (SB0) 12.0 11.0 1.0 13.8 4 × 3.5 124 0.006791 28.68 29.350 eF, R, gbM, D neb, am st ESO 490-48; MCG -4-16-22; VV 178; AM 0645-264; CGMW 2-41
NGC 2293 06 47 42.8 -26 45 17 Gx (SB0-a) 12.3 11.2 1.1 13.9 4 × 3.2 125 0.006795 28.70 28.860 pB, R, gbM, D neb, am st ESO 490-49; MCG -4-16-23; VV 178; AM 0645-264; CGMW 2-42
NGC 2295 06 47 23.2 -26 44 10 Gx (Sab) 13.3 12.5 0.8 12.6 2.1 × 0.6 46 0.005444 23.00 eF, S, R, bet st, D neb p ESO 490-47; MCG -4-16-21; VV 178; CGMW 2-34
NGC 2325 07 02 40.2 -28 41 52 Gx (E4) 12.3 11.3 1.0 13.0 3 × 1.5 6 0.007288 30.78 22.590 pB, pL, lE, gbM ESO 427-28; MCG -5-17-5
NGC 2382 07 23 54.5 -27 31 43 Gx (SB0) 12.3 11.2 1.1 12.5 2.1 × 2 168 0.005944 25.11 22.210 pF, S, R, bM NGC 2380; ESO 492-12; MCG -5-18-5; CGMW 2-842
IC 456 07 00 17.4 -30 09 47 Gx (SB0) 12.9 11.9 1.0 12.8 2.1 × 1.3 110 0.005737 24.23 vF, pS, R, B st nf and np ESO 427-24; MCG -5-17-2
IC 2163 06 16 28.0 -21 22 35 Gx (SBc) 12.4 11.7 0.7 12.9 3 × 1.2 98 0.009223 38.96 eF, pS,h 3032 p 7s ESO 556-9; MCG -4-15-21; UGCA 125

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