Indy's Object Catalog
NGC Deep Sky Objects Page 1
Compiled in the 1880's, the New General Catalogue (NGC) is a well-known
catalogue of 7,840 deep sky objects in astronomy. The NGC was later expanded
with two Index Catalogues (IC I in 1896 & IC II in 1905), adding a
further 5,326 objects.
These four pages offer an interesting selection of over 400 deep sky objects
from the catalog, including galaxies, planetary nebulae, open clusters,
and globular clusters.
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| Catalog |
Constellation |
Class |
Right
Ascension |
Declination |
Magnitude |
Remarks |
| NGC40 |
Cepheus |
Planetary Nebula |
0h 13m |
72° 32' |
10.2 |
central Star mag: 11.4 |
| NGC55 |
Sculptor |
Spiral Galaxy |
0h 14.9m |
-39° 11' |
7.8 |
SBp or Ir |
| NGC104 |
Tucana |
Globular Cluster |
0h 24.1m |
-72° 5' |
4.5 |
III (47 Tuc)- splendid GC |
| NGC129 |
Cassiopeia |
Open Cluster |
0h 29.9m |
60° 14' |
6.5 |
number: 35 |
| NGC133 |
Cassiopeia |
Open Cluster |
0h 31.2m |
63° 22' |
9.1 |
number: 5 |
| NGC134 |
Sculptor |
Spiral Galaxy |
0h 30.4m |
-33° 15' |
10.1 |
S(B)b - edge-on |
| NGC157 |
Cetus |
Spiral Galaxy |
0h 34.8m |
-8° 24' |
10.4 |
Sc |
| NGC185 |
Cassiopeia |
Elliptical Galaxy |
0h 39m |
48° 20' |
11.7 |
E0 - companion to M31 |
| NGC188 |
Cepheus |
Open Cluster |
0h 44.4m |
85° 20' |
8.1 |
nmbr:120 - oldest Cluster |
| NGC225 |
Cassiopeia |
Open Cluster |
0h 43.4m |
61° 47' |
7 |
number: 15 - W-shape group |
| NGC246 |
Cetus |
Planetary Nebula |
0h 47m |
-11° 53' |
8.5 |
central Star mag: 11.3 |
| NGC247 |
Cetus |
Spiral Galaxy |
0h 47.1m |
-20° 46' |
8.9 |
S |
| NGC253 |
Sculptor |
Spiral Galaxy |
0h 47.6m |
-25° 17' |
7.1 |
Scp - Sculptor Galaxy |
| NGC278 |
Cassiopeia |
Elliptical Galaxy |
0h 52.1m |
47° 33' |
10.9 |
E0p - very compact spiral |
| NGC281 |
Cassiopeia |
Diffuse Nebula |
0h 52.8m |
56° 36' |
7.8 |
spectrum: O5e |
| NGC288 |
Sculptor |
Globular Cluster |
0h 52.8m |
-26° 35' |
8.1 |
X - loose structure |
| NGC300 |
Sculptor |
Spiral Galaxy |
0h 54.9m |
-37° 41' |
8.7 |
S - S-shape, loose struct |
| NGC404 |
Andromeda |
Elliptical Galaxy |
1h 9.4m |
35° 43' |
10.7 |
E0 |
| NGC457 |
Cassiopeia |
Open Cluster |
1h 19.1m |
58° 20' |
6.4 |
number: 80 |
| NGC488 |
Pisces |
Spiral Galaxy |
1h 21.8m |
5° 15' |
10.3 |
Sb - delicate spiral |
| NGC524 |
Pisces |
Elliptical Galaxy |
1h 24.8m |
9° 32' |
10.6 |
E1 |
| NGC584 |
Cetus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
1h 31.3m |
-6° 52' |
10.8 |
E4 |
| NGC596 |
Cetus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
1h 32.9m |
-7° 2' |
11.5 |
E2 |
| NGC613 |
Sculptor |
Spiral Galaxy |
1h 34.3m |
-29° 25' |
10 |
SBc - fine many-armed SG |
| NGC654 |
Cassiopeia |
Open Cluster |
1h 44.1m |
61° 53' |
6.5 |
nmbr:50 -NGC 663 in field |
| NGC659 |
Cassiopeia |
Open Cluster |
1h 44.2m |
60° 42' |
7.9 |
nmbr:40 -NGC 663 in field |
| NGC663 |
Cassiopeia |
Open Cluster |
1h 46m |
61° 15' |
7.1 |
number: 80 |
| NGC672 |
Triangulum |
Spiral Galaxy |
1h 47.9m |
27° 26' |
10.8 |
SBc - coarse spiral |
| NGC720 |
Cetus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
1h 53m |
-13° 44' |
10.2 |
E3 |
| NGC752 |
Andromeda |
Open Cluster |
1h 57.8m |
37° 41' |
5.7 |
number: 60 - large area |
| NGC772 |
Aries |
Spiral Galaxy |
1h 59.3m |
19° 1' |
10.9 |
Sb - strong arm NW side |
| NGC779 |
Cetus |
Spiral Galaxy |
1h 59.7m |
-5° 58' |
11.3 |
Sb - edge-on |
| NGC821 |
Aries |
Elliptical Galaxy |
2h 8.4m |
11° 0' |
10.8 |
E2 |
| NGC869 |
Perseus |
Open Cluster |
2h 19m |
57° 9' |
4.4 |
n:200-half Double Cluster |
| NGC884 |
Perseus |
Open Cluster |
2h 22.4m |
57° 7' |
4.7 |
n:150-half Double Cluster |
| NGC891 |
Andromeda |
Spiral Galaxy |
2h 22.6m |
42° 21' |
10 |
Sb - edge-on |
| NGC925 |
Triangulum |
Spiral Galaxy |
2h 27.3m |
33° 35' |
10.6 |
S(B)c - coarse spiral |
| NGC936 |
Cetus |
Spiral Galaxy |
2h 27.6m |
-1° 9' |
10.7 |
SBa - thick central bar |
| NGC1022 |
Cetus |
Spiral Galaxy |
2h 38.5m |
-6° 40' |
11.4 |
Sb - compact spiral |
| NGC1023 |
Perseus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
2h 40.4m |
39° 4' |
9.5 |
E7p - lens shape |
| NGC1052 |
Cetus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
2h 41.1m |
-8° 15' |
11.2 |
E2 |
| NGC1084 |
Eridanus |
Spiral Galaxy |
2h 46m |
-7° 35' |
10.6 |
Sc |
| NGC1087 |
Cetus |
Spiral Galaxy |
2h 46.4m |
0° 30' |
11 |
Sc - course, compact arms |
| NGC1097 |
Fornax |
Spiral Galaxy |
2h 46.3m |
-30° 17' |
9.3 |
S(B)b |
| NGC1232 |
Eridanus |
Spiral Galaxy |
3h 9.8m |
-20° 35' |
9.9 |
Sc - fine many-arm spiral |
| NGC1245 |
Perseus |
Open Cluster |
3h 14.7m |
47° 15' |
8.4 |
number: 200 |
| NGC1261 |
Horologium |
Globular Cluster |
3h 12.3m |
-55° 13' |
8.4 |
II |
| NGC1316 |
Fornax |
Spiral Galaxy |
3h 22.7m |
-37° 12' |
8.9 |
S(B)0p - radio source |
| NGC1332 |
Eridanus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
3h 26.3m |
-21° 20' |
10.3 |
E7 |
| NGC1342 |
Perseus |
Open Cluster |
3h 31.6m |
37° 20' |
6.7 |
number: 40 |
| NGC1365 |
Fornax |
Spiral Galaxy |
3h 33.6m |
-36° 8' |
9.5 |
SB |
| NGC1395 |
Eridanus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
3h 38.5m |
-23° 2' |
11.3 |
E3 |
| NGC1398 |
Fornax |
Spiral Galaxy |
3h 38.9m |
-26° 20' |
9.7 |
SBb |
| NGC1399 |
Fornax |
Elliptical Galaxy |
3h 38.5m |
-35° 27' |
9.9 |
E1p |
| NGC1407 |
Eridanus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
3h 40.2m |
-18° 35' |
10.6 |
E0 |
| NGC1499 |
Perseus |
Diffuse Nebula |
4h 0.7m |
36° 37' |
4.1 |
sp: O7n - California Neb. |
| NGC1501 |
Camelopardis |
Planetary Nebula |
4h 7m |
60° 55' |
13.3 |
cent str m:13.4-blue disk |
| NGC1502 |
Camelopardis |
Open Cluster |
4h 7.7m |
62° 20' |
5.7 |
number: 45 |
| NGC1514 |
Taurus |
Planetary Nebula |
4h 9.2m |
30° 47' |
10.8 |
central Star mag: 9.7 |
| NGC1528 |
Perseus |
Open Cluster |
4h 15.4m |
51° 14' |
6.2 |
number: 40 |
| NGC1532 |
Eridanus |
Spiral Galaxy |
4h 12.1m |
-32° 52' |
11.8 |
Sb - edge-on |
| NGC1535 |
Eridanus |
Planetary Nebula |
4h 14.2m |
-12° 44' |
9.3 |
cnt str:11.8 - pale blue |
| NGC1545 |
Perseus |
Open Cluster |
4h 20.9m |
50° 15' |
6.2 |
number: 20 |
| NGC1554 |
Taurus |
Diffuse Nebula |
4h 21.8m |
19° 32' |
9.4 |
spec: Gpe-Hind's Variable |
| NGC1555 |
Taurus |
Diffuse Nebula |
4h 21.8m |
19° 32' |
9.4 |
spec:dG5e-Hind's Variable |
| NGC1647 |
Taurus |
Open Cluster |
4h 46m |
19° 4' |
6.3 |
number: 200 |
| NGC1664 |
Auriga |
Open Cluster |
4h 51.1m |
43° 42' |
7.5 |
number: 40 |
| NGC1700 |
Eridanus |
Elliptical Galaxy |
4h 56.9m |
-4° 52' |
11.9 |
E1 |
| NGC1746 |
Taurus |
Open Cluster |
5h 3.6m |
23° 49' |
6 |
number: 20 |
| NGC1792 |
Columba |
Spiral Galaxy |
5h 5.2m |
-37° 59' |
10.2 |
Sb |
| NGC1817 |
Taurus |
Open Cluster |
5h 12.1m |
16° 42' |
7.9 |
number: 60 |
| NGC1851 |
Columba |
Globular Cluster |
5h 14.1m |
-40° 3' |
7.3 |
II - X-ray source |
| NGC1857 |
Auriga |
Open Cluster |
5h 20.2m |
39° 21' |
7 |
number: 45 |
| NGC1893 |
Auriga |
Open Cluster |
5h 22.7m |
33° 24' |
7.5 |
nmbr: 60 - crescent shape |
| NGC1907 |
Auriga |
Open Cluster |
5h 28m |
35° 19' |
8.2 |
number: 30 |
| NGC1977 |
Orion |
Diffuse Nebula |
5h 35.5m |
-4° 52' |
4.6 |
|
| NGC1990 |
Orion |
Diffuse Nebula |
5h 36.2m |
-1° 12' |
1.8 |
spec:BOe - around Eps Ori |
| NGC2023 |
Orion |
Diffuse Nebula |
5h 41.6m |
-2° 14' |
7.8 |
spectrum: B2 |
| NGC2024 |
Orion |
Diffuse Nebula |
5h 40.7m |
-2° 27' |
1.9 |
s:BOne-cmplx inner detail |
| NGC2064 |
Orion |
Diffuse Nebula |
5h 46.3m |
0° 0' |
9.9 |
|
| NGC2112 |
Orion |
Open Cluster |
5h 53.9m |
0° 24' |
8.6 |
number: 50 |
| NGC2141 |
Orion |
Open Cluster |
6h 3.1m |
10° 26' |
9.4 |
number: 100 |
| NGC2158 |
Gemini |
Open Cluster |
6h 7.5m |
24° 6' |
8.6 |
nmbr: 40 - on edge of M35 |
| NGC2169 |
Orion |
Open Cluster |
6h 8.4m |
13° 57' |
5.9 |
number: 30 |
| NGC2174 |
Orion |
Diffuse Nebula |
6h 9.7m |
20° 30' |
7.6 |
spec:O6e - around NGC2175 |
| NGC2175 |
Orion |
Open Cluster |
6h 9.8m |
20° 19' |
6.7 |
number: 60 |
| NGC2194 |
Orion |
Open Cluster |
6h 13.8m |
12° 48' |
9.2 |
number: 80 |
| NGC2215 |
Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
6h 21m |
-7° 17' |
8.6 |
number: 20 |
| NGC2237 |
Monoceros |
Diffuse Nebula |
6h 32.3m |
5° 3' |
|
spec: O6 - Rosette Nebula |
| NGC2244 |
Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
6h 32.4m |
4° 52' |
4.8 |
number: 16 - in Rosette |
| NGC2261 |
Monoceros |
Diffuse Nebula |
6h 39.2m |
8° 44' |
10 |
spec:Bp-Hubble's Variable |
| NGC2264 |
Monoceros |
Diffuse Nebula |
6h 40.9m |
9° 54' |
4.7 |
spectrum: O7n-Cone Nebula |
| NGC2264 |
Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
6h 41.1m |
9° 53' |
3.9 |
Xmas Tree near Cone Neb. |
| NGC2266 |
Gemini |
Open Cluster |
6h 43.2m |
26° 58' |
9.8 |
number: 50 |
| NGC2281 |
Auriga |
Open Cluster |
6h 49.3m |
41° 4' |
5.4 |
number: 30 |
| NGC2286 |
Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
6h 47.6m |
-3° 10' |
7.5 |
number: 50 |
| NGC2298 |
Puppis |
Globular Cluster |
6h 49m |
-36° 0' |
9.4 |
VI |
| NGC2301 |
Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
6h 51.8m |
0° 28' |
5.8 |
number: 80 |
| NGC2324 |
Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
7h 4.2m |
1° 3' |
8.48 |
number: 70 |
| NGC2335 |
Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
7h 6.6m |
-10° 5' |
7.2 |
number: 35 |
| NGC2353 |
Monoceros |
Open Cluster |
7h 14.6m |
-10° 18' |
7.1 |
number: 30 |
| NGC2354 |
Canis Major |
Open Cluster |
7h 14.3m |
-25° 44' |
6.5 |
number: 100 |
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