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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