Indy's Object Catalog
NGC Deep Sky Objects Page 3
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 |
| NGC4244 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 17.5m |
37° 49' |
10.2 |
S - narrow streak/edge-on |
| NGC4251 |
Coma Berenices |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 18.1m |
28° 10' |
10.2 |
Sa - lens shape |
| NGC4261 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 19.4m |
5° 49' |
10.3 |
E2 |
| NGC4274 |
Coma Berenices |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 19.8m |
29° 37' |
10.8 |
Sb/Saturn-like inner ring |
| NGC4278 |
Coma Berenices |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 20.1m |
29° 17' |
10.3 |
E1 - NGC 4283 in field |
| NGC4314 |
Coma Berenices |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 22.6m |
29° 53' |
10.8 |
SBa - faint outer arms |
| NGC4361 |
Corvus |
Planetary Nebula |
12h 24.5m |
-18° 48' |
10.8 |
central Star mag: 12.8 |
| NGC4365 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 24.5m |
7° 19' |
11 |
E2 |
| NGC4395 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 25.8m |
33° 33' |
10.2 |
S - 3-branch, loose SG |
| NGC4414 |
Coma Berenices |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 26.4m |
31° 13' |
10.3 |
Sc |
| NGC4429 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 27.4m |
11° 7' |
10.2 |
S0 - oval with outer ring |
| NGC4435 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 27.7m |
13° 5' |
10.9 |
E4 - pair with NGC 4438 |
| NGC4438 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 27.8m |
13° 1' |
10.1 |
Sap-long angular filamnts |
| NGC4449 |
Canes Venatici |
Irregular Galaxy |
12h 28.2m |
44° 6' |
9.4 |
Ir - rectangular shape |
| NGC4450 |
Coma Berenices |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 28.5m |
17° 5' |
10.1 |
Sb |
| NGC4459 |
Coma Berenices |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 29m |
13° 59' |
10.9 |
E2 - internal dust ring |
| NGC4473 |
Coma Berenices |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 29.8m |
13° 26' |
10.2 |
E4 |
| NGC4477 |
Coma Berenices |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 30m |
13° 38' |
10.4 |
S(B)a |
| NGC4490 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 30.6m |
41° 38' |
9.8 |
Sc - Cocoon Galaxy |
| NGC4494 |
Coma Berenices |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 31.4m |
25° 47' |
9.9 |
E1 |
| NGC4526 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 34m |
7° 42' |
9.6 |
E7 - lenticular, edge-on |
| NGC4535 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 34.3m |
8° 12' |
9.8 |
S(B)c - fine S-shaped SG |
| NGC4536 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 34.5m |
2° 11' |
10.4 |
Sc - highly tilted |
| NGC4546 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 35.5m |
-3° 48' |
10.3 |
E6 |
| NGC4565 |
Coma Berenices |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 36.3m |
25° 59' |
9.6 |
Sb - superb edge-on |
| NGC4631 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 42.1m |
32° 32' |
9.3 |
Sc - edge-on |
| NGC4636 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 42.8m |
2° 41' |
9.6 |
E1 |
| NGC4643 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 43.3m |
1° 59' |
10.6 |
SBa - projecting ansae |
| NGC4656 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 44m |
32° 10' |
10.4 |
Sc -interacting w/NGC4657 |
| NGC4660 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 44.5m |
11° 11' |
11 |
E5 |
| NGC4666 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 45.1m |
0° 28' |
10.8 |
Sc - NGC 4668 in field |
| NGC4697 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
12h 48.6m |
-5° 48' |
9.3 |
E4 |
| NGC4699 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 49m |
-8° 40' |
9.6 |
Sa |
| NGC4725 |
Coma Berenices |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 50.4m |
25° 30' |
9.2 |
SBb |
| NGC4753 |
Virgo |
Irregular Galaxy |
12h 52.4m |
-1° 12' |
9.9 |
Pec |
| NGC4754 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 52.3m |
11° 19' |
10.6 |
SB0 - pair with NGC 4762 |
| NGC4762 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 52.9m |
11° 14' |
10.2 |
SB0- edge-on,thick streak |
| NGC4775 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 53.8m |
-6° 37' |
11.6 |
Sc - compact face-on |
| NGC4781 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 54.4m |
-10° 32' |
11.2 |
Sc - coarse spiral |
| NGC4800 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 54.6m |
46° 32' |
11.1 |
Sb |
| NGC4856 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
12h 59.3m |
-15° 2' |
10.4 |
S(B)a |
| NGC4900 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 0.6m |
2° 30' |
11.5 |
Sc - compact spiral |
| NGC4945 |
Centaurus |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 5.4m |
-49° 28' |
9.2 |
SBc - edge-on |
| NGC4958 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
13h 5.8m |
-8° 1' |
10.5 |
E6 - edge-on lenticular |
| NGC4995 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 9.7m |
-7° 50' |
11 |
Sb - dense spiral |
| NGC5005 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 10.9m |
37° 3' |
9.8 |
Sb |
| NGC5033 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 13.4m |
36° 36' |
10.1 |
Sb |
| NGC5044 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
13h 15.4m |
-16° 23' |
11 |
E0 - NGC 5037 in field |
| NGC5053 |
Coma Berenices |
Globular Cluster |
13h 16.4m |
17° 42' |
9.8 |
XI |
| NGC5068 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 18.9m |
-21° 2' |
10.8 |
SBc - coarse spiral |
| NGC5102 |
Centaurus |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 22m |
-36° 38' |
9.7 |
S0 |
| NGC5128 |
Centaurus |
Irregular Galaxy |
13h 25.5m |
-43° 1' |
7 |
S0/pec - Centaurus A |
| NGC5139 |
Centaurus |
Globular Cluster |
13h 26.8m |
-47° 29' |
3.7 |
VIII - Omega Centauri |
| NGC5195 |
Canes Venatici |
Irregular Galaxy |
13h 30m |
47° 16' |
9.6 |
Pec - connected to M51 |
| NGC5248 |
Boötes |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 37.5m |
8° 53' |
10.2 |
Sc |
| NGC5322 |
Ursa Major |
Elliptical Galaxy |
13h 49.3m |
60° 12' |
10 |
E2 |
| NGC5363 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
13h 56.1m |
5° 15' |
10.2 |
Ep - pair with NGC 5364 |
| NGC5377 |
Canes Venatici |
Spiral Galaxy |
13h 56.3m |
47° 14' |
11.2 |
Sap - outer ring |
| NGC5427 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
14h 3.4m |
-6° 2' |
11.4 |
Sc - pair w/5426, face-on |
| NGC5466 |
Boötes |
Globular Cluster |
14h 5.5m |
28° 32' |
9.1 |
XII |
| NGC5566 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
14h 20.3m |
3° 56' |
10.5 |
Sb - 2 faint glx in field |
| NGC5634 |
Virgo |
Globular Cluster |
14h 29.6m |
-5° 59' |
9.6 |
IV - 10m Star on E edge |
| NGC5694 |
Hydra |
Globular Cluster |
14h 39.6m |
-26° 32' |
10.2 |
VII - one of most distant |
| NGC5746 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
14h 44.9m |
1° 57' |
10.6 |
Sb - edge-on w/dust band |
| NGC5775 |
Virgo |
Spiral Galaxy |
14h 54m |
3° 33' |
11.4 |
Sb - edge-on |
| NGC5824 |
Lupus |
Globular Cluster |
15h 4m |
-33° 4' |
9 |
I |
| NGC5846 |
Virgo |
Elliptical Galaxy |
15h 6.5m |
1° 36' |
10.2 |
E0 - pair with NGC 5850 |
| NGC5866 |
Draco |
Elliptical Galaxy |
15h 6.5m |
55° 46' |
10 |
E6p - edge-on, dust band |
| NGC5873 |
Lupus |
Planetary Nebula |
15h 12.8m |
-38° 8' |
13.3 |
central Star mag: 13.6 |
| NGC5897 |
Libra |
Globular Cluster |
15h 17.4m |
-21° 1' |
8.5 |
XI |
| NGC5907 |
Draco |
Spiral Galaxy |
15h 15.9m |
56° 19' |
10.4 |
Sb - long, thin streak |
| NGC5982 |
Draco |
Elliptical Galaxy |
15h 38.7m |
59° 21' |
11.1 |
E3p |
| NGC5986 |
Lupus |
Globular Cluster |
15h 46.1m |
-37° 47' |
7.1 |
VII |
| NGC6058 |
Hercules |
Planetary Nebula |
16h 4.4m |
40° 41' |
12.3 |
central Star mag: 13.8 |
| NGC6139 |
Scorpius |
Globular Cluster |
16h 27.7m |
-38° 51' |
10 |
II |
| NGC6144 |
Scorpius |
Globular Cluster |
16h 27.3m |
-26° 2' |
9.1 |
XI |
| NGC6210 |
Hercules |
Planetary Nebula |
16h 44.5m |
23° 49' |
9.7 |
cnt str m: 12.5 - bluish |
| NGC6231 |
Scorpius |
Open Cluster |
16h 54m |
-41° 48' |
6 |
number: 100+ |
| NGC6268 |
Scorpius |
Open Cluster |
17h 2.4m |
-39° 44' |
9.5 |
number: 30 |
| NGC6281 |
Scorpius |
Open Cluster |
17h 4.8m |
-37° 54' |
5.4 |
number: 25 - triangular |
| NGC6284 |
Ophiuchus |
Globular Cluster |
17h 4.5m |
-24° 46' |
9 |
IX |
| NGC6293 |
Ophiuchus |
Globular Cluster |
17h 10.2m |
-26° 35' |
8.2 |
IV |
| NGC6302 |
Scorpius |
Planetary Nebula |
17h 13.7m |
-37° 6' |
10 |
fig-8 shape, Bug Nebula |
| NGC6304 |
Ophiuchus |
Globular Cluster |
17h 14.5m |
-29° 28' |
8.4 |
VI |
| NGC6316 |
Ophiuchus |
Globular Cluster |
17h 16.6m |
-28° 8' |
9 |
III |
| NGC6334 |
Scorpius |
Diffuse Nebula |
17h 20.5m |
-35° 43' |
8.9 |
s:A0-curious,complex neby |
| NGC6352 |
Ara |
Globular Cluster |
17h 25.5m |
-48° 25' |
8.2 |
XI |
| NGC6356 |
Ophiuchus |
Globular Cluster |
17h 23.6m |
-17° 49' |
8.4 |
II |
| NGC6369 |
Ophiuchus |
Planetary Nebula |
17h 29.3m |
-23° 46' |
12.9 |
cnt str 16.6-perfect ring |
| NGC6383 |
Scorpius |
Open Cluster |
17h 34.8m |
-32° 34' |
5.5 |
number: 40 |
| NGC6388 |
Scorpius |
Globular Cluster |
17h 36.3m |
-44° 44' |
6.9 |
III |
| NGC6397 |
Ara |
Globular Cluster |
17h 40.7m |
-53° 40' |
5.7 |
IX - possibly nearest GC |
| NGC6400 |
Scorpius |
Open Cluster |
17h 40.8m |
-36° 57' |
8.9 |
number: 60 |
| NGC6441 |
Scorpius |
Globular Cluster |
17h 50.2m |
-37° 3' |
7.4 |
III |
| NGC6445 |
Sagittarius |
Planetary Nebula |
17h 49.2m |
-20° 1' |
13.2 |
cnt str:19 -6440 in field |
| NGC6503 |
Draco |
Spiral Galaxy |
17h 49.4m |
70° 9' |
10.2 |
Sb |
| NGC6520 |
Sagittarius |
Open Cluster |
18h 3.4m |
-27° 54' |
7.6 |
nmbr:25+ - B86 on W edge |
| NGC6528 |
Sagittarius |
Globular Cluster |
18h 4.8m |
-30° 3' |
9.5 |
V - NGC 6522 in field |
| NGC6530 |
Sagittarius |
Open Cluster |
18h 4.8m |
-24° 20' |
4.6 |
nmbr: 25 - in M8 (Lagoon) |
| NGC6541 |
Corona Australis |
Globular Cluster |
18h 8m |
-43° 42' |
6.6 |
III |
| NGC6543 |
Draco |
Planetary Nebula |
17h 58.6m |
66° 38' |
8.8 |
cnt str m:11.4 - bluish |
| NGC6572 |
Ophiuchus |
Planetary Nebula |
18h 12.1m |
6° 51' |
9 |
cnt str 12.0-blu/grn disc |
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