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M-# NGC-# Type Conste RA(h:m) Dec(d:m) Mag  dim(')  d(kly) Name


  1  1952 SNR  Tau    05:34.5  +22:01  8.4    6x4      6.3   Crab Nebula

  2  7089 GlCl Aqr    21:33.5  -00:49  6.5    12.9    36.2 

  3  5272 GlCl CVn    13:42.2  +28:23  6.2    16.2    30.6 

  4  6121 GlCl Sco    16:23.6  -26:32  5.6    26.3     6.8 

  5  5904 GlCl SerCap 15:18.6  +02:05  5.6    17.4    22.8 

  6  6405 OpCl Sco    17:40.1  -32:13  5.3    25.0       2     Butterfly Cluster

  7  6475 OpCl Sco    17:53.9  -34:49  4.1    80.0     0.8   The Scorpion's Tail, Ptolemy's Cluster

  8  6523 DifN Sgr    18:03.8  -24:23  6.0   90x40     5.2   Lagoon Nebula

  9  6333 GlCl Oph    17:19.2  -18:31  7.7    9.3     26.4 

 10  6254 GlCl Oph    16:57.1  -04:06  6.6    15.1    13.4  

 11  6705 OpCl Sct    18:51.1  -06:16  6.3    14.0       6     Wild Duck Cluster

 12  6218 GlCl Oph    16:47.2  -01:57  6.7    14.5    17.6 

 13  6205 GlCl Her    16:41.7  +36:28  5.8    16.6    22.8   Hercules Globular Cluster

 14  6402 GlCl Oph    17:37.6  -03:15  7.6    11.7    27.4 

 15  7078 GlCl Peg    21:30.0  +12:10  6.2    12.3    32.6 

 16  6611 OpCl SerCau 18:18.8  -13:47  6.4    7.0        7     associated with the Eagle Nebula

 17  6618 DifN Sgr    18:20.8  -16:11  7.0    11.0       5     Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula

 18  6613 OpCl Sgr    18:19.9  -17:08  7.5    9.0      4.9 

 19  6273 GlCl Oph    17:02.6  -26:16  6.8    13.5    27.1 

 20  6514 DifN Sgr    18:02.6  -23:02  9.0    28.0     5.2   Trifid Nebula

 21  6531 OpCl Sgr    18:04.6  -22:30  6.5    13.0    4.25 

 22  6656 GlCl Sgr    18:36.4  -23:54  5.1    24.0    10.1 

 23  6494 OpCl Sgr    17:56.8  -19:01  6.9    27.0    2.15 

 24  6603 MWP  Sgr    18:16.9  -18:29  4.6     90       10     Sagittarius Star Cloud, Delle Caustiche

 25 I4725 OpCl Sgr    18:31.6  -19:15  6.5    40.0       2 

 26  6694 OpCl Sct    18:45.2  -09:24  8.0    15.0       5 

 27  6853 Pl N Vul    19:59.6  +22:43  7.4  8.0x5.7   1.25  Dumbbell Nebula

 28  6626 GlCl Sgr    18:24.5  -24:52  6.8    11.2    17.9 

 29  6913 OpCl Cyg    20:23.9  +38:32  7.1    7.0      4.0 

 30  7099 GlCl Cap    21:40.4  -23:11  7.2    11.0    24.8 

 31   224 Sp G And    00:42.7  +41:16  3.4   178x63   2900     Andromeda Galaxy

 32   221 El G And    00:42.7  +40:52  8.1    8x6     2900     A Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31

 33   598 Sp G Tri    01:33.9  +30:39  5.7   73x45    3000     Triangulum Galaxy

 34  1039 OpCl Per    02:42.0  +42:47  5.5    35.0     1.4 

 35  2168 OpCl Gem    06:08.9  +24:20  5.3    28.0     2.8 

 36  1960 OpCl Aur    05:36.1  +34:08  6.3    12.0     4.1 

 37  2099 OpCl Aur    05:52.4  +32:33  6.2    24.0     4.4 

 38  1912 OpCl Aur    05:28.4  +35:50  7.4    21.0     4.2 

 39  7092 OpCl Cyg    21:32.2  +48:26  5.2    32.0   0.825 

 40       2 St UMa    12:22.4  +58:05  8.4    0.8     0.51  Winnecke 4

 41  2287 OpCl CMa    06:46.0  -20:44  4.6    38.0     2.3 

 42  1976 DifN Ori    05:35.4  -05:27  4.0   85x60     1.6   Orion Nebula

 43  1982 DifN Ori    05:35.6  -05:16  9.0   20x15     1.6   De Mairan's Nebula, part of Orion Nebula

 44  2632 OpCl Cnc    08:40.1  +19:59  3.7    95.0   0.577 Beehive Cluster, Praesepe

 45       OpCl Tau    03:47.0  +24:07  1.6   110.0    0.38  Pleiades

 46  2437 OpCl Pup    07:41.8  -14:49  6.0    27.0     5.4 

 47  2422 OpCl Pup    07:36.6  -14:30  5.2    30.0     1.6 

 48  2548 OpCl Hya    08:13.8  -05:48  5.5    54.0     1.5 

 49  4472 El G Vir    12:29.8  +08:00  8.4   9x7.5   60000 

 50  2323 OpCl Mon    07:03.2  -08:20  6.3    16.0       3 

 51  5194 Sp G CVn    13:29.9  +47:12  8.4    11x7   37000     Whirlpool Galaxy

 52  7654 OpCl Cas    23:24.2  +61:35  7.3    13.0     5.0 

 53  5024 GlCl Com    13:12.9  +18:10  7.6    12.6    56.4 

 54  6715 GlCl Sgr    18:55.1  -30:29  7.6    9.1     82.8 

 55  6809 GlCl Sgr    19:40.0  -30:58  6.3    19.0    16.6 

 56  6779 GlCl Lyr    19:16.6  +30:11  8.3    7.1     31.6 

 57  6720 Pl N Lyr    18:53.6  +33:02  8.8  1.4x1.0    4.1   Ring Nebula

 58  4579 Sp G Vir    12:37.7  +11:49  9.7  5.5x4.5  60000 

 59  4621 El G Vir    12:42.0  +11:39  9.6   5x3.5   60000 

 60  4649 El G Vir    12:43.7  +11:33  8.8    7x6    60000 

 61  4303 Sp G Vir    12:21.9  +04:28  9.7   6x5.5   60000 

 62  6266 GlCl Oph    17:01.2  -30:07  6.5    14.1    21.5 

 63  5055 Sp G CVn    13:15.8  +42:02  8.6    10x6   37000     Sunflower Galaxy

 64  4826 Sp G Com    12:56.7  +21:41  8.5  9.3x5.4  19000     Blackeye Galaxy

 65  3623 Sp G Leo    11:18.9  +13:05  9.3   8x1.5   35000     in the Leo Triplett

 66  3627 Sp G Leo    11:20.2  +12:59  8.9   8x2.5   35000     in the Leo Triplett

 67  2682 OpCl Cnc    08:50.4  +11:49  6.1    30.0     2.7 

 68  4590 GlCl Hya    12:39.5  -26:45  7.8    12.0    32.3 

 69  6637 GlCl Sgr    18:31.4  -32:21  7.6    7.1     26.7 

 70  6681 GlCl Sgr    18:43.2  -32:18  7.9    7.8     28.0 

 71  6838 GlCl Sge    19:53.8  +18:47  8.2    7.2     11.7 

 72  6981 GlCl Aqr    20:53.5  -12:32  9.3    5.9     52.8 

 73  6994 4 St Aqr    20:58.9  -12:38  9.0    2.8        0 

 74   628 Sp G Psc    01:36.7  +15:47  9.4  10.2x9.5 35000 

 75  6864 GlCl Sgr    20:06.1  -21:55  8.5    6.0     57.7 

 76   650 Pl N Per    01:42.4  +51:34 10.1  2.7x1.8    3.4   Little Dumbbell Nebula

 77  1068 Sp G Cet    02:42.7  -00:01  8.9    7x6    60000     Cetus A

 78  2068 DifN Ori    05:46.7  +00:03  8.3    8x6      1.6 

 79  1904 GlCl Lep    05:24.5  -24:33  7.7    8.7     41.1 

 80  6093 GlCl Sco    16:17.0  -22:59  7.3    8.9     27.4 

 81  3031 Sp G UMa    09:55.6  +69:04  6.9   21x10   12000     Bode's Galaxy

 82  3034 IrrG UMa    09:55.8  +69:41  8.4    9x4    12000     Cigar Galaxy

 83  5236 Sp G Hya    13:37.0  -29:52  7.6   11x10   15000     Southern Pinwheel

 84  4374 S0 G Vir    12:25.1  +12:53  9.1    5.0    60000 

 85  4382 S0 G Com    12:25.4  +18:11  9.1  7.1x5.2  60000 

 86  4406 S0 G Vir    12:26.2  +12:57  8.9  7.5x5.5  60000 

 87  4486 El G Vir    12:30.8  +12:24  8.6    7.0    60000     Virgo A

 88  4501 Sp G Com    12:32.0  +14:25  9.6    7x4    60000 

 89  4552 El G Vir    12:35.7  +12:33  9.8    4.0    60000 

 90  4569 Sp G Vir    12:36.8  +13:10  9.5  9.5x4.5  60000 

 91  4548 Sp G Com    12:35.4  +14:30 10.2  5.4x4.4  60000 

 92  6341 GlCl Her    17:17.1  +43:08  6.4    11.2    26.4 

 93  2447 OpCl Pup    07:44.6  -23:52  6.0    22.0     3.6 

 94  4736 Sp G CVn    12:50.9  +41:07  8.2    7x3    14500 

 95  3351 Sp G Leo    10:44.0  +11:42  9.7  4.4x3.3  38000 

 96  3368 Sp G Leo    10:46.8  +11:49  9.2    6x4    38000 

 97  3587 Pl N UMa    11:14.8  +55:01  9.9  3.4x3.3    2.6   Owl Nebula

 98  4192 Sp G Com    12:13.8  +14:54 10.1  9.5x3.2  60000 

 99  4254 Sp G Com    12:18.8  +14:25  9.9  5.4x4.8  60000    

100  4321 Sp G Com    12:22.9  +15:49  9.3    7x6    60000 

101  5457 Sp G UMa    14:03.2  +54:21  7.9    22.0   27000     Pinwheel Galaxy

102  5457 Sp G UMa    14:03.2  +54:21  7.9    22.0   27000     may duplicate M101

102  5866 S0 G Dra    15:06.5  +55:46  9.9  5.2x2.3  40000     Spindle Galaxy

103   581 OpCl Cas    01:33.2  +60:42  7.4    6.0        8   

104  4594 Sp G Vir    12:40.0  -11:37  8.0    9x4    50000     Sombrero Galaxy

105  3379 El G Leo    10:47.8  +12:35  9.3    2.0    38000 

106  4258 Sp G CVn    12:19.0  +47:18  8.4    19x8   25000 

107  6171 GlCl Oph    16:32.5  -13:03  7.9    10.0    19.6 

108  3556 Sp G UMa    11:11.5  +55:40 10.0    8x1    45000 

109  3992 Sp G UMa    11:57.6  +53:23  9.8    7x4    55000 

110   205 El G And    00:40.4  +41:41  8.5   17x10    2900     A Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31

Last Modification: December 23, 1999