Non-Messier NGC, IC, and other objects in this database

Due to their relevance either in astronomical history, as observing objects, or other, we have included descriptions and/or pictures of some non-Messier objects in this database, most of which are listed in Dreyer's NGC or IC catalogs, but we have also some which are not. We list them here for reference. Some links occur several times as they show or describe more than one object.

Note: J.L.E. Dreyer's catalogs are:

NGC: New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, Dreyer 1888.
IC: Index Catalogue of Nebulae Found in the Years 1888 to 1894, Dreyer 1895 (IC I), and: Second Index Catalogue of Nebulae Found in the Years 1895 to 1907, Dreyer 1908 (IC II).

Also look at a list of these objects sorted by type.

Links to more NGC (and IC) stuff

NGC Objects:

NGC 104, globular cluster 47 Tucanae
NGC 188, one of the oldest open clusters
NGC 189, open cluster in Cassiopeia, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 206, star cloud in M31
NGC 225, open cluster in Cassiopeia, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 253, bright galaxy in the Sculptor or South Galactic Polar Group
NGC 292, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)
NGC 381, open cluster in Cassiopeia, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 595, bright nebula and cluster in M33
NGC 604, huge bright nebula and cluster in M33
NGC 659, open cluster in Cassiopeia, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 752, bright cluster in Andromeda, probably discovered by Hodierna
NGC 869 = h Persei, double cluster with chi.
NGC 884 = chi Persei, double cluster with h.
NGC 891, edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda
NGC 1055, edge-on spiral galaxy in M77 group
NGC 1432, Maia Nebula in the Pleiades (M45)
NGC 1435, Tempel's Merope Nebula in the Pleiades (M45)
NGC 2023 near the Horsehead Nebula
NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud
NGC 2169, open cluster in Orion, possibly Hodierna IV.10
NGC 2175, open cluster in Orion, possibly Hodierna IV.11
NGC 2204, open cluster in Canis Major, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 2237, part of the Rosette Nebula
NGC 2238, part of the Rosette Nebula
NGC 2239, part of the Rosette Nebula
NGC 2244, cluster in the Rosette Nebula
NGC 2246, part of the Rosette Nebula
NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula and associated cluster
NGC 2349, open cluster in Monoceros, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 2360, open cluster in Canis Major, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 2362, the Tau CMa cluster, or Mexican Jumping Star
NGC 2403, Sc galaxy in the M81 group
NGC 2419, outlying globular cluster in Lynx
NGC 2438, planetary nebula in front of M46
NGC 2451, bright cluster in Puppis, perhaps discovered by Hodierna before 1654
NGC 2477, Lacaille I.3, rich and bright cluster in Puppis
NGC 2516, Lacaille II.3, bright cluster in Carina
NGC 2546, Lacaille II.4, considerable cluster in Puppis
NGC 2547, Lacaille III.2, considerable cluster in Vela
NGC 2903, rather bright spiral galaxy in Leo
NGC 2976, faint companion of M81 and M82
NGC 3077, companion of M81 and M82
NGC 3115, Spindle Galaxy in Sextans
NGC 3228, Lacaille II.7, considerable southern open cluster in Vela
NGC 3293, Lacaille II.8, bright open cluster in Carina
NGC 3372, the Eta Carinae nebula
NGC 3532, Lacaille II.10, bright open cluster in Carina
NGC 3628, the third of the Leo Triplet (with M65 and M66)
NGC 3766, Lacaille III.7, considerable southern cluster in Centaurus
NGC 4565, large bright edge-on spiral in Coma
NGC 4571, barred spiral in Virgo cluster, once possible candidate for M91
NGC 4631, the Herring or Whale Galaxy
NGC 4656, highly distorted spiral interacting with NGC 4631
NGC 4755, Kappa Cruxis, the Jewel Box cluster, Lacaille II.12
NGC 4833, southern globular in Musca, Lacaille I.4
NGC 5128, peculiar and radio galaxy Centaurus A
NGC 5139, globular cluster Omega Centauri
NGC 5195, companion of M51
NGC 5281, Lacaille I.7, Southern open cluster in Centaurus
NGC 5662, Lacaille III.8, considerable southern cluster in Centaurus
NGC 5907, in group with M102 candidate NGC 5866
NGC 6025, considerable open cluster in Triangulum Australe, Lacaille III.10
NGC 6124, considerable open cluster in Scorpius, Lacaille I.8
NGC 6231, bright open cluster in Scorpius, discovered by Hodierna, Lacaille II.13
NGC 6242, open cluster in Scorpius, Lacaille I.10
NGC 6397, nearby globular cluster in Ara
NGC 6530, open cluster associated with the Lagoon Nebula M8
NGC 6543, the Cat Eye nebula, that planetary near the North Ecliptic Pole
NGC 6603, faint open cluster in star cloud M24
NGC 6633, bright open cluster in Ophiuchus, discovered by De Cheseaux
NGC 6712, globular cluster in Scutum, perhaps discovered by Le Gantil
NGC 6819, open cluster in Cygnus, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 6822, Barnard's Galaxy, an irregular Local Group galaxy
NGC 6866, open cluster in Cygnus, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 6946, the galaxy in which most supernovae occurred
NGC 7000, the North America Nebula
NGC 7009, the Saturn Nebula
NGC 7293, the Helix Nebula
NGC 7331, conspicuous spiral galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7380, open cluster with nebula in Cepheus, discovered by Caroline Herschel
NGC 7479, nice barred spiral galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7789, bright open cluster in Cassiopeia, discovered by Caroline Herschel

IC Objects:

IC 10, an outlying irregular dwarf member of the Local Group
IC 349, Barnard's Merope Nebula in the Pleiades (M45)
IC 434, the emission nebula behind the Horsehead Nebula
IC 1434, open cluster in Lacerta, perhaps seen by Bode before 1777
IC 2391, the omicron Velorum cluster, which was known to Al Sufi in 964 AD
IC 2395, vdB-Ha 47, presumably Lacaille III.3
IC 2488, Lacaille III.4, inconspicuous southern cluster in Vela
IC 2602, the theta Carinae cluster, also called the Southern Pleiades; Lacaille II.9
IC 4665, coarse bright cluster in Ophiuchus, discovered by De Cheseaux
IC 5152, an irregular dwarf member of the Local Group.

Other Objects:

The Alpha Persei Moving Cluster (Melotte 20, Mel 20)
Barnard 33, the Horsehead Nebula
Barnard 92, dark nebula associated with M24
Barnard 93, dark nebula associated with M24
Barnard's Loop (Sharpless 276, Sh2-276)
Brocchi's Cluster (Collinder 399, Cr 399)
Canis Major Dwarf: Almost disrupted nearby galaxy
Coalsack Dark Nebula
Collinder 140 (Cr 140), open cluster in southern Canis Major, possibly Lacaille II.2
Collinder 228 (Cr 228), open cluster within the Great Carina Nebula, possibly Lacaille III.5
The Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111, Mel 111)
Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and luminous, and spectacular stars
G1 (Mayall II), the brightest globular in M31
The Hyades (Melotte 25, Mel 25)
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
Leo I: The Regulus Galaxy, a Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy in Local Group
The Maffei 1 Group of galaxies, which were probably once part of our Local Group
Milky Way: Our Galaxy
SagDEG: nearby Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, discovered 1994, containing globular M54
Sculptor Group of Galaxies (also South Polar Group)
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)
Trumpler 10 (Tr 10), open cluster, presumably Lacaille II.6
The Ursa Major Moving Cluster (Collinder 285, Cr 285)
Van den Bergh-Hagen 47 (vdB-Ha 47, BH 47), open cluster, presumably Lacaille III.3, IC 2395
Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte (WLM), a remote Local Group galaxy

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Last Modification: September 4, 2007