The New General Catalogue (NGC)
Name | Type | Mag | Dist. / kpc | Constellation | R.A. | Decl. | Other names |
Name | Type | Mag | Dist. / kpc | Constellation | R.A. | Decl. | Other names |
NGC 2070 | HII region | 1.0 | 52.0 | Dorado | 05h38m | -69°06' | 30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula, True Lovers' Knot, Looped Nebula, C 103 |
NGC 1990 | Star | 1.7 | – | Orion | 05h36m12s | -01°12'06" | Epsilon Orionis Nebula |
NGC 292 | Galaxy | 2.3 | 61.0 | Tucana | 00h52m | -72°49' | |
NGC 1980 | Open cluster | 2.5 | 0.6 | Orion | 05h35m | -05°54' | Cr 72 |
NGC 6231 | Open cluster | 2.6 | 1.2 | Scorpius | 16h54m | -41°49' | |
NGC 2451 | Open cluster | 2.8 | – | Puppis | 07h45m | -37°58' | Cr 161 |
NGC 3532 | Open cluster | 3.0 | 0.5 | Carina | 11h05m | -58°46' | |
NGC 7114 | Star | 3.0 | – | Cygnus | 21h41m44s | +42°50'30" | |
NGC 2632 | Open cluster | 3.1 | 0.2 | Cancer | 08h40m | +19°40' | |
NGC 6475 | Open cluster | 3.3 | 0.3 | Scorpius | 17h53m | -34°47' | |
NGC 224 | Galaxy | 3.4 | 674.5 | Andromeda | 00h42m | +41°16' | Andromeda Galaxy, Andromeda A, M 31 |
NGC 5139 | Globular cluster | 3.6 | 5.3 | Centaurus | 13h26m | -47°28' | |
NGC 2516 | Open cluster | 3.8 | 0.4 | Carina | 07h58m | -60°45' | |
NGC 771 | Star | 4.0 | – | Cassiopeia | 02h03m26s | +72°25'15" | |
NGC 104 | Globular cluster | 4.0 | 4.5 | Tucana | 00h24m | -72°04' | |
NGC 1976 | Open cluster | 4.0 | 0.4 | Orion | 05h35m | -05°23' | Orion Nebula, Trapezium Cluster, Orion A, M 42 |
NGC 2264 | Open cluster | 4.1 | 0.7 | Monoceros | 06h40m | +09°53' | |
NGC 2362 | Open cluster | 4.1 | 1.5 | Canis Major | 07h18m | -24°57' | |
NGC 6405 | Open cluster | 4.2 | 0.5 | Scorpius | 17h40m | -32°15' | |
NGC 1981 | Open cluster | 4.2 | 0.4 | Orion | 05h35m | -04°25' | Cr 73 |
NGC 2232 | Open cluster | 4.2 | – | Monoceros | 06h28m | -04°50' | Cr 93 |
NGC 3114 | Open cluster | 4.2 | 0.9 | Carina | 10h02m | -60°07' | |
NGC 4755 | Open cluster | 4.2 | 2.0 | Crux | 12h53m | -60°21' | |
NGC 2422 | Open cluster | 4.4 | 0.5 | Puppis | 07h36m | -14°28' | |
NGC 2287 | Open cluster | 4.5 | 0.7 | Canis Major | 06h45m | -20°45' | |
NGC 7092 | Open cluster | 4.6 | 0.3 | Cygnus | 21h31m | +48°26' | |
NGC 6633 | Open cluster | 4.6 | 0.4 | Ophiuchus | 18h27m | +06°30' | |
NGC 6530 | Open cluster | 4.6 | 1.3 | Sagittarius | 18h04m | -24°21' | Cr 362 |
NGC 2547 | Open cluster | 4.7 | 0.4 | Vela | 08h10m | -49°12' | |
NGC 3293 | Open cluster | 4.7 | 2.3 | Carina | 10h35m | -58°13' | |
NGC 2542 | Double star | 4.7 | – | Puppis | 08h11m | -12°55' | |
NGC 2239 | Nebula | 4.8 | – | Monoceros | 06h31m | +04°56' | |
NGC 2244 | Open cluster | 4.8 | 1.7 | Monoceros | 06h31m | +04°56' | |
NGC 2142 | Star | 4.9 | – | Monoceros | 06h01m50s | -10°35'52" | |
NGC 1499 | Nebula | 5.0 | – | Perseus | 04h03m | +36°22' | California Nebula |
NGC 2168 | Open cluster | 5.1 | 0.9 | Gemini | 06h09m | +24°20' | |
NGC 6025 | Open cluster | 5.1 | 0.8 | Triangulum Australe | 16h03m | -60°25' | |
NGC 6871 | Open cluster | 5.2 | 1.6 | Cygnus | 20h05m | +35°46' | Cr 413 |
NGC 6193 | Open cluster | 5.2 | 1.2 | Ara | 16h41m | -48°45' | |
NGC 6656 | Globular cluster | 5.2 | 3.2 | Sagittarius | 18h36m | -23°54' | |
NGC 1039 | Open cluster | 5.2 | 0.5 | Perseus | 02h42m | +42°44' | |
NGC 6227 | Star | 5.2 | – | Scorpius | 16h51m33s | -41°13'49" | |
NGC 869 | Open cluster | 5.3 | 2.1 | Perseus | 02h18m | +57°07' | |
NGC 3766 | Open cluster | 5.3 | 2.2 | Centaurus | 11h36m | -61°36' | |
NGC 6281 | Open cluster | 5.4 | 0.5 | Scorpius | 17h04m | -37°59' | |
NGC 6752 | Globular cluster | 5.4 | 4.0 | Pavo | 19h10m | -59°58' | |
NGC 6087 | Open cluster | 5.4 | 0.9 | Norma | 16h18m | -57°56' | |
NGC 6121 | Globular cluster | 5.4 | 2.2 | Scorpius | 16h23m | -26°31' | |
NGC 2281 | Open cluster | 5.4 | 0.6 | Auriga | 06h48m | +41°04' | |
NGC 6494 | Open cluster | 5.5 | 0.6 | Sagittarius | 17h57m | -18°59' | |
NGC 6383 | Duplicate | 5.5 | – | Scorpius | 17h34m | -32°34' | Cr 335 |
NGC 5662 | Open cluster | 5.5 | 0.7 | Centaurus | 14h35m | -56°37' | |
NGC 6374 | Open cluster | 5.5 | 1.0 | Scorpius | 17h34m | -32°34' | Cr 334 |
NGC 6397 | Globular cluster | 5.6 | 2.3 | Ara | 17h40m | -53°40' | |
NGC 7686 | Open cluster | 5.6 | – | Andromeda | 23h30m | +49°08' | Cr 456 |
NGC 6067 | Open cluster | 5.6 | 1.4 | Norma | 16h13m | -54°13' | |
NGC 5460 | Open cluster | 5.6 | 0.7 | Centaurus | 14h07m | -48°20' | |
NGC 2099 | Open cluster | 5.6 | 1.4 | Auriga | 05h52m | +32°33' | |
NGC 5904 | Globular cluster | 5.7 | 7.5 | Serpens Caput | 15h18m | +02°04' | |
NGC 752 | Open cluster | 5.7 | 0.5 | Andromeda | 01h57m | +37°50' | |
NGC 6882 | Open cluster | 5.7 | 0.6 | Vulpecula | 20h11m | +26°29' | |
NGC 6416 | Open cluster | 5.7 | 0.7 | Scorpius | 17h44m | -32°21' | Cr 344 |
NGC 598 | Galaxy | 5.8 | 705.2 | Triangulum | 01h33m | +30°39' | Triangulum Galaxy, Pinwheel Galaxy, Triangulum Pinwheel Galaxy, M 33 |
NGC 6523 | Nebula | 5.8 | 1.6 | Sagittarius | 18h03m | -24°22' | Lagoon Nebula, Hourglass Nebula, M 8 |
NGC 6705 | Open cluster | 5.8 | 1.9 | Scutum | 18h51m | -06°16' | |
NGC 6205 | Globular cluster | 5.8 | 7.7 | Hercules | 16h41m | +36°27' | |
NGC 1788 | Reflection nebula | 5.8 | – | Orion | 05h06m | -03°20' | |
NGC 2548 | Open cluster | 5.8 | 0.8 | Hydra | 08h13m | -05°45' | |
NGC 2477 | Open cluster | 5.8 | 1.3 | Puppis | 07h52m | -38°31' | |
NGC 6124 | Open cluster | 5.8 | 0.5 | Scorpius | 16h25m | -40°39' | |
NGC 6250 | Open cluster | 5.9 | 0.9 | Ara | 16h57m | -45°56' | Cr 320 |
NGC 5281 | Open cluster | 5.9 | 1.1 | Centaurus | 13h46m | -62°54' | |
NGC 6531 | Open cluster | 5.9 | 1.2 | Sagittarius | 18h04m | -22°29' | |
NGC 2323 | Open cluster | 5.9 | 0.9 | Monoceros | 07h02m | -08°21' | |
NGC 2169 | Open cluster | 5.9 | 1.1 | Orion | 06h08m | +13°57' | "37" Cluster, Cr 83 |
NGC 6611 | Open cluster | 6.0 | 1.8 | Serpens Cauda | 18h18m | -13°48' | |
NGC 6618 | Open cluster | 6.0 | 1.3 | Sagittarius | 18h20m | -16°10' | |
NGC 1960 | Open cluster | 6.0 | 1.3 | Auriga | 05h36m | +34°08' | |
NGC 2238 | HII region | 6.0 | – | Monoceros | 06h30m | +05°00' | |
NGC 2301 | Open cluster | 6.0 | 0.9 | Monoceros | 06h51m | +00°27' | |
NGC 6322 | Open cluster | 6.0 | 1.0 | Scorpius | 17h18m | -42°56' | Cr 326 |
NGC 7000 | HII region | 6.0 | – | Cygnus | 20h59m | +44°31' | North America Nebula, C 20 |
NGC 6605 | Open cluster | 6.0 | – | Serpens Cauda | 18h16m | -15°00' | |
NGC 3228 | Open cluster | 6.0 | 0.5 | Vela | 10h21m | -51°43' | Cr 218 |
NGC 5316 | Open cluster | 6.0 | 1.2 | Centaurus | 13h53m | -61°52' | |
NGC 5856 | Double star | 6.0 | – | Bootes | 15h07m | +18°26' | |
NGC 7160 | Open cluster | 6.1 | 0.8 | Cepheus | 21h53m | +62°36' | Cr 443 |
NGC 6218 | Globular cluster | 6.1 | 4.9 | Ophiuchus | 16h47m | -01°56' | |
NGC 1746 | Open cluster | 6.1 | 0.6 | Taurus | 05h03m | +23°46' | |
NGC 2437 | Open cluster | 6.1 | 1.5 | Puppis | 07h41m | -14°48' | |
NGC 884 | Open cluster | 6.1 | 2.9 | Perseus | 02h22m | +57°08' | |
NGC 2669 | Open cluster | 6.1 | 0.7 | Vela | 08h46m | -52°56' | Cr 199 |
NGC 1545 | Open cluster | 6.2 | 0.7 | Perseus | 04h20m | +50°15' | Cr 49 |
NGC 2447 | Open cluster | 6.2 | 1.0 | Puppis | 07h44m | -23°51' | |
NGC 3372 | HII region | 6.2 | – | Carina | 10h45m | -59°52' | Eta Carinae Nebula, Keyhole Nebula, C 92 |
NGC 2808 | Globular cluster | 6.2 | 9.6 | Carina | 09h12m | -64°51' | Mel 95 |
NGC 6049 | Star | 6.3 | – | Serpens Caput | 16h05m37s | +08°05'46" | |
NGC 5617 | Open cluster | 6.3 | 2.0 | Centaurus | 14h29m | -60°42' | |
NGC 6940 | Open cluster | 6.3 | 0.8 | Vulpecula | 20h34m | +28°16' | |
NGC 5272 | Globular cluster | 6.3 | 10.4 | Canes Venatici | 13h42m | +28°22' |