Non-Messier NGC, IC, and other objects data # Types: # # 1 Open Cluster # 2 Globular Cluster # 3 Planetary Nebula # 4 Diffuse Nebula # 5 Spiral Galaxy # 6 Elliptical Galaxy # 7 Irregular Galaxy (M82) # 8 Lenticular (S0) Galaxy # 9 Supernova Remnant (M1) # A System of 4 stars or Asterism (M73) # B Milky Way Patch (M24) # C Binary star (M40) # D Dark Nebula (B33) # E Single Star (Eta Car) Designation Con T STyp RA Dec m_v dim/' Dist/kly Rem NGC 752 And 1 01:57.8 +37:41 5.7 60 1.3 bright cluster in Andromeda, probably discovered by Hodierna NGC 891 And 5 Sb 02:22.6 +42:21 10 13.5x2.8 10000 edge-on spiral galaxy in Andromeda G1 And the brightest globular in M31 NGC 7009 Aqr 3 IV+VI 21:04.2 -11:22 8.0 0.4x1.6 0.16 the Saturn Nebula NGC 7293 Aqr 3 22:29.6 -20:48 7.3 41 0.45 the Helix Nebula NGC 6397 Ara 2 IX 17:40.7 -53:40 5.9 26.0 7.2 nearby globular cluster in Ara NGC 2362 CMa 1 07:18.8 -24:57 4.1 8 5.0 the Tau CMa cluster, or Mexican Jumping Star NGC 4631 CVn 5 Sc 12:42.1 +32:33 9.8 17.0x3.5 30000 the Herring or Whale Galaxy NGC 4656 CVn 5 Sc pec 12:44.0 +32:10 10.4 13.8x3.3 30000 highly distorted spiral interacting with NGC 4631 NGC 5195 CVn 7 Pec 13:30.0 +47:16 9.6 6.4x4.6 37000 Companion of M51 NGC 2403 Cam 5 Sc 07:36.9 +65:36 8.4 17.8x11.0 12000 Sc galaxy in the M81 group NGC 2516 Car 1 07:58.3 -60:52 3.8 30 1.3 Lacaille II.3, bright cluster in Carina NGC 3293 Car 1 'd' 10:35.8 -58:14 4.7 6 8.4 Lacaille II.8, bright open cluster in Carina NGC 3372 Car 4 E 10:43.8 -59:52 1.0 120x120 10.0 the Eta Carinae nebula NGC 3532 Car 1 11:06.4 -58:40 3.0 55 1.3 Lacaille II.10, bright open cluster in Carina IC 2602 Car 1 10:43.2 -64:24 1.9 50 0.479 the theta Carinae cluster, also called the Southern Pleiades; Lacaille II.9 Eta Car Car E 10:45.1 -59:41 6.2 - 10.0 one of the most massive and luminous, and spectacular stars IC 10 Cas 7 Ir+ 00:20.4 +59:18 10.3 5x4 4200 an outlying irregular dwarf member of the Local Group NGC 3766 Cen 1 11:36.1 -61:37 5.3 12 5.5 Lacaille III.7, considerable southern cluster in Centaurus NGC 5128 Cen 7 Pec 13:25.5 -43:01 7.0 18x14 15000 peculiar and radio galaxy Centaurus A NGC 5139 Cen 2 VIII 13:26.8 -47:29 3.68 36.3 16.0 globular cluster Omega Centauri NGC 5281 Cen 1 13:46.6 -62:54 5.9 5 4.2 Lacaille I.7, Southern open cluster in Centaurus NGC 5662 Cen 1 14:35.2 -56:33 5.5 12 Lacaille III.8, considerable southern cluster in Centaurus NGC 188 Cep 1 00:44.5 +85:20 8.1 14 5.0 one of the oldest open clusters NGC 6946 Cep 5 Sc 20:34.8 +60:09 8.9 11x10 10000 the galaxy in which most supernovae occurred WLM Cet 7 Ir+ 00:02.0 -15:28 10.9 12x4 3000 Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte (WLM), a remote Local Group galaxy NGC 1055 Cet 5 SBb: 02:41.8 +00:26 10.6 7.6x2.4 60000 Edge-on spiral galaxy in M77 group NGC 4565 Com 5 Sb 12:36.3 +25:59 9.6 16x3 31000 large bright edge-on spiral in Coma Mel 111 Com 1 12:25 +26: 1.8 275 0.288 The Coma Star Cluster (Mel 111) NGC 4755 Cru 1 12:53.6 -60:20 4.2 10 7.6 Kappa Cruxis, the Jewel Box cluster, Lacaille II.12 NGC 7000 Cyg 4 E 20:58.8 +44:20 120x100 1.6 the North America Nebula NGC 2070 Dor 4 E 05:38.7 -69:06 8 40x25 179.0 Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud LMC Dor 7 05:23.6 -69:45 0.1 650x550 179.0 The Large Magellanic Cloud NGC 5907 Dra 5 Sb+ 15:15.9 +56:19 10.4 12.3x1.8 40000 in group with M102 candidate NGC 5866 NGC 6543 Dra 3 17:58.6 +66:38 8.1 0.3/5.8 3.6 the Cat Eye nebula, that planetary near the North Ecliptic Pole IC 5152 Ind 7 22:02.9 -51:17 11.7 12 2000 an irregular dwarf member of the Local Group NGC 2903 Leo 5 Sb+ 09:32.2 +21:30 8.9 12.6x6.6 20500 rather bright spiral galaxy in Leo NGC 3628 Leo 5 Sc 11:20.3 +13:36 9.5 14.0x3.6 35000 the third of the Leo Triplet (with M65 and M66) Leo I Leo 6 dE3 10:08.5 +12:18 11.8 6 600 The Regulus Galaxy, a Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy in Local Group NGC 2419 Lyn 2 II 07:38.1 +38:53 10.4 4.1 295.0 outlying globular cluster in Lynx NGC 2244 Mon 1 06:32.3 +05:03 4.8 80x60 5.5 cluster in the Rosette Nebula NGC 2264 Mon 41 06:41.1 +09:53 3.9 20.0 2.4 the Cone Nebula and associated cluster NGC 2237 Mon part of the Rosette Nebula NGC 2238 Mon part of the Rosette Nebula NGC 2239 Mon part of the Rosette Nebula NGC 2246 Mon part of the Rosette Nebula NGC 4833 Mus 2 VIII 12:59.6 -70:53 6.91 13.5 18.6 southern globular in Musca, Lacaille I.4 NGC 6633 Oph 1 18:27.7 +06:34 4.6 27 1.04 bright open cluster in Ophiuchus, discovered by De Cheseaux IC 4665 Oph 1 17:46.3 +05:43 4.2 70 1.4 coarse bright cluster in Ophiuchus, discovered by De Cheseaux B 33 Ori D 05:40.9 -02:28 ? 6x4 1.6 Barnard 33, the Horsehead Nebula Sh2 276 Ori 4? 05:40 -02: ? 600 1.6 Barnard's Loop NGC 2023 Ori near the Horsehead Nebula IC 434 Ori the emission nebula behind the Horsehead Nebula NGC 7331 Peg 5 Sb 22:37.1 +34:25 9.5 11x4 46000 conspicuous spiral galaxy in Pegasus NGC 7479 Peg 5 SBb 23:04.9 +12:19 11.0 4x3 105000 nice barred spiral galaxy in Pegasus NGC 869 Per 1 02:19.0 +57:09 4.3 30 7.1 = h Persei, double cluster with chi. NGC 884 Per 1 02:22.4 +57:07 4.4 30 7.4 = chi Persei, double cluster with h. Mel 20 Per 1 03:22 +49: 1.2 185 0.601 The Alpha Persei Moving Cluster (Mel 20) NGC 2451 Pup 1 07:45.4 -37:58 2.8 45 0.85 bright cluster in Puppis, perhaps discovered by Hodierna before 1654 NGC 2477 Pup 1 07:52.3 -38:33 5.8 27 4.2 Lacaille I.3, rich and bright cluster in Puppis NGC 2546 Pup 1 08:12.4 -37:38 6.3 41 3.3 Lacaille II.4, considerable cluster in Puppis NGC 253 Scl 5 00:47.6 -25:17 7.1 25x7 10000 bright galaxy in the Sculptor or South Galactic Polar Group Scl Gr Scl: Sculptor Group of Galaxies (also South Polar Group) NGC 6124 Sco 1 16:25.6 -40:40 5.8: 29 18.6 considerable open cluster in Scorpius, Lacaille I.8 NGC 6231 Sco 1 'e' 16:54.0 -41:48 2.6 15 5.9 bright open cluster in Scorpius, discovered by Hodierna, Lacaille II.13 NGC 6242 Sco 1 'f' 16:55.6 -39:30 6.4 9 3.9 open cluster in Scorpius, Lacaille I.10 NGC 3115 Sex 8 S0_1 10:05.2 -07:43 9.2 8.3x3.2 30000 Spindle Galaxy in Sextans NGC 6530 Sgr 1 18:04.8 -24:20 4.6 14 5.2 Open cluster associated with M8 NGC 6822 Sgr 7 Ir+ 19:44.9 -14:46 9.3 16 1700 Barnard's Galaxy, an irregular Local Group galaxy Milky Way Sgr: 5 Our Galaxy SagDEG Sgr 6 SagDEG: nearby Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, discovered 1994, containing globular M54 Mel 25 Tau 1 04:27 +16: 0.5 330 0.150 The Hyades (Mel 25) NGC 6025 TrA 1 16:03.7 -60:30 5.1 12 2.7 considerable open cluster in Triangulum Australe, Lacaille III.10 NGC 595 Tri bright nebula and cluster in M33 NGC 604 Tri huge bright nebula and cluster in M33 NGC 104 Tuc 2 III 00:24.1 -72:05 4.03 30.9 13.4 globular cluster 47 Tucanae SMC, NGC 292 Tuc 7 00:52.7 -72:50 2.3 280x160 210 The Small Magellanic Cloud NGC 2976 UMa 5 Scp 09:47.3 +67:55 10.85 4.9x2.5 12000 faint companion of M81 and M82 NGC 3077 UMa 7 Irr II 10:03.3 +68:44 9.85 4.6x3.6 12000 companion of M81 and M82 UMa Cl UMa: 1 12:30: +56: 0: 1800: 0.075 The Ursa Major Moving Cluster (Collinder 285) NGC 2547 Vel 1 08:10.7 -49:16 4.7 20 1.96 Lacaille III.2, considerable cluster in Vela NGC 3228 Vel 1 10:21.8 -51:43 6.0 18 1.6 Lacaille II.7, considerable southern open cluster in Vela IC 2391 Vel 1 'c' 08:40.2 -53:04 2.5 50 0.58 the omicron Velorum cluster, which was known to Al Sufi in 964 AD IC 2488 Vel 1 09:27.6 -56:59 7.4p 15 ? Lacaille III.4, inconspicuous southern cluster in Vela Cr 399 Vul 1 19:25.4 +20:11 3.6 60 0.42 Brocchi's Cluster (Collinder 399) Maffei 1 Gr The Maffei 1 Group of galaxies, which were probably once part of our Local Group