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Herschel 400 Catalogue
Catalogue of astronomical objects
Catalogue of astronomical objects
The Herschel 400 catalogue is a subset of William Herschel's original Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, selected by Brenda F. Guzman (Branchett), Lydel Guzman, Paul Jones, James Morris, Peggy Taylor and Sara Saey of the Ancient City Astronomy Club in St. Augustine, Florida, United States 1980. They decided to generate the list after reading a letter published in Sky & Telescope by James Mullaney of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
In this letter Mr. Mullaney suggested that William Herschel's original catalogue of 2,500 objects would be an excellent basis for deep sky object selection for amateur astronomers looking for a challenge after completing the Messier Catalogue.
The Herschel 400 is a subset of John Herschel's General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters published in 1864 of 5,000 objects, and hence also of the New General Catalogue.
The catalogue forms the basis of the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 club. In 1997, another subset of 400 Herschel objects was selected by the Rose City Astronomers of Portland, Oregon as the Herschel II list, which forms the basis of the Astronomical League's Herschel II Program.
Basic facts
- The catalogue contains 400 objects.
- All objects are from the NGC.
- All objects are visible in mid northern latitudes, since they were all observed by Herschel from England.
- All objects are visible in 150 mm (6") or larger telescopes.
Distribution of Herschel 400 objects

Herschel 400 objects that are also Messier objects
The Herschel 400 contains 17 objects that are part of the Messier catalogue:
| Messier | NGC | Common name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| M20 | NGC 6514 | Trifid Nebula | |
| M33 | NGC 598 | Triangulum Galaxy | |
| M47 | NGC 2422 | ||
| M48 | NGC 2548 | ||
| M51b | NGC 5195 | companion to the Whirlpool Galaxy | |
| M61 | NGC 4303 | Swelling Spiral Galaxy | |
| M76 | NGC 651 | Little Dumbbell Nebula, | |
| Barbell Nebula (northern portion) | |||
| M82 | NGC 3034 | Cigar Galaxy | |
| M91 | NGC 4548 | ||
| M102? | NGC 5866 | Spindle Galaxy | uncertain Messier object designation |
| M104 | NGC 4594 | Sombrero Galaxy | |
| M105 | NGC 3379 | ||
| M106 | NGC 4258 | ||
| M107 | NGC 6171 | Crucifix Cluster | |
| M108 | NGC 3556 | Surfboard Galaxy | |
| M109 | NGC 3992 | Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy | |
| M110 | NGC 205 |
Herschel 400 objects that are also Caldwell objects
The Herschel 400 catalogue pre-dates the Caldwell catalogue by about 15 years. The Caldwell catalogue contains 44 objects that are members of the Herschel 400:
| Caldwell | NGC | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| C2 | NGC 40 | Bow-Tie Nebula |
| C6 | NGC 6543 | Cat's Eye Nebula |
| C7 | NGC 2403 | |
| C8 | NGC 559 | |
| C10 | NGC 663 | |
| C12 | NGC 6946 | Fireworks Galaxy |
| C13 | NGC 457 | Owl Cluster |
| C14 | NGC 869 | Double Cluster |
| C15 | NGC 6826 | Blinking Planetary |
| C16 | NGC 7243 | |
| C18 | NGC 185 | |
| C20 | NGC 7000 | North America Nebula |
| C21 | NGC 4449 | |
| C22 | NGC 7662 | Blue Snowball |
| C23 | NGC 891 | Silver Sliver Galaxy |
| C25 | NGC 2419 | |
| C28 | NGC 752 | |
| C29 | NGC 5005 | |
| C30 | NGC 7331 | |
| C32 | NGC 4631 | Whale Galaxy |
| C36 | NGC 4559 | |
| C37 | NGC 6885 | |
| C38 | NGC 4565 | Needle Galaxy |
| C39 | NGC 2392 | Eskimo Nebula, |
| Clown Face Nebula | ||
| C40 | NGC 3626 | |
| C42 | NGC 7006 | |
| C43 | NGC 7814 | |
| C44 | NGC 7479 | |
| C45 | NGC 5248 | |
| C47 | NGC 6934 | |
| C48 | NGC 2775 | |
| C50 | NGC 2244 | Satellite Cluster |
| C52 | NGC 4697 | |
| C53 | NGC 3115 | Spindle Galaxy |
| C54 | NGC 2506 | |
| C55 | NGC 7009 | Saturn Nebula |
| C56 | NGC 246 | Skull Nebula |
| C58 | NGC 2360 | Caroline's Cluster |
| C59 | NGC 3242 | Ghost of Jupiter |
| C60 | NGC 4038 | brighter of two Antennae Galaxies |
| C62 | NGC 247 | |
| C64 | NGC 2362 | Tau Canis Majoris Cluster |
| C65 | NGC 253 | Sculptor Galaxy, |
| Silver Coin Galaxy | ||
| C66 | NGC 5694 |
Number of objects by type in the Herschel 400
| Type of object | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| of objects | Total | 400 | |
| Galaxies | 231 | ||
| Globular clusters | 34 | ||
| Nebulae | 6 | ||
| Star clusters | 100 | ||
| Star clusters and nebulae | 5 | ||
| Planetary nebulae | 24 |
Number of Herschel 400 objects in each constellation
| Constellation | No. of objects |
|---|---|
| Andromeda | 6 |
| Aquarius | 4 |
| Aquila | 3 |
| Aries | 1 |
| Auriga | 6 |
| Boötes | 5 |
| Camelopardalis | 5 |
| Cancer | 1 |
| Canes Venatici | 17 |
| Canis Major | 4 |
|
| Constellation | No. of objects |
|---|---|
| Cassiopeia | 16 |
| Cepheus | 7 |
| Cetus | 13 |
| Coma Berenices | 24 |
| Corvus | 3 |
| Crater | 1 |
| Cygnus | 10 |
| Delphinus | 3 |
| Draco | 5 |
| Eridanus | 3 |
|
| Constellation | No. of objects |
|---|---|
| Gemini | 10 |
| Hercules | 2 |
| Hydra | 5 |
| Lacerta | 3 |
| Leo | 23 |
| Leo Minor | 10 |
| Lepus | 1 |
| Libra | 1 |
| Lynx | 3 |
| Monoceros | 14 |
|
| Constellation | No. of objects |
|---|---|
| Ophiuchus | 15 |
| Orion | 8 |
| Pegasus | 5 |
| Perseus | 10 |
| Pisces | 2 |
| Puppis | 13 |
| Pyxis | 2 |
| Sagittarius | 18 |
| Scorpius | 2 |
| Sculptor | 3 |
|
| Constellation | No. of objects |
|---|---|
| Scutum | 2 |
| Serpens | 1 |
| Sextans | 4 |
| Taurus | 2 |
| Triangulum | 1 |
| Ursa Major | 46 |
| Ursa Minor | 1 |
| Virgo | 50 |
| Vulpecula | 6 |
|}
Herschel 400 objects
Key
1–100
| Messier or | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell ID | NGC number | Common name | Image | Object type | Distance (kly) | Constellation | Apparent magnitude | |
| C2 | NGC 40 | *Bow-Tie Nebula* | [[File:Ngc40.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 3.5 | Cepheus | 11 |
| – | NGC 129 | [[File:NGC 0129 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 6.0 | Cassiopeia | 6.5 | |
| – | NGC 136 | [[File:ngc 136.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 18.6 | Cassiopeia | 11 | |
| – | NGC 157 | [[File:NGC 157.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 75,000 | Cetus | 10.4 | |
| C18 | NGC 185 | [[File:Ngc185.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 2,300 | Cassiopeia | 9.2 | |
| M110 | NGC 205 | [[File:Messier object 110.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 2,200 | Andromeda | 8 | |
| – | NGC 225 | [[Image:NGC225HunterWilson.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 2.1 | Cassiopeia | 7 | |
| C56 | NGC 246 | *Skull Nebula* | [[File:NGC 246.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 1.6 | Cetus | 8 |
| C62 | NGC 247 | [[File:GALEX-NGC247.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 6,800 | Cetus | 8.9 | |
| C65 | NGC 253 | *Sculptor Galaxy | ||||||
| Silver Coin Galaxy* | [[File:Ngc253 2mass barred spiral.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 9,800 | Sculptor | 7.1 | ||
| – | NGC 278 | [[Image:NGC278-hst-R814G606B450.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 38,500 | Cassiopeia | 10.9 | |
| – | NGC 288 | [[File:NGC 288 Hubble WikiSky.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 28.7 | Sculptor | 8.1 | |
| – | NGC 381 | [[File:NGC 381 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.8 | Cassiopeia | 9 | |
| – | NGC 404 | [[Image:NGC 404 Hubble.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 10,000 | Andromeda | 10.1 | |
| – | NGC 436 | [[File:NGC 0436 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 13.0 | Cassiopeia | 8.8 | |
| C13 | NGC 457 | *ET Cluster | ||||||
| Owl Cluster* | [[Image:NGC457.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 9 | Cassiopeia | 6.4 | ||
| – | NGC 488 | [[Image:N488s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 90,000 | Pisces | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 524 | [[Image:NGC524.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 90,000 | Pisces | 10.6 | |
| C8 | NGC 559 | [[File:NGC 559.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.7 | Cassiopeia | 9.5 | |
| – | NGC 584 | [[File:NGC584 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 60,000 | Cetus | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 596 | [[File:NGC596 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 65,000 | Cetus | 10.9 | |
| M33 | NGC 598 | *Triangulum Galaxy* | [[File:VST snaps a very detailed view of the Triangulum Galaxy.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 2,590 | Triangulum | 5.7 |
| – | NGC 613 | [[File:ESO-NGS613-phot-33a-03-fullres.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 67,000 | Sculptor | 10 | |
| – | NGC 615 | [[File:NGC 0615 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 70,000 | Cetus | 11.5 | |
| – | NGC 637 | [[File:NGC 0637 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7 | Cassiopeia | 8.2 | |
| M76 | NGC 650/651 | *Little Dumbbell Nebula | ||||||
| Cork Nebula* | [[Image:M76-RL5-DDmin-Gamma-LRGB 883x628.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 3.4 | Perseus | 12 | ||
| – | NGC 654 | [[File:NGC 654,VdB6,LDN 1332,1334,1337 (Cassiopeia).jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.8 | Cassiopeia | 6.5 | |
| – | NGC 659 | [[File:NGC 659.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 8.2 | Cassiopeia | 7.9 | |
| C10 | NGC 663 | [[File:NGC663HunterWilson.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.2 | Cassiopeia | 7.1 | |
| – | NGC 720 | [[File:NGC 0720 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 80,000 | Cetus | 10.2 | |
| C28 | NGC 752 | [[File:ngc 752.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 1 | Andromeda | 5.7 | |
| – | NGC 772 | [[File:ngc772.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 130,000 | Aries | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 779 | [[File:NGC779 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 59,000 | Cetus | 11 | |
| C14 | NGC 869 | *Η Persei of Double Cluster* | [[Image:NGC869NGC884.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.3 | Perseus | 4 |
| C14 | NGC 884 | *χ Persei of Double Cluster* | [[Image:NGC869NGC884.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.4 | Perseus | 4 |
| C23 | NGC 891 | [[File:ngc 891.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 31,000 | Andromeda | 10 | |
| – | NGC 908 | [[File:NGC908.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 56,000 | Cetus | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 936 | [[File:Potw1009a.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 60,000 | Cetus | 10.1 | |
| – | NGC 1022 | [[File:NGC 1022 -HST09042 h3-R814G606B450.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 65,000 | Cetus | 11.4 | |
| – | NGC 1023 | [[Image:NGC1023 JeffJohnson.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 30,000 | Perseus | 9.5 | |
| – | NGC 1027 | [[File:NGC 1027.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.1 | Cassiopeia | 6.7 | |
| – | NGC 1052 | [[Image:N1042s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 63,000 | Cetus | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 1055 | [[Image:NGC 1055 I FUV g2006.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 52,000 | Cetus | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 1084 | [[Image:A spiral home to exploding stars.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 65,000 | Eridanus | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 1245 | [[Image:NGC 1245 (8158753203).jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 9.8 | Perseus | 8.4 | |
| – | NGC 1342 | [[Image:NGC 1342 AOFPK.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 2.2 | Perseus | 6.7 | |
| – | NGC 1407 | [[Image:Color cutout hst 9427 02 acs wfc f814w f435w sci NGC 1407.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 75,000 | Eridanus | 9.8 | |
| – | NGC 1444 | [[File:NGC 1444 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.8 | Perseus | 6.6 | |
| – | NGC 1501 | *Oyster Nebula* | [[File:NGC1501-HST-R656nGB502n.png | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 5.8 | Camelopardalis | 13 |
| – | NGC 1502 | [[File:NGC 1502 AOFPK.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 2.7 | Camelopardalis | 5.7 | |
| – | NGC 1513 | [[File:NGC 1513 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.9 | Perseus | 8.4 | |
| – | NGC 1528 | [[File:NGC 1528 Persée.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 2.5 | Perseus | 6.4 | |
| – | NGC 1535 | [[File:N1535s.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 6.5 | Eridanus | 10 | |
| – | NGC 1545 | [[File:NGC 1545.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 2.3 | Perseus | 6.2 | |
| – | NGC 1647 | [[File:NGC 1647 AOFPK.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 1.8 | Taurus | 6.4 | |
| – | NGC 1664 | [[File:NGC1664.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.9 | Auriga | 7.6 | |
| – | NGC 1788 | [[Image:ESO-NGC1788.jpg | 65px]] | Nebula | 1.3 | Orion | 9.0 | |
| – | NGC 1817 | [[File:NGC 1817 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 6.4 | Taurus | 7.7 | |
| – | NGC 1857 | [[File:NGC 1857 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.5 | Auriga | 7 | |
| – | NGC 1907 | [[File:IC 405 - IC 410 - M38 dss B (18857141595).jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.5 | Auriga | 8.2 | |
| – | NGC 1931 | [[Image:NGC1931HunterWilson.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster and Nebula | 7 | Auriga | 11.3 | |
| – | NGC 1961 | [[Image:N1961s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 175,000 | Camelopardalis | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 1964 | [[Image:NGC 1964 - Potw1739a.tif | 65px]] | Galaxy | 65,000 | Lepus | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 1980 | Open Cluster | 1.4 | Orion | 6 | |||
| – | NGC 1999 | [[File:Ngc1999.jpg | 65px]] | Nebula | 1.5 | Orion | – | |
| – | NGC 2022 | 65px | Planetary Nebula | 6.1 | Orion | 12 | ||
| – | NGC 2024 | *Flame Nebula* | [[File:NASA-FlameNebula-NGC2024-20140507.jpg | 65px]] | Nebula | 0.9 – 1.5 | Orion | 10 |
| – | NGC 2126 | [[File:NGC 2126 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.4 | Auriga | 10 | |
| – | NGC 2129 | [[File:NGC2129 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.2 | Gemini | 6.7 | |
| – | NGC 2158 | [[File:N2158s.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 11 | Gemini | 8.6 | |
| – | NGC 2169 | *37 Cluster* | [[File:NGC 2169 AOFPK.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.6 | Orion | 5.9 |
| – | NGC 2185 | [[File:N2183s.jpg | 65px]] | Nebula | 2.9 | Monoceros | – | |
| – | NGC 2186 | [[File:NGC 2186 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.3 | Orion | 8.7 | |
| – | NGC 2194 | [[File:NGC 2194 AOFPK.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 10 | Orion | 8.5 | |
| – | NGC 2204 | [[File:NGC 2204 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 8.6 | Canis Major | 8.6 | |
| – | NGC 2215 | [[File:NGC 2215 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.1 | Monoceros | 8.4 | |
| – | NGC 2232 | [[File:NGC 2232.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 1.3 | Monoceros | 3.9 | |
| C50 | NGC 2244 | Satellite Cluster | [[Image:Rosette Nebula in Monoceros.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.9 | Monoceros | 4.8 |
| – | NGC 2251 | [[File:NGC 2251.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 5.5 | Monoceros | 7.3 | |
| – | NGC 2264 | *Christmas Tree Cluster | ||||||
| Cone Nebula* | [[File:NGC 2264 Christmas Tree Nebula.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster and Nebula | 2.6 | Monoceros | 3.9 | ||
| – | NGC 2266 | [[Image:NGC2266 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 11 | Gemini | 10 | |
| – | NGC 2281 | [[File:NGC 2281.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 1.8 | Auriga | 5.4 | |
| – | NGC 2286 | [[File:NGC 2286.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.6 | Monoceros | 7.5 | |
| – | NGC 2301 | [[File:NGC 2301 AOFPK.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 2.8 | Monoceros | 6 | |
| – | NGC 2304 | [[File:NGC 2304 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 13.6 | Gemini | 10 | |
| – | NGC 2311 | [[File:NGC 2311 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.4 | Monoceros | 10 | |
| – | NGC 2324 | [[File:NGC 2324 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 17.2 | Monoceros | 8.4 | |
| – | NGC 2335 | [[File:NGC 2335 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 5.6 | Monoceros | 7.2 | |
| – | NGC 2343 | [[File:NGC 2343 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.7 | Monoceros | 6.7 | |
| – | NGC 2353 | [[File:NGC 2353 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.1 | Monoceros | 7.1 | |
| – | NGC 2354 | [[File:NGC 2354.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.3 | Canis Major | 6.5 | |
| – | NGC 2355 | [[File:NGC2355 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 5.4 | Gemini | 10 | |
| C58 | NGC 2360 | *Caroline's Cluster* | [[File:NGC 2360 in CMa.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4 | Canis Major | 7.2 |
| C64 | NGC 2362 | *Tau Canis Majoris Cluster* | [[File:Taucanismajoris.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster and Nebula | 5.1 | Canis Major | 4.1 |
| – | NGC 2371/2372 | [[File:NGC 2371.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 4.4 | Gemini | 13 | |
| C39 | NGC 2392 | *Eskimo Nebula | ||||||
| Clown Face Nebula* | [[File:Ngc2392.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 4 | Gemini | 10 | ||
| – | NGC 2395 | [[File:NGC 2395 DSS.png | 65px]] | Open cluster | 1.3 | Gemini | 8 | |
| C7 | NGC 2403 | [[File:NGC2403 Galaxy from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 14,000 | Camelopardalis | 8.4 | |
| C25 | NGC 2419 | [[Image:NGC 2419 Hubble WikiSky.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 275 | Lynx | 10.4 |
101–200
| Messier or | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell ID | NGC number | Common name | Image | Object type | Distance (kly) | Constellation | Apparent magnitude | |
| – | NGC 2420 | [[File:NGC 2420 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Gemini | 8.3 | |
| – | NGC 2421 | [[File:NGC 2421 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Puppis | 8.3 | |
| M47 | NGC 2422 | [[File:Eso1441a.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 1.6 | Puppis | 4.4 | |
| – | NGC 2423 | [[File:NGC 2423 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Puppis | 6.7 | |
| – | NGC 2438 | [[File:N2438s-crop.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 2.9 | Puppis | 10 | |
| – | NGC 2440 | [[File:Ngc 2440.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 4 | Puppis | 11 | |
| – | NGC 2479 | [[File:NGC 2479 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Puppis | 10 | |
| – | NGC 2482 | [[File:NGC 2482 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Puppis | 7.3 | |
| – | NGC 2489 | [[File:NGC 2489 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Puppis | 7.9 | |
| C54 | NGC 2506 | [[File:NGC 2506 AOFPK.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 10 | Monoceros | 7.6 | |
| – | NGC 2509 | [[File:NGC 2509 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 9.5 | Puppis | 9 | |
| – | NGC 2527 | [[File:NGC 2520 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Puppis | 6.5 | |
| – | NGC 2539 | [[File:NGC 2539.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.4 | Puppis | 6.5 | |
| M48 | NGC 2548 | [[File:M48a.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 1.5 | Hydra | 5.8 | |
| – | NGC 2567 | [[File:NGC 2567 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Puppis | 7.4 | |
| – | NGC 2571 | [[File:NGC 2571 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Puppis | 7 | |
| – | NGC 2613 | [[File:NGC 2613 (captured by ESO's 1.5-metre Danish telescope).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Pyxis | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 2627 | [[File:NGC 2627 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 6.63 | Pyxis | 8 | |
| – | NGC 2655 | [[File:NGC2655 - HST - Potw1817a.tif | 65px]] | Galaxy | 63,000 | Camelopardalis | 10.1 | |
| – | NGC 2681 | [[File:NGC 2681 HST 9788 10 R814GB658.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Ursa Major | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 2683 | [[File:ngc 2683.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 16,000 | Lynx | 9.7 | |
| – | NGC 2742 | [[File:NGC 2742 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 11.7 | |
| – | NGC 2768 | [[File:Dusty detail in elliptical galaxy NGC 2768.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 65,000 | Ursa Major | 10 | |
| C48 | NGC 2775 | [[File:NGC 2775.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Cancer | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 2782 | [[File:NGC 2782 hst 06673 11134 R814GB555B606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 70,000-110,000 | Lynx | 11.5 | |
| – | NGC 2787 | [[File:NGC 2787.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 25,000 | Ursa Major | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 2811 | [[File:NGC 2811 DSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Hydra | 11.3 | |
| – | NGC 2841 | [[Image:NGC 2841.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 31,000 | Ursa Major | 9.3 | |
| – | NGC 2859 | [[File:NGC 2859 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 23,000 | Leo Minor | 10.7 | |
| – | NGC 2903 | [[File:NGC 2903 GALEX.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 20,500 | Leo | 8.9 | |
| – | NGC 2950 | [[File:NGC 2950 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 49,800 | Ursa Major | 11 | |
| – | NGC 2964 | [[File:NGC2964-hst-R814GB40.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 60,800 | Leo | 11.3 | |
| – | NGC 2974 | [[File:NGC 2974 R814GB547m.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 89,000 | Sextans | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 2976 | [[File:NGC2976-hst-R814G606B475.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 12,000 | Ursa Major | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 2985 | [[Image:NGC2985.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 70,100 | Ursa Major | 10.5 | |
| M82 | NGC 3034 | *Cigar Galaxy* | [[File:Messier82.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 11,000 | Ursa Major | 8.4 |
| – | NGC 3077 | [[Image:NGC 3077 Hubble.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 12,000 | Ursa Major | 9.9 | |
| – | NGC 3079 | [[File:NGC 3079 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Ursa Major | 10.6 | |
| C53 | NGC 3115 | *Spindle Galaxy* | [[File:NGC 3115.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 22,000 | Sextans | 9.2 |
| – | NGC 3147 | [[File:NGC 3147 - HST.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 130,000 | Draco | 10.7 | |
| – | NGC 3166 | [[File:NGC 3169 NGC 3166.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 57,000-75,000 | Sextans | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 3169 | [[File:NGC 3169 NGC 3166.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 57,000-75,000 | Sextans | 10.5 | |
| – | NGC 3184 | [[File:NGC3184 3.6 5.8 8.0 microns spitzer.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 25,000 | Ursa Major | 9.8 | |
| – | NGC 3190 | [[File:NGC 3190.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 80,000 | Leo | 11 | |
| – | NGC 3193 | [[File:NGC 3193 cutout hst 06357 18 wfpc2 total pc sci.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 80,000 | Leo | 10.9 | |
| – | NGC 3198 | [[File:NGC 3198 GALEX WikiSky.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,000 | Ursa Major | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 3226 | [[File:NGC 3227 & 3226 (Arp 94).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 58,700 | Leo | 11.4 | |
| – | NGC 3227 | [[File:NGC 3227 & 3226 (Arp 94).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 58,700 | Leo | 10.8 | |
| C59 | NGC 3242 | *Ghost of Jupiter* | [[File:NGC 3242 "Ghost of Jupiter".png | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 1 | Hydra | 9 |
| – | NGC 3245 | [[File:NGC 3245 color cutout hst 07403 02 wfpc2 f702w f658n pc sci.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo Minor | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 3277 | [[File:NGC 3277 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo Minor | 11.7 | |
| – | NGC 3294 | [[File:N3294s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo Minor | 11.7 | |
| – | NGC 3310 | [[File:NGC 3310.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Ursa Major | 10.9 | |
| – | NGC 3344 | [[File:Multi-filter image of NGC 3344.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 22,500 | Leo Minor | 10 | |
| – | NGC 3377 | [[File:NGC 3377 Hubble WikiSky.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 35,000 | Leo | 10.2 | |
| M105 | NGC 3379 | [[File:Messier105 - HST - Potw1901a.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 38,000 | Leo | 9.3 | |
| – | NGC 3384 | [[File:M105, NGC 3384 & NGC 3389.jpg | 60x65px]] | Galaxy | 35,000 | Leo | 10 | |
| – | NGC 3395 | [[File:NGC 3395 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo Minor | 12.1 | |
| – | NGC 3412 | [[File:NGC 3412 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 3414 | [[File:NGC 3414 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo Minor | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 3432 | [[File:Ngc3432-hst-625-R814GB450.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo Minor | 11.3 | |
| – | NGC 3486 | [[File:NGC3486-hst-R814GB450 (crop).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 27,000 | Leo Minor | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 3489 | [[File:NGC3489-hst-R814GB658.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 29,000 | Leo | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 3504 | [[File:N3504s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo Minor | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 3521 | [[File:NGC3521-eso1129a.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 30,000 | Leo | 8.9 | |
| M108 | NGC 3556 | [[File:M108HunterWilson.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,000 | Ursa Major | 10.1 | |
| – | NGC 3593 | [[File:Ngc3593.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 20,000 | Leo | 11 | |
| – | NGC 3607 | [[File:NGC 3607.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo | 10 | |
| – | NGC 3608 | [[File:NGC 3608 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo | 11 | |
| – | NGC 3610 | [[File:A young elliptical.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 70,000 | Ursa Major | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 3613 | [[File:NGC 3613 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 12 | |
| – | NGC 3619 | [[File:NGC 3619 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 13 | |
| – | NGC 3621 | [[File:NGC 3621.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 22,000 | Hydra | 10 | |
| C40 | NGC 3626 | [[File:NGC 3626 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 86,000 | Leo | 10.9 | |
| – | NGC 3628 | [[File:NGC3628HunterWilson.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 35,000 | Leo | 9.5 | |
| – | NGC 3631 | [[File:Arp 27 - NGC 3631.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 35,000 | Ursa Major | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 3640 | [[File:NGC3640 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 75,400 | Leo | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 3655 | [[File:NGC 3655 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo | 11.6 | |
| – | NGC 3665 | [[File:NGC3665 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 85,600 | Ursa Major | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 3675 | [[File:NGC3675 spiral galaxy in Schulman telescope.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Ursa Major | 11 | |
| – | NGC 3686 | [[File:NGC3686 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 53,000 | Leo | 11.4 | |
| – | NGC 3726 | [[File:NGC 3726 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,000 | Ursa Major | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 3729 | [[File:NGC3729-hst-R658GB814.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 65,700 | Ursa Major | 11.4 | |
| – | NGC 3810 | [[File:NGC 3810 (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 51,200 | Leo | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 3813 | [[File:NGC 3813 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 11.7 | |
| – | NGC 3877 | [[File:NGC3877 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Ursa Major | 12 | |
| – | NGC 3893 | [[File:NGC3893 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 51,400 | Ursa Major | 11 | |
| – | NGC 3898 | [[File:NGC 3898 hst 09042 R814B450 06359 606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 3900 | [[File:NGC 3900 hst 06359 606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo | 11.4 | |
| – | NGC 3912 | [[File:NGC3912 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Leo | 13 | |
| – | NGC 3938 | [[File:NGC3938 UArizona.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 43,000 | Ursa Major | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 3941 | [[File:NGC3941 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 40,000 | Ursa Major | 11 | |
| – | NGC 3945 | [[File:NGC 3945 lenticular Galaxy 13024680373 e2ca77db8d o.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 3949 | [[File:NGC 3949.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Ursa Major | 11 | |
| – | NGC 3953 | [[File:NGC3953.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 56,000 | Ursa Major | 10.1 | |
| – | NGC 3962 | [[File:NGC 3962 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Crater | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 3982 | [[File:Ngc.galaxy.arp.750pix.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 67,000 | Ursa Major | 12 | |
| M109 | NGC 3992 | [[File:M109HunterWilson09.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Ursa Major | 9.8 | |
| – | NGC 3998 | [[File:NGC 3998 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 4026 | [[File:NGC4026 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 52,000 | Ursa Major | 12 |
201–300
| Messier or | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell ID | NGC number | Common name | Image | Object type | Distance (kly) | Constellation | Apparent magnitude | |
| – | NGC 4027 | [[File:NGC 4027.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 68,000 | Corvus | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 4030 | [[File:HAWK-I NGC 4030.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 75,000 | Virgo | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4036 | [[File:Hazy dust in Ursa Major NGC 4036.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 62,000 | Ursa Major | 10.6 | |
| C60/C61 | NGC 4038/4039 | *Antennae Galaxies* | [[File:Antennae.jpeg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 83,000 | Corvus | 10.7 |
| – | NGC 4041 | [[File:NGC 4041 hst 09042 R814G606B450.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 70,000 | Ursa Major | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 4051 | [[File:NGC4051 Goran Nilsson & The Liverpool Telescope.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,000 | Ursa Major | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 4085 | [[File:NGC 4085 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Ursa Major | 12.3 | |
| – | NGC 4088 | [[File:NGC4088 4085 JeffJohnson.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Ursa Major | 10.5 | |
| – | NGC 4102 | [[File:This is no supermodel spiral.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 69,000 | Ursa Major | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4111 | [[File:Elegance conceals an eventful past.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,000 | Canes Venatici | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 4143 | [[File:NGC 4143 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Canes Venatici | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4147 | [[File:NGC 4147 HST 10775 R814GB606.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 60 | Coma Berenices | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 4150 | [[File:Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4150.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Coma Berenices | 11.7 | |
| – | NGC 4151 | [[File:NGC 4151 - HST.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 62,000 | Canes Venatici | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 4179 | [[File:NGC 4179 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 10.9 | |
| – | NGC 4203 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4203.jpeg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.7 | |
| – | NGC 4214 | [[File:NGC 4214.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 10,000 | Canes Venatici | 9.7 | |
| – | NGC 4216 | [[File:ngc 4216.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 40,000 | Virgo | 10 | |
| – | NGC 4245 | [[File:NGC 4245 hst 05446 606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Coma Berenices | 11.4 | |
| – | NGC 4251 | [[File:NGC 4251 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Coma Berenices | 12 | |
| M106 | NGC 4258 | [[File:Messier 106 visible and infrared composite.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 25,000 | Canes Venatici | 8.3 | |
| – | NGC 4261 | [[File:2MASS NGC 4261 JHK.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 95,000 | Virgo | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 4273 | [[File:NGC 4273 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 11.9 | |
| – | NGC 4274 | [[File:NGC4274 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 4278 | [[File:NGC4278 - HST - Judy Schmidt, cropped.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,100 | Coma Berenices | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 4281 | [[File:NGC 4281 hst 05446 606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 11.3 | |
| – | NGC 4293 | [[File:NGC4293 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 54,000 | Coma Berenices | 11 | |
| M61 | NGC 4303 | [[File:Messier61 - ESO - Potw1901a.tif | 65px]] | Galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 9.7 | |
| – | NGC 4314 | [[File:NGC 4314HST1998-21-b-full.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 40,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | |
| – | NGC 4346 | [[File:NGC 4346 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Canes Venatici | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4350 | [[File:NGC 4350 color cutout hst 9401 21 acs wfc f850lp f475w sci.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Coma Berenices | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 4361 | [[File:N4361s.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | – | Corvus | 10 | |
| – | NGC 4365 | [[File:NGC 4365 SDSS DR 14.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 11 | |
| – | NGC 4371 | [[File:NGC 4371 SDSS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 4394 | [[File:Hubble spies NGC 4394.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 40,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.9 | |
| – | NGC 4414 | [[File:NGC 4414 (NASA-med).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 62,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 4419 | [[File:NGC4419 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Coma Berenices | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 4429 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4429.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 4435 | *The Eyes* | [[File:NGC4438-NGC4435-eso1131a.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 52,000 | Virgo | 10.9 |
| – | NGC 4438 | *The Eyes* | [[File:NGC4438-NGC4435-eso1131a.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 52,000 | Virgo | 10.1 |
| – | NGC 4442 | [[File:NGC4442 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 10.5 | |
| – | NGC 4448 | [[File:NGC 4448 HST 09042 R814B606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,000 | Coma Berenices | 11.1 | |
| C21 | NGC 4449 | [[File:Starburst in NGC 4449 (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 10,000 | Canes Venatici | 9.4 | |
| – | NGC 4450 | [[File:N4450s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.1 | |
| – | NGC 4459 | [[File:NGC 4459 wikisky.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 4473 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4473.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 4477 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4477.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 4478 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4478.jpeg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Virgo | 11.2 | |
| – | NGC 4485 | [[File:Starbursts in the wake of a fleeting romance.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 25,000 | Canes Venatici | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4490 | [[File:NGC4490 Galaxy from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 25,000 | Canes Venatici | 9.8 | |
| – | NGC 4494 | [[File:NGC 4494 u3cm6602r core.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,000 | Coma Berenices | 9.9 | |
| – | NGC 4526 | [[File:SN1994D.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 108,000 | Virgo | 9.6 | |
| – | NGC 4527 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4527.jpeg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Virgo | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 4535 | [[File:NGC 4535.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 9.8 | |
| – | NGC 4536 | [[File:N4536s-crop.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 4546 | [[File:NGC 4546 cutout hst 05446 2a wfpc2 total pc sci.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 45,600 | Virgo | 10.3 | |
| M91 | NGC 4548 | [[File:M91s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 4550 | [[File:NGC 4550 hst 05375 R814 G555.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Virgo | 11.6 | |
| C36 | NGC 4559 | [[File:NGC4559 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 32,000 | Coma Berenices | 9.9 | |
| C38 | NGC 4565 | *Needle Galaxy* | [[File:NGC4565 Galaxy from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 42,000 | Coma Berenices | 9.6 |
| – | NGC 4570 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4570.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 10.9 | |
| M104 | NGC 4594 | *Sombrero Galaxy* | [[File:M104 ngc4594 sombrero galaxy hi-res.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Virgo | 8.3 |
| – | NGC 4596 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4596.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 10.5 | |
| – | NGC 4618 | [[File:NGC 4618 hst 09042 05446 R814B450 606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 30,000 | Canes Venatici | 10.8 | |
| C32 | NGC 4631 | *Whale Galaxy* | [[File:NGC 4631- The Whale (noao-n4631vickery).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 22,000 | Canes Venatici | 9.3 |
| – | NGC 4636 | [[File:NGC4636 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 53,000 | Virgo | 9.6 | |
| – | NGC 4643 | [[File:NGC4643 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 4654 | [[File:Ngc4654-hst-R814GB450.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 10.5 | |
| – | NGC 4656 | *Hockey Stick Galaxy* | [[File:The Hockey Stick Galaxy.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 30,000 | Canes Venatici | 10.4 |
| – | NGC 4660 | [[File:NGC 4660HST.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 63,000 | Virgo | 11 | |
| – | NGC 4665 | [[File:NGC 4665.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 58,000 | Virgo | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4666 | [[File:NGC 4666 - Eso1036a.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 80,000 | Virgo | 10.8 | |
| – | NGC 4689 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4689.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.9 | |
| C52 | NGC 4697 | [[File:NGC 4697 HST 10003 R850 B475.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 76,000 | Virgo | 9.3 | |
| – | NGC 4698 | [[File:NGC 4698.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 10.7 | |
| – | NGC 4699 | [[File:NGC 4699 color cutout rings.v3.skycell.1102.089.stk.3823539.3445854.3430118.unconv.fits sci.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 65,000 | Virgo | 9.6 | |
| – | NGC 4725 | [[File:N4725s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 41,000 | Coma Berenices | 9.2 | |
| – | NGC 4753 | [[File:SDSS image NGC 4753.jpeg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 9.9 | |
| – | NGC 4754 | [[File:SDSS NGC 4754.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 4762 | [[File:Potw1443a.tif | 65px]] | Galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 4781 | [[File:NGC 4781 hst 05446 606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4800 | [[File:NGC 4800 hst 09042 R814B606.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 95,000 | Canes Venatici | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4845 | [[File:Ngc4845-hst-606R814GB450.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 47,000 | Virgo | 12 | |
| – | NGC 4856 | [[File:NGC 4856 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 4866 | [[File:NGC 4866 as imaged by Hubble.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 80,000 | Virgo | 11 | |
| – | NGC 4900 | [[File: Potw2510a - HST image of NGC 4900.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 11.5 | |
| – | NGC 4958 | [[File:NGC 4958 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 10.5 | |
| – | NGC 4995 | [[File:NGC 4995 KY Vir legacy dr10.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 11 | |
| C29 | NGC 5005 | [[File:NGC 5005.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 69,000 | Canes Venatici | 9.8 | |
| – | NGC 5033 | [[File:N5033s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 38,000-60,000 | Canes Venatici | 10.1 | |
| – | NGC 5054 | [[File:NGC 5054 cutout HST 7330 99 NIC NIC2 F160W sci.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 11 | |
| – | NGC 5195 | *Messier 51b* | [[File:Messier51 sRGB.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 25,000 | Canes Venatici | 9.6 |
| C45 | NGC 5248 | [[File:N5248s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 74,000 | Boötes | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 5273 | [[File:NGC5273 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Canes Venatici | 11.6 | |
| – | NGC 5322 | [[File:Massive Galaxy NGC 5322.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 80,000 | Ursa Major | 10 | |
| – | NGC 5363 | [[File:NGC5363 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 63,600 | Virgo | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 5364 | [[File:N5364s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Virgo | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 5466 | [[File:NGC 5466 Hubble WikiSky.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 52 | Boötes | 9.1 | |
| – | NGC 5473 | [[File:NGC5473 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 11.4 | |
| – | NGC 5474 | [[File:A dwarf galaxy ravaged by grand design.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 21,000 | Ursa Major | 10.9 |
301–400
| Messier or | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell ID | NGC number | Common name | Image | Object type | Distance (kly) | Constellation | Apparent magnitude | |
| – | NGC 5557 | [[File:NGC5557 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Boötes | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 5566 | [[File:NGC 5566 and NGC 5569.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 65,000 | Virgo | 10.5 | |
| – | NGC 5576 | [[File:NGC5576 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Virgo | 10.9 | |
| – | NGC 5631 | [[File:NGC5631 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Ursa Major | 13 | |
| – | NGC 5634 | [[File:NGC 5634 Hubble WikiSky.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 88 | Virgo | 9.6 | |
| – | NGC 5676 | [[File:NGC5676 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 100,000 | Boötes | 10.9 | |
| – | NGC 5689 | [[File:NGC 5689 hst 07450 R814B450.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | – | Boötes | 11.9 | |
| C66 | NGC 5694 | [[File:NGC 5694.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 113 | Hydra | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 5746 | [[File:NGC5746 by Goran Nilsson & The Liverpool Telescope.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 95,000 | Virgo | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 5846 | [[File:NGC5850 Galaxy from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 93,000 | Virgo | 10.2 | |
| M102? | NGC 5866 | *Spindle Galaxy* | [[File:Ngc5866 hst big.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Draco | 10 |
| – | NGC 5897 | [[File:NGC5897-NRGBhi.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 24 | Libra | 8.6 | |
| – | NGC 5907 | [[File:N5907s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 55,000 | Draco | 10.4 | |
| – | NGC 5982 | [[File:NGC 5982.png | 65px]] | Galaxy | 123,000 | Draco | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 6118 | [[File:NGC 6118 (captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope).jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 83,000 | Serpens | 12 | |
| – | NGC 6144 | [[File:NGC 6144 hlsp acsggc HST 10775 R814 B 606.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | – | Scorpius | 9.1 | |
| M107 | NGC 6171 | [[File:Messier object 107.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 20 | Ophiuchus | 8.1 | |
| – | NGC 6207 | [[File:Ngc6207-hst-R814GB606.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 30,000 | Hercules | 11.6 | |
| – | NGC 6217 | [[File:NGC 6217 hs-2009-25-bc-full jpg.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 67,000 | Ursa Minor | 11.2 | |
| – | NGC 6229 | [[File:NGC6229 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 100 | Hercules | 9.4 | |
| – | NGC 6235 | [[File:NGC 6235 SDSS2.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | – | Ophiuchus | 10.2 | |
| – | NGC 6284 | [[File:NGC 6284 hst 05899 R555G439B336.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 50 | Ophiuchus | 9 | |
| – | NGC 6287 | [[File:NGC 6287 hst 06561 R814G555B439.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 30 | Ophiuchus | 9.2 | |
| – | NGC 6293 | [[File:NGC 6293 hst 12516 R814G555B390.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 31-52 | Ophiuchus | 8.2 | |
| – | NGC 6304 | [[File:NGC 6304 HST 10775 R814B606.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 19 | Ophiuchus | 8.4 | |
| – | NGC 6316 | [[File:NGC 6316 hst 07470 R555B439.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 35 | Ophiuchus | 9 | |
| – | NGC 6342 | [[File:NGC 6342 hst 11628 R555B438.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 28 | Ophiuchus | 9.9 | |
| – | NGC 6355 | [[File:NGC 6355 hst 11628 R555B438.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 31 | Ophiuchus | 9.6 | |
| – | NGC 6356 | [[File:NGC 6356 hst 07470 R555B439.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 50 | Ophiuchus | 8.4 | |
| – | NGC 6369 | *Little Ghost Nebula* | [[File:Littleghostnebula.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 2 | Ophiuchus | 13 |
| – | NGC 6401 | [[File:NGC 6401.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 24 | Ophiuchus | 9.5 | |
| – | NGC 6426 | [[File:NGC 6426 HST 11586 R814B606.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 67 | Ophiuchus | 11.2 | |
| – | NGC 6440 | [[File:NGC 6440 hst 12517 R814B606.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 28 | Sagittarius | 9.7 | |
| – | NGC 6445 | *Box Nebula* | [[File:NGC 6445 PanSTARRS1 r.g.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | – | Sagittarius | 13 |
| – | NGC 6451 | [[File:NGC 6451 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Scorpius | 8 | |
| M20 | NGC 6514 | *Trifid Nebula* | [[File:Trifid.nebula.arp.750pix.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster and Nebula | 2 | Sagittarius | 6.3 |
| – | NGC 6517 | [[File:NGC 6517 hst 11628 R814B555.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | – | Ophiuchus | 10.3 | |
| – | NGC 6520 | [[File:Cluster NGC 6520 and the strangely shaped dark cloud Barnard 86.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Sagittarius | 8 | |
| – | NGC 6522 | [[File:NGC 6522 HST 9690 R625B435.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 25 | Sagittarius | 8.6 | |
| – | NGC 6528 | [[File:NGC 6528 hst 11664 51 R814G555B390 9453 62 R814G606B.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 26 | Sagittarius | 9.5 | |
| – | NGC 6540 | [[File:NGC6540 - HST - Potw2233a.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 17 | Sagittarius | 9.3 | |
| C6 | NGC 6543 | *Cat's Eye Nebula* | [[File:N6543s.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 3 | Draco | 9 |
| – | NGC 6544 | [[File:NGC 6544 Hubble WikiSky.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 10 | Sagittarius | 8.3 | |
| – | NGC 6553 | [[File:NGC 6553 Hubble WikiSky.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 20 | Sagittarius | 8.3 | |
| – | NGC 6568 | [[File:NGC 6568 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Sagittarius | 9 | |
| – | NGC 6569 | [[File:NGC 6569 hst 08118 R555B439.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 35 | Sagittarius | 8.7 | |
| – | NGC 6583 | [[File:NGC 6583 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Sagittarius | 10 | |
| – | NGC 6624 | [[File:NGC 6624 HST 10573 R814G606B435.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 26 | Sagittarius | 8.3 | |
| – | NGC 6629 | [[File:NGC 6629.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | – | Sagittarius | 12 | |
| – | NGC 6633 | [[File:NGC 6633.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 1 | Ophiuchus | 4.6 | |
| – | NGC 6638 | [[File:NGC 6638 hst 08118 R555B439.png | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | – | Sagittarius | 9.2 | |
| – | NGC 6642 | [[File:Standing out from the Crowd.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 26 | Sagittarius | 8.8 | |
| – | NGC 6645 | [[File:NGC 6645.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Sagittarius | 9 | |
| – | NGC 6664 | [[File:NGC 6664.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Scutum | 7.8 | |
| – | NGC 6712 | [[File:NGC 6712 439 555 675 814 Wiki.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 22.5 | Scutum | 8.2 | |
| – | NGC 6755 | [[File:NGC 6755.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 4.6 | Aquila | 7.5 | |
| – | NGC 6756 | [[File:NGC 6756 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 6.3 | Aquila | 11 | |
| – | NGC 6781 | [[File:NGC-6781.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | – | Aquila | 12 | |
| – | NGC 6802 | [[File:Ngc 6802 ver.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Vulpecula | 8.8 | |
| – | NGC 6818 | *Little Gem Nebula* | [[File:Ngc6818.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | – | Sagittarius | 10 |
| – | NGC 6823 | [[File:Sh 2-86RGBHaRGBHunter.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 6 | Vulpecula | 7.1 | |
| C15 | NGC 6826 | *Blinking Planetary* | [[File:NGC 6826HSTFull.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 2.2 | Cygnus | 10 |
| – | NGC 6830 | [[File:NGC 6830.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Vulpecula | 7.9 | |
| – | NGC 6834 | [[File:Ngc 6834.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7 | Cygnus | 7.8 | |
| – | NGC 6866 | [[File:NGC 6866.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.9 | Cygnus | 7.6 | |
| – | NGC 6882 | [[File:NGC 6885 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Vulpecula | 8.1 | |
| C37 | NGC 6885 | [[File:NGC 6885 large.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 2 | Vulpecula | 6 | |
| – | NGC 6905 | *Blue Flash Nebula* | [[File:NGC 6905 - VLT(FORS2) - RHaBOIII.png | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 7.5 | Delphinus | 12 |
| – | NGC 6910 | [[File:NGC6910.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Cygnus | 7.4 | |
| C47 | NGC 6934 | [[File:NGC 6934.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 57 | Delphinus | 8.9 | |
| – | NGC 6939 | [[File:NGC 6939.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.9 | Cepheus | 7.8 | |
| – | NGC 6940 | [[File:NGC 6940 AOFPK.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 2.5 | Vulpecula | 6.3 | |
| C12 | NGC 6946 | *Fireworks Galaxy* | [[File:SpiralGalaxy NGC6946.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 18,000 | Cepheus | 8.9 |
| C20 | NGC 7000 | *North America Nebula* | [[File:Nord america.jpg | 65px]] | Nebula | 2 | Cygnus | – |
| C42 | NGC 7006 | [[File:NGC 7006 HST.jpg | 65px]] | Globular Cluster | 135 | Delphinus | 10.6 | |
| – | NGC 7008 | *Fetus Nebula* | [[File:N7008s.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 3 | Cygnus | 13 |
| C55 | NGC 7009 | *Saturn Nebula* | [[File:MUSE image of the Saturn Nebula.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 1.4 | Aquarius | 8 |
| – | NGC 7044 | [[File:NGC 7044 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Cygnus | 11 | |
| – | NGC 7062 | [[File:NGC 7062.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Cygnus | 8.3 | |
| – | NGC 7086 | [[File:NGC 7086.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Cygnus | 8.4 | |
| – | NGC 7128 | [[File:NGC 7128 PanS.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Cygnus | 9.7 | |
| – | NGC 7142 | [[File:NGC 7142.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 6.2 | Cepheus | 9.3 | |
| – | NGC 7160 | [[File:NGC 7160.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Cepheus | 6.1 | |
| – | NGC 7209 | [[File:NGC 7209.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3.8 | Lacerta | 6.7 | |
| – | NGC 7217 | [[File:NGC7217.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 50,000 | Pegasus | 10.2 | |
| C16 | NGC 7243 | [[File:NGC 7243 .jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 3 | Lacerta | 6.4 | |
| – | NGC 7296 | Open Cluster | – | Lacerta | 10 | |||
| C30 | NGC 7331 | [[File:NGC 7331 Acquired with the Schulman Telescope at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 47,000 | Pegasus | 9.5 | |
| – | NGC 7380 | *Wizard Nebula* | [[File:NGC7380 Wizard nebula.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster and Nebula | 7.2 | Cepheus | 7.2 |
| – | NGC 7448 | [[File:NGC7448 - SDSS DR14.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 79,500 | Pegasus | 11.7 | |
| C44 | NGC 7479 | [[File:ngc7479.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 106,000 | Pegasus | 11 | |
| – | NGC 7510 | [[File:NGC7510_Open_Cluster.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 11 | Cepheus | 7.9 | |
| – | NGC 7606 | [[File:N7606s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 98,500 | Aquarius | 10.8 | |
| C22 | NGC 7662 | *Blue Snowball* | [[File:ngc7662.jpg | 65px]] | Planetary Nebula | 3.2 | Andromeda | 9 |
| – | NGC 7686 | [[File:NGC 7686.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | – | Andromeda | 5.6 | |
| – | NGC 7723 | [[File:N7723s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 91,500 | Aquarius | 11.1 | |
| – | NGC 7727 | [[File:Ngc7727-hst-R814GB555.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 76,000 | Aquarius | 10.7 | |
| – | NGC 7789 | *Caroline's Rose* | [[File:NGC7789HunterWilson.jpg | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 7.6 | Cassiopeia | 6.7 |
| – | NGC 7790 | [[File:NGC 7790.png | 65px]] | Open Cluster | 11 | Cassiopeia | 8.5 | |
| C43 | NGC 7814 | [[File:N7814s.jpg | 65px]] | Galaxy | 49,000 | Pegasus | 10.5 |
References
References
- Mullaney, James. (April 1976). "Letter to Sky & Telescope". [[Sky & Telescope]].
- "Herschel 400 Club".
- O'Meara, Stephen James. (2002). "The Caldwell Objects". [[Cambridge University Press]].
- Zdanavičius, J.. (2004-04-15). "Seven-Color Photometry of the Open Cluster NGC 2395 Area".
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