by The Deep Sky Group
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Version 3.1, dated July 16, 2005
This list is supplied as representative of the types of deep sky objects not included in the NGC. Many are faint and somewhat difficult, so this list is provided for experienced observers. A detailed star atlas is needed to pinpoint these objects.
| Abbreviations for the Object names | |||
| B= Barnard | Cr= Collinder | H= Harvard | IC= Index Catalog |
| J= Jonckheere | Mel= Melotte | PK= Perek+Kohoutek | Pal= Palomar |
| Ru= Ruperecht | Sh= Sharpless | Tr=Trumpler | |
| Type abbreviations: | |||||||
| GC= globular cluster | OC= open cluster | PN=planetary nebula | EN= emission nebula |
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| SNR= supernova remnant | RN= reflection nebula | DN= dark nebula | GAL= Galaxy | ||||
| GAC= Galaxy Clusters | QSO= Quasar | ||||||
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| Abell 262 | AND | GAC | 01 52.7 | +36 09 | 13 | 173 | Includes NGC 708 and 753 |
| B133 | AQL | DN | 19 06.1 | -06 50 | — | 10X5 | 2 deg south of Lamba Aql |
| IC 4846 | AQL | PN | 19 15.7 | -08 59 | 12 | 2″ | Tiny disk in 13″ at 220X |
| B142-3 | AQL | DN | 19 40.7 | +10 57 | — | 80×50 | Big; west of Altair |
| Pal 11 | AQL | GC | 19 45.3 | -08 02 | 11.9 | 3.2 | Low surface brightness |
| IC 405 | AUR | EN | 05 16.2 | +34 16 | — | 30×19 | Flaming Star Nebula |
| IC 410 | AUR | EN | 05 22.6 | +33 31 | — | 20 | Faint neb; invol w/NGC1893 |
| Sh2-224 | AUR | SNR | 05 27.3 | +42 59 | — | 20X3 | Very faint in 13″ w/UHC |
| IC 2149 | AUR | PN | 05 56.3 | +46 07 | 10 | 10″ | Bright, small, 11m cent* |
| King 6 | CAM | OC | 03 28.1 | +56 27 | — | 7.0 | 24* mags 10..13 at 100X |
| IC 342 | CAM | GAL | 03 46.8 | +68 06 | 10 | 18×17 | SBc type; Kembles Cascade nr |
| IC 3568 | CAM | PN | 12 32.9 | +82 33 | 10.6 | 18″ | 12 mag cent* |
| King 14 | CAS | OC | 00 31.9 | +63 10 | 9.0 | 7.0 | Quite rich, 29 * in 10X6 |
| IC 59 | CAS | EN | 00 56.7 | +61 04 | — | 10×5 | Paired with IC 63 |
| Cr 463 | CAS | OC | 01 48.4 | +71 57 | 5.7 | 36 | 44* at 60X in 13″ |
| Stock 2 | CAS | OC | 02 15.0 | +59 16 | 4.0 | 60 | Easy in Binos; near Dbl Cl |
| IC 1795 | CAS | EN | 02 26.5 | +62 04 | — | 27×13 | Use nebula filter |
| Mel 15 | CAS | OC | 02 32.6 | +61 27 | 7.0 | 21 | 39* in IC 1805 neby |
| IC 289 | CAS | PN | 03 10.3 | +61 20 | 12 | 30″ | 15 mag central* |
| Tr 37 | CEP | OC | 21 39.0 | +57 30 | 5.1 | 50 | 30* Invl in IC 1396 neby |
| IC 1396 | CEP | EN | 21 39.1 | +57 30 | — | 50 | Large, faint, Use neb filter |
| IC 1470 | CEP | RN | 23 05.2 | +60 15 | — | 15×1 | Reflection nebula |
| IC 1613 | CET | GAL | 01 04.8 | +02 07 | 12 | 11×9 | Low surface br; Local Group |
| IC 2165 | CMA | PN | 06 21.8 | -12 59 | 10.5 | 9″x7″ | Small disk at 220X in 13″ |
| Tombaugh 1 | CMA | OC | 07 01.3 | -19 40 | 10.5 | 5 | 38*; somewhat compressed |
| Haffner 23 | CMA | OC | 07 09.4 | -16 57 | — | 11.0 | abt 6 deg east of Sirius |
| Sh2-301 | CMA | EN | 07 0.8 – | 18 29 1 | 0.5 8 | x7 P | retty br; UHC filter helps |
| Cr 140 | CMA | OC | 07 23.9 | -32 12 | 4.0 | 42 | Naked eye: 18* in binocs |
| Mel 111 | COM | OC | 12 25.0 | +26 00 | 2 | 275 | Coma Star Cl; 32* in binos |
| Abell 1656 | COM | GAC | 12 59.8 | +27 59 | 11 | 157 | 72 GAL br. than 15m in 2d |
| Abell 2065 | CRB | GAC | 15 22.1 | +27 39 | 14 | 61 | Difficult galaxy cluster |
| PK 64+ 5.1 | CYG | PN | 19 34.8 | +30 31 | 9.6 | 5″ | Campbell’s hydrogen star |
| M1-92 | CYG | EN | 19 36.3 | +29 33 | 11.7 | 8″ | Footprint Neb; like Dbl* |
| IC 1318 | CYG | EN | 20 22.2 | +40 15 | — | 60×30 | Neby around Gamma CYG |
| IC 5070 | CYG | EN | 20 50.8 | +44 21 | — | 80 | Pelican Neb; * 56 Cyg invl |
| PK 80-6.1 | CYG | PN | 21 02.3 | +36 42 | 13.5 | 17″ | Egg Nebula |
| IC 5146 | CYG | EN | 21 53.4 | +47 16 | 10 | 9.0 | Cocoon Neb; end of dark lane |
| UGC 10822 | DRA | GAL | 17 20.2 | +57 55 | 10 | 33X18 | Draco Dwarf; Low Surf Br |
| MCG-06-07-001 | FOR | GAL | 02 39.9 | -34 32 | 8.1 | 17X12 | Fornax Dwarf; Low Surf Br |
| IC 443 | GEM | SNR | 06 16.9 | +22 47 | — | 50×40 | Filament; close to Eta GEM |
| Cr 89 | GEM | OC | 06 18.0 | +23 38 | 5.7 | 35 | 15* |
| PK194+ 2.1 | GEM | PN | 06 26.0 | +17 47 | 12.4 | 10″ | Small disk, J 900. |
| PK205+14.1 | GEM | PN | 07 29.0 | +13 15 | 14.1 | 10×6 | Medusa Neb; use filter; Abell |
| Abell 2151 | HER | GC | 16 05.1 | +17 43 | 15 | 137 | Her Gal Cl; very faint |
| IC 4593 | HER | PN | 16 12.2 | +12 04 | 11 | 10″ | 11 mag cent*; small |
| PK 51+ 9.1 | HER | PN | 18 49.8 | +20 50 | 11.6 | 3″ | 13 mag cent*; very small |
| PK 238+34.1 | HYA | PN | 09 39.1 | -02 48 | 13.4 | 268″ | Very difficult in 13″ |
| Abell 1060 | HYA | GAC | 10 36.8 | -27 32 | 12.7 | 229 | 5 Gal/Deg |
| IC 764 | HYA | GAL | 12 10.2 | -29 44 | 13 | 5×2 | Low surface brightness |
| IC 4351 | HYA | GAL | 13 57.9 | -29 19 | 12.8 | 5X1 | Edge-on spiral |
| IC 1434 | LAC | OC | 22 10.5 | +52 50 | 09.0 | 8.0 | fine cl,6 branches,st 12-15 m |
| IC 1442 | LAC | OC | 22 16.5 | +54 03 | 09.1 | 5 | Cl of neb stars |
| IC 5217 | LAC | PN | 22 23.9 | +50 57 | 12.5 | 8″X6″ | 14 mag central* |
| UGC 5470 | LEO | GAL | 10 08.4 | +12 18 | 10.2 | 11X8 | PA 80, 0.3 N of Regulus |
| Abell 1367 | LEO | GAC | 11 44.5 | +19 50 | 14.0 | 157 | More GAL >14 mag than any GAC |
| IC 418 | LEP | PN | 05 27.5 | -12 42 | 11 | 10″ | 11 mag central* |
| PK 342+27.1 | LIB | PN | 15 22.3 | -23 38 | 11.6 | 7 | 15 mag central*; small |
| PK 164+31.1 | LYN | PN | 07 57.8 | +53 25 | 13 | 400″ | NGC2474/75 are nearby |
| PK 64+15.1 | LYR | PN | 18 50.0 | +35 15 | 13.3 | 17″ | Pretty small; faint |
| Steph 1 | LYR | OC | 18 53.5 | +36 55 | 3.8 | 20 | 15* and Delta LYR |
| IC 2177 | MON | EN | 07 05.1 | -10 42 | — | 120×40 | Eagle Nebula; long filament |
| Mel 72 | MON | OC | 07 38.4 | -10 41 | 10.0 | 10 | 40*, many faint |
| IC 4634 | OPH | PN | 17 01.6 | -21 50 | 11 | 10″ | 17 mag central* |
| B 64 | OPH | DN | 17 17.2 | -18 32 | — | 20 | 30′ preceding M9 |
| B 72 | OPH | DN | 17 23.5 | -23 38 | — | 30 | The Snake, thin dark lane |
| B 78 | OPH | DN | 17 33.0 | -26 00 | — | 200 | Bowl of the Pipe |
| IC 4665 | OPH | OC | 17 46.3 | +05 43 | 4.2 | 41 | 30* mags 7… |
| Cr 350 | OPH | OC | 17 48.1 | +01 18 | 6.1 | 45 | Scattered 32* at 60X in 13″ |
| PK190-17.1 | ORI | PN | 05 05.6 | +10 42 | 12.5 | 11″ | 13 mag central*, J 320 |
| Cr 69 | ORI | OC | 05 35.1 | +09 56 | 2.8 | 65 | Lambda ORI cluster, 20* |
| Cr 70 | ORI | OC | 05 36.0 | -01 00 | 0.4 | 150 | Orions belt, 100 stars |
| IC 434/B33 | ORI | EN | 05 41.0 | -02 24 | — | 60×10 | B33=Horsehead Neb |
| Sh2-276 | ORI | EN | 05 48.0 | +01 00 | — | 600 | Barnard’s Loop; streamer |
| Jones 1 | PEG | PN | 23 35.9 | +30 28 | 12.7 | 314″ | PK104-29.1; use filter |
| Abell 426 | PER | GAC | 03 19.7 | +41 30 | 13 | 252 | Incl NGC 1275 |
| Mel 20 | PER | OC | 03 22.0 | +49 00 | 1.2 | 185 | Alpha Per Cl; 39* in binos |
| IC 348 | PER | CN | 03 44.6 | +32 10 | 07.3 | 10X10 | pB,vL,vgbM |
| IC 351 | PER | PN | 03 47.5 | +35 03 | 12.4 | 8″X6″ | 15 mag central* |
| Abell 194 | PSC | GAC | 01 25.5 | -01 22 | 13 | 131 | Includes NGC 541 |
| Cr 135 | PUP | OC | 07 17.0 | -36 50 | 2.1 | 50 | Scattered; 38* at 60X in 13″ |
| Mel 71 | PUP | OC | 07 37.5 | -12 04 | 7.1 | 9 | 48*; compressed cluster |
| Ru 44 | PUP | OC | 07 59.0 | -28 35 | 7.2 | 5 | 52*; seen in binos |
| PK 254+ 5.1 | PYX | PN | 08 40.7 | -32 23 | 11.0 | 11X6 | abt 1 deg NW alpha PYX |
| MCG-06-03-015 | SCL | GAL | 00 59.9 | -33 42 | 10.5 | 40X31 | Sculptor Dwarf; big and dim |
| IC 5332 | SCL | GAL | 23 31.7 | -36 22 | 10.6 | 4X4 | Face-on; Low surface br. |
| Cr 302 | SCO | OC | 16 26.0 | -26 00 | 1.0 | 500 | Antares moving cluster |
| IC 4628 | SCO | EN | 16 57.0 | -40 20 | — | 90×60 | Very large |
| Tr 24 | SCO | OC | 16 57.0 | -40 40 | 9 | 60 | 200*, rich; Harvard 12 |
| Harvard 16 | SCO | OC | 17 31.4 | -36 51 | 10.0 | 15 | Invl in Stinger |
| Tr 30 | SCO | OC | 17 56.5 | -35 19 | 8.8 | 15 | In field of M 7;Harvard 18 |
| IC 1287 | SCT | BN | 18 31.6 | -10 50 | — | 20X10 | * 5.5 in L,E neb |
| IC 1295 | SCT | PN | 18 54.6 | -08 50 | 12.7 | 60″ | Faint; 0.4deg ESE NGC 6712 |
| IC 1276 | SER | GC | 18 10.8 | -07 13 | 10.3 | 7.1 | eeF,vL,v difficult,D* close p |
| IC 4756 | SER | OC | 18 39.0 | +05 27 | 5.4 | 52 | 80* mags 8… |
| UGC 5373 | SEX | GAL | 10 00.0 | +05 20 | 11.3 | 5X3 | Sextans B dwarf; faint |
| Sh2-84 | SGE | EN | 19 49.0 | +18 24 | — | 15×3 | Faint streamer |
| Harvard 20 | SGE | OC | 19 53.1 | +18 20 | 7.7 | 10 | 20* mags 11… |
| IC 4997 | SGE | PN | 20 20.2 | +16 45 | 11 | 2″ | Look for disk w/filter; 14m* |
| PK 359- 0.1 | SGR | PN | 17 47.9 | -30 00 | 12 | 19X12 | Low surface brightness |
| B 86 | SGR | DN | 18 02.7 | -27 50 | — | 4 | Ink Spot; small |
| IC 349 | TAU | BN | 03 46.3 | +23 56 | — | 30 | eF,vS,E 165 deg,dist 36″from |
| Mel 25 | TAU | OC | 04 27.0 | +16 00 | 1 | 330 | Hyades; large, bright |
| IC 2087 | TAU | EN | 04 40.0 | +25 44 | — | 2 | Faint neby in B22 DN |
| UGC 1281 | TRI | GAL | 01 49.6 | +32 35 | 12.6 | 5X1 | |
| UGC 9749 | UMI | GAL | 15 08.8 | +67 12 | 10.9 | 23X16 | low surf brt; UMI dwarf |
| 3C 273 | VIR | QSO | 12 29.1 | +02 06 | 12 | Like D*; Brightest quasar | |
| Cr 399 | VUL | OC | 19 25.4 | +20 11 | 3.6 | 60 | The Coathanger; naked eye |
| Stock 1 | VUL | OC | 19 35.8 | +25 13 | 5.3 | 60 | Easy in Binos; 47* in 40′ |
| Sh2-88 | VUL | EN | 19 46.0 | +25 20 | 11.5 | 18×6 | Elong streamer; Use filter |
| IC 4954 | VUL | EN | 20 04.8 | +29 15 | — | 1 | Faint dbl neby with 12m* |