
Hershel 400 Objects in Auriga
| Abbreviations in the CON column are the IAU versions. |
| The column TYPE has following abbreviations: |
| OPNCL = open cluster |
PLNNB = planetary nebula |
GLOCL = globular cluster |
CL+NB = open cluster and nebulosity |
BRTNB = bright emission or reflection nebula |
| Hubble Classification for galaxies or GALXY where no
classification existed. |
| In the Herschel Column
the Classes are: |
| I = Bright Nebulae |
III = Very Faint Nebulae |
V = Very Large
Nebulae |
VII = Pretty Much Compressed
Clusters of Large or Small Stars |
| II = Faint Nebulae |
IV = Planetary Nebulae |
VI = Very Compressed and Rich Clusters
of Stars |
VIII = Coarsely Scattered
Clusters of Stars |
| NGC_# |
Con |
Type |
RA_2000 |
Declination |
Mag |
Size |
Hershel_# |
Observation Notes |
| 1664 |
AUR |
OPNCL |
04 51.1 |
+43 42 |
7.6 |
18' |
H VIII 59 |
Pretty bright, pretty large, not rich, not compressed.
Seen in 11X80 finder. 30 Stars counted in 13" at 135X. There
is an 8th mag star on the south side of cluster, with a nice chain
of fainter stars leading to it. |
| 1857 |
AUR |
OPNCL |
05 20.2 |
+39 21 |
7.0 |
6' |
H VII 33 |
Bright and Rich. Very nice at 165X, an 8th mag
yellow star with several nice star chains radiating out from it. 45
members counted in about 12 minutes of cluster size. |
| 1907 |
AUR |
OPNCL |
05 28.0 |
+35 19 |
8.2 |
7.0' |
H VII 39 |
pretty bright, pretty small, much compressed
and resolved at 165X. Just seen in 11X80 finder, I counted 22 stars
in 13". |
| 1931 |
AUR |
CL+NB |
05 31.4 |
+34 15 |
11.3 |
3'X3' |
H I 261 |
Bright, pretty large and somewhat elongated.
Looks like a small comet at very low powers. There is a triple star
in the center, it is resolved at 200X. |
| 2126 |
AUR |
OPNCL |
06 03.0 |
+49 54 |
10.2 |
6.0' |
H VIII 68 |
pretty bright, pretty large, irregular shape,
not compressed. 22 stars counted in an arrowhead shape at 135X. There
is a 6th mag star on the NE edge of the cluster. |
| 2281 |
AUR |
OPNCL |
06 49.3 |
+41 04 |
5.4 |
15.0' |
H VIII 71 |
Pretty bright, pretty large, not compressed,
not rich at 100X. A dozen 10th and 11th mag stars with some fainter
attendants. |
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