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The Caldwell Catalog

Presented in order of descending declination.
For planetary nebulae a size of, e.g., 0.3/2.2 means that the bright nucleus is 0.3′ across while the faint outer shell spans 2.2′.

~ Means the object is not in Astroguide but should be.

C #
~
NGC/IC
Con
Type
RA_2000
Dec
Mag
Size
Notes
1 188 Cep OC 00 44.4 +85d 20′ 8.1 14
2 40 Cep PN 00 13.0 +72d 32′ 12.4 0.6
3 4236 Dra SG 12 16.7 +69d 28′ 9.7 19 x 7
4 7023 Cep BN 21 01.8 +68d 12′ 18 x 18 BRIGHT REFLECTION NEB
5 IC342 Cam SG 03 46.8 +68d 06′ 9.2 18 x 17
6 6543 Dra PN 17 58.6 +66d 38′ 8.1 0.3/5.8 CAT’S EYE (+)
7 2403 Cam SG 07 36.9 +65d 36′ 8.4 18 x 10
8 ~ 559 Cas OC 01 29.5 +63d 18′ 9.5 4
9 ~ Sh2-155 Cep BN 22 56.8 +62d 37′ 50 x 10 CAVE NEBULA
10 663 Cas OC 01 46.0 +61d 15′ 7.1 16
11 7635 Cas BN 23 20.7 +61d 12′ 15 x 8 BUBBLE NEB
12 6946 Cep SG 20 34.8 +60d 09′ 8.9 11 x 10
13 457 Cas OC 01 19.1 +58d 20′ 6.4 13 PHI CAS CLUSTER
14 869 Per OC 02 20.0 +57d 08′ 4.3 30 SWORD HAND REGION
14A 884 30 BLINKING NEB (COORDINATES?)
15 6826 Cyg PN 19 44.8 +50d 31′ 8.8 0.5/2.3
16 7243 Lac OC 22 15.3 +49d 53′ 6.4 21
17 147 Cas EG 00 33.2 +48d 30′ 9.3 13 x 8
18 185 Cas EG 00 39.0 +48d 20′ 9.2 12 x 10
19 IC 5146 Cyg BN 21 53.5 +47d 16′ 12 x 12 COCOON NEB
20 7000 Cyg BN 20 58.8 +44d 20′ 120 x 100 NORTH AMERICAN NEB
21 4449 CVn IG 12 28.2 +44d 06′ 9.4 5 x 4
22 7662 And PN 23 25.9 +42d 33′ 8.3 0.3/2.2
23 891 And SG 02 22.6 +42d 21′ 9.9 14 x 3
24 1275 Per IG 03 19.8 +41d 31′ 11.6 2.6 x 2 PER A RADIO REGION
25 2419 Lyn GC 07 38.1 +38d 53′ 10.4 4.1
26 4244 CVn SG 12 17.5 +37d 49′ 10.2 16 x 2.5
27 6888 Cyg BN 20 12.0 +38d 21′ 20 x 10 CRESCENT NEB
28 752 And OC 01 57.8 +37d 41′ 5.7 50
29 5005 CVn SG 13 10.9 +37d 03′ 9.8 5.4 x 2
30 7331 Peg SG 22 37.1 +34d 25′ 9.5 11 x 4
31 IC 405 Aur BN 05 16.2 +34d 16′ 30 x 19 FLAMING STAR NEB
32 4631 CVn SG 12 42.1 +32d 32′ 9.3 15 x 3
33A ~ 6995 Cyg SN 20 56.4 +31d 43′ 60 x 8 E. VEIL
34 6960 Cyg SN 20 45.7 +30d 43′ 70 x 6 W. VEIL
35 4889 Com EG 13 00.1 +27d 59′ 11.4 3 x 2
36 4559 Com SG 12 36.0 +27d 58′ 9.8 10 x 5 BRIGHTEST IN COM CL.
37 6885 Vul OC 20 12.0 +26d 29′ 5.9 7
38 4565 Com SG 12 36.3 +25d 59′ 9.6 16 x 3
39 2392 Gem PN 07 29.2 +20d 55′ 9.2 0.2/0.7 ESKIMO NEB
40 3626 Leo SG 11 20.1 +18d 21′ 10.9 3 x 2
41 ~ Tau OC 04 27 +16d 00′ 0.5 330 HYADES
42 7006 Del GC 21 01.5 +16d 11′ 10.6 2.8 VERY DISTANT GC
43 7814 Peg SG 00 03.3 +16d 09′ 10.5 6 x 2
44 7479 Peg SG 23 04.9 +12d 19′ 11 4 x 3
45 5248 Boo SG 13 37.5 +08d 53′ 10.2 6 x 4
46 2261 Mon BN 06 39.2 +08d 44′ 2 x 1 HUBBLE’S VARIABLE NEB
47 ~ 6934 Del GC 20 34.2 +07d 24′ 8.9 .1 (COORDINATES?) found listing of size at 5.9 verify
48 2775 Can SG 09 10.3 +07d 02′ 10.3 4.5 x 3
49 2237 Mon BN 06 32.3 +05d 03′ 80 x 60 ROSETTE NEB
49A 2239 Mon (COORDINATES?)
50 2244 Mon OC 06 32.4 +04d 52′ 4.8 24
51 ~ IC 1613 Cet IG 01 04.8 +02d 07′ 9.3 12 x 11
52 4697 Vir EG 12 48.6 -05d 48′ 9.3 6 x 4
53 3115 Sex EG 10 05.2 -07d 43′ 9.1 8 x 3 SPINDLE GAL
54 2506 Mon OC 08 00.2 -10d 47′ 7.6 7
55 7009 Aqr PN 21 04.2 -11d 22′ 8 0.4/1.6 SATURN NEB
56 246 Cet PN 00 47.0 -11d 53′ 10.9 3.8
57 6822 Sgr IG 19 44.9 -14d 48′ 8.8 10 x 9 BARNARD’S GAL
58 2360 CMa OC 07 17.8 -15d 37′ 7.2 13
59 3242 Hya PN 10 24.8 -18d 38′ 7.8 0.3/21 GHOST OF JUPITER
60 4038 Crv SG 12 01.9 -18d 52′ 10.7 2.6 x 2
61 ~ 4039 Crv SG 12 01.9 -18d 53′ 10.7 3 x 2
62 247 Cet SG 00 47.1 -20d 46′ 9.1 20 x 7
63 7293 Aqr PN 22 29.6 -20d 48′ 7.3 13 HELIX NEB
64 2362 CMa OC 07 18.8 -24d 57′ 4.1 8 TAU CMA CLUSTER
65 253 Scl SG 00 47.6 -25d 17′ 7.1 25 x 7 SCULPTER GAL
66 5694 Hya GC 14 39.6 -26d 32′ 10.2 3.6
67 1097 For SG 02 46.3 -30d 17′ 9.2 9 x 7
68 6729 CrA BN 19 01.9 -36d 57′ 1 R CRA NEB
69 6302 Sco PN 17 13.7 -37d 06′ 9.6 0.8 BUG NEB
70 300 Scl SG 00 54.9 -37d 41′ 8.7 20 x 13
71 2477 Pup OC 07 52.3 -38d 33′ 5.8 27
72 55 Scl SG 00 14.9 -39d 11′ 7.9 32 x 6 BRIGHTEST IN SCL GROUP
73 1851 Col GC 05 14.1 -40d 03′ 7.3 11
74 3132 Vel PN 10 07.7 -40d 26′ 9.4 0.8
75 6124 Sco OC 16 25.6 -40d 40′ 5.8 29
76 6231 Sco OC 16 54.0 -41d 48′ 2.6 15
77 5128 Cen EG 13 25.5 -43d 01′ 7 18 x 14 CEN A RADIO SOURCE
78 6541 CrA GC 18 08.0 -43d 42′ 6.6 13
79 3201 Vel GC 10 17.6 -46d 25′ 6.7 18
80 5139 Cen GC 13 26.8 -47d 29′ 3.6 36 OMEGA CEN
81 6352 Ara GC 17 25.5 -48d 25′ 8.1 7
82 6193 Ara OC 16 41.3 -48d 46′ 5.2 15
83 4945 Cen SG 13 05.4 -49d 28′ 8.7 20 x 4
84 ~ 5288 Cen GC 13 46.4 -51d 22′ 7.6 9 (COORDINATES?) could be 5286
85 IC 2391 Vel OC 08 40.2 -53d 04′ 2.5 50 OMICRON VEL CLUSTER
86 6397 Ara GC 17 40.7 -53d 40′ 5.6 26
87 ~ 1261 Hor GC 03 12.3 -55d 13′ 8.4 7 (COORDINATES?)
88 ~ 5823 Cir OC 15 05.7 -55d 36′ 7.9 10
89 6067 Nor OC 16 18.9 -57d 54′ 5.4 12 S NOR CLUSTER (could be 6087)
90 ~ 2867 Car PN 09 21.4 -58d 19′ 0.2
91 ~ 3532 Car OC 11 06.4 -58d 40′ 3 55
92 3372 Car BN 10 43.8 -59d 52′ 120 x 120 ETA CARINA NEB
93 ~ 6752 Pav GC 19 10.9 -59d 59′ 5.4 20
94 ~ 4755 Cru OC 12 53.6 -60d 20′ 4.2 10 JEWEL BOX CLUSTER
95 ~ 6025 TrA OC 16 03.7 -60d 30′ 5.1 12
96 ~ 2516 Car OC 07 58.3 -60d 52′ 3.8 30
97 ~ 3766 Cen OC 11 36.1 -61d 37′ 5.3 12
98 ~ 4609 Cru OC 12 42.3 -62d 58′ 6.9 5
99 ~ Cru DN 12 53 -63d 00′ 400 x 300 COAL SACK
100 ~ IC 2944 Cen OC 11 36.6 -63d 02′ 4.5 15 GAMMA CEN CLUSTER
101 ~ 6744 Pav SG 19 09.8 -63d 51′ 8.3 16 x 10
102 ~ IC 2602 Car OC 10 43.2 -64d 24′ 1.9 50 THETA CAR CLUSTER
103 ~ 2070 Dor BN 05 38.7 -69d 06′ 40 x 25 TARANTULA NEB
104 ~ 362 Tuc GC 01 03.2 -70d 51′ 6.6 13
105 ~ 4833 Mus GC 12 59.6 -70d 53′ 7.3 14
106 ~ 104 Tuc GC 00 24.1 -72d 05′ 4 31 47 TUCANAE
107 ~ 6101 Aps GC 16 25.8 -72d 12′ 9.3 11
108 ~ 4372 Mus GC 12 25.8 -72d 40′ 7.8 19
109 ~ 3195 Cha PN 10 09.5 -80d 52′ 0.6