Herschel 400 Catalogue

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The Herschel 400 catalogue is a subset of William Herschel's original deep sky catalogue of 2,500 deep sky objects, selected by Brenda F. Guzman (Branchett), Lydel Guzman, Paul Jones, James Morrison, Peggy Taylor and Sara Saey of the Ancient City Astronomy Club in St. Augustine, Florida, USA circa 1980. They decided to generate the list after reading a letter^[1] published in Sky & Telescope by James Mullaney of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.^[2].

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 published in 1864 of 5,000 objects, and hence the New General Catalogue.

The catalogue forms the bases of the Astronomical Leagues Herschel 400 club.

Contents 1 Vital statistics 2 Distribution of Herschel 400 objects 3 Herschel 400 objects which are also Messier objects 3.1 Why does the Herschel 400 contain Messier Objects? 4 Herschel 400 objects which are also Caldwell objects 5 Number of objects by type in the Herschel 400. 6 Number of Herschel 400 objects in each constellation 7 Herschel 400 objects 7.1 Key 7.2 1-100 7.3 101-200 7.4 201-300 7.5 301-400 8 References 9 See also 10 External links

[edit] Vital statistics

• The catalogue contains 400 objects
• All objects are from the NGC
• All visible in mid northern latitudes (they were all observed by William from the UK)
• All visible in 150 mm (6") or larger telescopes

[edit] Distribution of Herschel 400 objects

[edit] Herschel 400 objects which are also Messier objects

The Herschel 400 contains a few objects which are currently considered to be part of the Messier catalogue. For example Messier never published M104 to M110^[3] in his lifetime they were added in the 20th century, an explanation as to why this is appears below:

• M20 NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula
• M33 NGC 598 Triangulum Galaxy
• M47 NGC 2422
• M48 NGC 2548
• M61 NGC 4303
• M76 NGC 651 Little Dumbbell Nebula/Barbell Nebula/Cork Nebula
• M82 NGC 3034 Cigar Galaxy
• M91 NGC 4548
• NGC 5866 (One of the possible objects identified as M102)
• M104 NGC 4594 Sombrero Galaxy
• M105 NGC 3379
• M106 NGC 4258
• M107 NGC 6171
• M108 NGC 3556
• M109 NGC 3992
• M110 NGC 205

[edit] Why does the Herschel 400 contain Messier Objects?

This is explained in the words of Dave Branchett:

The H400 was born almost 30 years ago now out of the need for observers who had completed the Messier list and wanted another deep sky challenge. It's hard to imagine but back in the mid 1970s observers had a limited sources of information, there was the SAO star charts that plotted all NGC IC objects but didn't label them on the charts.

Norton's Star Atlas had gone through its last classic reprint appearing around 1970 and it contained a large number of Herschel objects but it was Becvar's Atlas Coeli that was the most popular to use at the time, even though it contained numerous atlas ommissions.

The RAS republished the original NGC and IC catalogues in 1971, Sulentic and Tifft published the RNGC in 1975 but it was Burnham's that stole the show with its three volume set it opened up new horizons for the observer.

Telescopic equipment was also limited at that time, there were a few big boys but they were few and far between. The largest scope I owned back then was an 8" open tube A&E reflector that was built like a tank and weighed a ton but performed miracles.

So with this in mind the decision to include objects in the H400 that Messier had also seen was twofold:

1. It already gave those who had completed the Messier list a leg up on the H400.
2. It was a big help in building a list that would contain 400 objects of which for the most part would be small faint and fuzzy.

I well recall the late Fr Lucian Kemble remarking on how refreshing it was to see a bright beautiful nebula after seeing so many faint fuzzies.

As time went on however it also became apparent that some people were not just looking at these objects they were observing them. This made some people go back and re-observe the Messier objects when they had completed the H400, some were even amazed to see Herschel objects in the same field as Messier objects having completely overlooked them the first time around, especially the galaxies in Virgo.

Herschel had the utmost respect for Messier and he tried whenever possible not to duplicate any object recorded by Messier. If the H400 were to be done today I have no doubt that the Messier objects would not be included for we have so much at our disposal today and the optical performance of telescopes and binoculars are far superior than they were 30 years ago.

[edit] Herschel 400 objects which are also Caldwell objects

The Herschel 400 catalogue pre dates the Caldwell catalogue. The Caldwell catalogue contains the following objects which are members of the Herschel 400^[4]:

C2 NGC 40 C6 NGC 6543 Cat's Eye Nebula C7 NGC 2403 C8 NGC 559 C10 NGC 663 C12 NGC 6946 C13 NGC 457 C14 NGC 869 Double Cluster, H Persei 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 C25 NGC 2419 C28 NGC 752 C29 NGC 5005 C30 NGC 7331 C32 NGC 4631 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 Rosette Nebula C52 NGC 4697 C53 NGC 3115 Spindle Galaxy C54 NGC 2506 C55 NGC 7009 Saturn Nebula C56 NGC 246 C58 NGC 2360 C59 NGC 3242 Ghost of Jupiter C60 NGC 4038 Antennae Galaxies C62 NGC 247 C64 NGC 2362 C65 NGC 253 Sculptor Galaxy/Silver Coin Galaxy C66 NGC 5694

[edit] Number of objects by type in the Herschel 400.

Galaxy	231
Globular clusters	34
Nebulae	6
Star Clusters	100
Star Clusters and Nebulae	5
Planetary Nebulae	24
Total	400

[edit] Number of Herschel 400 objects in each constellation

Andromeda 6	Aquila 3	Aquarius 4	Aries 1	Auriga 6
Boötes 5	Camelopardalis 5	Cassiopeia 16	Cepheus 7	Cetus 13
Canis Major 4	Cancer 1	Coma Berenices 24	Crater 1	Corvus 3
Canes Venatici 17	Cygnus 10	Delphinus 3	Draco 5	Eridanus 3
Gemini 10	Hercules 2	Hydra 5	Lacerta 3	Leo 23
Lepus 1	Libra 1	Leo Minor 10	Lynx 3	Monoceros 14
Ophiuchus 15	Orion 8	Pegasus 5	Perseus 10	Pisces 2
Puppis 13	Pyxis 2	Sculptor 3	Scorpius 2	Scutum 2
Serpens 1	Sextans 4	Sagittarius 18	Taurus 2	Triangulum 1
Ursa Major 46	Ursa Minor 1	Virgo 50	Vulpecula 6

[edit] Herschel 400 objects

[edit] Key

Star cluster

Nebula

Galaxy

[edit] 1-100

Messier or Caldwell ID	NGC number	Common name	Picture	Object type	Distance to object in thousands of light years	Constellation	Apparent magnitude
C2	NGC 40			Planetary Nebula	3.5	Cepheus	11
-	NGC 129			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	6.5
-	NGC 136			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	-
-	NGC 157			Galaxy	-	Cetus	10.4
C18	NGC 185			Galaxy	2,300	Cassiopeia	9.2
M110	NGC 205			Galaxy	2200	Andromeda	8
-	NGC 225			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	7
C56	NGC 246			Planetary Nebula	1.6	Cetus	8
C62	NGC 247			Galaxy	6,800	Cetus	8.9
C65	NGC 253	Sculptor Galaxy/Silver Coin Galaxy		Galaxy	9,800	Sculptor	7.1
-	NGC 278			Galaxy	-	Cassiopeia	10.9
-	NGC 288			Globular Cluster	-	Sculptor	8.1
-	NGC 381			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	9
-	NGC 404			Galaxy	8000	Andromeda	10.1
-	NGC 436			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	8.8
C13	NGC 457			Open Cluster	9	Cassiopeia	6.4
-	NGC 488			Galaxy	-	Pisces	10.3
-	NGC 524			Galaxy	-	Pisces	10.6
C8	NGC 559			Open Cluster	3.7	Cassiopeia	9.5
-	NGC 584			Galaxy	-	Cetus	10.4
-	NGC 596			Galaxy	-	Cetus	10.9
M33	NGC 598	Triangulum Galaxy		Galaxy	2590	Triangulum	5.7
-	NGC 613			Galaxy	-	Sculptor	10
-	NGC 615			Galaxy	-	Cetus	11.5
-	NGC 637			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	8.2
M76	NGC 651	Little Dumbbell Nebula/Barbell Nebula/Cork Nebula		Planetary Nebula	3.4	Perseus	12
-	NGC 654			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	6.5
-	NGC 659			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	7.9
C10	NGC 663			Open Cluster	7.2	Cassiopeia	7.1
-	NGC 720			Galaxy	-	Cetus	10.2
C28	NGC 752			Open Cluster	1	Andromeda	5.7
-	NGC 772			Galaxy	130000	Aries	10.3
-	NGC 779			Galaxy	-	Cetus	11
C14	NGC 869	Double Cluster, Η Persei		Open Cluster	7.3	Perseus	4
C14	NGC 884	Double Cluster, χ Persei		Open Cluster	7.4	Perseus	4
C23	NGC 891			Galaxy	31,000	Andromeda	10
-	NGC 908			Galaxy	-	Cetus	10.2
-	NGC 936			Galaxy	-	Cetus	10.1
-	NGC 1022			Galaxy	-	Cetus	11.4
-	NGC 1023			Galaxy	-	Perseus	9.5
-	NGC 1027			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	6.7
-	NGC 1052			Galaxy	-	Cetus	10.6
-	NGC 1055			Galaxy	52000	Cetus	10.6
-	NGC 1084			Galaxy	-	Eridanus	10.6
-	NGC 1245			Open Cluster	-	Perseus	8.4
-	NGC 1342			Open Cluster	-	Perseus	6.7
-	NGC 1407			Galaxy	-	Eridanus	9.8
-	NGC 1444			Open Cluster	-	Perseus	6.6
-	NGC 1501			Planetary Nebula	-	Camelopardalis	13
-	NGC 1502			Open Cluster	-	Camelopardalis	5.7
-	NGC 1513			Open Cluster	-	Perseus	8.4
-	NGC 1528			Open Cluster	-	Perseus	6.4
-	NGC 1535			Planetary Nebula	-	Eridanus	10
-	NGC 1545			Open Cluster	-	Perseus	6.2
-	NGC 1647			Open Cluster	-	Taurus	6.4
-	NGC 1664			Open Cluster	-	Auriga	7.6
-	NGC 1788			Nebula	-	Orion	-
-	NGC 1817			Open Cluster	-	Taurus	7.7
-	NGC 1857			Open Cluster	-	Auriga	7
-	NGC 1907			Open Cluster	-	Auriga	8.2
-	NGC 1931			Open Cluster and Nebula	-	Auriga	11.3
-	NGC 1961			Galaxy	-	Camelopardalis	11.1
-	NGC 1964			Galaxy	-	Lepus	10.8
-	NGC 1980			Nebula	-	Orion	-
-	NGC 1999			Nebula	1.5	Orion	-
-	NGC 2022			Planetary Nebula	-	Orion	12
-	NGC 2024			Nebula	0.9 - 1.5	Orion	-
-	NGC 2126			Open Cluster	-	Auriga	10
-	NGC 2129			Open Cluster	-	Gemini	6.7
-	NGC 2158			Open Cluster	3.6	Gemini	8.6
-	NGC 2169			Open Cluster	-	Orion	5.9
-	NGC 2185			Nebula	-	Monoceros	-
-	NGC 2186			Open Cluster	-	Orion	8.7
-	NGC 2194			Open Cluster	-	Orion	8.5
-	NGC 2204			Open Cluster	-	Canis Major	8.6
-	NGC 2215			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	8.4
-	NGC 2232			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	3.9
C50	NGC 2244	Rosette Nebula		Open Cluster	4.9	Monoceros	4.8
-	NGC 2251			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	7.3
-	NGC 2264	Cone Nebula/Christmas Tree Cluster		Open Cluster and Nebula	2.6	Monoceros	3.9
-	NGC 2266			Open Cluster	-	Gemini	10
-	NGC 2281			Open Cluster	-	Auriga	5.4
-	NGC 2286			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	7.5
-	NGC 2301			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	6
-	NGC 2304			Open Cluster	-	Gemini	10
-	NGC 2311			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	10
-	NGC 2324			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	8.4
-	NGC 2335			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	7.2
-	NGC 2343			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	6.7
-	NGC 2353			Open Cluster	-	Monoceros	7.1
-	NGC 2354			Open Cluster	-	Canis Major	6.5
-	NGC 2355			Open Cluster	-	Gemini	10
C58	NGC 2360			Open Cluster	4	Canis Major	7.2
C64	NGC 2362			Open Cluster and Nebula	5.1	Canis Major	4.1
-	NGC 2371			Planetary Nebula	-	Gemini	13
-	NGC 2372			Planetary Nebula	-	Gemini	-
C39	NGC 2392	Eskimo Nebula/Clown Face Nebula		Planetary Nebula	4	Gemini	10
-	NGC 2395			Open Cluster	-	Gemini	8
C7	NGC 2403			Galaxy	14,000	Camelopardalis	8.4
C25	NGC 2419			Globular Cluster	275	Lynx	10.4

[edit] 101-200

Messier or Caldwell ID	NGC number	Common name	Picture	Object type	Distance to object in thousands of light years	Constellation	Apparent magnitude
-	NGC 2420			Open Cluster	-	Gemini	8.3
-	NGC 2421			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	8.3
M47	NGC 2422			Open Cluster	1.6	Puppis	4.4
-	NGC 2423			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	6.7
-	NGC 2438			Planetary Nebula	2.9	Puppis	10
-	NGC 2440			Planetary Nebula	-	Puppis	11
-	NGC 2479			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	10
-	NGC 2482			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	7.3
-	NGC 2489			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	7.9
C54	NGC 2506			Open Cluster	10	Monoceros	7.6
-	NGC 2509			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	9
-	NGC 2527			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	6.5
-	NGC 2539			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	6.5
M48	NGC 2548			Open Cluster	1.5	Hydra	5.8
-	NGC 2567			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	7.4
-	NGC 2571			Open Cluster	-	Puppis	7
-	NGC 2613			Galaxy	-	Pyxis	10.4
-	NGC 2627			Open Cluster	-	Pyxis	8
-	NGC 2655			Galaxy	-	Camelopardalis	10.1
-	NGC 2681			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.3
-	NGC 2683			Galaxy	16000	Lynx	9.7
-	NGC 2742			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11.7
-	NGC 2768			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10
C48	NGC 2775			Galaxy	55,000	Cancer	10.3
-	NGC 2782			Galaxy	-	Lynx	11.5
-	NGC 2787			Galaxy	25000	Ursa Major	10.8
-	NGC 2811			Galaxy	-	Hydra	11.3
-	NGC 2841			Galaxy	31000	Ursa Major	9.3
-	NGC 2859			Galaxy	23000	Leo Minor	10.7
-	NGC 2903			Galaxy	20500	Leo	8.9
-	NGC 2950			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11
-	NGC 2964			Galaxy	-	Leo	11.3
-	NGC 2974			Galaxy	-	Sextans	10.8
-	NGC 2976			Galaxy	12000	Ursa Major	10.2
-	NGC 2985			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.5
M82	NGC 3034	Cigar Galaxy		Galaxy	11000	Ursa Major	8.4
-	NGC 3077			Galaxy	12000	Ursa Major	9.9
-	NGC 3079			Galaxy	50000	Ursa Major	10.6
C53	NGC 3115	Spindle Galaxy		Galaxy	22,000	Sextans	9.2
-	NGC 3147			Galaxy	-	Draco	10.7
-	NGC 3166			Galaxy	-	Sextans	10.6
-	NGC 3169			Galaxy	-	Sextans	10.5
-	NGC 3184			Galaxy	25000	Ursa Major	9.8
-	NGC 3190			Galaxy	-	Leo	11
-	NGC 3193			Galaxy	-	Leo	10.9
-	NGC 3198			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.4
-	NGC 3226			Galaxy	58700	Leo	11.4
-	NGC 3227			Galaxy	58700	Leo	10.8
C59	NGC 3242	Ghost of Jupiter		Planetary Nebula	1	Hydra	9
-	NGC 3245			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	10.8
-	NGC 3277			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	11.7
-	NGC 3294			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	11.7
-	NGC 3310			Galaxy	50000	Ursa Major	10.9
-	NGC 3344			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	10
-	NGC 3377			Galaxy	-	Leo	10.2
M105	NGC 3379			Galaxy	38000	Leo	9.3
-	NGC 3384			Galaxy	-	Leo	10
-	NGC 3395			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	12.1
-	NGC 3412			Galaxy	-	Leo	10.6
-	NGC 3414			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	10.8
-	NGC 3432			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	11.3
-	NGC 3486			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	10.3
-	NGC 3489			Galaxy	-	Leo	10.3
-	NGC 3504			Galaxy	-	Leo Minor	11.1
-	NGC 3521			Galaxy	30000	Leo	8.9
M108	NGC 3556			Galaxy	45000	Ursa Major	10.1
-	NGC 3593			Galaxy	-	Leo	11
-	NGC 3607			Galaxy	-	Leo	10
-	NGC 3608			Galaxy	-	Leo	11
-	NGC 3610			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.8
-	NGC 3613			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	12
-	NGC 3619			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	13
-	NGC 3621			Galaxy	-	Hydra	10
C40	NGC 3626			Galaxy	86,000	Leo	10.9
-	NGC 3628			Galaxy	35000	Leo	9.5
-	NGC 3631			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.4
-	NGC 3640			Galaxy	-	Leo	10.3
-	NGC 3655			Galaxy	-	Leo	11.6
-	NGC 3665			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.8
-	NGC 3675			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11
-	NGC 3686			Galaxy	-	Leo	11.4
-	NGC 3726			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.4
-	NGC 3729			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11.4
-	NGC 3810			Galaxy	-	Leo	10.8
-	NGC 3813			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11.7
-	NGC 3877			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	12
-	NGC 3893			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11
-	NGC 3898			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.8
-	NGC 3900			Galaxy	-	Leo	11.4
-	NGC 3912			Galaxy	-	Leo	13
-	NGC 3938			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.4
-	NGC 3941			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11
-	NGC 3945			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.6
-	NGC 3949			Galaxy	50000	Ursa Major	11
-	NGC 3953		Image:Ngc3953.jpg	Galaxy	56000	Ursa Major	10.1
-	NGC 3962			Galaxy	-	Crater	10.6
-	NGC 3982			Galaxy	67000	Ursa Major	12
M109	NGC 3992			Galaxy	55000	Ursa Major	9.8
-	NGC 3998			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.6
-	NGC 4026			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	12

[edit] 201-300

Messier or Caldwell ID	NGC number	Common name	Picture	Object type	Distance to object in thousands of light years	Constellation	Apparent magnitude
-	NGC 4027			Galaxy	68000	Corvus	11.1
-	NGC 4030			Galaxy	-	Virgo	12
-	NGC 4036			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.6
C60	NGC 4038	Antennae Galaxies		Galaxy	83,000	Corvus	10.7
-	NGC 4041			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11.1
-	NGC 4051			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.3
-	NGC 4085			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	12.3
-	NGC 4088			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.5
-	NGC 4102			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	12
-	NGC 4111			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	10.8
-	NGC 4143			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	12
-	NGC 4147			Globular Cluster	-	Coma Berenices	10.3
-	NGC 4150			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	11.7
-	NGC 4151			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	10.4
-	NGC 4179			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.9
-	NGC 4203			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.7
-	NGC 4214			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	9.7
-	NGC 4216			Galaxy	40000	Virgo	10
-	NGC 4245			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	11.4
-	NGC 4251			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	12
M106	NGC 4258			Galaxy	25000	Canes Venatici	8.3
-	NGC 4261			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.3
-	NGC 4273			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11.9
-	NGC 4274			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.4
-	NGC 4278			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.2
-	NGC 4281			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11.3
-	NGC 4293			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	11
M61	NGC 4303			Galaxy	60000	Virgo	9.7
-	NGC 4314			Galaxy	40000	Coma Berenices	10.5
-	NGC 4346			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	12
-	NGC 4350			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	11.1
-	NGC 4361			Planetary Nebula	-	Corvus	10
-	NGC 4365			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11
-	NGC 4371			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.8
-	NGC 4394			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.9
-	NGC 4414			Galaxy	62000	Coma Berenices	10.3
-	NGC 4419			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	11.1
-	NGC 4429			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.2
-	NGC 4435	The Eyes		Galaxy	52000	Virgo	10.9
-	NGC 4438	The Eyes		Galaxy	52000	Virgo	10.1
-	NGC 4442			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.5
-	NGC 4448			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	11.1
C21	NGC 4449			Galaxy	10,000	Canes Venatici	9.4
-	NGC 4450			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.1
-	NGC 4459			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.4
-	NGC 4473			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.2
-	NGC 4477			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.4
-	NGC 4478			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11.2
-	NGC 4485			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	12
-	NGC 4490			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	9.8
-	NGC 4494			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	9.9
-	NGC 4526			Galaxy	108000	Virgo	9.6
-	NGC 4527			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.4
-	NGC 4535			Galaxy	-	Virgo	9.8
-	NGC 4536			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.4
-	NGC 4546			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.3
M91	NGC 4548			Galaxy	60000	Coma Berenices	10.2
-	NGC 4550			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11.6
C36	NGC 4559			Galaxy	32,000	Coma Berenices	9.9
C38	NGC 4565			Galaxy	32,000	Coma Berenices	9.6
-	NGC 4570			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.9
M104	NGC 4594	Sombrero Galaxy		Galaxy	50000	Virgo	8.3
-	NGC 4596			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.5
-	NGC 4618			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	10.8
C32	NGC 4631			Galaxy	22,000	Canes Venatici	9.3
-	NGC 4636			Galaxy	-	Virgo	9.6
-	NGC 4643			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.6
-	NGC 4654			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.5
-	NGC 4656			Galaxy	30000	Canes Venatici	10.4
-	NGC 4660			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11
-	NGC 4665			Galaxy	-	Virgo	12
-	NGC 4666			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.8
-	NGC 4689			Galaxy	-	Coma Berenices	10.9
C52	NGC 4697			Galaxy	76,000	Virgo	9.3
-	NGC 4698			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.7
-	NGC 4699			Galaxy	-	Virgo	9.6
-	NGC 4725			Galaxy	41000	Coma Berenices	9.2
-	NGC 4753			Galaxy	-	Virgo	9.9
-	NGC 4754			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.6
-	NGC 4762			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.2
-	NGC 4781			Galaxy	-	Virgo	12
-	NGC 4800			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	12
-	NGC 4845			Galaxy	-	Virgo	12
-	NGC 4856			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.4
-	NGC 4866			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11
-	NGC 4900			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11.5
-	NGC 4958			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.5
-	NGC 4995			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11
C29	NGC 5005			Galaxy	69,000	Canes Venatici	9.8
-	NGC 5033			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	10.1
-	NGC 5054			Galaxy	-	Virgo	11
-	NGC 5195	Companion of M51	-	Galaxy	25000	Canes Venatici	9.6
C45	NGC 5248			Galaxy	74,000	Boötes	10.2
-	NGC 5273			Galaxy	-	Canes Venatici	11.6
-	NGC 5322			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10
-	NGC 5363			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.2
-	NGC 5364			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.4
-	NGC 5466			Globular Cluster	-	Boötes	9.1
-	NGC 5473			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	11.4
-	NGC 5474			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	10.9

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Messier or Caldwell ID	NGC number	Common name	Picture	Object type	Distance to object in thousands of light years	Constellation	Apparent magnitude
-	NGC 5557			Galaxy	-	Boötes	11.1
-	NGC 5566			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.5
-	NGC 5576			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.9
-	NGC 5631			Galaxy	-	Ursa Major	13
-	NGC 5634			Globular Cluster	-	Virgo	9.6
-	NGC 5676			Galaxy	-	Boötes	10.9
-	NGC 5689			Galaxy	-	Boötes	11.9
C66	NGC 5694			Globular Cluster	113	Hydra	10.2
-	NGC 5746			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.6
-	NGC 5846			Galaxy	-	Virgo	10.2
-	NGC 5866	See M101		Galaxy	-	Draco	10
-	NGC 5897			Globular Cluster	-	Libra	8.6
-	NGC 5907			Galaxy	-	Draco	10.4
-	NGC 5982			Galaxy	-	Draco	11.1
-	NGC 6118			Galaxy	-		12
-	NGC 6144			Globular Cluster	-	Scorpius	9.1
M107	NGC 6171			Globular Cluster	20	Ophiuchus	8.1
-	NGC 6207			Galaxy	-	Hercules	11.6
-	NGC 6217			Galaxy	-	Ursa Minor	11.2
-	NGC 6229			Globular Cluster	-	Hercules	9.4
-	NGC 6235			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	10.2
-	NGC 6284			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	9
-	NGC 6287			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	9.2
-	NGC 6293			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	8.2
-	NGC 6304			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	8.4
-	NGC 6316			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	9
-	NGC 6342			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	9.9
-	NGC 6355			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	9.6
-	NGC 6356			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	8.4
-	NGC 6369	Little Ghost Nebula		Planetary Nebula	2	Ophiuchus	13
-	NGC 6401			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	9.5
-	NGC 6426			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	11.2
-	NGC 6440			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	9.7
-	NGC 6445	Little Gem		Planetary Nebula	-	Sagittarius	13
-	NGC 6451			Open Cluster	-	Scorpius	8
M20	NGC 6514	Trifid Nebula		Open Cluster and Nebula	2	Sagittarius	6.3
-	NGC 6517			Globular Cluster	-	Ophiuchus	10.3
-	NGC 6520			Open Cluster	-	Sagittarius	8
-	NGC 6522			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	8.6
-	NGC 6528			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	9.5
-	NGC 6540			Open Cluster	-	Sagittarius	15
C6	NGC 6543	Cat's Eye Nebula		Planetary Nebula	3	Draco	9
-	NGC 6544			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	8.3
-	NGC 6553			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	8.3
-	NGC 6568			Open Cluster	-	Sagittarius	9
-	NGC 6569			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	8.7
-	NGC 6583			Open Cluster	-	Sagittarius	10
-	NGC 6624			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	8.3
-	NGC 6629			Planetary Nebula	-	Sagittarius	12
-	NGC 6633			Open Cluster	1	Ophiuchus	4.6
-	NGC 6638			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	9.2
-	NGC 6642			Globular Cluster	-	Sagittarius	8.8
-	NGC 6645			Open Cluster	-	Sagittarius	9
-	NGC 6664			Open Cluster	-	Scutum	7.8
-	NGC 6712			Globular Cluster	22.5	Scutum	8.2
-	NGC 6755			Open Cluster	-	Aquila	7.5
-	NGC 6756			Open Cluster	-	Aquila	11
-	NGC 6781			Planetary Nebula	-	Aquila	12
-	NGC 6802			Open Cluster	-	Vulpecula	8.8
-	NGC 6818	Little Gem Nebula		Planetary Nebula	-	Sagittarius	10
-	NGC 6823			Open Cluster	-	Vulpecula	7.1
C15	NGC 6826	Blinking Planetary		Planetary Nebula	2.2	Cygnus	10
-	NGC 6830			Open Cluster	-	Vulpecula	7.9
-	NGC 6834			Open Cluster	-	Cygnus	7.8
-	NGC 6866			Open Cluster	-	Cygnus	7.6
-	NGC 6882			Open Cluster	-	Vulpecula	8.1
C37	NGC 6885			Open Cluster	2	Vulpecula	6
-	NGC 6905	Blue Flash Nebula		Planetary Nebula	-	Delphinus	12
-	NGC 6910			Open Cluster	-	Cygnus	7.4
C47	NGC 6934			Globular Cluster	57	Delphinus	8.9
-	NGC 6939			Open Cluster	-	Cepheus	7.8
-	NGC 6940			Open Cluster	-	Vulpecula	6.3
C12	NGC 6946			Galaxy	18,000	Cepheus	8.9
C20	NGC 7000	North America Nebula		Nebula	2	Cygnus	-
C42	NGC 7006			Globular Cluster	135	Delphinus	10.6
-	NGC 7008			Planetary Nebula	-	Cygnus	13
C55	NGC 7009	Saturn Nebula		Planetary Nebula	1.4	Aquarius	8
-	NGC 7044			Open Cluster	-	Cygnus	11
-	NGC 7062			Open Cluster	-	Cygnus	8.3
-	NGC 7086			Open Cluster	-	Cygnus	8.4
-	NGC 7128			Open Cluster	-	Cygnus	9.7
-	NGC 7142			Open Cluster	6.2	Cepheus	9.3
-	NGC 7160			Open Cluster	-	Cepheus	6.1
-	NGC 7209			Open Cluster	-	Lacerta	6.7
-	NGC 7217			Galaxy	-	Pegasus	10.2
C16	NGC 7243			Open Cluster	3	Lacerta	6.4
-	NGC 7296			Open Cluster	-	Lacerta	10
C30	NGC 7331			Galaxy	47,000	Pegasus	9.5
-	NGC 7380			Open Cluster and Nebula	7.2	Cepheus	7.2
-	NGC 7448			Galaxy	-	Pegasus	11.7
C44	NGC 7479			Galaxy	106,000	Pegasus	11
-	NGC 7510			Open Cluster	-	Cepheus	7.9
-	NGC 7606			Galaxy	-	Aquarius	10.8
C22	NGC 7662	Blue Snowball		Planetary Nebula	3.2	Andromeda	9
-	NGC 7686			Open Cluster	-	Andromeda	5.6
-	NGC 7723			Galaxy	-	Aquarius	11.1
-	NGC 7727			Galaxy	-	Aquarius	10.7
-	NGC 7789			Open Cluster	7.6	Cassiopeia	6.7
-	NGC 7790			Open Cluster	-	Cassiopeia	8.5
C43	NGC 7814			Galaxy	49,000	Pegasus	10.5

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Messier Catalogue
• Caldwell catalogue
• New General Catalogue (NGC)
• Index Catalogue (IC)
• Revised New General Catalogue (RNGC)
• Revised Index Catalogue (RIC)
• Category:NGC objects
• Category:IC objects

[edit] External links

• Astronomical Leagues Herschel 400 club
• SEDS Herschel 400 information
• SEDS page on similar catalogues to Messier's
• The Herschel 400 at the NGC/IC project
• The Herschel 400 at the Saguaro Astronomy Club
• Interactive star chart of Herschel 400