Historical Asterisms
Asterisms and Strange Objects taken for Nebulae or from
Catalogs of Nebulae and Star Clusters during the History of Deep Sky Discovery
f Per
Fla 154 2 14:37:50 -04:17:13 01:17:57 +03:37:33 f Per (2)
55 And
Fla 217 5 36:47:26 +27:04:08 01:53:30 +40:44:25 55 And, h 162, GC 428 (3)
And 55 25: 2 01:40.1 +39:28 4 3 Flamsteed Nebulous [star] st star 55 And, Flamsteed 217
80 Cas
Cas 80 2:47 00:11.1 +52:44 2 2 Bode Sm. Star Cl. ast 4st 7m, 1d W 1 Cas
Phi1, Lambda, Phi2 Ori (Lambda shaped ast.)
Pto 734 9 78:14 -16:30 05:32.8 +06:49 Phi1, Lambda, Phi2 Ori
UlB 731 10 79:39 -13:30 05:37.8 +09:53 (Lambda shaped ast.)
Theta1, Theta2, 17, 18 Lib (Hev 953)
Hev 953 24 219:58:56 +05:52:16 14:56:00 -10:40:04 Theta1, Theta2, 17, 18 Lib
M40:
UMa 106 182:57 12:11.8 +59:19 7 6 Messier Double star M40 Double star Winnecke 4
74/75 UMa (Hev 1496)
Hev 1496 19 [M40] 147:10:46 +54:00:33 12:30:10 +58:27:56 74 & 75 UMa
UMa 74 184:56 12:19.7 +59:38 7 6 Hevelius Nebulous [star] Der 14 Hev 1496, "M40 #1", double w/ 75 UMa
52 Lib
Lib 52 221:01 14:44.1 -09:47 23 19 Hevelius Nebulous [star] Der 11 Hev. 1113, Zeta Lib
Tau2 Ser
Fla 2111 25 221:07:21 +34:01:32 15:32:20 +16:02:00 Tau2 Ser (7)
32, 33, 34 Oph & 60 Her (Hev 804)
Hev 804 26 248:48:20 +35:31:33 17:05:15 +12:49:18 32, 33, 34 Oph & 60 Her
Her 60 253:48 16:54.2 +13:03 10 8 Hevelius App. Nebulous Der 10 Hev 804, Ast of 60 Her, 32, 33, 34 Oph
88 Her
Tyc 175 28 258:50 +71:05 17:47.6 +47:40 88 Her reg
Hev 794 29 259:12:16 +71:27:54 17:48:28 +28:02:30
Her 88 266:08 17:44.5 +48:27 10 8 Flamsteed Nebulous star st 88 Her, Der 8, Hev 794
f Her, 90 Her
Hev 795 30 262:18:29 +63:28:30 17:53:05 +40:00:33 f Her
Her 90 266:31 17:46.1 +40:03 10 8 Hevelius Nebulous star Der 9 Hev 795, 90 Her, f Her
4 Sgr
Sgr 4 266:36 17:46.4 -23:47 24 20 Flamsteed Nebulous star st 4 Sgr, b Sgr
5 Sgr
Sgr 5 266:41 17:46.7 -24:15 24 20 Flamsteed Nebulous star st 5 Sgr, i Sgr
7 Sgr
Sgr 7 267:21 17:49.4 -24:16 24 20 Flamsteed Nebulous star st 7 Sgr, a Sgr
g Sct
Aql 73 274:14 18:16.9 -14:21 13 10 Hevelius Neb. [star] Der 13 Hev 953, g Sct
Hev 1259
Hev 1259 35 6639? 272:29:22 +09:05:24 18:29:25 -14:12:32
102 Dra, "Small Cassiopeia"
Dra 102 279:30 18:38.0 +72:10 3 2 Bode Star Cluster ast "Small Cassiopeia"
Nu1 Sgr
Sgr 32 280:13 18:40.9 -23:00 24 20 Flamsteed Nebulous star st Nu1 Sgr
Nu2 Sgr
Sgr 35 280:27 18:41.8 -22:56 24 20 Flamsteed Nebulous star st Nu2 Sgr
Nu1 Sco
Pto 577 36 276:24 +00:45 18:48.2 -22:16
Fla 2549 37 277:46:50 +00:09:12 18:54:21 -22:44:25 Nu1 Sco
UlB 574 38 278:08:15 +00:45 18:55.6 -22:07
Kappa Aql
Fla 2650 39 290:09:33 +14:23:03 19:37:01 -07:01:24 Kappa Aql (9)
Cr 399
Hev 1561 40 292:32:33 +41:33:00 19:25:39 +20:04:39 4 & 5 Vul; Cr 399; Brocchi's cl (10)
Fla 2630 41 292:44:58 +41:32:43 19:26:18 +20:06:11 5 Vul
Xi1/2 Cap
Tyc 717 42 297:58 +07:16 20:13.2 -12:31 Xi1 & Xi2 Cap
Sigma Cap
Tyc 721 43 298:03 +00:24 20:19.9 -19:11 Sigma Cap
Hev 380 44 298:03:50 +00:35:11 20:19:47 -19:59:53
Cap 7 301:41 20:06.7 -19:49 26 21 Hevelius Nebulous star Der 3 Sigma Cap
Pi Cap
Tyc 718 45 299:47 +00:48:05 20:26.6 -18:23:17 Pi Cap
Hev 381 46 300:02:04 +01:01:51 20:27:26 -18:06:20
Cap 10 303:41 20:14.7 -18:55 26 21 Hevelius Nebulous star Der 4 Pi Cap
Omicron Cap
Hev 382 47 300:29:17 +00:30:52 20:29:48 -18:29:51 Omicron Cap
Tyc 719 48 300:31 +00:28 20:30.0 -18:32
Cap 12 304:19 20:17.3 -19:18 26 21 Hevelius Nebulous star Der 5 Omicron Cap
Rho Cap
Hev 383 49 300:30:30 +01:18:44 20:29:04 -17:34:07 Rho Cap
Omega1, Omega2, Omega3 Cyg
Hev 618 50 331:30:21 +64:07:20 20:30:08 +49:02:18 Omega1, Omega2, Omega3 Cyg
Tyc 175 51 333:24 +64:45 20:32.1 +50:01
Cyg 45 305:48 20:23.2 +48:13 15 11 Hevelius Is Nebulous Der 6 Hev 618, Omega1+2 Cyg
Hev 619 (Cyg MW)
Hev 619 53 347:30:48 +65:36:40 20:58:37 +54:24:17 Cyg Milky Way
Cyg 83 313:02 20:52.1 +53:32 15 11 Hevelius Neb. [star] Der 7 Hev 619, ?
Bode
Cyg 94 330:00 22:00.0 +51:50 15 11 Bode Sm. Star Cl. I 1434?
Lambda Cep
Fla 3045 1 11:18:32 +61:54:50 22:11:18 +59:25:58 Lambda Cep (1)
34, 35, 36 Peg
Hev 1113 52 335:44:48 +13:24:09 22:27:43 +04:46:03 34, 35, 36 Peg
Peg 35 334:10 22:16.7 +03:36 16 12 Hevelius Nebulous star Der 12 Ast of 34,35,36 Peg
69 Peg
Fla 3219 54 358:39:37 +26:09:20 23:27:44 +25:10:59 69 Peg (11)
Cassini's M50?
Cassini: Between CMa and CMi (M50?)
M24
M40
M73