THE CALDWELL CATALOG:

109 Deep-Sky Delights for Backyard Observers
By Patrick Moore and the Editors of Sky & Telescope

The Caldwell Catalog is copyrighted © 1995 by Patrick Moore and Sky Publishing Corporation. This list just gives the objects for all 109 catalog entries in the catalog, linked to our object pages when applicable. The original (unlinked) Caldwell Calatog was longly available online at Sky Online.

  • Also note the Caldwell page of the Hawaii Astronomical Society's Deepsky Atlas.
  • David Ratledge of Lancs, UK has written "Observing the Caldwell Catalog", published by Springer (2000). See his online informations on the Caldwell Catalog.
  • Poster with images and Caldwell Object Finder Chart by David Ratledge
  • Interactive star charts for Caldwell Catalog Objects, by Jim Cornmell

    Here we present the object list of the Caldwell Catalog with identification by NGC, IC, or other catalog number

      1 = NGC  188
      2 = NGC   40
      3 = NGC 4236
      4 = NGC 7023
      5 =  IC  342
      6 = NGC 6543, the Cat's Eye Neb.
      7 = NGC 2403
      8 = NGC  559
      9 =  Sh2-155, the Cave Nebula at RA 22:56.8, Dec +62:37 (2000.0)
     10 = NGC  663
     11 = NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula
     12 = NGC 6946
     13 = NGC  457, the Owl Cluster or Phi Cas Cluster
     14 = NGC  869/884, Double Cluster h and Chi Persei
     15 = NGC 6826, the Blinking Nebula
     16 = NGC 7243
     17 = NGC  147
     18 = NGC  185
     19 =  IC 5146, the Cocoon Nebula
     20 = NGC 7000, the North America Nebula
     21 = NGC 4449
     22 = NGC 7662
     23 = NGC  891
     24 = NGC 1275, Perseus A
     25 = NGC 2419
     26 = NGC 4244
     27 = NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula
     28 = NGC  752
     29 = NGC 5005
     30 = NGC 7331
     31 =  IC  405, the Flaming Star
     32 = NGC 4631
     33 = NGC 6992/5, Eastern Veil
     34 = NGC 6960, Western Veil
     35 = NGC 4889, in Coma Cluster
     36 = NGC 4559
     37 = NGC 6885
     38 = NGC 4565
     39 = NGC 2392, the Eskimo Nebula
     40 = NGC 3626
     41 = Melotte 25, the Hyades
     42 = NGC 7006, very distant globular
     43 = NGC 7814
     44 = NGC 7479
     45 = NGC 5248
     46 = NGC 2261, Hubble's Variable Nebula
     47 = NGC 6934
     48 = NGC 2775
     49 = NGC 2237-9, the Rosette Nebula
     50 = NGC 2244, cluster in Rosette Nebula
     51 =  IC 1613
     52 = NGC 4697
     53 = NGC 3115, the Spindle Galaxy
     54 = NGC 2506
     55 = NGC 7009, the Saturn Nebula
     56 = NGC  246
     57 = NGC 6822, Barnard's Galaxy
     58 = NGC 2360
     59 = NGC 3242, the Ghost of Jupiter
     60 = NGC 4038
     61 = NGC 4039
     62 = NGC  247
     63 = NGC 7293, the Helix Nebula
     64 = NGC 2362, the Tau CMa Cluster
     65 = NGC  253, the Sculptor Galaxy
     66 = NGC 5694
     67 = NGC 1097
     68 = NGC 6729, the R CrA Nebula
     69 = NGC 6302, the Bug Nebula
     70 = NGC  300, galaxy in the Sculptor Group
     71 = NGC 2477
     72 = NGC   55, galaxy in the Sculptor Group
     73 = NGC 1851
     74 = NGC 3132
     75 = NGC 6124
     76 = NGC 6231
     77 = NGC 5128, Centaurus A
     78 = NGC 6541
     79 = NGC 3201
     80 = NGC 5139, Omega Centauri
     81 = NGC 6352
     82 = NGC 6193
     83 = NGC 4945
     84 = NGC 5286
     85 =  IC 2391, the Omicron Vel Cl.
     86 = NGC 6397
     87 = NGC 1261
     88 = NGC 5823
     89 = NGC 6067, the S Normae Cluster
     90 = NGC 2867
     91 = NGC 3532
     92 = NGC 3372, the Eta Car Nebula
     93 = NGC 6752
     94 = NGC 4755, the Jewel Box Cl.
     95 = NGC 6025
     96 = NGC 2516
     97 = NGC 3766
     98 = NGC 4609
     99 = Coalsack Dark Nebula
    100 =  IC 2944, the Gamma Cen Cluster
    101 = NGC 6744
    102 =  IC 2602, the Theta Car Cl.
    103 = NGC 2070, the Tarantula Neb.
    104 = NGC  362
    105 = NGC 4833
    106 = NGC  104, 47 Tucanae
    107 = NGC 6101
    108 = NGC 4372
    109 = NGC 3195
    
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