THE CALDWELL CATALOG: 109 Deep-Sky Delights for Backyard Observers By Patrick Moore and the Editors of Sky & Telescope The Caldwell Catalog is copyrighted (c) 1995 by Sky Publishing Corporation and used here by permission. NGC/IC Const Type R.A. (2000.0) Dec Mag Size (') Notes 1 188 Cep OC 00h 44.4m +85ø 20' 8.1 14 2 40 Cep PN 00h 13.0m +72ø 32' 12.4 0.6 3 4236 Dra SG 12h 16.7m +69ø 28' 9.7 19 x 7 4 7023 Cep BN 21h 01.8m +68ø 12' -- 18 x 18 Refl. nebula 5 IC 342 Cam SG 03h 46.8m +68ø 06' 9.2 18 x 17 6 6543 Dra PN 17h 58.6m +66ø 38' 8.1 0.3/5.8 Cat's Eye Neb. 7 2403 Cam SG 07h 36.9m +65ø 36' 8.4 18 x 10 8 559 Cas OC 01h 29.5m +63ø 18' 9.5 4 9 Sh2-155 Cep BN 22h 56.8m +62ø 37' -- 50 x 10 Cave Nebula 10 663 Cas OC 01h 46.0m +61ø 15' 7.1 16 11 7635 Cas BN 23h 20.7m +61ø 12' -- 15 x 8 Bubble Nebula 12 6946 Cep SG 20h 34.8m +60ø 09' 8.9 11 x 10 13 457 Cas OC 01h 19.1m +58ø 20' 6.4 13 Phi Cas Cluster 14 869/884 Per OC 02h 20.0m +57ø 08' 4.3 30 and 30 Double Cluster 15 6826 Cyg PN 19h 44.8m +50ø 31' 8.8 0.5/2.3 Blinking Nebula 16 7243 Lac OC 22h 15.3m +49ø 53' 6.4 21 17 147 Cas EG 00h 33.2m +48ø 30' 9.3 13 x 8 18 185 Cas EG 00h 39.0m +48ø 20' 9.2 12 x 10 19 IC 5146 Cyg BN 21h 53.5m +47ø 16' -- 12 x 12 Cocoon Nebula 20 7000 Cyg BN 20h 58.8m +44ø 20' -- 120 x 100 N. America Neb. 21 4449 CVn IG 12h 28.2m +44ø 06' 9.4 5 x 4 22 7662 And PN 23h 25.9m +42ø 33' 8.3 0.3/2.2 23 891 And SG 02h 22.6m +42ø 21' 9.9 14 x 3 24 1275 Per IG 03h 19.8m +41ø 31' 11.6 2.6 x 2 Perseus A 25 2419 Lyn GC 07h 38.1m +38ø 53' 10.4 4.1 26 4244 CVn SG 12h 17.5m +37ø 49' 10.2 16 x 2.5 27 6888 Cyg BN 20h 12.0m +38ø 21' -- 20 x 10 Crescent Nebula 28 752 And OC 01h 57.8m +37ø 41' 5.7 50 29 5005 CVn SG 13h 10.9m +37ø 03' 9.8 5.4 x 2 30 7331 Peg SG 22h 37.1m +34ø 25' 9.5 11 x 4 31 IC 405 Aur BN 05h 16.2m +34ø 16' -- 30 x 19 Flaming Star 32 4631 CVn SG 12h 42.1m +32ø 32' 9.3 15 x 3 33 6992/5 Cyg SN 20h 56.4m +31ø 43' -- 60 x 8 Eastern Veil 34 6960 Cyg SN 20h 45.7m +30ø 43' -- 70 x 6 Western Veil 35 4889 Com EG 13h 00.1m +27ø 59' 11.4 3 x 2 In Coma Cluster 36 4559 Com SG 12h 36.0m +27ø 58' 9.8 10 x 5 37 6885 Vul OC 20h 12.0m +26ø 29' 5.9 7 38 4565 Com SG 12h 36.3m +25ø 59' 9.6 16 x 3 39 2392 Gem PN 07h 29.2m +20ø 55' 9.2 0.2/0.7 Eskimo Nebula 40 3626 Leo SG 11h 20.1m +18ø 21' 10.9 3 x 2 41 -- Tau OC 04h 27m +16ø 0.5 330 Hyades 42 7006 Del GC 21h 01.5m +16ø 11' 10.6 2.8 Very distant 43 7814 Peg SG 00h 03.3m +16ø 09' 10.5 6 x 2 44 7479 Peg SG 23h 04.9m +12ø 19' 11.0 4 x 3 45 5248 Boo SG 13h 37.5m +08ø 53' 10.2 6 x 4 46 2261 Mon BN 06h 39.2m +08ø 44' -- 2 x 1 Hubble's Var. 47 6934 Del GC 20h 34.2m +07ø 24' 8.9 5.9 48 2775 Can SG 09h 10.3m +07ø 02' 10.3 4.5 x 3 49 2237-9 Mon BN 06h 32.3m +05ø 03' -- 80 x 60 Rosette Nebula 50 2244 Mon OC 06h 32.4m +04ø 52' 4.8 24 51 IC 1613 Cet IG 01h 04.8m +02ø 07' 9.3 12 x 11 52 4697 Vir EG 12h 48.6m -05ø 48' 9.3 6 x 4 53 3115 Sex EG 10h 05.2m -07ø 43' 9.1 8 x 3 Spindle Galaxy 54 2506 Mon OC 08h 00.2m -10ø 47' 7.6 7 55 7009 Aqr PN 21h 04.2m -11ø 22' 8.0 0.4/1.6 Saturn Nebula 56 246 Cet PN 00h 47.0m -11ø 53' 10.9 3.8 57 6822 Sgr IG 19h 44.9m -14ø 48' 8.8 10 x 9 Barnard's Gal. 58 2360 CMa OC 07h 17.8m -15ø 37' 7.2 13 59 3242 Hya PN 10h 24.8m -18ø 38' 7.8 0.3/21 Ghost of Jup'r. 60 4038 Crv SG 12h 01.9m -18ø 52' 10.7 2.6 x 2 61 4039 Crv SG 12h 01.9m -18ø 53' 10.7 3 x 2 62 247 Cet SG 00h 47.1m -20ø 46' 9.1 20 x 7 63 7293 Aqr PN 22h 29.6m -20ø 48' 7.3 13 Helix Nebula 64 2362 CMa OC 07h 18.8m -24ø 57' 4.1 8 Tau CMa Cluster 65 253 Scl SG 00h 47.6m -25ø 17' 7.1 25 x 7 Sculptor Galaxy 66 5694 Hya GC 14h 39.6m -26ø 32' 10.2 3.6 67 1097 For SG 02h 46.3m -30ø 17' 9.2 9 x 7 68 6729 CrA BN 19h 01.9m -36ø 57' -- 1.0 R CrA Nebula 69 6302 Sco PN 17h 13.7m -37ø 06' 9.6 0.8 Bug Nebula 70 300 Scl SG 00h 54.9m -37ø 41' 8.7 20 x 13 71 2477 Pup OC 07h 52.3m -38ø 33' 5.8 27 72 55 Scl SG 00h 14.9m -39ø 11' 7.9 32 x 6 In Scl Group 73 1851 Col GC 05h 14.1m -40ø 03' 7.3 11 74 3132 Vel PN 10h 07.7m -40ø 26' 9.4 0.8 75 6124 Sco OC 16h 25.6m -40ø 40' 5.8 29 76 6231 Sco OC 16h 54.0m -41ø 48' 2.6 15 77 5128 Cen EG 13h 25.5m -43ø 01' 7.0 18 x 14 Centaurus A 78 6541 CrA GC 18h 08.0m -43ø 42' 6.6 13 79 3201 Vel GC 10h 17.6m -46ø 25' 6.7 18 80 5139 Cen GC 13h 26.8m -47ø 29' 3.6 36 Omega Centauri 81 6352 Ara GC 17h 25.5m -48ø 25' 8.1 7 82 6193 Ara OC 16h 41.3m -48ø 46' 5.2 15 83 4945 Cen SG 13h 05.4m -49ø 28' 8.7 20 x 4 84 5286 Cen GC 13h 46.4m -51ø 22' 7.6 9 85 IC 2391 Vel OC 08h 40.2m -53ø 04' 2.5 50 Omicron Vel Cl. 86 6397 Ara GC 17h 40.7m -53ø 40' 5.6 26 87 1261 Hor GC 03h 12.3m -55ø 13' 8.4 7 88 5823 Cir OC 15h 05.7m -55ø 36' 7.9 10 89 6067 Nor OC 16h 18.9m -57ø 54' 5.4 12 S Nor Cluster 90 2867 Car PN 09h 21.4m -58ø 19' -- 0.2 91 3532 Car OC 11h 06.4m -58ø 40' 3.0 55 92 3372 Car BN 10h 43.8m -59ø 52' -- 120 x 120 Eta Car Nebula 93 6752 Pav GC 19h 10.9m -59ø 59' 5.4 20 94 4755 Cru OC 12h 53.6m -60ø 20' 4.2 10 Jewel Box Cl. 95 6025 TrA OC 16h 03.7m -60ø 30' 5.1 12 96 2516 Car OC 07h 58.3m -60ø 52' 3.8 30 97 3766 Cen OC 11h 36.1m -61ø 37' 5.3 12 98 4609 Cru OC 12h 42.3m -62ø 58' 6.9 5 99 -- Cru DN 12h 53m -63ø -- 400 x 300 Coalsack 100 IC 2944 Cen OC 11h 36.6m -63ø 02' 4.5 15 Gamma Cen Cl. 101 6744 Pav SG 19h 09.8m -63ø 51' 8.3 16 x 10 102 IC 2602 Car OC 10h 43.2m -64ø 24' 1.9 50 Theta Car Cl. 103 2070 Dor BN 05h 38.7m -69ø 06' -- 40 x 25 Tarantula Neb. 104 362 Tuc GC 01h 03.2m -70ø 51' 6.6 13 105 4833 Mus GC 12h 59.6m -70ø 53' 7.3 14 106 104 Tuc GC 00h 24.1m -72ø 05' 4.0 31 47 Tucanae 107 6101 Aps GC 16h 25.8m -72ø 12' 9.3 11 108 4372 Mus GC 12h 25.8m -72ø 40' 7.8 19 109 3195 Cha PN 10h 09.5m -80ø 52' -- 0.6 Key to object types N = Bright nebula GC = Globular cluster EG = Elliptical galaxy N = Dark nebula OC = Open cluster IG = Irregular galaxy N = Planetary nebula SN = Supernova remnant SG = Spiral galaxy For planetaries 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'. 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