Astronomical Catalogs

compiled by Leroy W.L. Guatney

Messier and Herschel with NGC numbers

I hold Honorary Messier Certificate #404 for observing all 110 objects cataloged, completed in 1978.

I began logging observations of the Herschel 400 objects on 27 February 2000. My official announcement of this undertaking was made via e-mail to members of the Denver Astronomical Society on March 13, 2000, in honor of the two hundred nineteenth aniversary of Sir William Herschel's discovery of Georgium Sidus (Uranus). I logged the 400th object on May 19, 2002, and received certificate #246 of the Herschel Club on July 1st, 2002.

My OBSERVE: The Herschel Objects is ©1985 Lydel Guzman, Brenda Branchett, and Paul Jones; published by the Astronomical League.

This has been an excellent exercise in organization.

Completed:
Messier 110 and holding
Herschel 400 and holding

Guide to the Tables Below

Yellow NGC numbers are in both catalogs

Green NGC numbers are "overlooked objects"

Blue IC numbers are Index Catalog objects

Names are from the Observer's Handbook, "overlooked", or common sources

Loc Code Location
AZ Arizona, Sierrita Mountain between Tucson and Kitt Peak
BY Backyard, Aurora, CO.
CF Cactus Flats, Pawnee National Grasslands, CO.
CH Chamberlin Observatory, Denver, CO.
CJ Camp Jack, Laramie County, WY.
DP Daniels Park, Douglas County, CO.
DS DAS Dark Site, Arapahoe County, CO.
EO Everhart Observatory, Bailey, CO.
ER Arizona, SE of Tucson, TAAA's Empire Ranch Dark Site
MP Mineral Park, Littleton, CO.
MS Missile Site, Arapahoe County, CO.
OL Outdoor Laboratory, Jefferson County, CO.
SP Backyard, Spokane, WA.
SS Rocky Mountain Star Stare (by observation year)
Types Description
Asc Stellar Associations
Ast Asterisms
Dbl Double Star
Cl Open (Galactic) Star Clusters
Ga Galaxies (all classifications)
Gl Globular Star Clusters
Ne Diffuse Nebulae, Emission and Dark
Pl Planetary Nebulae
NGC - New General Catalogue
H - Herschel Objects
M - Messier Catalog

This combined list is organized like the Messier List, breaking down the Spring and Summer seasons.
Introduction | Part I: Winter | Part II: Early Spring | Part III: Late Spring | Part IV: Mid-Summer | Part V: Late Summer | Part VI: Fall | Addendum A: Miscellaneous | Addendum G: Globular Clusters | Addendum S: Southern Extents | Solar System

I. The Winter Group
NGC H M Type Constellation/Name Logged Magnification/Telescope Loc
869 33-VI — Cl Double Cluster 1988.03.08 62X/96X, Meade 10" LX5 DP
884 34-VI — Cl Double Cluster 1988.03.08 62X/96X, Meade 10" LX5 DP
891 19-V — Ga Andromeda 2000.03.03 49X, Meade 10" LX5 (Per) BY
908 153-I — Ga Cetus 2001.12.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
936 23-IV — Ga Cetus 2001.12.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
1022 102-I — Ga Cetus 2001.12.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
1023 156-I — Ga Perseus 2000.03.03 49X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1027 66-VIII — Cl Cassiopeia 2001.12.08 12.5X, Celestron 80mm DS
1039 — 34 Cl Perseus 1978.02.24 70X/130X, Dynamax 8" CH
1052 63-I — Ga Cetus 2001.12.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
1055 1-I/6-II — Ga M77 Group 2001.12.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 (Cet) MS
1068 — 77 Ga Cetus A 1978.03.08 70X, Dynamax 8" MS
1084 64-I — Ga Eridanus 2001.01.21 87X/160X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
1245 25-VI — Cl Perseus 2000.03.03 49X/61X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1342 88-VIII — Cl Perseus 2000.03.03 49X/61X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1407 107-I — Ga Eridanus 2001.01.21 87X/160X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
— — 45 Cl Pleiades 1978.02.22 53X, Dynamax 8" (Tau) MP
1444 80-VIII — Cl Perseus 2000.03.03 61X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1501 53-IV — Pl Camelopardalis 2000.04.24 45X/63X, Meade 10" LX5 MS
1502 47-VII — Cl Camelopardalis 2000.04.24 45X/63X/75X, Meade 10" LX5 MS
1513 60-VII — Cl Perseus 2000.03.03 49X/61X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1528 61-VII — Cl Perseus 2000.03.03 61X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1535 26-IV — Pl Eridanus 2001.01.14 87X/122X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
1545 85-VIII — Cl Perseus 2000.03.03 49X/61X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1647 8-VIII — Cl Taurus 2000.03.23 48X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1664 59-VIII — Cl Auriga 2000.03.21 48X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1750 43-VIII — Cl Taurus 2000.03.23 48X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1788 32-V — Ne Orion 2000.03.26 50X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
1817 4-VII — Cl Taurus 2000.03.23 48X/50X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1857 33-VII — Cl Auriga 2000.03.23 48X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1904 — 79 Gl Lepus 1978.02.24 130X, Dynamax 8" CH
1907 39-VII — Cl Auriga 2000.04.03 30X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1912 — 38 Cl Auriga 1978.02.23 130X, Dynamax 8" DP
1931 261-I — Ne Auriga 2000.04.03 30X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1952 — 1 Pl Crab Nebula 1978.03.01 70X, Dynamax 8" (Tau) DP
1960 — 36 Cl Auriga 1978.02.23 130X, Dynamax 8" DP
1961 747-III — Ga Camelopardalis 2000.04.07 48X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1964 21-IV — Ga Lepus 2000.03.04 49X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
1976 — 42 Ne Orion Nebula 1978.02.18 70X, Dynamax 8" (Ori) DP
1980 31-V — Ne Orion 2000.04.01 30X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
1982 — 43 Ne Orion 1978.02.18 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
1999 33-IV — Ne Orion 2000.03.26 50X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
2022 34-IV — Pl Orion 2000.03.23 48X/78X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2024 28-V — Ne Flame Nebula 2000.03.26 50X, Meade 10" LX5 (Ori) DS
2068 — 78 Ne Orion 1978.03.01 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
2099 — 37 Cl Auriga 1978.02.23 130X, Dynamax 8" DP
2126 68-VIII — Cl Auriga 2000.04.03 49X/63X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2129 26-VIII — Cl Gemini 2000.04.24 45X, Meade 10" LX5 MS
2158 17-VI — Cl Gemini 1988.03.08 62X/96X, Meade 10" LX5 DP
2168 — 35 Cl Gemini 1978.02.23 130X, Dynamax 8" DP
2169 24-VIII — Cl Orion 2000.04.01 30X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2185 20-IV — Ne Monoceros 2001.01.21 87X/160X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2186 25-VII — Cl Orion 2000.04.01 30X/63X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2194 5-VI — Cl Orion 2000.04.01 30X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2204 13-VII — Cl Canis Major 2000.04.03 30X/63X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2215 20-VII — Cl Monoceros 2001.01.21 87X/160X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2232 25-VIII — Cl Monoceros 2001.01.21 55X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2244 2-VII — Cl Monoceros 2001.01.21 55X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2251 3-VIII — Cl Monoceros 2001.01.21 55X/87X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2264 27-V/5-VIII — Cl/Ne Christmas Tree Cluster 2001.01.21 55X/87X, Meade 12" LX200 (Mon) BY
2266 21-VI — Cl Gemini 2000.04.24 45X, Meade 10" LX5 MS
2281 71-VIII — Cl Broken Heart Cluster 2000.03.03 49X, Meade 10" LX5 (Aur) BY
2286 31-VIII — Cl Monoceros 2001.01.21 87X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2287 — 41 Cl Canis Major 1978.02.18 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
2301 27-VI — Cl Monoceros 2001.01.21 87X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2304 2-VI — Cl Gemini 2000.05.20 50X/78X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 MS
2311 60-VIII — Cl Monoceros 2002.01.12 95X, Meade 12" LX200 DS
2323 — 50 Cl Monoceros 1978.02.24 53X, Dynamax 8" CH
2324 38-VII — Cl Monoceros 2002.01.12 95X, Meade 12" LX200 DS
2335 32-VIII — Cl Monoceros 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2343 33-VIII — Cl Monoceros 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2353 34-VIII — Cl Monoceros 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2354 16-VII — Cl Canis Major 2000.04.01 30X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2355 6-VI — Cl Gemini 2002.01.07 95X/122X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2360 12-VII — Cl Canis Major 2000.02.27 32X/49X/75X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2362 17-VII — Cl Canis Major 2000.04.01 30X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2371
2372		 316-II — Pl Gemini 2002.01.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
317-II — Pl twin-lobed 2002.01.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2392 45-IV — Pl Eskimo Nebula 2000.05.02 48X, Meade 10" LX5 (Gem) BY
2395 11-VIII — Cl Gemini 2002.01.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2403 44-V — Ga M81 Group 2000.04.07 48X, Meade 10" LX5 (Cam) BY
2419 218-I — Gl Lynx 2000.04.07 48X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 BY
2420 1-VI — Cl Gemini 2002.01.07 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2421 67-VII — Cl Puppis 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2422 38-VIII 47 Cl Puppis 1978.02.24 70X, Dynamax 8" CH
2423 28-VII — Cl Puppis 1988.03.07 62X/96X, Meade 10" LX5 DP
2437 — 46 Cl Puppis 1978.02.24 70X, Dynamax 8" CH
2438 39-IV — Pl Puppis 1978.02.24 70X, Dynamax 8" CH
2440 64-IV — Pl Puppis 1988.03.07 62X/96X, Meade 10" LX5 DP
2447 — 93 Cl Puppis 1978.02.24 53X, Dynamax 8" CH
2479 58-VII — Cl Puppis 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2482 10-VII — Cl Puppis 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2489 23-VII — Cl Puppis 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2506 37-VI — Cl Monoceros 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY
2509 1-VIII — Cl Puppis 2002.01.14 95X, Meade 12" LX200 BY

Copyright © 2000-2002, Leroy W.L. Guatney.
Section Completed: 14 January 2002.

Last Update: 12 November 2002.

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