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

III. The Late Spring Group
NGC H M Type Constellation/Name Logged Magnification/Telescope Loc
3962 67-I — Ga Crater 2002.02.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 DS
4027 296-II — Ga Corvus 2000.07.03 48X/78X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
4030 121-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 12.5X, Celestron 80mm MS
4038 281-IV — Ga Antennae 2000.07.03 48X/78X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 (Crv) DS
4147 19-I — Gl Coma Berenices 2000.12.26 122X, Meade 12" LX200 ER
4150 73-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2000.07.03 48X/78X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
4179 9-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4192 — 98 Ga Coma Berenices 1978.03.31 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4203 175-I — Ga Coma Bernices 2000.07.03 48X/78X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
4216 35-I — Ga Virgo 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4245 74-I — Ga Coma Bernices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4251 89-I — Ga Coma Bernices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4254 — 99 Ga Pinwheel Galaxy 1978.03.31 70X, Dynamax 8" (Com) DP
4261 139-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4273 569-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4274 75-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4278 90-I/322-II — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4281 573-II/570-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4293 5-V — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4303 139-I 61 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4314 76-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4321 — 100 Ga Coma Berenices 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4350 86-II — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4361 65-I — Pl Corvus 1988.04.11 62X/119X, Meade 10" LX5 AZ
4365 30-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4371 22-I — Ga Virgo 2002.03.10 95X, Meade 12" LX200 DS
4374 — 84 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4382 — 85 Ga Coma Berenices 1978.03.31 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4394 55-II — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4406 — 86 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4414 77-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4419 113-II — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4429 65-II — Ga Virgo 2002.03.10 95X, Meade 12" LX200 DS
4435 281-I — Ga The Eyes 2002.03.10 95X, Meade 12" LX200 (Vir) DS
4438 282-I — Ga The Eyes 2002.03.10 95X, Meade 12" LX200 (Vir) DS
4442 156-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 98X, Celestron 14" OL
4448 99-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4450 90-II/56-II — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4459 161-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4472 — 49 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4473 114-II — Ga Coma Berenices (Vir) 2002.03.10 95X, Meade 12" LX200 DS
4477 115-II — Ga Coma Berenices (Vir) 2002.03.10 95X, Meade 12" LX200 DS
4478 124-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4486 — 87 Ga Virgo A 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" (Vir) DP
4494 83-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2000.05.03 48X, Meade 10" LX5 OL
4501 — 88 Ga Coma Berenices 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4526 31-I/38-I — Ga Lost Galaxy (?) 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 (Vir) MS
4527 37-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4535 500-II — Ga Lost Galaxy (?) 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 (Vir) MS
4536 2-V — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4546 160-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4548 120-II 91 Ga Coma Berenices 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4550 36-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4552 — 89 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4559 92-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4565 24-V — Ga Coma Berenices 1988.04.12 62X, Meade 10" LX5 AZ
4569 — 90 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4570 32-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4579 — 58 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4590 — 68 Gl Hydra 1978.03.16 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4594 43-I 104 Ga Sombrero Galaxy 1978.03.16 70X, Dynamax 8" (Vir) DP
4596 24-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4621 — 59 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4636 38-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4643 10-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4649 — 60 Ga Virgo 1978.04.07 70X, Dynamax 8" DP
4654 126-II — Ga Virgo 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4660 71-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4665 142-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4666 15-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4689 128-II — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4697 39-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4698 8-I/6-III — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4699 129-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4725 84-I — Ga Coma Berenices 2002.03.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4753 16-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4754 25-I/74-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4762 75-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4781 134-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4826 — 64 Ga Black Eye Galaxy 1978.03.31 70X, Dynamax 8" (Com) DP
4845 536-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4856 68-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4866 162-I — Ga Virgo 2002.03.17 95X, Meade 12" LX200 CF
4900 143-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.15 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4958 130-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
4995 42-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
5024 — 53 Gl Coma Berenices 1978.02.23 130X, Dynamax 8" DP
5054 513-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
5248 34-I — Ga Boötes 2000.05.28 50X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
5363 6-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
5364 534-II — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
5466 9-VI — Gl Boötes 2000.06.30 48X/71X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 SS
5557 99-I — Ga Boötes 2000.07.02 80X, Meade 10" Starfinder EQ SS
5566 144-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
5576 146-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
5634 70-I — Gl Virgo 2000.12.26 122X, Meade 12" LX200 ER
5676 189-I — Ga Boötes 2000.07.04 48X/78X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
5689 188-I — Ga Boötes 2000.07.04 48X/78X/100X, Meade 10" LX5 DS
5746 126-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS
5846 128-I — Ga Virgo 2002.04.16 95X, Meade 12" LX200 MS

Copyright © 2000-2002, Leroy W.L. Guatney.
Section Completed: 16 April 2002.

Last Update: 12 November 2002.

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