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The Caldwell catalogue was created by Sir Patrick
Caldwell-Moore and comprises 109 of the finest deep sky objects (DSO) in the
sky, including elliptical galaxies, spiral galaxies, planetary nebulae,
emission nebulae, reflection nebulae, globular clusters, and open
clusters. The Caldwell
catalogue was originally published in 1995. It includes many
objects that Charles Messier did not include in the
Messier catalogue. Unlike the Messier
catalogue, it also includes objects visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
All Caldwell objects are in a declination order,
meaning that C1 is the northernmost object and C109 in the southernmost.
This is a great catalogue for amateur astronomers to complete and has
become one of the most popular over the last decade.
The Caldwell catalogue includes 1 dark nebula, 9
nebulae, 35 galaxies, 2 supernova remnants, 18 globular clusters, 25
star clusters, 13 planetary nebulae, and 6 star clusters with
nebulae. To view Caldwell catalogue objects, start with a low
power eyepiece to locate the object. Below is a chart of all
Caldwell catalogue objects, their NGC number, right ascension and
declination, its apparent size, its brightness, and lastly, and its
common name, where applicable.
Caldwell
Number |
NGC ID |
Constellation |
RA
(h:m) |
Dec
(deg m) |
Visual
Magnitude |
Size
(arc min) |
Type |
Common Name |
| 1 |
188 |
Cepheus |
00h 44.4m |
+85° 20m |
8 |
14 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 2 |
40 |
Cepheus |
00h 13.0m |
+72° 32m |
12 |
0.6 |
Planetary Nebula |
Bow-Tie Nebula |
| 3 |
4236 |
Draco |
12h 16.7m |
+69° 28m |
9 |
19 x 7 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 4 |
7023 |
Cepheus |
21h 01.8m |
+68° 12m |
0 |
18 x 18 |
Bright Nebula |
Reflection Nebula |
| 5 |
0 |
Camelopardalis |
03h 46.8m |
+68° 06m |
9 |
18 x 17 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 6 |
6543 |
Draco |
17h 58.6m |
+66° 38m |
8 |
0.3/5.8 |
Planetary Nebula |
Cats Eye Nebula |
| 7 |
2403 |
Camelopardalis |
07h 36.9m |
+65° 36m |
8 |
18 x 10 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 8 |
559 |
Cassiopeia |
01h 29.5m |
+63° 18m |
9 |
4 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 9 |
0 |
Cepheus |
22h 56.8m |
+62° 37m |
0 |
50 x 10 |
Bright Nebula |
Cave Nebula |
| 10 |
663 |
Cassiopeia |
01h 46.0m |
+61° 15m |
7 |
16 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 11 |
7635 |
Cassiopeia |
23h 20.7m |
+61° 12m |
0 |
15 x 8 |
Bright Nebula |
The Bubble Nebula |
| 12 |
6946 |
Cepheus |
20h 34.8m |
+60° 09m |
8 |
11 x 10 |
Spiral Galaxy |
Fireworks Galaxy |
| 13 |
457 |
Cassiopeia |
01h 19.1m |
+58° 20m |
6 |
13 |
Open Cluster |
Phi Cas Cluster |
| 14 |
884 |
Perseus |
02h 20.0m |
+57° 08m |
4 |
30x30 |
Open Cluster |
Sword Handle |
| 15 |
6826 |
Cygnus |
19h 44.8m |
+50° 31m |
8 |
0.5/2.3 |
Planetary Nebula |
Blinking Eye Nebula |
| 16 |
7243 |
Lacerta |
22h 15.3m |
+49° 53m |
6 |
21 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 17 |
147 |
Cassiopeia |
00h 33.2m |
+48° 30m |
9 |
13 x 8 |
Elliptical Galaxy |
|
| 18 |
185 |
Cassiopeia |
00h 39.0m |
+48° 20m |
9 |
12 x 10 |
Elliptical Galaxy |
|
| 19 |
0 |
Cygnus |
21h 53.5m |
+47° 16m |
7 |
12 x 12 |
Bright Nebula |
Cocoon Nebula |
| 20 |
7000 |
Cygnus |
20h 58.8m |
+44° 20m |
0 |
120 x 100 |
Bright Nebula |
Nort American Nebula |
| 21 |
4449 |
Cains Venactici |
12h 28.2m |
+44° 06m |
9 |
5 x 4 |
Irregular Galaxy |
|
| 22 |
7662 |
Andromeda |
23h 25.9m |
+42° 33m |
8 |
0.3/2.2 |
Planetary Nebula |
|
| 23 |
891 |
Andromeda |
02h 22.6m |
+42° 21m |
9 |
14 x 3 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 24 |
1275 |
Perseus |
03h 19.8m |
+41° 31m |
11 |
2.6 x 2 |
Irregular Galaxy |
Per A radio source |
| 25 |
2419 |
Lynx |
07h 38.1m |
+38° 53m |
10 |
4.1 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 26 |
4244 |
Cains Venactici |
12h 17.5m |
+37° 49m |
10 |
16 x 2.5 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 27 |
6888 |
Cygnus |
20h 12.0m |
+38° 21m |
0 |
20 x 10 |
Bright Nebula |
Crescent Nebula |
| 28 |
752 |
Andromeda |
01h 57.8m |
+37° 41m |
5 |
50 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 29 |
5005 |
Cains Venactici |
13h 10.9m |
+37° 03m |
9 |
5.4 x 2 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 30 |
7331 |
Pegasus |
22h 37.1m |
+34° 25m |
9 |
11 x 4 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 31 |
0 |
Auriga |
05h 16.2m |
+34° 16m |
0 |
30 x 19 |
Bright Nebula |
Flaming Star Nebula |
| 32 |
4631 |
Cains Venactici |
12h 42.1m |
+32° 32m |
9 |
15 x 3 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 33 |
6992 |
Cygnus |
20h 56.4m |
+31° 43m |
0 |
60 x 8 |
Supernova Remnant |
East Veil Nebula |
| 34 |
6960 |
Cygnus |
20h 45.7m |
+30° 43m |
0 |
70 x 6 |
Supernova Remnant |
West Veil Nebula |
| 35 |
4889 |
Coma Berenices |
13h 00.1m |
+27° 59m |
11 |
3 x 2 |
Elliptical Galaxy |
Brightest in cluster |
| 36 |
4559 |
Coma Berenices |
12h 36.0m |
+27° 58m |
9 |
10 x 5 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 37 |
6885 |
Vulpecula |
20h 12.0m |
+26° 29m |
5 |
7 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 38 |
4565 |
Coma Berenices |
12h 36.3m |
+25° 59m |
9 |
16 x 3 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 39 |
2392 |
Gemini |
07h 29.2m |
+20° 55m |
9 |
0.2/0.7 |
Planetary Nebula |
Eskimo Nebula |
| 40 |
3626 |
Leo |
11h 20.1m |
+18° 21m |
10 |
3 x 2 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 41 |
0 |
Taurus |
04h 27m |
+16° 00m |
0 |
330 |
Open Cluster |
Hyades |
| 42 |
7006 |
Delphinus |
21h 01.5m |
+16° 11m |
10 |
2.8 |
Globular Cluster |
Very distant globular |
| 43 |
7814 |
Pegasus |
00h 03.3m |
+16° 09m |
10 |
6 x 2 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 44 |
7479 |
Pegasus |
23h 04.9m |
+12° 19m |
11 |
4 x 3 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 45 |
5248 |
Bootes |
13h 37.5m |
+08° 53m |
10 |
6 x 4 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 46 |
2261 |
Monoceros |
06h 39.2m |
+08° 44m |
0 |
2 x 1 |
Bright Nebula |
Hubbles Variable Nebula |
| 47 |
6934 |
Delphinus |
20h 34.2m |
+07° 24m |
8 |
5.9 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 48 |
2775 |
Cancer |
09h 10.3m |
+07° 02m |
10 |
4.5 x 3 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 49 |
2237 |
Monoceros |
06h 32.3m |
+05° 03m |
0 |
80 x 60 |
Bright Nebula |
Rosette Nebula |
| 50 |
2244 |
Monoceros |
06h 32.4m |
+04° 52m |
4 |
24 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 51 |
0 |
Cetus |
01h 04.8m |
+02° 07m |
9 |
12 x 11 |
Irregular Galaxy |
|
| 52 |
4697 |
Virgo |
12h 48.6m |
-05° 48m |
9 |
6 x 4 |
Elliptical Galaxy |
|
| 53 |
3115 |
Sextans |
10h 05.2m |
-07° 43m |
9 |
8 x 3 |
Elliptical Galaxy |
Spindle Galaxy |
| 54 |
2506 |
Monoceros |
08h 00.2m |
-10° 47m |
7 |
7 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 55 |
7009 |
Aquarius |
21h 04.2m |
-11° 22m |
8 |
0.4/1.6 |
Planetary Nebula |
Saturn Nebula |
| 56 |
246 |
Cetus |
00h 47.0m |
-11° 53m |
10 |
3.8 |
Planetary Nebula |
|
| 57 |
6822 |
Sagittarius |
19h 44.9m |
-14° 48m |
8 |
10 x 9 |
Irregular Galaxy |
Barnards Galaxy |
| 58 |
2360 |
Canis Major |
07h 17.8m |
-15° 37m |
7 |
13 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 59 |
3242 |
Hydra |
10h 24.8m |
-18° 38m |
7 |
0.3/21 |
Planetary Nebula |
Ghost of Jupiter |
| 60 |
4038 |
Corvus |
12h 01.9m |
-18° 52m |
10 |
2.6 x 2 |
Spiral Galaxy |
The Antennae |
| 61 |
4039 |
Corvus |
12h 01.9m |
-18° 53m |
10 |
3 x 2 |
Spiral Galaxy |
The Antennae |
| 62 |
247 |
Cetus |
00h 47.1m |
-20° 46m |
9 |
20 x 7 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 63 |
7293 |
Aquarius |
22h 29.6m |
-20° 48m |
7 |
13 |
Planetary Nebula |
Helix Nebula |
| 64 |
2362 |
Canis Major |
07h 18.8m |
-24° 57m |
4 |
8 |
Open Cluster |
Tau CMa Cluster |
| 65 |
253 |
Sculptor |
00h 47.6m |
-25° 17m |
7 |
25 x 7 |
Spiral Galaxy |
Sculptor Galaxy |
| 66 |
5694 |
Hydra |
14h 39.6m |
-26° 32m |
10 |
3.6 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 67 |
1097 |
Fornax |
02h 46.3m |
-30° 17m |
9 |
9 x 7 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 68 |
6729 |
Corona Austrina |
19h 01.9m |
-36° 57m |
0 |
1 |
Bright Nebula |
R CrA Nebula |
| 69 |
6302 |
Scorpius |
17h 13.7m |
-37° 06m |
9 |
0.8 |
Planetary Nebula |
Bug Nebula |
| 70 |
300 |
Sculptor |
00h 54.9m |
-37° 41m |
8 |
20 x 13 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 71 |
2447 |
Puppis |
07h 44.6m |
-23° 52m |
6 |
22 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 71 |
2447 |
Puppis |
07h 44.6m |
-23° 52m |
6 |
22 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 72 |
55 |
Sculptor |
00h 14.9m |
-39° 11m |
7 |
32 x 6 |
Spiral Galaxy |
Brightest in Scl Cluster |
| 73 |
1851 |
Columba |
05h 14.1m |
-40° 03m |
7 |
11 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 74 |
3132 |
Vela |
10h 07.7m |
-40° 26m |
9 |
0.8 |
Planetary Nebula |
|
| 75 |
6124 |
Scorpius |
16h 25.6m |
-40° 40m |
5 |
29 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 76 |
6231 |
Scorpius |
16h 54.0m |
-41° 48m |
2 |
15 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 77 |
5128 |
Centaurus |
13h 25.5m |
-43° 01m |
7 |
18 x 14 |
Elliptical Galaxy |
Cen A radio source |
| 78 |
6541 |
Corona Austrina |
18h 08.0m |
-43° 42m |
6 |
13 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 79 |
3201 |
Vela |
10h 17.6m |
-46° 25m |
6 |
18 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 80 |
5139 |
Centaurus |
13h 26.8m |
-47° 29m |
3 |
36 |
Globular Cluster |
Omega Centauri |
| 81 |
6352 |
Ara |
17h 25.5m |
-48° 25m |
8 |
7 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 82 |
6193 |
Ara |
16h 41.3m |
-48° 46m |
5 |
15 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 83 |
4945 |
Centaurus |
13h 05.4m |
-49° 28m |
8 |
20 x 4 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 84 |
5286 |
Centaurus |
13h 46.4m |
-51° 22m |
7 |
9 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 85 |
0 |
Vela |
08h 40.2m |
-53° 04m |
2 |
50 |
Open Cluster |
o (Omicron) Vel Cluster |
| 86 |
6397 |
Ara |
17h 40.7m |
-53° 40m |
5 |
26 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 87 |
1261 |
Horologium |
03h 12.3m |
-55° 13m |
8 |
7 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 88 |
5823 |
Circinus |
15h 05.7m |
-55° 36m |
7 |
10 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 89 |
6087 |
Norma |
16h 18.9m |
-57° 54m |
5 |
12 |
Open Cluster |
S Nor Cluster |
| 90 |
2867 |
Carina |
09h 21.4m |
-58° 19m |
0 |
0.2 |
Planetary Nebula |
|
| 91 |
3532 |
Carina |
11h 06.4m |
-58° 40m |
3 |
55 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 92 |
3372 |
Carina |
10h 43.8m |
-59° 52m |
0 |
120 x 120 |
Bright Nebula |
Eta Carinae Nebula |
| 93 |
6752 |
Pavo |
19h 10.9m |
-59° 59m |
5 |
20 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 94 |
4755 |
Crux |
12h 53.6m |
-60° 20m |
4 |
10 |
Open Cluster |
Jewel Box Cluster |
| 95 |
6025 |
Triangulum Australe |
16h 03.7m |
-60° 30m |
5 |
12 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 96 |
2516 |
Carina |
07h 58.3m |
-60° 52m |
3 |
30 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 97 |
3766 |
Centaurus |
11h 36.1m |
-61° 37m |
5 |
12 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 98 |
4609 |
Crux |
12h 42.3m |
-62° 58m |
6 |
5 |
Open Cluster |
|
| 99 |
0 |
Crux |
12h 53m |
-63° 00m |
0 |
400 x 300 |
Dark Nebula |
Coal Sack |
| 100 |
0 |
Centaurus |
11h 36.6m |
-63° 02m |
4 |
15 |
Open Cluster |
Lambda Cen Cluster |
| 101 |
6744 |
Pavo |
19h 09.8m |
-63° 51m |
8 |
16 x 10 |
Spiral Galaxy |
|
| 102 |
0 |
Carina |
10h 43.2m |
-64° 24m |
1 |
50 |
Open Cluster |
° (Theta) Car Cluster |
| 103 |
2070 |
Dorado |
05h 38.7m |
-69° 06m |
0 |
40 x 25 |
Bright Nebula |
Tarantula Neb. in LMC |
| 104 |
362 |
Tucana |
01h 03.2m |
-70° 51m |
6 |
13 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 105 |
4833 |
Musca |
12h 59.6m |
-70° 53m |
7 |
14 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 106 |
104 |
Tucana |
00h 24.1m |
-72° 05m |
4 |
31 |
Globular Cluster |
47 Tucanae |
| 107 |
6101 |
Apus |
16h 25.8m |
-72° 12m |
9 |
11 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 108 |
4372 |
Musca |
12h 25.8m |
-72° 40m |
7 |
19 |
Globular Cluster |
|
| 109 |
3195 |
Chamaeleon |
10h 09.5m |
-80° 52m |
0 |
0.6 |
Planetary Nebula |
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