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1 Messier Bennett & Caldwell Objects for the VicSouth Desert Spring Starparty 36 27' 16" S ' 07" E Selection criteria: objects south of +45 that are listed in the Messier and/or Bennett and/or Caldwell catalogues. (note a few bright southern sky objects are in none of these catalogues) 280 objects in total; all observable with small telescopes. Headings: NGCIC = NGC number (N****) or IC number (I****), ~~~~~ if no NGC/IC number Mess = Messier Catalogue number Ben = Bennett Catalogue number (ref: Jack Bennett, Astronomical Society of South Africa). Cald = Caldwell Catalog number (ref: Sky & Telescope 2001) type = ast=asterism, dkn=dark nebula, glb=globular cluster, glx=galaxy, neb=bright nebula, ocl=open cluster, pln=planetary nebula, stc=starcloud RA = right ascension hh mm ss (epoch 2000) Dec = declination dd mm ss (epoch 2000) Vmag = visual magnitude diam1 = diameter, or longest dimension of noncircular objects, in arcminutes diam2 = shortest dimension of noncircular objects, in arcminutes notes = including alternative names Copyright Fraser Farrell. All rights reserved. NGCIC Messier Bennett Caldwell type RA Dec Vmag diam1 diam2 notes N3195 ~ ~ C109 pln N4372 ~ B50 C108 glb N6101 ~ B74 C107 glb N_104 ~ B2 C106 glb Tucanae N4833 ~ B56 C105 glb N_362 ~ B7 C104 glb N2070 ~ B35 C103 neb N2214 ~ B36 ~ ocl N6362 ~ B95 ~ glb N1313 ~ B13 ~ glx N1818 ~ B30 ~ ocl In Large Magellanic Cloud N1763 ~ B27 ~ neb In Large Magellanic Cloud N1783 ~ B28 ~ glb In Large Magellanic Cloud N5189 ~ B62 ~ pln N1866 ~ B33 ~ ocl In Large Magellanic Cloud N2808 ~ B41 ~ glb I_2602 ~ ~ C102 ocl N6744 ~ B120 C101 glx ~~~~~ ~ B47 ~ ocl Melotte 105 I_2944 ~ ~ C100 ocl Lambda Centauri cluster ~~~~~ ~ ~ C99 dkn ~ Coal Sack. Emu's Head N4609 ~ ~ C98 ocl N3766 ~ ~ C97 ocl Pearl cluster N2516 ~ ~ C96 ocl N5617 ~ B65 ~ ocl N6025 ~ ~ C95 ocl N4755 ~ ~ C94 ocl Jewel Box N6752 ~ B121 C93 glb N3372 ~ ~ C92 neb Eta Carinae Nebula N1672 ~ B26 ~ glx N3532 ~ ~ C91 ocl Football cluster N2867 ~ ~ C90 pln N6087 ~ ~ C89 ocl Norma cluster N6005 ~ B72 ~ ocl N5999 ~ B71 ~ ocl N1553 ~ B24 ~ glx N3960 ~ B48 ~ ocl N5823 ~ ~ C88 ocl N1549 ~ B23 ~ glx N1261 ~ B11 C87 glb N1566 ~ B25 ~ glx N1617 ~ B25a ~ glx N6397 ~ B98 C86 glb Page 1 Tarantula Nebula in Large Magellanic Cloud Theta Car cluster, Southern Pleiades
2 ~~~~~ ~ B72a ~ ocl Trumpler 23 I_2391 ~ ~ C85 ocl Omicron Velorum cluster N6253 ~ B84 ~ ocl N6584 ~ B107 ~ glb N5286 ~ B64 C84 glb N5927 ~ B69 ~ glb N2972 ~ B41a ~ ocl N6167 ~ B79a ~ ocl N4945 ~ B57 C83 glx N4976 ~ B58 ~ glx N6134 ~ B76 ~ ocl N6193 ~ ~ C82 ocl N6352 ~ B94 C81 glb N5139 ~ B61 C80 glb Omega Centauri N1433 ~ B21 ~ glx N3201 ~ B44 C79 glb N6388 ~ B96 ~ glb N6216 ~ B81 ~ ocl N6496 ~ B100 ~ glb N6541 ~ B104 C78 glb N6192 ~ B79b ~ ocl N1512 ~ B21a ~ glx N5128 ~ B60 C77 glx Centaurus A, dust lane N2671 ~ B40a ~ ocl N6231 ~ ~ C76 ocl N1291 ~ B12 ~ glx =NGC 1269 N6124 ~ ~ C75 ocl N3132 ~ B43 C74 pln N1851 ~ B32 C73 glb N7410 ~ B129a ~ glx N6318 ~ B91a ~ ocl N 55 ~ B1 C72 glx N6139 ~ B78 ~ glb N2477 ~ ~ C71 ocl N1792 ~ B29 ~ glx N5986 ~ B70 ~ glb N_300 ~ B6 C70 glx N1808 ~ B31 ~ glx N6302 ~ ~ C69 pln Bug Nebula N6441 ~ B99 ~ glb N1316 ~ B14 ~ glx Fornax A N6729 ~ ~ C68 neb N6723 ~ B119 ~ glb I_1459 ~ B129b ~ glx N1365 ~ B16 ~ glx N2298 ~ B37 ~ glb N1404 ~ B20 ~ glx N1387 ~ B18 ~ glx N1399 ~ B19 ~ glx N1380 ~ B17 ~ glx Eight-burst Nebula, Southern Ring Corona Australis variable nebula N6475 M7 ~ ~ ocl Ptolemy's cluster N1350 ~ B14a ~ glx N5824 ~ B67 ~ glb N6652 ~ B113 ~ glb N3621 ~ B46 ~ glx N7793 ~ B130 ~ glx N6637 M69 B112 ~ glb N6681 M70 B115 ~ glb N6405 M6 ~ ~ ocl Butterfly cluster N6569 ~ B106 ~ glb N5253 ~ B63a ~ glx N2243 ~ B36a ~ ocl N2997 ~ B41b ~ glx N6809 M55 B122 ~ glb N6715 M54 B118 ~ glb N6624 ~ B109 ~ glb N1097 ~ B10 C67 glx N6266 M62 B85 ~ glb Page 2
3 N2489 ~ B38 ~ ocl N6528 ~ B102 ~ glb N6522 ~ B101 ~ glb N2627 ~ B40 ~ ocl N5236 M83 B63 ~ glx Southern Pinwheel N6304 ~ B90 ~ glb N_613 ~ B8 ~ glx N3923 ~ B49 ~ glx N6316 ~ B91 ~ glb N5061 ~ B59 ~ glx N4590 M68 B51 ~ glb N_288 ~ B5 ~ glb N6293 ~ B89 ~ glb N5694 ~ ~ C66 glb N6121 M4 B75 ~ glb N2467 ~ B37a ~ neb N1398 ~ B19a ~ glx N6273 M19 B86 ~ glb N6144 ~ B77 ~ glb N6553 ~ B105 ~ glb N1360 ~ B15 ~ pln N6638 ~ B111 ~ glb Silver Coin galaxy, Sculptor N_253 ~ B4 C65 glx galaxy N6544 ~ B103 ~ glb N2362 ~ ~ C64 ocl N6626 M28 B110 ~ glb N6284 ~ B87 ~ glb N1904 M79 B34 ~ glb N6523 M8 ~ ~ neb Lagoon Nebula N6656 M22 B114 ~ glb N2447 M93 ~ ~ ocl N6642 ~ B112a ~ glb N7099 M30 B128 ~ glb N6093 ~ B73 ~ glb N6514 M20 ~ ~ neb Trifid Nebula N6287 ~ B88 ~ glb N6531 M21 ~ ~ ocl N6235 ~ B82 ~ glb N6864 M75 B124 ~ glb N5068 ~ B59a ~ glx N5897 ~ B68 ~ glb N7293 ~ B129 C63 pln Helix Nebula N_247 ~ B3 C62 glx N2287 M41 ~ ~ ocl N1232 ~ B10a ~ glx N6440 ~ B98a ~ glb N6445 ~ B98b ~ pln I_4725 M25 ~ ~ ocl N6494 M23 ~ ~ ocl Antennae Galaxies N4038/4039 ~ ~ C61 glx (interacting) N3242 ~ B45 C59 pln Ghost of Jupiter N6333 M9 B92 ~ glb N6603 M24 B107a ~ stc bright portion of star cloud N6356 ~ B93 ~ glb N6613 M18 ~ ~ ocl N6618 M17 B108 ~ neb Omega Nebula N2360 ~ ~ C58 ocl N2437 M46 ~ ~ ocl N6822 ~ ~ C57 glx Barnard's galaxy N2422 M47 ~ ~ ocl N6818 ~ B123 ~ pln Little Gem N6611 M16 ~ ~ ocl Eagle Nebula N6171 M107 B79 ~ glb N1535 ~ B22 ~ pln N6994 M73 ~ ~ ocl N6981 M72 B125 ~ glb N_246 ~ ~ C56 pln N4594 M104 B52 ~ glx Sombrero galaxy Page 3
4 N7009 ~ B126 C55 pln Saturn Nebula N2506 ~ B39 C54 ocl N6694 M26 ~ ~ ocl N6712 ~ B117 ~ glb N4699 ~ B54 ~ glx N2323 M50 ~ ~ ocl N3115 ~ B42 C53 glx Spindle Galaxy N6705 M11 B116 ~ ocl Wild Duck cluster N5634 ~ B66 ~ glb N4697 ~ B53 C52 glx N2548 M48 ~ ~ ocl N1976 M42 ~ ~ neb Orion Nebula N1982 M43 ~ ~ neb N6254 M10 B83 ~ glb N6402 M14 B97 ~ glb N6218 M12 B80 ~ glb N4753 ~ B55 ~ glx N1068 M77 B9 ~ glx Cetus A N2068 M78 ~ ~ neb N7089 M2 B127 ~ glb the core of Sagittarius Dwarf N5904 M54 ~ ~ glb Elliptical galaxy?? I_1613 ~ ~ C51 glx N4303 M61 ~ ~ glx N2244 ~ ~ C50 ocl within Rosette Nebula N2237 ~ ~ C49 neb Rosette Nebula N2775 ~ ~ C48 glx N6934 ~ ~ C47 glb N4472 M49 ~ ~ glx N2261 ~ ~ C46 neb Hubble's variable nebula N5248 ~ ~ C45 glx N4649 M60 ~ ~ glx N4621 M59 ~ ~ glx N3351 M95 ~ ~ glx N2682 M67 ~ ~ ocl N3368 M96 ~ ~ glx N4579 M58 ~ ~ glx N7078 M15 ~ ~ glb N7479 ~ ~ C44 glx N4486 M87 ~ ~ glx N4552 M89 ~ ~ glx N3379 M105 ~ ~ glx N4374 M84 ~ ~ glx N4406 M86 ~ ~ glx N3627 M66 ~ ~ glx N3623 M65 ~ ~ glx N4569 M90 ~ ~ glx N4501 M88 ~ ~ glx N4254 M99 ~ ~ glx Pinwheel Galaxy N4548 M91 ~ ~ glx N4192 M98 ~ ~ glx N_628 M74 ~ ~ glx N4321 M100 ~ ~ glx ~~~~~ ~ ~ C41 ocl Hyades N7814 ~ ~ C43 glx N7006 ~ ~ C42 glb N5024 M53 ~ ~ glb N4382 M85 ~ ~ glx N3626 ~ ~ C40 glx N6838 M71 ~ ~ glb N2632 M44 ~ ~ ocl "Praesepe", Beehive cluster N2392 ~ ~ C39 pln Eskimo Nebula N4826 M64 ~ ~ glx Blackeye Galaxy N1952 M1 ~ ~ neb Crab Nebula N6853 M27 ~ ~ pln Dumbbell Nebula N2168 M35 ~ ~ ocl N4565 ~ ~ C38 glx Needle Galaxy Page 4
5 N6885 ~ ~ C37 ocl ~~~~~ M45 ~ ~ ocl Pleiades N4559 ~ ~ C36 glx N4889 ~ ~ C35 glx N5272 M3 ~ ~ glb N6779 M56 ~ ~ glb N6960 ~ ~ C34 neb western part of Veil Nebula N_598 M33 ~ ~ glx Triangulum galaxy N6992 ~ ~ C33 neb eastern part of Veil Nebula N4631 ~ ~ C32 glx Whale Galaxy N2099 M37 ~ ~ ocl N6720 M57 ~ ~ pln Ring Nebula N1960 M36 ~ ~ ocl I 405 ~ ~ C31 neb N7331 ~ ~ C30 glx N1912 M38 ~ ~ ocl N6205 M13 ~ ~ glb N5005 ~ ~ C29 glx N_752 ~ ~ C28 ocl N4244 ~ ~ C26 glx N6888 ~ ~ C27 neb Crescent Nebula N6913 M29 ~ ~ ocl N2419 ~ ~ C25 glb N_221 M32 ~ ~ glx satellite galaxy of N_224 (M31) N4736 M94 ~ ~ glx N_224 M31 ~ ~ glx Andromeda galaxy N1275 ~ ~ C24 glx Perseus A satellite galaxy of N_224 N_205 M110 ~ ~ glx (M31) N5055 M63 ~ ~ glx Sunflower Galaxy N_891 ~ ~ C23 glx N7662 ~ ~ C22 pln Blue Snowball N1039 M34 ~ ~ ocl N6341 M92 ~ ~ glb N4449 ~ ~ C21 glx N7000 ~ ~ C20 neb North America Nebula Page 5
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