Another project to capture as many Caldwell objects as possible.
The Caldwell Catalogue is an astronomical catalog of 109 bright star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies for observation by amateur astronomers. The list was compiled by Sir Patrick Caldwell-Moore, better known as Patrick Moore, as a complement to the Messier Catalogue. From Wikipedia.
C # | NGC/IC | Con | Type | Mag | Size | Notes |
1 | 188 | Cep | OC | 8.1 | 14 | |
2 | 40 | Cep | PN | 12.4 | 0.6 | |
3 | 4236 | Dra | SG | 9.7 | 19 x 7 | |
4 | 7023 | Cep | BN | — | 18 x 18 | BRIGHT REFLECTION NEB |
5 | IC342 | Cam | SG | 9.2 | 18 x 17 | |
6 | 6543 | Dra | PN | 8.1 | 0.3/5.8 | CAT’S EYE (+) |
7 | 2403 | Cam | SG | 8.4 | 18 x 10 | |
8 | 559 | Cas | OC | 9.5 | 4 | |
9 | Sh2-155 | Cep | BN | — | 50 x 10 | CAVE NEBULA |
10 | 663 | Cas | OC | 7.1 | 16 | |
11 | 7635 | Cas | BN | — | 15 x 8 | BUBBLE NEB |
12 | 6946 | Cep | SG | 8.9 | 11 x 10 | |
13 | 457 | Cas | OC | 6.4 | 13 | PHI CAS CLUSTER |
14 | 869 | Per | OC | 4.3 | 30 | SWORD HAND REGION |
14A | 884 | 30 | BLINKING NEB (COORDINATES??????) | |||
15 | 6826 | Cyg | PN | 8.8 | 0.5/2.3 | |
16 | 7243 | Lac | OC | 6.4 | 21 | |
17 | 147 | Cas | EG | 9.3 | 13 x 8 | |
18 | 185 | Cas | EG | 9.2 | 12 x 10 | |
19 | IC 5146 | Cyg | BN | — | 12 x 12 | COCOON NEB |
20 | 7000 | Cyg | BN | — | 120 x 100 | NORTH AMERICAN NEB |
21 | 4449 | CVn | IG | 9.4 | 5 x 4 | |
22 | 7662 | And | PN | 8.3 | 0.3/2.2 | |
23 | 891 | And | SG | 9.9 | 14 x 3 | |
24 | 1275 | Per | IG | 11.6 | 2.6 x 2 | PER A RADIO REGION |
25 | 2419 | Lyn | GC | 10.4 | 4.1 | |
26 | 4244 | CVn | SG | 10.2 | 16 x 2.5 | |
27 | 6888 | Cyg | BN | — | 20 x 10 | CRESCENT NEB |
28 | 752 | And | OC | 5.7 | 50 | |
29 | 5005 | CVn | SG | 9.8 | 5.4 x 2 | |
30 | 7331 | Peg | SG | 9.5 | 11 x 4 | |
31 | IC 405 | Aur | BN | — | 30 x 19 | FLAMING STAR NEB |
32 | 4631 | CVn | SG | 9.3 | 15 x 3 | |
33A | 6995 | Cyg | SN | — | 60 x 8 | E. VEIL |
34 | 6960 | Cyg | SN | — | 70 x 6 | W. VEIL |
35 | 4889 | Com | EG | 11.4 | 3 x 2 | |
36 | 4559 | Com | SG | 9.8 | 10 x 5 | BRIGHTEST IN COM CL. |
37 | 6885 | Vul | OC | 5.9 | 7 | |
38 | 4565 | Com | SG | 9.6 | 16 x 3 | |
39 | 2392 | Gem | PN | 9.2 | 0.2/0.7 | ESKIMO NEB |
40 | 3626 | Leo | SG | 10.9 | 3 x 2 | |
41 | — | Tau | OC | 0.5 | 330 | HYADES |
42 | 7006 | Del | GC | 10.6 | 2.8 | VERY DISTANT GC |
43 | 7814 | Peg | SG | 10.5 | 6 x 2 | |
44 | 7479 | Peg | SG | 11 | 4 x 3 | |
45 | 5248 | Boo | SG | 10.2 | 6 x 4 | |
46 | 2261 | Mon | BN | — | 2 x 1 | HUBBLE’S VARIABLE NEB |
47 | 6934 | Del | GC | 8.9 | .1 | (COORDINATES??????) found listing of size at 5.9 verify |
48 | 2775 | Can | SG | 10.3 | 4.5 x 3 | |
49 | 2237 | Mon | BN | — | 80 x 60 | ROSETTE NEB |
49A | 2239 | Mon | (COORDINATES??????) | |||
50 | 2244 | Mon | OC | 4.8 | 24 | |
51 | IC 1613 | Cet | IG | 9.3 | 12 x 11 | |
52 | 4697 | Vir | EG | 9.3 | 6 x 4 | |
53 | 3115 | Sex | EG | 9.1 | 8 x 3 | SPINDLE GAL |
54 | 2506 | Mon | OC | 7.6 | 7 | |
55 | 7009 | Aqr | PN | 8 | 0.4/1.6 | SATURN NEB |
56 | 246 | Cet | PN | 10.9 | 3.8 | |
57 | 6822 | Sgr | IG | 8.8 | 10 x 9 | BARNARD’S GAL |
58 | 2360 | CMa | OC | 7.2 | 13 | |
59 | 3242 | Hya | PN | 7.8 | 0.3/21 | GHOST OF JUPITER |
60 | 4038 | Crv | SG | 10.7 | 2.6 x 2 | |
61 | 4039 | Crv | SG | 10.7 | 3 x 2 | |
62 | 247 | Cet | SG | 9.1 | 20 x 7 | |
63 | 7293 | Aqr | PN | 7.3 | 13 | HELIX NEB |
64 | 2362 | CMa | OC | 4.1 | 8 | TAU CMA CLUSTER |
65 | 253 | Scl | SG | 7.1 | 25 x 7 | SCULPTER GAL |
66 | 5694 | Hya | GC | 10.2 | 3.6 | |
67 | 1097 | For | SG | 9.2 | 9 x 7 | |
68 | 6729 | CrA | BN | — | 1 | R CRA NEB |
69 | 6302 | Sco | PN | 9.6 | 0.8 | BUG NEB |
70 | 300 | Scl | SG | 8.7 | 20 x 13 | |
71 | 2477 | Pup | OC | 5.8 | 27 | |
72 | 55 | Scl | SG | 7.9 | 32 x 6 | BRIGHTEST IN SCL GROUP |
73 | 1851 | Col | GC | 7.3 | 11 | |
74 | 3132 | Vel | PN | 9.4 | 0.8 | |
75 | 6124 | Sco | OC | 5.8 | 29 | |
76 | 6231 | Sco | OC | 2.6 | 15 | |
77 | 5128 | Cen | EG | 7 | 18 x 14 | CEN A RADIO SOURCE |
78 | 6541 | CrA | GC | 6.6 | 13 | |
79 | 3201 | Vel | GC | 6.7 | 18 | |
80 | 5139 | Cen | GC | 3.6 | 36 | OMEGA CEN |
81 | 6352 | Ara | GC | 8.1 | 7 | |
82 | 6193 | Ara | OC | 5.2 | 15 | |
83 | 4945 | Cen | SG | 8.7 | 20 x 4 | |
84 | 5288 | Cen | GC | 7.6 | 9 | (COORDINATES?????) could be 5286 |
85 | IC 2391 | Vel | OC | 2.5 | 50 | OMICRON VEL CLUSTER |
86 | 6397 | Ara | GC | 5.6 | 26 | |
87 | 1261 | Hor | GC | 8.4 | 7 | (COORDINATES?????) |
88 | 5823 | Cir | OC | 7.9 | 10 | |
89 | 6067 | Nor | OC | 5.4 | 12 | S NOR CLUSTER (could be 6087) |
90 | 2867 | Car | PN | — | 0.2 | |
91 | 3532 | Car | OC | 3 | 55 | |
92 | 3372 | Car | BN | — | 120 x 120 | ETA CARINA NEB |
93 | 6752 | Pav | GC | 5.4 | 20 | |
94 | 4755 | Cru | OC | 4.2 | 10 | JEWEL BOX CLUSTER |
95 | 6025 | TrA | OC | 5.1 | 12 | |
96 | 2516 | Car | OC | 3.8 | 30 | |
97 | 3766 | Cen | OC | 5.3 | 12 | |
98 | 4609 | Cru | OC | 6.9 | 5 | |
99 | — | Cru | DN | — | 400 x 300 | COAL SACK |
100 | IC 2944 | Cen | OC | 4.5 | 15 | GAMMA CEN CLUSTER |
101 | 6744 | Pav | SG | 8.3 | 16 x 10 | |
102 | IC 2602 | Car | OC | 1.9 | 50 | THETA CAR CLUSTER |
103 | 2070 | Dor | BN | — | 40 x 25 | TARANTULA NEB |
104 | 362 | Tuc | GC | 6.6 | 13 | |
105 | 4833 | Mus | GC | 7.3 | 14 | |
106 | 104 | Tuc | GC | 4 | 31 | 47 TUCANAE |
107 | 6101 | Aps | GC | 9.3 | 11 | |
108 | 4372 | Mus | GC | 7.8 | 19 | |
109 | 3195 | Cha | PN | — | 0.6 |