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This catalogue originated the usage of letters and catalogue numbers as identifiers. The capital "H" followed with the catalogue entry number represented the item. [4] In 1864, the CN was expanded into the General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (GC) by John Herschel (William's son). [5] The GC contained 5,079 entries.
Catalogues published by John Herschel. General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, catalogued by John Herschel; J.L.E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue and Index Catalogues, which expanded on the William, Caroline, John Herschel catalogues; Herschel 400 Catalogue, a subset of the Herschels' catalogues for amateur astronomers
The Herschel 400 catalogue is a subset of William Herschel's original Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, selected by Brenda F. Guzman (Branchett), Lydel Guzman, Paul Jones, James Morris, Peggy Taylor and Sara Saey of the Ancient City Astronomy Club in St. Augustine, Florida, United States c. 1980.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects/Catalogues/Caldwell Catalogue; Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects/Catalogues/Herschel 400 Catalogue; Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects/Catalogues/Messier Catalogue; Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects/Catalogues/New General Catalogue
Nebulae become visible if the gas glows, or if the cloud reflects starlight or obscures light from more distant objects. The catalogues that it may refer to: Catalogue des nébuleuses et des amas d'étoiles (Messier "M" catalogue) first published 1771; Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (William Herschel 'CN'/"H" catalogue) first ...
Boss General Catalogue, an astronomical catalogue compiled by Benjamin Boss and published in the U.S. in 1936; General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters, an astronomical catalogue by John Herschel expanding on the work of his father William Herschel
LBN — Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae; Lbz — P. Labitzke (double stars) LDN — Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae; LDS — Luyten Double Star catalogue; LEDA — Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database; Lederman — (telescopic asterisms) Le Gentil — (for example: Le Gentil 3 in Cygnus, at 21:08 / +51°40') (dark nebula)
The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. Other objects in the catalogue can be found in the other subpages of the list of NGC objects . The constellation information in these tables is taken from The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer ...