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  2. Caldwell catalogue - Wikipedia

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    Unlike objects in the Messier catalogue, which are listed roughly in the order of discovery by Messier and his colleagues, [5] the Caldwell catalogue is ordered by declination, with C1 being the most northerly and C109 being the most southerly, [1] although two objects (NGC 4244 and the Hyades) are listed out of sequence. [1]

  3. List of astronomical catalogues - Wikipedia

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    Abel (globular star clusters) Abell — Abell catalogue; Abetti — Giorgio Abetti (double stars) Abt — (for example: open star cluster Abt 1 = Biurakan 4 = Markarian 6 = Stock 7) (at 2:29.6 / +60°39' near the southwestern section of the Heart Nebula in Cassiopeia) AC — Astrographic Catalogue; A.C. — Alvan Clark (double stars)

  4. Melotte catalogue - Wikipedia

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    The Melotte catalogue is a catalogue of 245 star clusters compiled by British astronomer Philibert Jacques Melotte. It was published in 1915 as A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. [1] Catalogue objects are denoted by Melotte, e.g. "Melotte 20". Dated prefixes include as Mel + catalogue number, e.g. "Mel 20". [2]

  5. Astronomical catalog - Wikipedia

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    ESO Science Archive has been providing access to data from astronomical catalogs since 1988. [1]An astronomical catalog or catalogue is a list or tabulation of astronomical objects, typically grouped together because they share a common type, morphology, origin, means of detection, or method of discovery.

  6. Category:Astronomical catalogues of stars - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is for astronomical catalogues of stars (only stars, not star clusters ... Hubble Guide Star Catalog ...

  7. List of largest star clusters - Wikipedia

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    Globular cluster: Nearest globular cluster to the Earth. Also the first globular cluster known to have exoplanets (PSR B1620-26b) Messier 12: 74.4 [28] Messier 70: 68 [29] NGC 290: 66 [30] Open cluster: Messier 28: 60 [31] Globular cluster: Messier 18: 52.4 [32] Open cluster: The following notable star clusters are listed for the purpose of ...

  8. List of NGC objects (1–1000) - Wikipedia

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    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 from The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer , [ 1 ...

  9. Abell catalogue - Wikipedia

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    The standard format used to refer to Abell clusters is: Abell X, where X = 1 to 4076.E.g. Abell 1656. Alternative formats include: ABCG 1656; AC 1656; ACO 1656; A 1656, and A1656. Abell himself preferred the latter, but in recent years ACO 1656 has become the preferred format among professional astronomers and is the one recommended by the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg