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Popular Names of Deep Sky (Galaxies,Nebulae and Clusters) Viciana’S List POPULAR NAMES OF DEEP SKY (GALAXIES,NEBULAE AND CLUSTERS) VICIANA’S LIST First version August 2013 There isn’t any astronomical guide or star chart without a list of popular names of deep sky objects. Given the huge amount of celestial bodies labeled only with a number, the popular names given to them serve as a friendly anchor in a broad and complicated science such as Astronomy The origin of these names is varied. Some of them come from mythology (Pleiades); others from their discoverer; some describe their shape or singularities; (for instance, a rotten egg, because of its odor); and others belong to a constellation (Great Orion Nebula); etc. The real popular names of celestial bodies are those that for some special characteristic, have been inspired by the imagination of astronomers and amateurs. The most complete list is proposed by SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space). Other sources that have been used to produce this illustrated dictionary are Wikipedia, Astronomy Picture of the Day, Skymap computer program, Cartes du ciel and a large bibliography of THE NAMES OF THE UNIVERSE. If you know other name of popular deep sky objects and you think it is important to include them in the popular names’ list, please send it to [email protected] with at least three references from different websites. If you have a good photo of some of the deep sky objects, please send it with standard technical specifications and an optional comment. It will be published in the names of the Universe blog. It could also be included in the ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF POPULAR NAMES OF DEEP SKY. Sombrero Galaxy. M 104 1 NUMERICAL ORDER ALFABETICAL ORDER NUMERICAL ORDER Identification Name Objet Constellation ABELL 21 Medusa Nebula Nebula Gemini Abell 426 Perseus I Cluster of Perseus Galaxys Abell 426 Perseus cluster Cluster of Perseus Galaxys Abell 1656 Coma´s Galaxies Cluster of Coma Berenices Cluster Galaxys Abell 1656 Coma Cluster Cluster of Coma Berenices Galaxys Abell 2151 Hercules Galaxy Galaxys Hercules Cluster Abell 2667 Comet Galaxy Sculptor Abell 2667: NGC 55, NGC Sculptor´s Group Galaxys Sculptor 300 NGC 253 y NGC 7793 in Sculptor: NGC 45 and 247 in Cetus ACO 3627 Norma Cluster Cluster of Norma Galaxys AM 0644 - 741 Lindsay-Shapley Ring Galaxy Volans Arches cluster Arches cluster Cluster Sagittarius Arp 1- NGC 2857 Arp´s Spiral Galaxy Ursa Maior Arp 148 - MCG + 07 - 23 - Mayall's Object Galaxy Ursa Maior 019 Arp 150 - Abell 1185 Ambartsumian`s Knot Galaxy Ursa Maior Arp 150 - Abell 1185 Guitar Galaxy Ursa Maior Arp 188 - UGC 10214 Draco Tadpole Galaxy Draco Arp 188 - UGC 10214 Tadpole's Tidal Tail Galaxy Draco Arp 248 - MCG-01-30-032- Wild Triplett Galaxys Virgo Arp 336 - NGC 2685 Pancake Galaxy Ursa Maior Arp 336 - NGC 2685 Helix Galaxy Ursa Maior Baade's Window Baade's Window Window Sagittarius Barnard 33 Horsehead Nebula Orion Barnard 59 Stem of Pipe Nebula Ophiuchus Barnard 59 and Barnard 78 Pipe Nebula Ophiuchus Barnard 72 Snake Nebula Ophiuchus Barnard 72 S Nebula Ophiuchus Barnard 78 Bowl of Pipe Nebula Ophiuchus Barnard 86 Ink Spot Nebula Sagittarius Barnard 092 - LDN 323 Pipe Dark nebula Sagittarius Barnard 092 - LDN 323 Small Sagittarius Star Dark nebula Sagittarius Cloud Barnard 142-143 E Nebula Aquila Barnard 144 Fish on the platter Nebula Cygnus Barnard 346, 348, and 349 Crack Nebula Cygnus Barnard 346, 348, and 349. Northern Coalsack Nebula Cygnus Barrnard 87 Parrot´s Head Nebula Sagittarius BD+30 3639 Campbell's Hydrogen Nebula Cygnus Star Blanco 1 Zeta Sculptor Cluster Cluster Sculptor Chamaeleon I Austral Complex Darks Chamaeleon nebulas Chamaeleon I Chameleon´s Darks Darks Chamaeleon Clouds nebulas CMa Dwarf Canis Maior Dwarf Galaxy Canis Maior Coalsack Nebula Coalsack Darks Crux nebulas Collinder 69 Lambda Orionis Cluster Orion Cluster CR 302 Antares moving Cluster Scorpius cluster moving Cr 399 Brocchi´s cluster Cluster Vulpecula Cr 399 Coathanger Cluster Cluster Vulpecula Cr 399 Coathanger Cluster Cluster Vulpecula dSph/E7 Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy Sagittarius ESO 56- G 115 Nubecula Maior Galaxy Dorado (latin) ESO 56-G115 Large Magellanic Galaxy Dorado cloud ESO 97- G01 Circinus Dwarf Galaxy Circinus ESO 97-G13 Circinus Galaxy Galaxy Circinus ESO 202 -G23 - NGC 1595 Carafe Galaxy Galaxy Caelum ESO 202 -G23 - NGC 1595 Carafe Group Galaxy Caelum ESO 206-A20 Carina Dwarf Galaxy Carina ESO 350- 40 Cartwheel Galaxy Galaxy Sculptor ESO B 138+IG 29/30. Toadstool Galaxies Galaxies Ara Eta Carinae Homunculus Nebula Nebula Carina Eta Carinae Eta Carinae (latin) Nebula Carina Gum 12 Gum Nebula Pupis Gum 16 Vela supernova Nebula Vela remnant Harvard 12 and NGC 6231 False comet Cluster Scorpius HCG 92 or NGC 7319 Stephan's Quintet Galaxies Pegasus HD 44179 Red Rectangle Nebula Monoceros Heb - 1357 The Stingray Nebula Ara Hickson 61 The Box Galaxies Coma Berenices IC 349 Merope Nebula Taurus IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula Auriga IC 418 Spirograph Nebula Lepus IC 708 Butterfly Galaxy Ursa Maior IC 708 Papillon (french) Galaxy Ursa Maior IC 1318 Gamma Cyg Nebula Nebula Cygnus IC 1318 Butterfly Nebula Cygnus IC 1396 Elephant Trunk Cluster Cepheus IC 1805 Hardcastle Nebula Cassiopeia IC 1848 and IC 1805 Soul Nebula and Nebula and Cassiopeia Heart cluster IC 2118 Witch Head Neb Nebula Eridanus IC 2177 Seagull Nebula Canis Maior IC 2220 Butterfly Nebula Carina IC 2220 Toby´s Jug Nebula Carina IC 2391 Omicron Velorun Cluster Vela Cluster IC 2574 Coddington Galaxy Ursa Maior IC 2602 Southern Pleiades Cluster Carina IC 2602 Southern Pleiades Cluster Carina IC 2944- IC 2948 Running Chicken Nebula and Centaurus cluster IC 2944- IC 2948 Lambda Centauri Nebula and Centaurus Cluster cluster IC 2948 Thackeray's Globules Cluster Centaurus IC 3481 Zwicky's Triplet Galaxies Virgo IC 4406 Retina Nebula Lupus IC 4604 Rho Ofphiuchi Nebula Nebula Ophiuchus IC 4606 Antares Nebula Nebula Scorpius IC 4606 Cloud Nebula Nebula IC 4665 Great Cluster Cluster Ophiuchus Ophiuchus IC 5070 Pelican Nebula Cygnus IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula Cygnus IC 5173 Southern Integral- Galaxy Indus Sign IRAS 12 Giant Dumbbell Nebulas Bootes and Wheat Bud IRAS 12 Wheat Bud and Giant Nebulas Bootes Dumbbell IRAS 12419-5414 ESO 172- Boomerang Nebula Centaurus 7 IRAS 12419-5414 ESO 172- Centaurus Bipolar Nebula Centaurus 7 Nebula IRAS 12419-5414 ESO 172- Bow Tie Nebula Centaurus 7 IRAS 16594 - 4656 Water Lily Nebula Ara IRAS 17150-3224 Cotton Candy Nebula Scorpius IRAS 17430-2848 Quintuplet Cluster Cluster Sagittarius IRAS 18059-3211 Gomez's Hamburger Nebula Sagittarius LDN 896 Great Rift Dark nebula Aquila LDN 896 Northern Coalsack Dark nebula Aquila LL Orionis Bow Shock Around Stellar wind Orion M 1 - NGC 1952 Crab Nebula Taurus M 1 - NGC 1952 Taurus A (latin) Nebula Taurus M 7 - NGC 6475 Ptolemy Cluster Scorpius M 8 - NGC 6523/30. Lagoon Nebula Sagittarius M 11 - NGC 6705. Wild Duck Cluster Cluster Scutum M 13 - NGC 6205 Hercules Cluster Cluster Hercules M 13 - NGC 6205 Great Cluster Cluster Hercules M 16 - NGC 6611 and IC Eagle Cluster and Serpens 4703 nebula M 16 - NGC 6611 and IC Star Queen Cluster and Serpens 4703 nebula M 16 - NGC 6611and IC Elephant Trunks Nebula Serpens 4703 M 16 - NGC 6611 and IC Pillars of Star Creation Nebula Serpens 4703 M 17 - NGC 6618 / Check mark Nebula Sagittarius M 17 - NGC 6618 Omega Nebula Sagittarius M 17 - NGC 6618 Horseshoe Nebula Sagittarius M 17 - NGC 6618 Swan Nebula Sagittarius M 20 - NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula Sagittarius M 20 - NGC 6514 Clover Nebula Sagittarius M 24 - Mel 127 Delle Caustiche Cluster and Sagittarius (italian) nebula M 24, IC 4715 Small Sagittarius Star Cluster and Sagittarius Cloud nebula M 027 - NGC 6853 Dumbbell Nebula Vulpecula M 27 - NGC 6853 Bell Nebula Vulpecula M 27 - NGC 6853 Handle Nebula Vulpecula M 27 - NGC 6853 Appel Core Nebula Vulpecula M 31 - NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy Andromeda M 33 - NGC 598 Pinwheel Galaxy Triangulum M 33 - NGC 598 Triangulum Galaxy Triangulum M 35 - NGC 2168 Skull Cluster Gemini M 40 - Winnecke 4 Winnecke 4 Star Ursa Maior M 42 - NGC 1976 Fish Mouth Dark nebula Orion M 42 - NGC 1976 Sinus Magnus (latin) Dark nebula Orion M 42 - NGC 1976 Orion Nebula Nebula Orion M 42 - NGC 1976 Great Nebula Nebula Orion M 42 - NGC 1976 Trapezium (latin) Cluster Orion M 43 - NGG 1982 De Mairan Nebula Orion M 44 - NGC 2632 Praesepe (latin) Cluster Cancer M 44 - NGC 2632 Manger Cluster Cancer M 44 - NGC 2632 Beehive Cluster Cluster Cancer M 45 - Mel 22 Pleiades Cluster Taurus M 50 / NGC 2323. Heart-shaped cluster Cluster Monoceros M 51 - NGC 5194 and Whirlpool Galaxy Canes Venatici NGC 5195 M 51 - NGC 5194 and Lord Rosse Galaxy Canes Venatici NGC 5195 M 51 - NGC 5194 and Question Mark Galaxy Canes Venatici NGC 5195 M 52 - NGC 7654 Salt and Pepper Cluster Cassiopeia M 57 - NGC 6720. Ring Nebula Lyra M 6 - NGC 6405 Butterfly Cluster Scorpius M 63 - NGC 5055 Sunflower Galaxy Canes Venatici M 64 - NGC 4826 Blackeye Galaxy. Coma Berenices M 64 - NGC 4826 Sleeping Beauty Galaxy. Coma Berenices M 65 - NGC 3623, M 066 - Leo Triplet Galaxies Leo NGC 3627 and NGC 3628 M 65 - NGC 3623, M 66 - Trio in Leo Galaxies Galaxys NGC 3627 and NGC 3628 M 67 - NGC 2682 Phrygian cap Cluster Cancer M 76 - NGC 650/1 Cork Nebula Perseus M 76 - NGC 650/1 Little Dumbbell Nebula Perseus M 76 - NGC 650/1 Cork Nebula Perseus M 81 - NGC 3031 Bode Galaxy Ursa Maior M 82 - NGC 3034 Cigar Galaxy Ursa Maior M 82 - NGC 3034 Ursa Maior A (latin) Galaxy Ursa Maior M 83 - NGC 5236 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Hydra M 84, M 86, NGC 4438, Markarian´s Chain Galaxies Virgo 9NGC 4435, NGC 4461, NGC 4473 and NGC 4477 M 87 - NGC 4486.
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