A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on the Franklin-Adams Chart Plates” by P.J. Melotte – 1915 Mel. # Alternative(s) Type Const. R.A. Dec. Mag. Size Melotte's comments 1 NGC 104 Globular Tucana 00h24m04s -72°05' 4.00 50' A typical globular cluster. Bright. Well condensed at centre. 2 NGC 188, Collinder 6 Open Cepheus 00h47m28s +85°15' 9.30 17' "A somewhat ill-defined cluster mostly 14th to 16th magnitude stars. 3 NGC 288 Globular Sculptor 00h52m45s -26°35' 8.10 13' Globular cluster, rather loose at centre. 4 NGC 362 Globular Tucana 01h03m14s -70°50' 6.80 14' Globular cluster. Similar to N.G.C. 104 but smaller. Bright. 5 NGC 371 Diffuse Nebula Tucana 01h03m30s -72°03' 13.80 7.5' Globular cluster. Falls in smaller Magellanic cloud, and has every appearance of being a globular cluster. A few stars clustering together. Resembles N.G.C. 582, 645, 659. Difficult to decide whether these should not be 6 NGC 436, Collinder 11 Open Cassiopeia 01h15m58s +58°48' 9.30 5.0' classed II. All the clusters here resemble one another though differing in extent. 7 NGC 457, Collinder 12 Open Cassiopeia 01h19m35s +58°17' 5.10 20' A small cluster in a rich region. 8 M103, NGC 581, Collinder 14 Open Cassiopeia 01h33m23s +60°39' 6.90 5' M. 103. A few stars forming a loose cluster. 9 NGC 654, Collinder 18 Open Cassiopeia 01h44m00s +61°53' 8.20 5' A few stars clustered together in a rich region. 10 NGC 659, Collinder 19 Open Cassiopeia 01h44m24s +60°40' 7.20 5' A few stars clustered together. 11 NGC 663, Collinder 20 Open Cassiopeia 01h46m09s +61°14' 6.40 14' Fairly well-defined, loose cluster. 12 NGC 752, Collinder 23 Open Andromeda 01h57m41s +37°47' 6.60 75' A very open cluster, but quite distinct from the surrounding stars. 13 NGC 869, Collinder 24 Open Perseus 02h19m00s +57°07' 4.30 18' Double cluster in Perseus. The other clusters about this region resemble these but are smaller. 14 NGC 884, Collinder 25 Open Perseus 02h22m18s +57°08' 4.40 18' 15 IC 1805, Collinder 26 Open Cassiopeia 02h32m42s +61°27' 4.80 20' A very loose cluster. Somewhat similar to N.G.C. 1027, but stars not so numerous and generally brighter. Mel. # Alternative(s) Type Const. R.A. Dec. Mag. Size Melotte's comments 16 NGC 1027, Collinder 30 Open Cassiopeia 02h42m40s +61°35' 7.40 20' A loose cluster, not very well defined. 17 M34,NGC 1039, Collinder 31 Open Perseus 02h42m05s +42°45' 5.80 35' M. 34. A small, well-defined cluster near the large double cluster in Perseus. 18 NGC 1245, Collinder 38 Open Perseus 03h14m42s +47°14' 7.70 40' A fine open cluster. 19 NGC 1261 Globular Horologium 03h12m16s -55°13' 8.30 6.8' Globular cluster, well condensed at centre, faint stars. 20 Collinder 39 Open Perseus 03h24m19s +49°51' 2.30 5° The large extended cluster in Perseus, covering an area 5° square. 21 NGC 1342, Collinder 40 Open Perseus 03h31m38s +37°22' 7.20 15' A loose cluster. Not well defined. 22 M45, Collinder 42, Pleiades Open Taurus 03h47m00s +24°07' 1.50 120' Pleiades. 23 NGC 1528, Collinder 47 Open Perseus 04h15m23s +51°12' 6.40 16' An open cluster, includes some fairly bright stars. A cluster of very faint stars. Difficult to class; possibly a globular cluster, but it is so faint on the plate that it is impossible to tell. Described in I.C. as ? neb. cluster. Its galactic position makes this uncertainty particularly 24 IC 361, Collinder 48 Open Camelopardus 04h19m00s +58°18' 10.00 6' striking. 25 Hyades, Collinder 50 Open Taurus 04h26m54s +15°52' 0.80 5.5° Hyades-Taurus cluster 26 NGC 1647, Collinder 54 Open Taurus 04h45m55s +19°06' 6.20 40' Well-defined, loose cluster of bright stars. 27 NGC 1664, Collinder 56 Open Auriga 04h51m06s +43°40' 7.20 9' A distinct cluster of stars in rich region. 28 NGC 1746, Collinder 57 ( NGC1750 ) Open Taurus 05h03m55s +23°39' 6.10 42' A loose cluster covering a large area. Not well defined. 29 NGC 1807, Collinder 59 Open Taurus 05h10m43s +16°31' 8.30 15' A distinct cluster in a dense region. The two brightest stars may probably belong to the Taurus cluster. 30 NGC 1851 Globular Columba 05h14m06s -40°02' 7.10 12' Globular cluster. Shows little condensation towards centre. A few bright stars forming an extended cluster scattering over an area 1° square. 14, 16, 19 Aurigae are included. 31 Open Auriga 05h18m10s +33°22' 2° The place given is that of 16 Aurigae, which is about centre of group. Mel. # Alternative(s) Type Const. R.A. Dec. Mag. Size Melotte's comments 32 NGC 1857, Collinder 61 Open Auriga 05h20m06s +39°20' 8.40 10' A loose clustering in a dense region. 33 NGC 1893, Collinder 63 Open Auriga 05h22m44s +33°24' 7.80 25' A loose, irregular cluster. 34 M79, NGC 1904 Globular Lepus 05h24m11s -24°31' 7.70 9.6' M. 79. Globular cluster. Fairly bright. Shows little condensation towards centre. 35 NGC 1907, Collinder 66 Open Auriga 05h28m05s +35°19' 10.20 7' A small, but well-defined, loose cluster. Forms a pair with N.G.C. 1912. 36 M38, NGC 1912, Collinder 67 Open Auriga 05h28m40s +35°50' 6.80 20' M. 38. A large cluster, condensing well towards the centre. 37 M36, NGC 1960, Collinder 71 Open Auriga 05h36m18s +34°08' 6.50 10' M. 36. Well-defined cluster of rather bright stars. 38 M37, NGC 2099, Collinder 75 Open Auriga 05h52m18s +32°33' 6.20 14' M. 37. A fine example of Class II. Condenses well towards centre. 39 NGC 2126, Collinder 78 Open Auriga 06h02m32s +49°52' 10.20 5' Small open cluster. Falls alongside B.D. + 48°·1333. Might possibly be classed II. 40 NGC 2158, Collinder 81 Open Gemini 06h07m25s +24°05' 12.10 5' A very small Class II or globular cluster. Somewhat similar to N.G.C. 2266. 41 M35, NGC 2168, Collinder 82 Open Gemini 06h09m00s +24°21' 5.60 25' M. 35. Large open cluster, well defined and condensed towards centre. 42 NGC 2192, Collinder 86 Open Auriga 06h15m17s +39°51' 10.90 5' A small open cluster of faint stars. Not well shown on plate. 43 NGC 2194, Collinder 87 Open Orion 06h13m45s +12°48' 10.00 9' A small cluster of faint stars. 44 NGC 2204, Collinder 88 Open Canis Major 06h15m33s -18°39' 9.30 10' A loose clustering in a dense region. 45 NGC 2215, Collinder 90 Open Monoceros 06h20m49s -07°17' 8.60 7' A small, loose cluster. 46 NGC 2243, Collinder 98 Open Canis Major 06h29m34s -31°17' 10.50 5' A very faint, small cluster. Not well shown on plate. Possibly a globular cluster. 47 NGC 2244, Collinder 99 Open Monoceros 06h31m55s +04°56' 5.20 29' A open cluster of bright stars, with surrounding nebula extending over a field 1° square. Mel. # Alternative(s) Type Const. R.A. Dec. Mag. Size Melotte's comments 48 NGC 2259, Colllinder 108 Open Monoceros 06h38m21s +10°53' 10.80 3' A small, loose cluster of faint stars. Not well shown on plate. A few stars forming a cluster, with some nebula. S Monocerotis is one of the group. Doubtful whether it should be 49 NGC 2264, Collinder 112 Open Monoceros 06h40m58s +09°53' 4.10 39' included. 50 NGC 2266, Collinder 113 Open Gemini 06h43m19s +26°58' 9.50 5' A small, well-defined cluster. 51 NGC 2281, Collinder 116 Open Auriga 06h48m17s +41°04' 7.20 25' An open cluster of fairly bright stars. 52 M41, NGC 2287, Collinder 118 Open Canis Major 06h46m01s -20°45' 5.00 39' M. 14. Large open cluster. Fine example of Class II. 53 NGC 2298 Globular Puppis 06h48m59s -36°00' 9.30 5' Globular cluster, small, well condensed. 54 NGC 2301, Collinder 119 Open Monoceros 06h51m45s +00°27' 6.30 14' Loose clustering of bright stars. 55 NGC 2304, Collinder 120 Open Gemini 06h55m11s +17°59' 10.00 3' A small loose cluster, in rich region. 56 NGC 2309, Collinder 122 Open Monoceros 06h56m03s -07°10' 10.50 5' A few stars clustered together, in a very rich region. 57 NGC 2314 Galaxy Camelopardus 07h10m33s +75°19' 13.10 1.5' A loose cluster in a dense region. Not very well defined. 58 M50, NGC 2323, Collinder 124 Open Monoceros 07h02m42s -08°23' 7.20 14' M. 50. A large, open cluster of fairly bright stars. Similar to N.G.C. 2287. 59 NGC 2324, Collinder 125 Open Monoceros 07h04m07s +01°02' 7.90 10.6' A cluster in a dense region. 60 NGC 2335, Collinder 127 Open Monoceros 07h06m49s -10°01' 9.30 6' A loose cluster in a dense region. 61 NGC 2345, Collinder 129 Open Canis Major 07h08m18s -13°11' 8.10 12' A loose clustering, not very distinct. 62 NGC 2353, Collinder 130 Open Monoceros 07h14m30s -10°16' 5.20 18' A loose cluster of bright stars. 63 NGC 2355, Collinder 133 Open Gemini 07h16m59s +13°45' 9.70 7' A small open cluster. Mel. # Alternative(s) Type Const. R.A. Dec. Mag. Size Melotte's comments 64 NGC 2360, Collinder 134 Open Canis Major 07h17m43s -15°38' 9.10 13' A cluster in a very rich region. 65 NGC 2362, Collinder 136 Open Canis Major 07h18m41s -24°57' 3.80 5' A curious cluster. Falls on Tau Canis Majoris. 66 Collinder 147 Open Puppis 07h26m23s -47°40' 10.70 14' A distinct cluster of faint stars.