Object Field Value Source Reference Manual M1 designation NGC 1952 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1952 M1 names Crab Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q10934 label; NGC1952 common names M1 type supernova remnant OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1952; NED; OpenNGC type SNR M1 raDeg 83.63321 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1952; NED M1 decDeg 22.01447 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1952; NED M1 constellation Tau OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1952; OpenNGC M1 vmag 8.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1952; HyperLEDA M1 majorArcmin 8.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1952; HEASARC lbn M1 minorArcmin 4.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1952; HEASARC lbn M1 angleDeg NGC1952: OpenNGC gives no angle M1 distanceLy 6290 Wikidata Q10934: normal-rank statement: 1.93 kiloparsec (stated in The Distance to the Crab Nebula and NP 0532 (Q66710058, doi:10.1086/129507)) M2 designation NGC 7089 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7089 M2 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11099 label; NGC7089 common names M2 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7089; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M2 raDeg 323.36254 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7089; NED M2 decDeg -0.82331 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7089; NED M2 constellation Aqr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7089; OpenNGC M2 vmag 6.25 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 2 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC7089 credits SIMBAD M2 majorArcmin 8.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7089; HEASARC mwsc M2 minorArcmin 8.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7089; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M2 angleDeg NGC7089: OpenNGC gives no angle M2 distanceLy 37500 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 7089 R_Sun = 11.5 kpc M3 designation NGC 5272 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5272 M3 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q78384126 label; NGC5272 common names M3 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5272; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M3 raDeg 205.54679 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5272; NED M3 decDeg 28.37544 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5272; NED M3 constellation CVn OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5272; OpenNGC M3 vmag 6.39 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5272; HyperLEDA M3 majorArcmin 16.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5272; HEASARC mwsc M3 minorArcmin 16.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5272; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M3 angleDeg NGC5272: OpenNGC gives no angle M3 distanceLy 33300 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 5272 R_Sun = 10.2 kpc M4 designation NGC 6121 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6121 M4 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11212 label; NGC6121 common names M4 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6121; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M4 raDeg 245.8975 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6121; NED M4 decDeg -26.52553 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6121; NED M4 constellation Sco OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6121; OpenNGC M4 vmag 5.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6121; HyperLEDA M4 majorArcmin 28.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6121; HEASARC mwsc M4 minorArcmin 28.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6121; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M4 angleDeg NGC6121: OpenNGC gives no angle M4 distanceLy 7200 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6121 R_Sun = 2.2 kpc M5 designation NGC 5904 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5904 M5 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11217 label; NGC5904 common names M5 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5904; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M5 raDeg 229.64063 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5904; NED M5 decDeg 2.08269 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5904; NED M5 constellation Ser OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5904; OpenNGC; Serpens Caput and Cauda merged M5 vmag 5.95 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 5 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC5904 credits SIMBAD M5 majorArcmin 15.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5904; HEASARC mwsc M5 minorArcmin 15.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5904; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M5 angleDeg NGC5904: OpenNGC gives no angle M5 distanceLy 24000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 5904 R_Sun = 7.5 kpc M6 designation NGC 6405 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6405 M6 names Butterfly Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11225 label; NGC6405 common names M6 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6405; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M6 raDeg 265.08646 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6405; NED M6 decDeg -32.25417 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6405; NED M6 constellation Sco OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6405; OpenNGC M6 vmag NGC6405: dropped OpenNGC's V 4.2, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M6 majorArcmin 15.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6405; HEASARC mwsc M6 minorArcmin 15.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6405; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M6 angleDeg NGC6405: OpenNGC gives no angle M6 distanceLy 1300 Wikidata Q11225: normal-rank statement: 0.4 kiloparsec (stated in Kinematics of OB-associations and the new reduction of the Hipparcos data (Q57532102, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2009.15484.X)) M7 designation NGC 6475 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6475 M7 names Ptolemy's Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11234 label; NGC6475 common names M7 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6475; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M7 raDeg 268.46325 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6475; NED M7 decDeg -34.79283 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6475; NED M7 constellation Sco OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6475; OpenNGC M7 vmag NGC6475: dropped OpenNGC's V 3.3, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M7 majorArcmin 22.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6475; HEASARC mwsc M7 minorArcmin 22.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6475; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M7 angleDeg NGC6475: OpenNGC gives no angle M7 distanceLy 980 Wikidata Q11234: normal-rank statement: 300 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (800 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m007.html)) M8 designation NGC 6523 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6523 M8 names Lagoon Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11243 label; NGC6523 common names M8 type nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6523; NED; OpenNGC type Neb; reviewed (type: OpenNGC nebula, SIMBAD OpC (M 8)): SIMBAD types M 8 by the open cluster inside the nebula (OpC); OpenNGC types the Messier object by the nebula, NGC 6523. M8 raDeg 270.92196 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6523; NED M8 decDeg -24.38017 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6523; NED M8 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6523; OpenNGC M8 vmag NGC6523: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.8, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M8 majorArcmin 45.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6523; HEASARC lbn M8 minorArcmin 30.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6523; HEASARC lbn M8 angleDeg NGC6523: OpenNGC gives no angle M8 distanceLy Q11243: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (4100 light-year: no reference); reviewed (distance-missing: Q11243: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (4100 light-year: no reference)): Left empty. Wikidata's only value, 4100 ly, cites nothing. M9 designation NGC 6333 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6333 M9 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11258 label; NGC6333 common names M9 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6333; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M9 raDeg 259.79908 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6333; NED M9 decDeg -18.51625 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6333; NED M9 constellation Oph OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6333; OpenNGC M9 vmag 7.72 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6333 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6333: dropped OpenNGC's V 8.42, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference) M9 majorArcmin 6.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6333; HEASARC mwsc M9 minorArcmin 6.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6333; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M9 angleDeg NGC6333: OpenNGC gives no angle M9 distanceLy 26000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6333 R_Sun = 7.9 kpc M10 designation NGC 6254 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6254 M10 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11267 label; NGC6254 common names M10 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6254; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M10 raDeg 254.28746 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6254; NED M10 decDeg -4.09933 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6254; NED M10 constellation Oph OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6254; OpenNGC M10 vmag 4.98 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 10 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC6254 credits SIMBAD M10 majorArcmin 9.3 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6254; HEASARC mwsc M10 minorArcmin 9.3 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6254; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M10 angleDeg NGC6254: OpenNGC gives no angle M10 distanceLy 14000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6254 R_Sun = 4.4 kpc M11 designation NGC 6705 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6705 M11 names Wild Duck Cluster; Amas de l'Ecu de Sobieski Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11294 label; NGC6705 common names M11 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6705; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M11 raDeg 282.77496 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6705; NED M11 decDeg -6.27003 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6705; NED M11 constellation Sct OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6705; OpenNGC M11 vmag NGC6705: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.8, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference M11 majorArcmin 9.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6705; HEASARC mwsc M11 minorArcmin 9.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6705; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M11 angleDeg NGC6705: OpenNGC gives no angle M11 distanceLy 6120 Wikidata Q11294: normal-rank statement: 1877 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M12 designation NGC 6218 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6218 M12 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11307 label; NGC6218 common names M12 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6218; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M12 raDeg 251.8105 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6218; NED M12 decDeg -1.94783 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6218; NED M12 constellation Oph OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6218; OpenNGC M12 vmag 6.07 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 12 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC6218 credits SIMBAD M12 majorArcmin 11.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6218; HEASARC mwsc M12 minorArcmin 11.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6218; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M12 angleDeg NGC6218: OpenNGC gives no angle M12 distanceLy 16000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6218 R_Sun = 4.8 kpc M13 designation NGC 6205 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6205 M13 names Hercules Globular Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11312 label; NGC6205 common names M13 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6205; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M13 raDeg 250.42346 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6205; NED M13 decDeg 36.46131 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6205; NED M13 constellation Her OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6205; OpenNGC M13 vmag 5.78 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6205 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6205: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.8, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference) M13 majorArcmin 16.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6205; HEASARC mwsc M13 minorArcmin 16.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6205; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M13 angleDeg NGC6205: OpenNGC gives no angle M13 distanceLy 23000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6205 R_Sun = 7.1 kpc M14 designation NGC 6402 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6402 M14 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11320 label; NGC6402 common names M14 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6402; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M14 raDeg 264.40067 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6402; NED M14 decDeg -3.24592 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6402; NED M14 constellation Oph OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6402; OpenNGC M14 vmag 5.73 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 14 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC6402 credits SIMBAD M14 majorArcmin 9.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6402; HEASARC mwsc M14 minorArcmin 9.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6402; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M14 angleDeg NGC6402: OpenNGC gives no angle M14 distanceLy 30000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6402 R_Sun = 9.3 kpc M15 designation NGC 7078 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7078 M15 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11332 label; NGC7078 common names M15 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7078; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M15 raDeg 322.49325 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7078; NED M15 decDeg 12.16683 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7078; NED M15 constellation Peg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7078; OpenNGC M15 vmag 6.3 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7078; HyperLEDA M15 majorArcmin 11.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7078; HEASARC mwsc M15 minorArcmin 11.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7078; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M15 angleDeg NGC7078: OpenNGC gives no angle M15 distanceLy 33900 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 7078 R_Sun = 10.4 kpc M16 designation NGC 6611 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6611 M16 names Eagle Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11349 label; NGC6611 common names M16 type nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6611; NED; OpenNGC type Neb; reviewed (type: OpenNGC nebula, SIMBAD OpC (M 16)): SIMBAD types M 16 by its open cluster (OpC); OpenNGC types the Messier object by the nebula around it. M16 raDeg 274.70071 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6611; NED M16 decDeg -13.80722 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6611; NED M16 constellation Ser OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6611; OpenNGC; Serpens Caput and Cauda merged M16 vmag NGC6611: dropped OpenNGC's V 6, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M16 majorArcmin 120.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6611; HEASARC lbn M16 minorArcmin 25.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6611; HEASARC lbn M16 angleDeg NGC6611: OpenNGC gives no angle M16 distanceLy 5610 Wikidata Q11349: normal-rank statement: 1719 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M17 designation NGC 6618 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6618 M17 names Omega Nebula; Checkmark Nebula; Lobster Nebula; Swan Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11357 label; NGC6618 common names M17 type nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6618; NED; OpenNGC type Neb; reviewed (type: OpenNGC nebula, SIMBAD OpC (NGC 6618)): SIMBAD resolves M 17 to the open cluster NGC 6618 inside the nebula; OpenNGC types the Messier object by the nebula. M17 raDeg 275.19629 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6618; NED M17 decDeg -16.17153 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6618; NED M17 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6618; OpenNGC M17 vmag NGC6618: dropped OpenNGC's V 7, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M17 majorArcmin 12.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6618; HEASARC lbn M17 minorArcmin 12.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6618; HEASARC lbn; one diameter, so minor = major M17 angleDeg NGC6618: OpenNGC gives no angle M17 distanceLy 5920 Wikidata Q11357: normal-rank statement: 1814 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (5000 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q191168)) M18 designation NGC 6613 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6613 M18 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11370 label; NGC6613 common names M18 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6613; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M18 raDeg 274.99371 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6613; NED M18 decDeg -17.10197 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6613; NED M18 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6613; OpenNGC M18 vmag NGC6613: dropped OpenNGC's V 6.9, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M18 majorArcmin 6.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6613; HEASARC mwsc M18 minorArcmin 6.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6613; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M18 angleDeg NGC6613: OpenNGC gives no angle M18 distanceLy 4230 Wikidata Q11370: normal-rank statement: 1296 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M19 designation NGC 6273 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6273 M19 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11374 label; NGC6273 common names M19 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6273; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M19 raDeg 255.657 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6273; NED M19 decDeg -26.26794 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6273; NED M19 constellation Oph OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6273; OpenNGC M19 vmag 5.57 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 19 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC6273 credits SIMBAD M19 majorArcmin 7.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6273; HEASARC mwsc M19 minorArcmin 7.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6273; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M19 angleDeg NGC6273: OpenNGC gives no angle M19 distanceLy 29000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6273 R_Sun = 8.8 kpc M20 designation NGC 6514 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6514 M20 names Trifid Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11377 label; NGC6514 common names M20 type nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6514; NED; OpenNGC type Neb; reviewed (type: OpenNGC nebula, SIMBAD OpC (M 20)): SIMBAD types M 20 by the open cluster inside the nebula (OpC); OpenNGC types the Messier object by the nebula, NGC 6514. M20 raDeg 270.67546 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6514; NED M20 decDeg -22.97189 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6514; NED M20 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6514; OpenNGC M20 vmag NGC6514: dropped OpenNGC's V 8.5, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M20 majorArcmin 28.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6514; HEASARC lbn M20 minorArcmin 28.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6514; HEASARC lbn M20 angleDeg NGC6514: OpenNGC gives no angle M20 distanceLy 4110 Wikidata Q11377: normal-rank statement: 1260 parsec (stated in Kinematics in Young Star Clusters and Associations with Gaia DR2 (Q63375843, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/AAEF8C)) M21 designation NGC 6531 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6531 M21 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11383 label; NGC6531 common names M21 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6531; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M21 raDeg 271.05604 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6531; NED M21 decDeg -22.49006 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6531; NED M21 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6531; OpenNGC M21 vmag 5.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6531; HyperLEDA M21 majorArcmin 6.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6531; HEASARC mwsc M21 minorArcmin 6.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6531; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M21 angleDeg NGC6531: OpenNGC gives no angle M21 distanceLy 3930 Wikidata Q11383: normal-rank statement: 1205 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M22 designation NGC 6656 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6656 M22 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11392 label; NGC6656 common names M22 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6656; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M22 raDeg 279.10083 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6656; NED M22 decDeg -23.90342 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6656; NED M22 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6656; OpenNGC M22 vmag 5.1 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6656 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6656: OpenNGC has no V magnitude) M22 majorArcmin 12.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6656; HEASARC mwsc M22 minorArcmin 12.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6656; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M22 angleDeg NGC6656: OpenNGC gives no angle M22 distanceLy 10000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6656 R_Sun = 3.2 kpc M23 designation NGC 6494 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6494 M23 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q11396 label; NGC6494 common names M23 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6494; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M23 raDeg 269.26988 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6494; NED M23 decDeg -18.98533 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6494; NED M23 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6494; OpenNGC M23 vmag NGC6494: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.5, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M23 majorArcmin 16.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6494; HEASARC mwsc M23 minorArcmin 16.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6494; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M23 angleDeg NGC6494: OpenNGC gives no angle M23 distanceLy 2050 Wikidata Q11396: normal-rank statement: 628 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M24 designation IC 4715 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4715 M24 names Sagittarius Star Cloud; Small Sgr Star Cloud Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13618 label; IC4715 common names M24 type star cloud OpenNGC be3cd6c; SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 OpenNGC IC4715 NED note 'Milky Way star cloud.'; SIMBAD's identifiers for M 24 include NAME Small Sgr Star Cloud; reviewed (type-words: OpenNGC type *Ass reads 'association of stars', a physically related group): OpenNGC types IC 4715 *Ass, which reads 'association of stars', a physically related group; its own note calls M24 a Milky Way star cloud. Reviewed 2026-10-28 (the object classification review); it stays under the Clusters switch. yes M24 raDeg 274.23383 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4715; NED M24 decDeg -18.51456 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4715; NED M24 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4715; OpenNGC M24 vmag IC4715: dropped OpenNGC's V 4.5, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M24 majorArcmin 120.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4715; SIMBAD (SIMBAD's size from 2004yCat.7239....0C) M24 minorArcmin 60.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4715; SIMBAD M24 angleDeg reviewed (angle-placeholder: angle 90 from SIMBAD, which uses 0 and 90 as placeholders): OpenNGC took the 90 deg angle from SIMBAD, where 0 and 90 stand in for unknown angles; no other source gives one. The 120 by 60 arcmin size stays. yes M24 distanceLy Q13618: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (13000 light-year: not a primary source (http://www.messier-objects.com/messier-24-sagittarius-star-cloud/)); reviewed (distance-missing: Q13618: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (13000 light-year: not a primary source (http://www.messier-objects.com/messier-24-sagittarius-star-cloud/))): Left empty. Wikidata's only value, 13000 ly, cites a popular website (messier-objects.com) that cites nothing and no longer gives that number. M25 designation IC 4725 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4725 M25 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13623 label; IC4725 common names M25 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4725; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M25 raDeg 277.94488 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4725; NED M25 decDeg -19.11494 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4725; NED M25 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4725; OpenNGC M25 vmag IC4725: dropped OpenNGC's V 4.6, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M25 majorArcmin 14.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4725; HEASARC mwsc M25 minorArcmin 14.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC4725; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M25 angleDeg IC4725: OpenNGC gives no angle M25 distanceLy 2000 Wikidata Q13623: normal-rank statement: 620 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (2000 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q206855)) M26 designation NGC 6694 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6694 M26 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13626 label; NGC6694 common names M26 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6694; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M26 raDeg 281.32775 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6694; NED M26 decDeg -9.38361 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6694; NED M26 constellation Sct OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6694; OpenNGC M26 vmag NGC6694: dropped OpenNGC's V 8.87, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference M26 majorArcmin 6.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6694; HEASARC mwsc M26 minorArcmin 6.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6694; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M26 angleDeg NGC6694: OpenNGC gives no angle M26 distanceLy 5160 Wikidata Q13626: normal-rank statement: 1582 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M27 designation NGC 6853 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6853 M27 names Dumbbell Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13628 label; NGC6853 common names M27 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6853; NED; OpenNGC type PN M27 raDeg 299.90158 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6853; NED M27 decDeg 22.72103 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6853; NED M27 constellation Vul OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6853; OpenNGC M27 vmag 7.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6853; HyperLEDA M27 majorArcmin 6.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6853; HEASARC plnebulae M27 minorArcmin 6.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6853; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major M27 angleDeg NGC6853: OpenNGC gives no angle M27 distanceLy 1230 Wikidata Q13628: normal-rank statement: 376.2935 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)) M28 designation NGC 6626 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6626 M28 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13644 label; NGC6626 common names M28 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6626; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M28 raDeg 276.13704 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6626; NED M28 decDeg -24.86983 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6626; NED M28 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6626; OpenNGC M28 vmag 6.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6626; HyperLEDA M28 majorArcmin 5.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6626; HEASARC mwsc M28 minorArcmin 5.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6626; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M28 angleDeg NGC6626: OpenNGC gives no angle M28 distanceLy 18000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6626 R_Sun = 5.5 kpc M29 designation NGC 6913 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6913 M29 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13647 label; NGC6913 common names M29 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6913; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M29 raDeg 305.99071 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6913; NED M29 decDeg 38.50767 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6913; NED M29 constellation Cyg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6913; OpenNGC M29 vmag NGC6913: dropped OpenNGC's V 6.6, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference M29 majorArcmin 3.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6913; HEASARC mwsc M29 minorArcmin 3.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6913; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M29 angleDeg NGC6913: OpenNGC gives no angle M29 distanceLy 5000 Wikidata (deprecated statement) Q13647 statement 5000 light-year, stated in New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020668 (Wikidata Q29348035); 15% from SIMBAD's parallax distance (5,898 ly); reviewed (distance: 3740 ly, but SIMBAD's parallax 0.553 mas (2020A&A...633A..99C) gives 5,898 ly): Wikidata's normal-rank value, 1148 pc (3,740 ly), is 37% short of the cluster parallax. yes M30 designation NGC 7099 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7099 M30 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13653 label; NGC7099 common names M30 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7099; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M30 raDeg 325.09175 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7099; NED M30 decDeg -23.17908 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7099; NED M30 constellation Cap OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7099; OpenNGC M30 vmag 7.1 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 30 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC7099 credits SIMBAD M30 majorArcmin 9.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7099; HEASARC mwsc M30 minorArcmin 9.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7099; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M30 angleDeg NGC7099: OpenNGC gives no angle M30 distanceLy 26000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 7099 R_Sun = 8.1 kpc M31 designation NGC 224 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224 M31 names Andromeda Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q2469 label; NGC0224 common names M31 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224; NED; OpenNGC type G M31 morphology Sb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224; HyperLEDA M31 raDeg 10.68479 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224; NED M31 decDeg 41.26906 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224; NED M31 constellation And OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224; OpenNGC M31 vmag 3.44 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 31 V, 2007ApJS..173..185G; OpenNGC NGC0224 credits SIMBAD M31 majorArcmin 177.83 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224; HyperLEDA M31 minorArcmin 69.66 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224; HyperLEDA M31 angleDeg 35.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0224; HyperLEDA M31 distanceLy 2700000 Wikidata Q2469: normal-rank statement: 0.82 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)) M32 designation NGC 221 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221 M32 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13720 label; NGC0221 common names M32 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; NED; OpenNGC type G M32 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; HyperLEDA M32 raDeg 10.67429 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; NED M32 decDeg 40.86528 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; NED M32 constellation And OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; OpenNGC M32 vmag 8.13 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; HyperLEDA M32 majorArcmin 7.74 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; HyperLEDA M32 minorArcmin 4.86 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; HyperLEDA M32 angleDeg 170.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0221; HyperLEDA M32 distanceLy 2600000 Wikidata Q13720: normal-rank statement: 0.79 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)); ignored 1 (2900000 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m032.html)) M33 designation NGC 598 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598 M33 names Triangulum Galaxy; Triangulum Pinwheel Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13724 label; NGC0598 common names M33 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; NED; OpenNGC type G M33 morphology Sc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; HyperLEDA M33 raDeg 23.46204 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; NED M33 decDeg 30.66022 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; NED M33 constellation Tri OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; OpenNGC M33 vmag 5.79 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; HyperLEDA M33 majorArcmin 62.09 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; HyperLEDA M33 minorArcmin 36.73 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; HyperLEDA M33 angleDeg 23.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0598; HyperLEDA M33 distanceLy 2600000 Wikidata Q13724: normal-rank statement: 0.8 megaparsec (stated in The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: The ALFALFA Extragalactic H i Source Catalog (Q59949064, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/AAC956)) M34 designation NGC 1039 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1039 M34 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13729 label; NGC1039 common names M34 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1039; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M34 raDeg 40.53083 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1039; NED M34 decDeg 42.74614 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1039; NED M34 constellation Per OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1039; OpenNGC M34 vmag NGC1039: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.2, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M34 majorArcmin 22.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1039; HEASARC mwsc M34 minorArcmin 22.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1039; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M34 angleDeg NGC1039: OpenNGC gives no angle M34 distanceLy 1630 Wikidata Q13729: normal-rank statement: 499 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (1400 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://messier.seds.org/m/m034.html)) M35 designation NGC 2168 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2168 M35 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13736 label; NGC2168 common names M35 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2168; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M35 raDeg 92.27108 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2168; NED M35 decDeg 24.33864 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2168; NED M35 constellation Gem OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2168; OpenNGC M35 vmag NGC2168: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. The only value found, 5.1 (Wikidata Q13736, stated in SIMBAD), is the stale SIMBAD value OpenNGC dropped, and SIMBAD no longer lists it. M35 majorArcmin 24.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2168; HEASARC mwsc M35 minorArcmin 24.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2168; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M35 angleDeg NGC2168: OpenNGC gives no angle M35 distanceLy 3870 Wikidata Q13736: normal-rank statement: 1185.769 parsec (stated in Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations (Q66618077, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2009.16213.X)); ignored 1 (2800 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://messier.seds.org/m/m035.html)) M36 designation NGC 1960 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1960 M36 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13738 label; NGC1960 common names M36 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1960; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M36 raDeg 84.07392 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1960; NED M36 decDeg 34.14075 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1960; NED M36 constellation Aur OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1960; OpenNGC M36 vmag NGC1960: dropped OpenNGC's V 6, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference M36 majorArcmin 7.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1960; HEASARC mwsc M36 minorArcmin 7.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1960; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M36 angleDeg NGC1960: OpenNGC gives no angle M36 distanceLy 4300 Wikidata Q13738: normal-rank statement: 1318 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (4100 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m036.html)) M37 designation NGC 2099 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2099 M37 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13878 label; NGC2099 common names M37 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2099; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M37 raDeg 88.07646 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2099; NED M37 decDeg 32.553 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2099; NED M37 constellation Aur OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2099; OpenNGC M37 vmag NGC2099: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.6, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M37 majorArcmin 11.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2099; HEASARC mwsc M37 minorArcmin 11.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2099; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M37 angleDeg NGC2099: OpenNGC gives no angle M37 distanceLy 4510 Wikidata Q13878: normal-rank statement: 1383 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M38 designation NGC 1912 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1912 M38 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13880 label; NGC1912 common names M38 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1912; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M38 raDeg 82.17704 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1912; NED M38 decDeg 35.85492 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1912; NED M38 constellation Aur OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1912; OpenNGC M38 vmag NGC1912: dropped OpenNGC's V 6.4, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference M38 majorArcmin 9.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1912; HEASARC mwsc M38 minorArcmin 9.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1912; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M38 angleDeg NGC1912: OpenNGC gives no angle M38 distanceLy 3480 Wikidata Q13880: normal-rank statement: 1066 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (4200 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m038.html)) M39 designation NGC 7092 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7092 M39 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13883 label; NGC7092 common names M39 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7092; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M39 raDeg 322.95133 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7092; NED; reviewed (position: 0.196 deg from SIMBAD's NGC 7092): A loose open cluster whose centre depends on which stars are counted. OpenNGC's position (NED) is 0.2 deg from SIMBAD's, about the cluster's own central diameter in OpenNGC (19.5 arcmin). M39 decDeg 48.43817 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7092; NED; reviewed (position: 0.196 deg from SIMBAD's NGC 7092): A loose open cluster whose centre depends on which stars are counted. OpenNGC's position (NED) is 0.2 deg from SIMBAD's, about the cluster's own central diameter in OpenNGC (19.5 arcmin). M39 constellation Cyg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7092; OpenNGC M39 vmag NGC7092: dropped OpenNGC's V 4.6, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M39 majorArcmin 19.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7092; HEASARC mwsc M39 minorArcmin 19.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7092; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M39 angleDeg NGC7092: OpenNGC gives no angle M39 distanceLy 1010 Wikidata Q13883: normal-rank statement: 311 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (825 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://messier.seds.org/m/m039.html)) M40 designation OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) M040 M40 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13886 label; M040 common names M40 type double star OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) M040; NED; OpenNGC type **; reviewed (type: OpenNGC double star, SIMBAD ? (M 40)): SIMBAD lists M 40 with object type ? (unknown nature). OpenNGC identifies it as the double star WDS J12222+5805AB (Winnecke 4). M40 raDeg 185.56708 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) M040; NED M40 decDeg 58.08444 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) M040; NED M40 constellation UMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) M040; OpenNGC M40 vmag M040: dropped OpenNGC's V 8, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M40 majorArcmin M040: OpenNGC has no size M40 minorArcmin M040: OpenNGC has no size M40 angleDeg M040: OpenNGC has no size M40 distanceLy Q13886: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (455 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m040.html)); reviewed (distance-missing: Q13886: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (455 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m040.html))): Left empty. Wikidata's only value cites SEDS, which we do not use. M41 designation NGC 2287 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2287 M41 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13897 label; NGC2287 common names M41 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2287; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M41 raDeg 101.49975 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2287; NED M41 decDeg -20.75422 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2287; NED M41 constellation CMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2287; OpenNGC M41 vmag NGC2287: dropped OpenNGC's V 4.5, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference M41 majorArcmin 12.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2287; HEASARC mwsc M41 minorArcmin 12.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2287; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M41 angleDeg NGC2287: OpenNGC gives no angle M41 distanceLy 2260 Wikidata Q13897: normal-rank statement: 693 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (2300 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q206855)) M42 designation NGC 1976 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1976 M42 names Orion Nebula; Great Orion Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13903 label; NGC1976 common names M42 type star cluster and nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1976; NED; OpenNGC type Cl+N M42 raDeg 83.81867 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1976; NED M42 decDeg -5.38967 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1976; NED M42 constellation Ori OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1976; OpenNGC M42 vmag NGC1976: dropped OpenNGC's V 4, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M42 majorArcmin 90.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1976; HEASARC lbn M42 minorArcmin 60.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1976; HEASARC lbn M42 angleDeg NGC1976: OpenNGC gives no angle M42 distanceLy 1600 Wikidata Q13903: normal-rank statement: 0.5 kiloparsec (stated in The electron temperature gradient in the galactic disk (Q66436355, doi:10.1086/508803)); ignored 1 (1345 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q1551807)) M43 designation NGC 1982 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1982 M43 names Mairan's Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13906 label; NGC1982 common names M43 type emission nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1982; NED; OpenNGC type HII M43 raDeg 83.88075 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1982; NED M43 decDeg -5.26747 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1982; NED M43 constellation Ori OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1982; OpenNGC M43 vmag NGC1982: dropped OpenNGC's V 9, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M43 majorArcmin 20.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1982; HyperLEDA M43 minorArcmin 15.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1982; HyperLEDA M43 angleDeg NGC1982: OpenNGC gives no angle M43 distanceLy Q13906: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (1600 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q191168)); reviewed (distance-missing: Q13906: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (1600 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q191168))): Left empty. Wikidata's only value was imported from the Czech Wikipedia, which we do not use. M44 designation NGC 2632 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2632 M44 names Beehive Cluster; Beehive; Praesepe Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13760 label; NGC2632 common names M44 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2632; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M44 raDeg 130.0925 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2632; NED M44 decDeg 19.67206 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2632; NED M44 constellation Cnc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2632; OpenNGC M44 vmag NGC2632: dropped OpenNGC's V 3.1, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M44 majorArcmin 108.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2632; HEASARC mwsc M44 minorArcmin 108.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2632; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M44 angleDeg NGC2632: OpenNGC gives no angle M44 distanceLy 608 Wikidata Q13760: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 187 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); 607 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018A&A...616A..10G) M45 designation OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel022 M45 names Pleiades Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13423 label; Mel022 common names M45 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel022; SIMBAD; OpenNGC type OCl M45 raDeg 56.60083 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 22; replaces OpenNGC's position credited to SIMBAD, which SIMBAD has since changed (0.245 deg) M45 decDeg 24.11389 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 22; replaces OpenNGC's position credited to SIMBAD, which SIMBAD has since changed (0.245 deg) M45 constellation Tau OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel022; OpenNGC M45 vmag Mel022: dropped OpenNGC's V 1.2, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M45 majorArcmin 150.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel022; HEASARC mwsc M45 minorArcmin 150.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel022; source not given; reviewed (no-source-minorArcmin: OpenNGC gives MinAx 150.00 without a source): OpenNGC's addendum repeats the 150 arcmin major axis (HEASARC mwsc) as the minor axis with no source of its own; equal axes mean one diameter, so M45 is round and its unsourced 90 deg angle is dropped. M45 angleDeg Mel022: dropped OpenNGC's angle 90: equal axes mean a round object M45 distanceLy 438 Wikidata Q13423: normal-rank statement: 134.4 parsec (stated in A revised moving cluster distance to the Pleiades open cluster (Q66587018, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629239)) M46 designation NGC 2437 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2437 M46 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13910 label; NGC2437 common names M46 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2437; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M46 raDeg 115.44508 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2437; NED M46 decDeg -14.81 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2437; NED M46 constellation Pup OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2437; OpenNGC M46 vmag NGC2437: dropped OpenNGC's V 6.1, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M46 majorArcmin 21.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2437; HEASARC mwsc M46 minorArcmin 21.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2437; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M46 angleDeg NGC2437: OpenNGC gives no angle M46 distanceLy 5590 Wikidata Q13910: normal-rank statement: 1713.957 parsec (stated in Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations (Q66618077, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2009.16213.X)); ignored 1 (5400 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m046.html)) M47 designation NGC 2422 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2422 M47 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13942 label; NGC2422 common names M47 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2422; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M47 raDeg 114.14592 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2422; NED M47 decDeg -14.48261 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2422; NED M47 constellation Pup OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2422; OpenNGC M47 vmag NGC2422: dropped OpenNGC's V 4.4, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M47 majorArcmin 19.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2422; HEASARC mwsc M47 minorArcmin 19.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2422; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M47 angleDeg NGC2422: OpenNGC gives no angle M47 distanceLy 1770 Wikidata Q13942: normal-rank statement: 542.001 parsec (stated in Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations (Q66618077, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2009.16213.X)); ignored 1 (1600 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q206855)) M48 designation NGC 2548 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2548 M48 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13951 label; NGC2548 common names M48 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2548; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M48 raDeg 123.42992 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2548; NED M48 decDeg -5.75044 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2548; NED M48 constellation Hya OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2548; OpenNGC M48 vmag NGC2548: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.8, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M48 majorArcmin 28.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2548; HEASARC mwsc M48 minorArcmin 28.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2548; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M48 angleDeg NGC2548: OpenNGC gives no angle M48 distanceLy 2510 Wikidata Q13951: normal-rank statement: 769 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (1500 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://messier.seds.org/m/m048.html)) M49 designation NGC 4472 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472 M49 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13952 label; NGC4472 common names M49 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; NED; OpenNGC type G M49 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; HyperLEDA M49 raDeg 187.44483 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; NED M49 decDeg 8.00047 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; NED M49 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; OpenNGC M49 vmag 8.28 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; HyperLEDA; reviewed (vmag: ours 8.28, SIMBAD 12.17): Our V 8.28 is HyperLEDA's total and fits its B total of 9.35; SIMBAD's V 12.17 is far fainter than the B total, so it cannot be the whole galaxy (our reading). M49 majorArcmin 10.21 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; HyperLEDA M49 minorArcmin 8.38 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; HyperLEDA M49 angleDeg 156.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4472; HyperLEDA M49 distanceLy 52000000 Wikidata Q13952: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 52000000 light-year (stated in NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (Q488563), http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=M+49&extend=no&list_limit=5); 16.07 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M50 designation NGC 2323 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2323 M50 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13956 label; NGC2323 common names M50 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2323; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M50 raDeg 105.66863 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2323; NED M50 decDeg -8.36403 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2323; NED M50 constellation Mon OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2323; OpenNGC M50 vmag NGC2323: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.9, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M50 majorArcmin 14.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2323; HEASARC mwsc M50 minorArcmin 14.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2323; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M50 angleDeg NGC2323: OpenNGC gives no angle M50 distanceLy 2870 Wikidata Q13956: normal-rank statement: 881 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M51 designation NGC 5194 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194 M51 names Whirlpool Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13957 label; NGC5194 common names M51 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194; NED; OpenNGC type G M51 morphology SABb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194; HyperLEDA M51 raDeg 202.46962 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194; NED M51 decDeg 47.19517 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194; NED M51 constellation CVn OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194; OpenNGC M51 vmag 8.36 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 51 V, 2007ApJS..173..185G; OpenNGC NGC5194 credits SIMBAD M51 majorArcmin 13.71 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194; HyperLEDA M51 minorArcmin 11.67 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194; HyperLEDA M51 angleDeg 163.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5194; HyperLEDA M51 distanceLy 25000000 Wikidata Q13957: normal-rank statement: 7.6 megaparsec (stated in The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria (Q56531325, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2010.18174.X)) M52 designation NGC 7654 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7654 M52 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13958 label; NGC7654 common names M52 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7654; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M52 raDeg 351.20167 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7654; NED M52 decDeg 61.59317 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7654; NED M52 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7654; OpenNGC M52 vmag 6.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7654; HyperLEDA M52 majorArcmin 9.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7654; HEASARC mwsc M52 minorArcmin 9.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7654; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M52 angleDeg NGC7654: OpenNGC gives no angle M52 distanceLy 4630 Wikidata (deprecated statement) Q13958 statement 1421 parsec, stated in doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523 (Wikidata Q56569840); 15% from SIMBAD's parallax distance (5,472 ly); reviewed (distance: 11700 ly, but SIMBAD's parallax 0.596 mas (2020A&A...633A..99C) gives 5,472 ly): Wikidata's normal-rank value, 3580.964 pc (11,700 ly), is twice the cluster parallax distance. yes M53 designation NGC 5024 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5024 M53 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13960 label; NGC5024 common names M53 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5024; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M53 raDeg 198.23012 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5024; NED M53 decDeg 18.16911 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5024; NED M53 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5024; OpenNGC M53 vmag 7.79 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 53 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC5024 credits SIMBAD M53 majorArcmin 9.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5024; HEASARC mwsc M53 minorArcmin 9.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5024; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M53 angleDeg NGC5024: OpenNGC gives no angle M53 distanceLy 58400 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 5024 R_Sun = 17.9 kpc M54 designation NGC 6715 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6715 M54 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13962 label; NGC6715 common names M54 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6715; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M54 raDeg 283.76363 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6715; NED M54 decDeg -30.4785 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6715; NED M54 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6715; OpenNGC M54 vmag 7.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6715; HyperLEDA M54 majorArcmin 5.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6715; HEASARC mwsc M54 minorArcmin 5.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6715; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M54 angleDeg NGC6715: OpenNGC gives no angle M54 distanceLy 86400 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6715 R_Sun = 26.5 kpc M55 designation NGC 6809 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6809 M55 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13965 label; NGC6809 common names M55 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6809; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M55 raDeg 294.9975 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6809; NED M55 decDeg -30.96208 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6809; NED M55 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6809; OpenNGC M55 vmag 6.49 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 55 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC6809 credits SIMBAD M55 majorArcmin 12.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6809; HEASARC mwsc M55 minorArcmin 12.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6809; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M55 angleDeg NGC6809: OpenNGC gives no angle M55 distanceLy 18000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6809 R_Sun = 5.4 kpc M56 designation NGC 6779 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6779 M56 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13967 label; NGC6779 common names M56 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6779; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M56 raDeg 289.14796 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6779; NED M56 decDeg 30.1845 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6779; NED M56 constellation Lyr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6779; OpenNGC M56 vmag 8.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6779; HyperLEDA M56 majorArcmin 5.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6779; HEASARC mwsc M56 minorArcmin 5.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6779; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M56 angleDeg NGC6779: OpenNGC gives no angle M56 distanceLy 31000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6779 R_Sun = 9.4 kpc M57 designation NGC 6720 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6720 M57 names Ring Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13969 label; NGC6720 common names M57 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6720; NED; OpenNGC type PN M57 raDeg 283.39587 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6720; NED M57 decDeg 33.02858 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6720; NED M57 constellation Lyr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6720; OpenNGC M57 vmag 8.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6720; HyperLEDA M57 majorArcmin 1.27 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6720; HEASARC plnebulae M57 minorArcmin 1.27 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6720; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major M57 angleDeg NGC6720: OpenNGC gives no angle M57 distanceLy 2570 Wikidata Q13969: normal-rank statement: 786.968 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)) M58 designation NGC 4579 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579 M58 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13970 label; NGC4579 common names M58 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; NED; OpenNGC type G M58 morphology Sb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; HyperLEDA M58 raDeg 189.43133 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; NED M58 decDeg 11.81819 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; NED M58 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; OpenNGC M58 vmag 10.3 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; HyperLEDA M58 majorArcmin 5.01 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; HyperLEDA M58 minorArcmin 3.84 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; HyperLEDA M58 angleDeg 90.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4579; HyperLEDA M58 distanceLy 54400000 Wikidata Q13970: normal-rank statement: 16.67 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); ignored 1 (62000000 light-year: not a primary source (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/messier-58)) M59 designation NGC 4621 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621 M59 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13971 label; NGC4621 common names M59 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; NED; OpenNGC type G M59 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; HyperLEDA M59 raDeg 190.50933 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; NED M59 decDeg 11.64703 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; NED M59 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; OpenNGC M59 vmag 9.56 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; HyperLEDA M59 majorArcmin 4.55 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; HyperLEDA M59 minorArcmin 3.21 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; HyperLEDA M59 angleDeg 165.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4621; HyperLEDA M59 distanceLy 50100000 Wikidata Q13971: normal-rank statement: 15.35 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); ignored 1 (60000000 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m059.html)) M60 designation NGC 4649 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649 M60 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13976 label; NGC4649 common names M60 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; NED; OpenNGC type G M60 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; HyperLEDA M60 raDeg 190.91658 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; NED M60 decDeg 11.55269 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; NED M60 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; OpenNGC M60 vmag 8.79 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; HyperLEDA M60 majorArcmin 6.78 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; HyperLEDA M60 minorArcmin 5.45 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; HyperLEDA M60 angleDeg 105.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4649; HyperLEDA M60 distanceLy 56700000 Wikidata Q13976: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 17.38 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 56700000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T) M61 designation NGC 4303 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303 M61 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13978 label; NGC4303 common names M61 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; NED; OpenNGC type G M61 morphology Sbc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; HyperLEDA M61 raDeg 185.47875 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; NED M61 decDeg 4.47364 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; NED M61 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; OpenNGC M61 vmag 10.25 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; HyperLEDA M61 majorArcmin 6.89 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; HyperLEDA M61 minorArcmin 6.56 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; HyperLEDA M61 angleDeg 20.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4303; HyperLEDA M61 distanceLy 53800000 Wikidata Q13978: normal-rank statement: 16.5 megaparsec (stated in The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria (Q56531325, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2010.18174.X)); ignored 1 (52500000 light-year: not a primary source (https://www.sci.news/astronomy/muse-image-messier-61-11053.html)) M62 designation NGC 6266 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6266 M62 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13980 label; NGC6266 common names M62 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6266; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M62 raDeg 255.3025 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6266; NED M62 decDeg -30.11236 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6266; NED M62 constellation Oph OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6266; OpenNGC M62 vmag 6.45 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6266 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6266: OpenNGC has no V magnitude) M62 majorArcmin 7.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6266; HEASARC mwsc M62 minorArcmin 7.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6266; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M62 angleDeg NGC6266: OpenNGC gives no angle M62 distanceLy 22000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6266 R_Sun = 6.8 kpc M63 designation NGC 5055 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055 M63 names Sunflower Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13981 label; NGC5055 common names M63 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; NED; OpenNGC type G M63 morphology Sbc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; HyperLEDA M63 raDeg 198.95554 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; NED M63 decDeg 42.02928 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; NED M63 constellation CVn OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; OpenNGC M63 vmag 8.61 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; HyperLEDA M63 majorArcmin 11.83 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; HyperLEDA M63 minorArcmin 7.16 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; HyperLEDA M63 angleDeg 103.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5055; HyperLEDA M63 distanceLy 29200000 Wikidata Q13981: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 28900000 light-year (stated in Accurate distances to important spiral galaxies: M63, M74, NGC 1291, NGC 4559, NGC 4625, and NGC 5398 (Q69162762, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/AA7AAD)); 9.04 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)) M64 designation NGC 4826 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826 M64 names Black Eye Galaxy; Evil Eye Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13983 label; NGC4826 common names M64 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826; NED; OpenNGC type G M64 morphology SABa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826; HyperLEDA M64 raDeg 194.18183 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826; NED M64 decDeg 21.68297 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826; NED M64 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826; OpenNGC M64 vmag 8.52 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 64 V, 2007ApJS..173..185G; OpenNGC NGC4826 credits SIMBAD M64 majorArcmin 10.52 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826; HyperLEDA M64 minorArcmin 5.33 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826; HyperLEDA M64 angleDeg 114.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4826; HyperLEDA M64 distanceLy 16000000 Wikidata Q13983: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 17000000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 4.41 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)) M65 designation NGC 3623 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623 M65 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13986 label; NGC3623 common names M65 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; NED; OpenNGC type G M65 morphology Sa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; HyperLEDA M65 raDeg 169.733 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; NED M65 decDeg 13.09236 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; NED M65 constellation Leo OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; OpenNGC M65 vmag 9.32 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; HyperLEDA M65 majorArcmin 7.64 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; HyperLEDA M65 minorArcmin 1.97 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; HyperLEDA M65 angleDeg 173.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3623; HyperLEDA M65 distanceLy 41300000 Wikidata Q13986: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 41300000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 12.65 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M66 designation NGC 3627 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627 M66 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13992 label; NGC3627 common names M66 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627; NED; OpenNGC type G M66 morphology Sb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627; HyperLEDA M66 raDeg 170.06233 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627; NED M66 decDeg 12.99153 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627; NED M66 constellation Leo OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627; OpenNGC M66 vmag 8.92 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 66 V, 2007ApJS..173..185G; OpenNGC NGC3627 credits SIMBAD M66 majorArcmin 10.28 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627; HyperLEDA M66 minorArcmin 4.61 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627; HyperLEDA M66 angleDeg 168.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3627; HyperLEDA M66 distanceLy 27100000 Wikidata Q13992: normal-rank statement: 8.32 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)); ignored 1 (35000000 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m066.html)) M67 designation NGC 2682 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2682 M67 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13997 label; NGC2682 common names M67 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2682; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M67 raDeg 132.83388 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2682; NED M67 decDeg 11.81194 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2682; NED M67 constellation Cnc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2682; OpenNGC M67 vmag NGC2682: dropped OpenNGC's V 6.9, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M67 majorArcmin 33.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2682; HEASARC mwsc M67 minorArcmin 33.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2682; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M67 angleDeg NGC2682: OpenNGC gives no angle M67 distanceLy 3100 Wikidata Q13997: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 986.279 parsec (stated in Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations (Q66618077, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2009.16213.X)); 0.9 kiloparsec (stated in Abundances of red giants in old open clusters. V. Be 31, Be 32, Be 39, M 67, NGC 188, and NGC 1193 (Q66649425, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/5/1942)); ignored 1 (2700 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m067.html)) M68 designation NGC 4590 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4590 M68 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14000 label; NGC4590 common names M68 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4590; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M68 raDeg 189.86671 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4590; NED M68 decDeg -26.74303 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4590; NED M68 constellation Hya OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4590; OpenNGC M68 vmag 7.96 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 68 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC4590 credits SIMBAD M68 majorArcmin 6.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4590; HEASARC mwsc M68 minorArcmin 6.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4590; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M68 angleDeg NGC4590: OpenNGC gives no angle M68 distanceLy 33600 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 4590 R_Sun = 10.3 kpc M69 designation NGC 6637 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6637 M69 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14002 label; NGC6637 common names M69 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6637; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M69 raDeg 277.84679 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6637; NED M69 decDeg -32.34797 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6637; NED M69 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6637; OpenNGC M69 vmag 7.64 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6637 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6637: OpenNGC has no V magnitude) M69 majorArcmin 5.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6637; HEASARC mwsc M69 minorArcmin 5.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6637; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M69 angleDeg NGC6637: OpenNGC gives no angle M69 distanceLy 29000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6637 R_Sun = 8.8 kpc M70 designation NGC 6681 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6681 M70 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14004 label; NGC6681 common names M70 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6681; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M70 raDeg 280.80267 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6681; NED M70 decDeg -32.29189 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6681; NED M70 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6681; OpenNGC M70 vmag 7.87 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6681 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6681: OpenNGC has no V magnitude) M70 majorArcmin 6.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6681; HEASARC mwsc M70 minorArcmin 6.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6681; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M70 angleDeg NGC6681: OpenNGC gives no angle M70 distanceLy 29000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6681 R_Sun = 9.0 kpc M71 designation NGC 6838 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6838 M71 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14006 label; NGC6838 common names M71 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6838; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M71 raDeg 298.44212 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6838; NED M71 decDeg 18.77839 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6838; NED M71 constellation Sge OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6838; OpenNGC M71 vmag 8.19 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6838 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6838: OpenNGC has no V magnitude) M71 majorArcmin 6.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6838; HEASARC mwsc M71 minorArcmin 6.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6838; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M71 angleDeg NGC6838: OpenNGC gives no angle M71 distanceLy 13000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6838 R_Sun = 4.0 kpc M72 designation NGC 6981 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6981 M72 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14008 label; NGC6981 common names M72 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6981; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M72 raDeg 313.36629 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6981; NED M72 decDeg -12.53706 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6981; NED M72 constellation Aqr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6981; OpenNGC M72 vmag 8.96 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 72 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC6981 credits SIMBAD M72 majorArcmin 4.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6981; HEASARC mwsc M72 minorArcmin 4.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6981; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M72 angleDeg NGC6981: OpenNGC gives no angle M72 distanceLy 55400 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6981 R_Sun = 17.0 kpc; reviewed (distance: 55400 ly, but SIMBAD's parallax 0.084 mas (2021MNRAS.505.5978V) gives 38,828 ly): Harris's distance stands. A parallax of 0.08 mas is near the limit of Gaia's systematic errors, so the distance from it is the less reliable one (our reading). M73 designation NGC 6994 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6994 M73 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14009 label; NGC6994 common names M73 type asterism Cantat-Gaudin & Anders 2020 2020A&A...633A..99C (doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936691, arXiv:1911.07075), Table 2 (NGC 6994 an asterism) and Appendix A.23 ('no doubt should remain that M 73/NGC 6994 is an asterism'); Odenkirchen & Soubiran 2002, 2002A&A...383..163O (doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011730), the six brightest stars 'do not share the same kinematics and lie at different distances from the Sun'; Kos et al. 2018, 2018MNRAS.480.5242K (doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2171); SIMBAD types NGC 6994 err (not an object), queried 2026-10-28 from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu; OpenNGC's NED note for NGC 6994 reads Four Galactic stars.; reviewed (type-unknown: OpenNGC type Other): OpenNGC types NGC 6994 as Other. Bassino et al. (2000) proposed an old open cluster remnant; spectra, proper motions and Gaia's parallaxes since show stars at different distances, lined up by chance. Until 2026-10-28 this cited Wikidata Q14009, whose asterism statement cites nothing. yes M73 raDeg 314.73321 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6994; NED M73 decDeg -12.6355 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6994; NED M73 constellation Aqr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6994; OpenNGC M73 vmag 8.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6994; HyperLEDA M73 majorArcmin NGC6994: OpenNGC has no size M73 minorArcmin NGC6994: OpenNGC has no size M73 angleDeg NGC6994: OpenNGC has no size M73 distanceLy Q14009: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q14009: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. M73 is an asterism, stars at different distances lined up by chance (Cantat-Gaudin & Anders 2020, 2020A&A...633A..99C, Appendix A.23; Odenkirchen & Soubiran 2002, 2002A&A...383..163O), so it has no one distance, and Wikidata gives none. M74 designation NGC 628 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628 M74 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14013 label; NGC0628 common names M74 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; NED; OpenNGC type G M74 morphology Sc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; HyperLEDA M74 raDeg 24.17396 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; NED M74 decDeg 15.78367 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; NED M74 constellation Psc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; OpenNGC M74 vmag 9.31 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; HyperLEDA M74 majorArcmin 9.89 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; HyperLEDA M74 minorArcmin 9.33 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; HyperLEDA M74 angleDeg 87.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0628; HyperLEDA M74 distanceLy 23000000 Wikidata Q14013: normal-rank statement: 7.2 megaparsec (stated in The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria (Q56531325, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2010.18174.X)); ignored 1 (35000000 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m074.html)) M75 designation NGC 6864 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6864 M75 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14014 label; NGC6864 common names M75 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6864; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M75 raDeg 301.52017 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6864; NED M75 decDeg -21.92222 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6864; NED M75 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6864; OpenNGC M75 vmag 8.26 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 75 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC6864 credits SIMBAD M75 majorArcmin 3.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6864; HEASARC mwsc M75 minorArcmin 3.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6864; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M75 angleDeg NGC6864: OpenNGC gives no angle M75 distanceLy 68200 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6864 R_Sun = 20.9 kpc; reviewed (distance: 68200 ly, but SIMBAD's parallax 0.069 mas (2021MNRAS.505.5978V) gives 47,269 ly): Harris's distance stands. A parallax of 0.07 mas is near the limit of Gaia's systematic errors, so the distance from it is the less reliable one (our reading). M76 designation NGC 650 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0650 M76 names Little Dumbbell Nebula; Barbell Nebula; Cork Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14015 label; NGC0650 common names M76 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0650; NED; OpenNGC type PN M76 raDeg 25.58204 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0650; NED M76 decDeg 51.57547 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0650; NED M76 constellation Per OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0650; OpenNGC M76 vmag 10.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0650; HyperLEDA M76 majorArcmin 1.12 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0650; HEASARC plnebulae M76 minorArcmin 1.12 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0650; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major M76 angleDeg NGC0650: OpenNGC gives no angle M76 distanceLy 2430 Wikidata Q14015: normal-rank statement: 746 parsec (stated in The Magellanic Cloud Calibration of the Galactic Planetary Nebula Distance Scale (Q56032288, doi:10.1086/592395)); ignored 1 (2500 light-year: not a primary source (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/messier-76)) M77 designation NGC 1068 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068 M77 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14017 label; NGC1068 common names M77 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; NED; OpenNGC type G M77 morphology Sb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; HyperLEDA M77 raDeg 40.66963 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; NED M77 decDeg -0.01328 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; NED M77 constellation Cet OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; OpenNGC M77 vmag 9.29 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; HyperLEDA M77 majorArcmin 6.11 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; HyperLEDA M77 minorArcmin 5.61 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; HyperLEDA M77 angleDeg 12.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1068; HyperLEDA M77 distanceLy 62000000 Wikidata Q14017: normal-rank statement: 19 megaparsec (stated in The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria (Q56531325, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2010.18174.X)); ignored 1 (60000000 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m077.html)) M78 designation NGC 2068 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2068 M78 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14018 label; NGC2068 common names M78 type reflection nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2068; NED; OpenNGC type RfN M78 raDeg 86.69092 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2068; NED M78 decDeg 0.07931 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2068; NED M78 constellation Ori OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2068; OpenNGC M78 vmag NGC2068: dropped OpenNGC's V 8, from HEASARC's Messier table (Sky Catalogue 2000.0) M78 majorArcmin reviewed (size-source: size 4.5 arcmin from the MWSC cluster catalogue, not the nebula's): OpenNGC's 4.5 arcmin size is that of the star cluster embedded in the nebula (MWSC), not the reflection nebula's; no other source gives the nebula's. yes M78 minorArcmin reviewed (size-source: size 4.5 arcmin from the MWSC cluster catalogue, not the nebula's): OpenNGC's 4.5 arcmin size is that of the star cluster embedded in the nebula (MWSC), not the reflection nebula's; no other source gives the nebula's. yes M78 angleDeg reviewed (size-source: size 4.5 arcmin from the MWSC cluster catalogue, not the nebula's): OpenNGC's 4.5 arcmin size is that of the star cluster embedded in the nebula (MWSC), not the reflection nebula's; no other source gives the nebula's. yes M78 distanceLy Q14018: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (1600 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m078.html)); reviewed (distance-missing: Q14018: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (1600 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m078.html))): Left empty. Wikidata's only value cites SEDS, which we do not use. M79 designation NGC 1904 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1904 M79 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14019 label; NGC1904 common names M79 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1904; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M79 raDeg 81.04413 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1904; NED M79 decDeg -24.52422 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1904; NED M79 constellation Lep OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1904; OpenNGC M79 vmag 8.16 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 79 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC1904 credits SIMBAD M79 majorArcmin 7.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1904; HEASARC mwsc M79 minorArcmin 7.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1904; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M79 angleDeg NGC1904: OpenNGC gives no angle M79 distanceLy 42100 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 1904 R_Sun = 12.9 kpc M80 designation NGC 6093 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6093 M80 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14021 label; NGC6093 common names M80 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6093; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M80 raDeg 244.26046 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6093; NED M80 decDeg -22.97511 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6093; NED M80 constellation Sco OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6093; OpenNGC M80 vmag 7.3 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6093; HyperLEDA M80 majorArcmin 5.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6093; HEASARC mwsc M80 minorArcmin 5.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6093; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M80 angleDeg NGC6093: OpenNGC gives no angle M80 distanceLy 32600 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6093 R_Sun = 10.0 kpc M81 designation NGC 3031 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031 M81 names Bode's Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q81102410 label; NGC3031 common names M81 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; NED; OpenNGC type G M81 morphology Sab OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; HyperLEDA M81 raDeg 148.88821 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; NED M81 decDeg 69.06531 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; NED M81 constellation UMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; OpenNGC M81 vmag 6.92 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; HyperLEDA M81 majorArcmin 21.63 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; HyperLEDA M81 minorArcmin 11.25 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; HyperLEDA M81 angleDeg 157.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3031; HyperLEDA M81 distanceLy 12000000 Wikidata Q81102410: normal-rank statement: 3.7 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6), Morphological properties of galaxies in different Local Volume environments (Q69054904, doi:10.1093/MNRAS/STY1774)) M82 designation NGC 3034 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034 M82 names Cigar Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14026 label; NGC3034 common names M82 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; NED; OpenNGC type G M82 morphology S? OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; HyperLEDA M82 raDeg 148.96971 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; NED M82 decDeg 69.67939 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; NED M82 constellation UMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; OpenNGC M82 vmag 8.3 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; HyperLEDA M82 majorArcmin 10.99 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; HyperLEDA M82 minorArcmin 5.11 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; HyperLEDA M82 angleDeg 66.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3034; HyperLEDA M82 distanceLy 11800000 Wikidata Q14026: normal-rank statement: 3.61 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)); ignored 1 (12000000 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q206855)) M83 designation NGC 5236 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236 M83 names Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14030 label; NGC5236 common names M83 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; NED; OpenNGC type G M83 morphology Sc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; HyperLEDA M83 raDeg 204.25396 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; NED M83 decDeg -29.86542 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; NED M83 constellation Hya OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; OpenNGC M83 vmag 7.21 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; HyperLEDA M83 majorArcmin 13.61 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; HyperLEDA M83 minorArcmin 13.21 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; HyperLEDA M83 angleDeg 45.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5236; HyperLEDA M83 distanceLy 15200000 Wikidata Q14030: normal-rank statement: 4.66 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); ignored 1 (15000000 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m083.html)) M84 designation NGC 4374 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374 M84 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q92258118 label; NGC4374 common names M84 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; NED; OpenNGC type G M84 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; HyperLEDA M84 raDeg 186.26558 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; NED M84 decDeg 12.88697 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; NED M84 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; OpenNGC M84 vmag 9.79 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; HyperLEDA M84 majorArcmin 7.41 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; HyperLEDA M84 minorArcmin 6.44 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; HyperLEDA M84 angleDeg 133.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4374; HyperLEDA M84 distanceLy 55000000 Wikidata Q92258118: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 16.83 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 55000000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T) M85 designation NGC 4382 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382 M85 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14035 label; NGC4382 common names M85 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; NED; OpenNGC type G M85 morphology S0-a OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; HyperLEDA M85 raDeg 186.35046 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; NED M85 decDeg 18.1915 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; NED M85 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; OpenNGC M85 vmag 9.05 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; HyperLEDA M85 majorArcmin 6.95 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; HyperLEDA M85 minorArcmin 5.35 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; HyperLEDA M85 angleDeg 12.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4382; HyperLEDA M85 distanceLy 51700000 Wikidata Q14035: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 51700000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 15.85 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M86 designation NGC 4406 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406 M86 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q92258250 label; NGC4406 common names M86 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; NED; OpenNGC type G M86 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; HyperLEDA M86 raDeg 186.54892 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; NED M86 decDeg 12.94622 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; NED M86 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; OpenNGC M86 vmag 8.86 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; HyperLEDA M86 majorArcmin 11.53 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; HyperLEDA M86 minorArcmin 8.43 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; HyperLEDA M86 angleDeg 128.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4406; HyperLEDA M86 distanceLy 56000000 Wikidata Q92258250: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 17.06 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 56000000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T) M87 designation NGC 4486 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486 M87 names Virgo Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14041 label; NGC4486 common names M87 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; NED; OpenNGC type G M87 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; HyperLEDA M87 raDeg 187.70592 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; NED M87 decDeg 12.39111 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; NED M87 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; OpenNGC M87 vmag 9.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; HyperLEDA M87 majorArcmin 7.11 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; HyperLEDA M87 minorArcmin 6.67 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; HyperLEDA M87 angleDeg 153.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4486; HyperLEDA M87 distanceLy 53900000 Wikidata Q14041: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 53900000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 16.52 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M88 designation NGC 4501 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501 M88 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14048 label; NGC4501 common names M88 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; NED; OpenNGC type G M88 morphology Sb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; HyperLEDA M88 raDeg 187.9965 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; NED M88 decDeg 14.42039 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; NED M88 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; OpenNGC M88 vmag 10.33 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; HyperLEDA; reviewed (vmag: ours 10.33, SIMBAD 13.18): Our V 10.33 is HyperLEDA's total and fits its B total of 10.24; SIMBAD's V 13.18 is far fainter than the B total, so it cannot be the whole galaxy (our reading). M88 majorArcmin 8.65 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; HyperLEDA M88 minorArcmin 4.38 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; HyperLEDA M88 angleDeg 138.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4501; HyperLEDA M88 distanceLy 65000000 Wikidata Q14048: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 19.95 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 65000000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T) M89 designation NGC 4552 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552 M89 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14337 label; NGC4552 common names M89 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; NED; OpenNGC type G M89 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; HyperLEDA M89 raDeg 188.91587 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; NED M89 decDeg 12.55633 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; NED M89 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; OpenNGC M89 vmag 10.08 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; HyperLEDA M89 majorArcmin 8.13 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; HyperLEDA M89 minorArcmin 8.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; HyperLEDA M89 angleDeg 150.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4552; HyperLEDA M89 distanceLy 51700000 Wikidata Q14337: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 51700000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 15.85 megaparsec (stated in Our Peculiar Motion Away from the Local Void (Q29392130, doi:10.1086/527428), Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M90 designation NGC 4569 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569 M90 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14343 label; NGC4569 common names M90 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569; NED; OpenNGC type G M90 morphology Sab OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569; HyperLEDA M90 raDeg 189.20746 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569; NED M90 decDeg 13.16294 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569; NED M90 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569; OpenNGC M90 vmag 9.54 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 90 V, 2007ApJS..173..185G; OpenNGC NGC4569 credits SIMBAD M90 majorArcmin 9.12 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569; HyperLEDA M90 minorArcmin 3.82 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569; HyperLEDA M90 angleDeg 22.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4569; HyperLEDA M90 distanceLy 53800000 Wikidata Q14343: normal-rank statement: 16.5 megaparsec (stated in The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria (Q56531325, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2010.18174.X)); ignored 1 (60000000 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m090.html)) M91 designation NGC 4548 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548 M91 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14344 label; NGC4548 common names M91 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; NED; OpenNGC type G M91 morphology Sb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; HyperLEDA M91 raDeg 188.86021 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; NED M91 decDeg 14.49633 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; NED M91 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; OpenNGC M91 vmag 10.96 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; HyperLEDA; reviewed (vmag: ours 10.96, SIMBAD 13.57): Our V 10.96 is HyperLEDA's total and fits its B total of 10.94; SIMBAD's V 13.57 is far fainter than the B total, so it cannot be the whole galaxy (our reading). M91 majorArcmin 5.55 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; HyperLEDA M91 minorArcmin 4.52 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; HyperLEDA M91 angleDeg 150.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4548; HyperLEDA M91 distanceLy 55900000 Wikidata Q14344: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 55900000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 17.14 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M92 designation NGC 6341 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6341 M92 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q78262275 label; NGC6341 common names M92 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6341; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M92 raDeg 259.28029 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6341; NED M92 decDeg 43.13653 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6341; NED M92 constellation Her OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6341; OpenNGC M92 vmag 6.52 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 92 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC6341 credits SIMBAD M92 majorArcmin 14.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6341; HEASARC mwsc M92 minorArcmin 14.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6341; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M92 angleDeg NGC6341: OpenNGC gives no angle M92 distanceLy 27000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6341 R_Sun = 8.3 kpc M93 designation NGC 2447 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2447 M93 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14347 label; NGC2447 common names M93 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2447; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M93 raDeg 116.12179 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2447; NED M93 decDeg -23.85308 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2447; NED M93 constellation Pup OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2447; OpenNGC M93 vmag NGC2447: dropped OpenNGC's V 6.2, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it M93 majorArcmin 15.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2447; HEASARC mwsc M93 minorArcmin 15.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2447; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M93 angleDeg NGC2447: OpenNGC gives no angle M93 distanceLy 3380 Wikidata Q14347: normal-rank statement: 1037 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) M94 designation NGC 4736 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736 M94 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14349 label; NGC4736 common names M94 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736; NED; OpenNGC type G M94 morphology SABa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736; HyperLEDA M94 raDeg 192.72108 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736; NED M94 decDeg 41.12044 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736; NED M94 constellation CVn OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736; OpenNGC M94 vmag 8.24 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 94 V, 2007ApJS..173..185G; OpenNGC NGC4736 credits SIMBAD M94 majorArcmin 7.74 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736; HyperLEDA M94 minorArcmin 6.68 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736; HyperLEDA M94 angleDeg 105.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4736; HyperLEDA M94 distanceLy 15000000 Wikidata Q14349: normal-rank statement: 4.59 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); ignored 1 (16000000 light-year: no reference) M95 designation NGC 3351 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351 M95 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14351 label; NGC3351 common names M95 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; NED; OpenNGC type G M95 morphology Sb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; HyperLEDA M95 raDeg 160.99042 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; NED M95 decDeg 11.70381 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; NED M95 constellation Leo OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; OpenNGC M95 vmag 9.77 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; HyperLEDA M95 majorArcmin 7.23 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; HyperLEDA M95 minorArcmin 4.45 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; HyperLEDA M95 angleDeg 11.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3351; HyperLEDA M95 distanceLy 32500000 Wikidata Q14351: normal-rank statement: 9.95 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)) M96 designation NGC 3368 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368 M96 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14354 label; NGC3368 common names M96 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; NED; OpenNGC type G M96 morphology Sab OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; HyperLEDA M96 raDeg 161.69058 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; NED M96 decDeg 11.81994 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; NED M96 constellation Leo OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; OpenNGC M96 vmag 9.21 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; HyperLEDA M96 majorArcmin 8.26 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; HyperLEDA M96 minorArcmin 5.51 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; HyperLEDA M96 angleDeg 5.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3368; HyperLEDA M96 distanceLy 34400000 Wikidata Q14354: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 34800000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 10.42 megaparsec (stated in Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey (Q29302709, doi:10.1086/510201), The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)) M97 designation NGC 3587 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3587 M97 names Owl Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14359 label; NGC3587 common names M97 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3587; NED; OpenNGC type PN M97 raDeg 168.69879 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3587; NED M97 decDeg 55.01903 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3587; NED M97 constellation UMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3587; OpenNGC M97 vmag 9.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3587; HyperLEDA M97 majorArcmin 3.58 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3587; OpenNGC M97 minorArcmin 3.58 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3587; OpenNGC; one diameter, so minor = major M97 angleDeg NGC3587: OpenNGC gives no angle M97 distanceLy 2870 Wikidata Q14359: normal-rank statement: 879.4301 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)) M98 designation NGC 4192 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192 M98 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14361 label; NGC4192 common names M98 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; NED; OpenNGC type G M98 morphology SABb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; HyperLEDA M98 raDeg 183.45121 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; NED M98 decDeg 14.90033 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; NED M98 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; OpenNGC M98 vmag 10.84 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; HyperLEDA M98 majorArcmin 11.04 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; HyperLEDA M98 minorArcmin 2.66 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; HyperLEDA M98 angleDeg 152.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4192; HyperLEDA M98 distanceLy 57500000 Wikidata Q14361: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 17.62 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 57500000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T) M99 designation NGC 4254 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254 M99 names Coma Pinwheel; Virgo Cluster Pinwheel Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14364 label; NGC4254 common names M99 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; NED; OpenNGC type G M99 morphology Sc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; HyperLEDA M99 raDeg 184.70667 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; NED M99 decDeg 14.4165 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; NED M99 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; OpenNGC M99 vmag 9.84 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; HyperLEDA M99 majorArcmin 5.04 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; HyperLEDA M99 minorArcmin 4.74 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; HyperLEDA M99 angleDeg 23.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4254; HyperLEDA M99 distanceLy 45000000 Wikidata Q14364: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 13.87 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 45000000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T) M100 designation NGC 4321 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321 M100 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14365 label; NGC4321 common names M100 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; NED; OpenNGC type G M100 morphology SABb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; HyperLEDA M100 raDeg 185.72846 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; NED M100 decDeg 15.82181 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; NED M100 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; OpenNGC M100 vmag 9.47 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; HyperLEDA M100 majorArcmin 6.1 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; HyperLEDA M100 minorArcmin 5.62 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; HyperLEDA M100 angleDeg 108.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4321; HyperLEDA M100 distanceLy 45000000 Wikidata Q14365: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 45000000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 13.93 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M101 designation NGC 5457 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457 M101 names Pinwheel Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14371 label; NGC5457 common names M101 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; NED; OpenNGC type G M101 morphology SABc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; HyperLEDA M101 raDeg 210.80225 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; NED M101 decDeg 54.34894 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; NED M101 constellation UMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; OpenNGC M101 vmag 7.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; HyperLEDA M101 majorArcmin 23.99 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; HyperLEDA M101 minorArcmin 23.07 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; HyperLEDA M101 angleDeg 28.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5457; HyperLEDA M101 distanceLy 22700000 Wikidata Q14371: normal-rank statement: 6.95 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50), Morphological properties of galaxies in different Local Volume environments (Q69054904, doi:10.1093/MNRAS/STY1774)) M102 designation NGC 5866 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866 M102 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14374 label; NGC5866 common names M102 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866; NED; OpenNGC type G M102 morphology S0-a OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866; HyperLEDA M102 raDeg 226.62292 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866; NED M102 decDeg 55.76322 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866; NED M102 constellation Dra OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866; OpenNGC M102 vmag 9.89 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 M 102 V, 2007ApJS..173..185G; OpenNGC NGC5866 credits SIMBAD M102 majorArcmin 6.31 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866; HyperLEDA M102 minorArcmin 2.72 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866; HyperLEDA M102 angleDeg 126.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5866; HyperLEDA M102 distanceLy 48000000 Wikidata Q14374: normal-rank statement: 14.72 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M102 note Messier's M102 is disputed. We take it as NGC 5866, as Wikidata does, and SIMBAD's M 102 is NGC 5866; OpenNGC and NASA's HEASARC Messier table treat it as a duplicate of M101. vrsky the owner's decision of 2026-10-22 (docs/spec.md, section 4); SIMBAD (CDS) lists M 102 among NGC 5866's identifiers, checked 2026-10-28 at its mirror simbad.harvard.edu M103 designation NGC 581 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0581 M103 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14376 label; NGC0581 common names M103 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0581; NED; OpenNGC type OCl M103 raDeg 23.34088 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0581; NED M103 decDeg 60.658 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0581; NED M103 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0581; OpenNGC M103 vmag NGC0581: dropped OpenNGC's V 7.4, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference M103 majorArcmin 4.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0581; HEASARC mwsc M103 minorArcmin 4.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0581; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M103 angleDeg NGC0581: OpenNGC gives no angle M103 distanceLy 7160 Wikidata Q14376: normal-rank statement: 2194 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (8500 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m103.html)) M104 designation NGC 4594 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594 M104 names Sombrero Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q91461627 label; NGC4594 common names M104 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; NED; OpenNGC type G M104 morphology Sa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; HyperLEDA M104 raDeg 189.99762 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; NED M104 decDeg -11.62306 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; NED M104 constellation Vir OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; OpenNGC M104 vmag 8.59 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; HyperLEDA M104 majorArcmin 8.45 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; HyperLEDA M104 minorArcmin 4.91 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; HyperLEDA M104 angleDeg 90.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4594; HyperLEDA M104 distanceLy 36800000 Wikidata Q91461627: normal-rank statement: 11.27 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); ignored 1 (29300000 light-year: no reference) M105 designation NGC 3379 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379 M105 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14377 label; NGC3379 common names M105 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; NED; OpenNGC type G M105 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; HyperLEDA M105 raDeg 161.95663 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; NED M105 decDeg 12.58161 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; NED M105 constellation Leo OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; OpenNGC M105 vmag 9.27 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; HyperLEDA M105 majorArcmin 4.89 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; HyperLEDA M105 minorArcmin 4.25 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; HyperLEDA M105 angleDeg 71.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3379; HyperLEDA M105 distanceLy 36600000 Wikidata Q14377: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 11.22 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 36600000 light-year (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) M106 designation NGC 4258 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258 M106 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q4658 label; NGC4258 common names M106 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; NED; OpenNGC type G M106 morphology Sbc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; HyperLEDA M106 raDeg 184.73958 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; NED M106 decDeg 47.30397 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; NED M106 constellation CVn OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; OpenNGC M106 vmag 9.29 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; HyperLEDA M106 majorArcmin 16.98 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; HyperLEDA M106 minorArcmin 7.24 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; HyperLEDA M106 angleDeg 150.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4258; HyperLEDA M106 distanceLy 24400000 Wikidata Q4658: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 23800000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 7.66 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)) M107 designation NGC 6171 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6171 M107 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q4755 label; NGC6171 common names M107 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6171; NED; OpenNGC type GCl M107 raDeg 248.133 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6171; NED M107 decDeg -13.05364 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6171; NED M107 constellation Oph OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6171; OpenNGC M107 vmag 7.93 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6171 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6171: OpenNGC has no V magnitude) M107 majorArcmin 7.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6171; HEASARC mwsc M107 minorArcmin 7.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6171; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major M107 angleDeg NGC6171: OpenNGC gives no angle M107 distanceLy 21000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6171 R_Sun = 6.4 kpc M108 designation NGC 3556 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556 M108 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q4751 label; NGC3556 common names M108 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; NED; OpenNGC type G M108 morphology Sc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; HyperLEDA M108 raDeg 167.87904 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; NED M108 decDeg 55.67411 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; NED M108 constellation UMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; OpenNGC M108 vmag 10.05 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; HyperLEDA M108 majorArcmin 3.98 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; HyperLEDA M108 minorArcmin 1.66 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; HyperLEDA M108 angleDeg 79.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3556; HyperLEDA M108 distanceLy 31000000 Wikidata Q4751: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 9.55 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 31000000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T) M109 designation NGC 3992 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992 M109 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q4746 label; NGC3992 common names M109 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; NED; OpenNGC type G M109 morphology Sbc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; HyperLEDA M109 raDeg 179.39992 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; NED M109 decDeg 53.37453 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; NED M109 constellation UMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; OpenNGC M109 vmag 9.88 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; HyperLEDA M109 majorArcmin 8.07 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; HyperLEDA M109 minorArcmin 5.64 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; HyperLEDA M109 angleDeg 78.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3992; HyperLEDA M109 distanceLy 85000000 Wikidata Q4746: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 26.18 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); 85000000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T) M110 designation NGC 205 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205 M110 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q4662 label; NGC0205 common names M110 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; NED; OpenNGC type G M110 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; HyperLEDA M110 raDeg 10.092 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; NED M110 decDeg 41.68531 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; NED M110 constellation And OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; OpenNGC M110 vmag 8.15 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; HyperLEDA M110 majorArcmin 16.22 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; HyperLEDA M110 minorArcmin 9.59 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; HyperLEDA M110 angleDeg 170.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0205; HyperLEDA M110 distanceLy 2600000 Wikidata Q4662: normal-rank statement: 0.8 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)); ignored 1 (2900000 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q206855)) Melotte 20 designation Melotte 20 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Melotte 20 names Alpha Persei Cluster Wikidata Q1072618 label Melotte 20 type open cluster Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020 2020A&A...633A..99C, a catalogue of open clusters that lists Melotte 20, and SIMBAD's reference for its size; SIMBAD types it as a moving group (MGr); reviewed (type-unknown: SIMBAD type MGr (Cl Melotte 20)): SIMBAD types the Alpha Persei Cluster as a moving group, a type we do not draw; it is an open cluster in the catalogue SIMBAD takes its size from. yes Melotte 20 raDeg 51.61708 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 20; 2021A&A...647A..19T Melotte 20 decDeg 48.975 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 20; 2021A&A...647A..19T Melotte 20 constellation Per IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Melotte 20 vmag Cl Melotte 20: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference; reviewed (vmag-missing: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference): Left empty. SIMBAD gives no V magnitude with a reference. Melotte 20 majorArcmin 243.2 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 20 size from 2020A&A...633A..99C Melotte 20 minorArcmin 243.2 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 20 size from 2020A&A...633A..99C Melotte 20 angleDeg Cl Melotte 20 size from 2020A&A...633A..99C; no angle for a round object or none given Melotte 20 distanceLy 590 Wikidata Q1072618: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 190 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); 172.4 parsec (stated in http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2009/13/aa11382-08.pdf) Melotte 111 designation Melotte 111 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id; OpenNGC row Mel111 has no NGC or IC number Melotte 111 names Coma Star Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q84275359 label; Mel111 common names Melotte 111 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel111; SIMBAD; OpenNGC type OCl Melotte 111 raDeg 186.01417 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 111; replaces OpenNGC's position credited to SIMBAD, which SIMBAD has since changed (0.506 deg) Melotte 111 decDeg 25.65194 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 111; replaces OpenNGC's position credited to SIMBAD, which SIMBAD has since changed (0.506 deg) Melotte 111 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel111; OpenNGC Melotte 111 vmag Mel111: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for Mel111, and no other source we use does. Melotte 111 majorArcmin 253.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel111; HEASARC mwsc Melotte 111 minorArcmin 253.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Mel111; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major Melotte 111 angleDeg Mel111: OpenNGC gives no angle Melotte 111 distanceLy Q84275359: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (87 parsec: no reference); reviewed (distance-missing: Q84275359: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (87 parsec: no reference)): Left empty. Wikidata (Q84275359) has no statement with an acceptable source: 87 parsec: no reference. Melotte 25 designation Melotte 25 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id; OpenNGC row C041 has no NGC or IC number Melotte 25 names Hyades Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q13511 label; C041 common names Melotte 25 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) C041; SIMBAD; OpenNGC type OCl Melotte 25 raDeg 67.44708 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 25; replaces OpenNGC's position credited to SIMBAD, which SIMBAD has since changed (1.284 deg) Melotte 25 decDeg 16.94806 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Melotte 25; replaces OpenNGC's position credited to SIMBAD, which SIMBAD has since changed (1.284 deg) Melotte 25 constellation Tau OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) C041; OpenNGC Melotte 25 vmag C041: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for C041, and no other source we use does. Melotte 25 majorArcmin 329.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) C041; HEASARC lyngaclust Melotte 25 minorArcmin 329.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) C041; HEASARC lyngaclust; one diameter, so minor = major Melotte 25 angleDeg C041: OpenNGC gives no angle Melotte 25 distanceLy Q13511: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (153 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q177837)); reviewed (distance-missing: Q13511: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (153 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q177837))): Left empty. Wikidata (Q13511) has no statement with an acceptable source: 153 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q177837). IC 2602 designation IC 2602 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC2602 IC 2602 names Theta Carinae Cluster SIMBAD (CDS) IC 2602 identifiers NAME THETA CAR Cluster and NAME tet Car Cluster, queried 2026-10-23, the Greek letter written out as on the star panel; reviewed (name-abbreviated: first name 'tet Car Cluster', the label, is abbreviated): OpenNGC's only name, 'tet Car Cluster', is abbreviated, and it would be the label. yes IC 2602 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC2602; NED; OpenNGC type OCl IC 2602 raDeg 160.73946 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC2602; NED IC 2602 decDeg -64.39419 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC2602; NED IC 2602 constellation Car OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC2602; OpenNGC IC 2602 vmag IC2602: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for IC2602, and no other source we use does. IC 2602 majorArcmin 48.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC2602; HEASARC mwsc IC 2602 minorArcmin 48.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC2602; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major IC 2602 angleDeg IC2602: OpenNGC gives no angle IC 2602 distanceLy 544 Wikidata Q50050: normal-rank statement: 166.725 parsec (stated in Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations (Q66618077, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2009.16213.X)) NGC 457 designation NGC 457 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0457 NGC 457 names Owl Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q730450 label; NGC0457 common names NGC 457 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0457; NED; OpenNGC type OCl NGC 457 raDeg 19.88604 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0457; NED NGC 457 decDeg 58.29069 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0457; NED NGC 457 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0457; OpenNGC NGC 457 vmag NGC0457: dropped OpenNGC's V 6.4, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference NGC 457 majorArcmin 7.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0457; HEASARC mwsc NGC 457 minorArcmin 7.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0457; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 457 angleDeg NGC0457: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 457 distanceLy 7920 Wikidata (deprecated statement) Q730450 statement 2429 parsec, stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523 (Wikidata Q56569840); 23% from SIMBAD's parallax distance (10,256 ly); reviewed (distance: 5200 ly, but SIMBAD's parallax 0.318 mas (2020A&A...633A..99C) gives 10,256 ly): The only usable statement, 1.6 kpc (5,200 ly), is half the distance from Gaia's parallax (0.318 mas, Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020). yes NGC 663 designation NGC 663 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0663 NGC 663 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q825894 label; NGC0663 common names NGC 663 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0663; NED; OpenNGC type OCl NGC 663 raDeg 26.56687 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0663; NED NGC 663 decDeg 61.21819 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0663; NED NGC 663 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0663; OpenNGC NGC 663 vmag NGC0663: dropped OpenNGC's V 7.1, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference NGC 663 majorArcmin 6.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0663; HEASARC mwsc NGC 663 minorArcmin 6.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0663; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 663 angleDeg NGC0663: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 663 distanceLy 7900 Wikidata Q825894: normal-rank statement: 7900 light-year (stated in New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates (Q29348035, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020668)) NGC 884 designation NGC 884 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0884 NGC 884 names Chi Persei Cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c NGC0884 common name chi Persei Cluster, the Greek letter written with a capital as on the star panel (Alpha Lyrae) and in IC 2602's Theta Carinae Cluster; reviewed (name-case: first name 'chi Persei Cluster', the label, has a word in lower case): The only name, 'chi Persei Cluster', starts in lower case, and it would be the label. Reviewed 2026-10-28. yes NGC 884 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0884; NED; OpenNGC type OCl NGC 884 raDeg 35.63375 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0884; NED NGC 884 decDeg 57.14411 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0884; NED NGC 884 constellation Per OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0884; OpenNGC NGC 884 vmag NGC0884: dropped OpenNGC's V 3.8, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it NGC 884 majorArcmin 10.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0884; HEASARC mwsc NGC 884 minorArcmin 10.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0884; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 884 angleDeg NGC0884: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 884 distanceLy 7650 Wikidata Q33571: normal-rank statement: 2345 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)); ignored 1 (7400 light-year: SEDS, a rejected source (http://messier.seds.org/xtra/ngc/n0869.html)) NGC 2362 designation NGC 2362 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2362 NGC 2362 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q15086 label; NGC2362 common names NGC 2362 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2362; NED; OpenNGC type OCl NGC 2362 raDeg 109.67279 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2362; NED NGC 2362 decDeg -24.95419 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2362; NED NGC 2362 constellation CMa OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2362; OpenNGC NGC 2362 vmag NGC2362: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC2362, and no other source we use does. NGC 2362 majorArcmin 7.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2362; HEASARC mwsc NGC 2362 minorArcmin 7.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2362; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 2362 angleDeg NGC2362: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 2362 distanceLy 3900 Wikidata Q15086: normal-rank statement: 1.2 kiloparsec (stated in Kinematics of OB-associations and the new reduction of the Hipparcos data (Q57532102, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2009.15484.X)) NGC 3532 designation NGC 3532 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3532 NGC 3532 names Wishing Well Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q372496 label; NGC3532 common names NGC 3532 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3532; NED; OpenNGC type OCl NGC 3532 raDeg 166.44925 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3532; NED NGC 3532 decDeg -58.7705 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3532; NED NGC 3532 constellation Car OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3532; OpenNGC NGC 3532 vmag NGC3532: dropped OpenNGC's V 3, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it NGC 3532 majorArcmin 12.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3532; HEASARC mwsc NGC 3532 minorArcmin 12.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3532; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 3532 angleDeg NGC3532: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 3532 distanceLy 1620 Wikidata Q372496: normal-rank statement: 497 parsec (stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters (Q56569840, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523)) NGC 4755 designation NGC 4755 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4755 NGC 4755 names Jewel Box; Herschel's Jewel Box; kappa Crucis Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q725477 label; NGC4755 common names NGC 4755 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4755; NED; OpenNGC type OCl NGC 4755 raDeg 193.4045 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4755; NED NGC 4755 decDeg -60.35631 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4755; NED NGC 4755 constellation Cru OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4755; OpenNGC NGC 4755 vmag NGC4755: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC4755, and no other source we use does. NGC 4755 majorArcmin 7.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4755; HEASARC mwsc NGC 4755 minorArcmin 7.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4755; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 4755 angleDeg NGC4755: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 4755 distanceLy 6450 Wikidata (deprecated statement) Q725477 statement 1976 parsec, stated in Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042523 (Wikidata Q56569840); 9% from SIMBAD's parallax distance (7,060 ly); reviewed (distance: 11200 ly, but SIMBAD's parallax 0.462 mas (2020A&A...633A..99C) gives 7,060 ly): The usable statement, 3,436 pc (11,200 ly), is 1.6 times the distance from Gaia's parallax (0.462 mas, Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020). yes NGC 7789 designation NGC 7789 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7789 NGC 7789 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q944074 label; NGC7789 common names NGC 7789 type open cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7789; NED; OpenNGC type OCl NGC 7789 raDeg 359.35025 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7789; NED NGC 7789 decDeg 56.70828 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7789; NED NGC 7789 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7789; OpenNGC NGC 7789 vmag NGC7789: dropped OpenNGC's V 6.7, credited to SIMBAD, which lists it without a reference NGC 7789 majorArcmin 14.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7789; HEASARC mwsc NGC 7789 minorArcmin 14.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7789; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 7789 angleDeg NGC7789: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 7789 distanceLy 7200 Wikidata Q944074: normal-rank statement: 2.2 kiloparsec (stated in A chemical abundance study of 10 open clusters based on WIYN (Q66618089, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/142/2/59)) Stock 2 designation Stock 2 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Stock 2 names Wikidata Q16610532 label Stock 2 type open cluster SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Stock 2; SIMBAD type OpC Stock 2 raDeg 33.85583 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Stock 2; 2021A&A...647A..19T Stock 2 decDeg 59.52194 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Stock 2; 2021A&A...647A..19T Stock 2 constellation Cas IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Stock 2 vmag Cl Stock 2: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference; reviewed (vmag-missing: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference): Left empty. SIMBAD gives no V magnitude with a reference. Stock 2 majorArcmin 123.6 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Stock 2 size from 2020A&A...633A..99C Stock 2 minorArcmin 123.6 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 Cl Stock 2 size from 2020A&A...633A..99C Stock 2 angleDeg Cl Stock 2 size from 2020A&A...633A..99C; no angle for a round object or none given Stock 2 distanceLy 1700 Wikidata Q16610532: normal-rank statement: 522.396 parsec (stated in Integrated parameters of star clusters: a comparison of theory and observations (Q66618077, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2009.16213.X)) NGC 104 designation NGC 104 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0104 NGC 104 names 47 Tucanae; 47 Tuc Cluster Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14276 label; NGC0104 common names NGC 104 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0104; NED; OpenNGC type GCl NGC 104 raDeg 6.02233 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0104; NED NGC 104 decDeg -72.08144 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0104; NED NGC 104 constellation Tuc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0104; OpenNGC NGC 104 vmag 4.09 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 NGC 104 V, 2012AJ....144..126D; OpenNGC NGC0104 credits SIMBAD NGC 104 majorArcmin 31.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0104; HEASARC mwsc NGC 104 minorArcmin 31.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0104; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 104 angleDeg NGC0104: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 104 distanceLy 15000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 104 R_Sun = 4.5 kpc NGC 5139 designation NGC 5139 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5139 NGC 5139 names Omega Centauri Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14275 label; NGC5139 common names NGC 5139 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5139; NED; OpenNGC type GCl NGC 5139 raDeg 201.69121 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5139; NED NGC 5139 decDeg -47.47686 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5139; NED NGC 5139 constellation Cen OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5139; OpenNGC NGC 5139 vmag 3.68 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 5139 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC5139: dropped OpenNGC's V 5.33, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it) NGC 5139 majorArcmin 27.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5139; HEASARC mwsc NGC 5139 minorArcmin 27.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5139; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 5139 angleDeg NGC5139: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 5139 distanceLy 17000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 5139 R_Sun = 5.2 kpc NGC 6712 designation NGC 6712 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6712 NGC 6712 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q1147238 label; NGC6712 common names NGC 6712 type globular cluster OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6712; NED; OpenNGC type GCl NGC 6712 raDeg 283.27038 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6712; NED NGC 6712 decDeg -8.70547 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6712; NED NGC 6712 constellation Sct OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6712; OpenNGC NGC 6712 vmag 8.1 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6712 V_t; instead of OpenNGC (NGC6712: OpenNGC has no V magnitude) NGC 6712 majorArcmin 5.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6712; HEASARC mwsc NGC 6712 minorArcmin 5.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6712; HEASARC mwsc; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 6712 angleDeg NGC6712: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 6712 distanceLy 23000 Harris 1996 (2010 edition) 1996AJ....112.1487H; arXiv:1012.3224; https://physics.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat NGC 6712 R_Sun = 6.9 kpc NGC 40 designation NGC 40 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0040 NGC 40 names Bow-Tie Nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c NGC0040 common name Bow-Tie nebula, with the capital the other nebulae's names have (Helix Nebula); reviewed (name-case: first name 'Bow-Tie nebula', the label, has a word in lower case): The only name, 'Bow-Tie nebula', has a word in lower case, and it would be the label. Reviewed 2026-10-28. yes NGC 40 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0040; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 40 raDeg 3.25429 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0040; NED NGC 40 decDeg 72.52194 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0040; NED NGC 40 constellation Cep OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0040; OpenNGC NGC 40 vmag 11.89 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0040; HyperLEDA NGC 40 majorArcmin 0.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0040; HEASARC plnebulae NGC 40 minorArcmin 0.8 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0040; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 40 angleDeg NGC0040: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 40 distanceLy 6470 Wikidata Q43933: normal-rank statement: 1983.7334 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)) IC 418 designation IC 418 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0418 IC 418 names Spirograph Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q872204 label; IC0418 common names IC 418 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0418; NED; OpenNGC type PN IC 418 raDeg 81.86746 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0418; NED IC 418 decDeg -12.69728 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0418; NED IC 418 constellation Lep OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0418; OpenNGC IC 418 vmag 9.44 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0418; HyperLEDA IC 418 majorArcmin 0.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0418; HEASARC plnebulae IC 418 minorArcmin 0.2 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0418; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major IC 418 angleDeg IC0418: OpenNGC gives no angle IC 418 distanceLy 5050 Wikidata Q872204: normal-rank statement: 1549.6668 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)) NGC 1535 designation NGC 1535 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1535 NGC 1535 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q677302 label; NGC1535 common names NGC 1535 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1535; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 1535 raDeg 63.56571 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1535; NED NGC 1535 decDeg -12.73939 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1535; NED NGC 1535 constellation Eri OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1535; OpenNGC NGC 1535 vmag 9.6 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1535; HyperLEDA NGC 1535 majorArcmin 0.85 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1535; OpenNGC NGC 1535 minorArcmin 0.85 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC1535; OpenNGC; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 1535 angleDeg NGC1535: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 1535 distanceLy 3960 Wikidata Q677302: normal-rank statement: 1214.7716 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)) NGC 2392 designation NGC 2392 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2392 NGC 2392 names Eskimo Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q215543 label; NGC2392 common names NGC 2392 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2392; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 2392 raDeg 112.29483 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2392; NED NGC 2392 decDeg 20.91183 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2392; NED NGC 2392 constellation Gem OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2392; OpenNGC NGC 2392 vmag 9.61 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2392; HyperLEDA NGC 2392 majorArcmin 0.86 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2392; OpenNGC NGC 2392 minorArcmin 0.86 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2392; OpenNGC; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 2392 angleDeg NGC2392: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 2392 distanceLy 6520 Wikidata Q215543: normal-rank statement: 1998.4013 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)); ignored 1 (4100 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q191168)) NGC 3242 designation NGC 3242 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3242 NGC 3242 names Jupiter's Ghost Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q223282 label; NGC3242 common names NGC 3242 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3242; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 3242 raDeg 156.192 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3242; NED NGC 3242 decDeg -18.64222 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3242; NED NGC 3242 constellation Hya OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3242; OpenNGC NGC 3242 vmag 7.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3242; HyperLEDA NGC 3242 majorArcmin 0.42 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3242; HEASARC plnebulae NGC 3242 minorArcmin 0.42 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3242; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 3242 angleDeg NGC3242: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 3242 distanceLy 3570 Wikidata Q223282: normal-rank statement: 1094 parsec (stated in The Magellanic Cloud Calibration of the Galactic Planetary Nebula Distance Scale (Q56032288, doi:10.1086/592395)) NGC 6210 designation NGC 6210 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6210 NGC 6210 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q947975 label; NGC6210 common names NGC 6210 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6210; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 6210 raDeg 251.123 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6210; NED NGC 6210 decDeg 23.79983 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6210; NED NGC 6210 constellation Her OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6210; OpenNGC NGC 6210 vmag 9.65 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6210; HyperLEDA NGC 6210 majorArcmin 0.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6210; OpenNGC NGC 6210 minorArcmin 0.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6210; OpenNGC; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 6210 angleDeg NGC6210: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 6210 distanceLy 7440 Wikidata Q947975: normal-rank statement: 2282 parsec (stated in The Magellanic Cloud Calibration of the Galactic Planetary Nebula Distance Scale (Q56032288, doi:10.1086/592395)) NGC 6543 designation NGC 6543 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6543 NGC 6543 names Cat's Eye Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q15829 label; NGC6543 common names NGC 6543 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6543; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 6543 raDeg 269.63912 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6543; NED NGC 6543 decDeg 66.63319 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6543; NED NGC 6543 constellation Dra OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6543; OpenNGC NGC 6543 vmag 9.01 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6543; HyperLEDA NGC 6543 majorArcmin 0.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6543; OpenNGC NGC 6543 minorArcmin 0.9 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6543; OpenNGC; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 6543 angleDeg NGC6543: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 6543 distanceLy 5290 Wikidata Q15829: normal-rank statement: 1623 parsec (stated in The Magellanic Cloud Calibration of the Galactic Planetary Nebula Distance Scale (Q56032288, doi:10.1086/592395)) NGC 6826 designation NGC 6826 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6826 NGC 6826 names Blinking Planetary Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q725474 label; NGC6826 common names NGC 6826 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6826; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 6826 raDeg 296.20046 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6826; NED NGC 6826 decDeg 50.52503 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6826; NED NGC 6826 constellation Cyg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6826; OpenNGC NGC 6826 vmag 9.44 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6826; HyperLEDA NGC 6826 majorArcmin 0.42 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6826; HEASARC plnebulae NGC 6826 minorArcmin 0.42 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6826; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 6826 angleDeg NGC6826: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 6826 distanceLy 5140 Wikidata Q725474: normal-rank statement: 1575 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)) NGC 7009 designation NGC 7009 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009 NGC 7009 names Saturn Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q15831 label; NGC7009 common names NGC 7009 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 7009 raDeg 316.04496 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009; NED NGC 7009 decDeg -11.36325 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009; NED NGC 7009 constellation Aqr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009; OpenNGC NGC 7009 vmag 8.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009; HyperLEDA NGC 7009 majorArcmin 0.7 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009; SIMBAD (SIMBAD's size from 2006AJ....131.1163S) NGC 7009 minorArcmin 0.52 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009; SIMBAD NGC 7009 angleDeg 70.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7009; SIMBAD NGC 7009 distanceLy 4320 Wikidata Q15831: normal-rank statement: 1325 parsec (stated in The Magellanic Cloud Calibration of the Galactic Planetary Nebula Distance Scale (Q56032288, doi:10.1086/592395)); ignored 1 (2000 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q206855)) NGC 7027 designation NGC 7027 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7027 NGC 7027 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q85518442 label; NGC7027 common names NGC 7027 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7027; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 7027 raDeg 316.75637 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7027; NED NGC 7027 decDeg 42.23653 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7027; NED NGC 7027 constellation Cyg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7027; OpenNGC NGC 7027 vmag 8.5 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7027; HyperLEDA NGC 7027 majorArcmin 0.23 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7027; HEASARC plnebulae NGC 7027 minorArcmin 0.23 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7027; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 7027 angleDeg NGC7027: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 7027 distanceLy 3000 Wikidata Q85518442: normal-rank statement: 3000 light-year (stated in The structure of NGC 7027 and a determination of its distance by measurement of proper motions (Q56486089, doi:10.1086/167011)) NGC 7293 designation NGC 7293 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7293 NGC 7293 names Helix Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q97017154 label; NGC7293 common names NGC 7293 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7293; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 7293 raDeg 337.41071 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7293; NED NGC 7293 decDeg -20.83733 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7293; NED NGC 7293 constellation Aqr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7293; OpenNGC NGC 7293 vmag 7.3 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7293; HyperLEDA NGC 7293 majorArcmin 16.33 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7293; HEASARC plnebulae NGC 7293 minorArcmin 16.33 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7293; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 7293 angleDeg NGC7293: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 7293 distanceLy 655 Wikidata Q97017154: normal-rank statement: 200.9646 parsec (stated in Gaia Data Release 2 (Q51905050, doi:10.26093/CDS/VIZIER.1345)) NGC 7662 designation NGC 7662 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7662 NGC 7662 names Copeland's Blue Snowball Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q613521 label; NGC7662 common names NGC 7662 type planetary nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7662; NED; OpenNGC type PN NGC 7662 raDeg 351.47458 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7662; NED NGC 7662 decDeg 42.53494 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7662; NED NGC 7662 constellation And OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7662; OpenNGC NGC 7662 vmag 8.3 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7662; HyperLEDA NGC 7662 majorArcmin 0.28 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7662; HEASARC plnebulae NGC 7662 minorArcmin 0.28 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7662; HEASARC plnebulae; one diameter, so minor = major NGC 7662 angleDeg NGC7662: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 7662 distanceLy 6400 Wikidata Q613521: normal-rank statement: 1962 parsec (stated in The Magellanic Cloud Calibration of the Galactic Planetary Nebula Distance Scale (Q56032288, doi:10.1086/592395)) IC 405 designation IC 405 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0405 IC 405 names Flaming Star Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q841306 label; IC0405 common names IC 405 type nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0405; NED; OpenNGC type Neb; reviewed (type: OpenNGC nebula, SIMBAD Rad (IC 405)): SIMBAD's IC 405 is a radio source record (Rad); OpenNGC types the Flaming Star Nebula as a nebula (NED). IC 405 raDeg 79.12283 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0405; NED IC 405 decDeg 34.35617 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0405; NED IC 405 constellation Aur OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0405; OpenNGC IC 405 vmag IC0405: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for IC0405, and no other source we use does. IC 405 majorArcmin 50.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0405; HEASARC lbn IC 405 minorArcmin 30.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC0405; HEASARC lbn IC 405 angleDeg IC0405: OpenNGC gives no angle IC 405 distanceLy Q841306: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q841306: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q841306) has no distance statement. IC 5146 designation IC 5146 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC5146 IC 5146 names Cocoon Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q261879 label; IC5146 common names IC 5146 type star cluster and nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC5146; NED; OpenNGC type Cl+N IC 5146 raDeg 328.36983 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC5146; NED IC 5146 decDeg 47.26692 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC5146; NED IC 5146 constellation Cyg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC5146; OpenNGC IC 5146 vmag IC5146: dropped OpenNGC's V 7.2, credited to SIMBAD, which no longer lists it IC 5146 majorArcmin 10.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC5146; HEASARC lbn IC 5146 minorArcmin 10.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) IC5146; HEASARC lbn IC 5146 angleDeg IC5146: OpenNGC gives no angle IC 5146 distanceLy 2780 Wikidata Q261879 statement 2780 light-year, stated in New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020668 (Wikidata Q29348035); 3% from SIMBAD's parallax distance (2,689 ly); reviewed (distance: 4630 ly, but SIMBAD's parallax 1.213 mas (2020A&A...633A..99C) gives 2,689 ly): The median of its two statements (4,630 ly) mixes this one with 1,986 pc (6,480 ly), 2.4 times the distance from Gaia's parallax (1.213 mas, Cantat-Gaudin et al. 2020). yes NGC 2238 designation NGC 2238 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2238; reviewed (ngc: OpenNGC NGC 2238, Wikidata []): Wikidata's Rosette Nebula item (Q108041) carries no NGC numbers; OpenNGC gives the name Rosette Nebula to its NGC 2238 row, the nebula as a whole (80' x 60'). NGC 2238 names Rosette Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q108041 label; NGC2238 common names NGC 2238 type emission nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2238; NED; OpenNGC type HII NGC 2238 raDeg 97.66821 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2238; NED NGC 2238 decDeg 5.01306 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2238; NED NGC 2238 constellation Mon OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2238; OpenNGC NGC 2238 vmag NGC2238: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC2238, and no other source we use does. NGC 2238 majorArcmin 80.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2238; HEASARC lbn NGC 2238 minorArcmin 60.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2238; HEASARC lbn NGC 2238 angleDeg NGC2238: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 2238 distanceLy Q108041: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q108041: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q108041) has no distance statement. NGC 3372 designation NGC 3372 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3372 NGC 3372 names Carina Nebula; eta Car Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q50042 label; NGC3372 common names NGC 3372 type emission nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3372; NED; OpenNGC type HII NGC 3372 raDeg 161.28554 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3372; NED NGC 3372 decDeg -59.86669 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3372; NED NGC 3372 constellation Car OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3372; OpenNGC NGC 3372 vmag NGC3372: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC3372, and no other source we use does. NGC 3372 majorArcmin 120.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3372; HyperLEDA NGC 3372 minorArcmin 120.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3372; HyperLEDA NGC 3372 angleDeg NGC3372: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 3372 distanceLy Q50042: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q50042: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q50042) has no distance statement. NGC 6888 designation NGC 6888 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6888 NGC 6888 names Crescent Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q202993 label; NGC6888 common names NGC 6888 type emission nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6888; NED; OpenNGC type HII; reviewed (type: OpenNGC emission nebula, SIMBAD WR* (HD 192163)): SIMBAD resolves NGC 6888 to its Wolf-Rayet star HD 192163; OpenNGC types the Crescent Nebula itself. NGC 6888 raDeg 303.02729 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6888; NED NGC 6888 decDeg 38.35494 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6888; NED NGC 6888 constellation Cyg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6888; OpenNGC NGC 6888 vmag NGC6888: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC6888, and no other source we use does. NGC 6888 majorArcmin 20.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6888; HEASARC lbn NGC 6888 minorArcmin 10.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6888; HEASARC lbn NGC 6888 angleDeg NGC6888: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 6888 distanceLy Q202993: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q202993: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q202993) has no distance statement. NGC 7000 designation NGC 7000 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7000 NGC 7000 names North America Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q265515 label; NGC7000 common names NGC 7000 type emission nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7000; NED; OpenNGC type HII; reviewed (type: OpenNGC emission nebula, SIMBAD Cl* (NGC 7000)): SIMBAD types NGC 7000 by the cluster in it (Cl*); OpenNGC types the North America Nebula itself. NGC 7000 raDeg 314.82142 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7000; NED NGC 7000 decDeg 44.52878 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7000; NED NGC 7000 constellation Cyg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7000; OpenNGC NGC 7000 vmag NGC7000: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC7000, and no other source we use does. NGC 7000 majorArcmin 120.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7000; HEASARC lbn NGC 7000 minorArcmin 30.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7000; HEASARC lbn NGC 7000 angleDeg NGC7000: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 7000 distanceLy 1900 Wikidata Q265515: normal-rank statement: 580 parsec (stated in Interstellar extinction in the vicinity of the North America and Pelican nebulae. II (Q66682296)); ignored 1 (1950 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q191168)) NGC 7635 designation NGC 7635 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7635 NGC 7635 names Bubble Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q725471 label; NGC7635 common names NGC 7635 type emission nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7635; NED; OpenNGC type HII NGC 7635 raDeg 350.19 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7635; NED NGC 7635 decDeg 61.21236 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7635; NED NGC 7635 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7635; OpenNGC NGC 7635 vmag NGC7635: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC7635, and no other source we use does. NGC 7635 majorArcmin 15.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7635; HEASARC lbn NGC 7635 minorArcmin 8.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7635; HEASARC lbn NGC 7635 angleDeg NGC7635: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 7635 distanceLy 7860 Wikidata Q725471: normal-rank statement: 2.41 kiloparsec (stated in A CGPS look at the spiral structure of the outer Milky Way. I. Distances and velocities to star-forming regions (Q66618185, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/5/147)) NGC 2261 designation NGC 2261 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2261 NGC 2261 names Hubble's Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q338392 label; NGC2261 common names NGC 2261 type reflection nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2261; NED; OpenNGC type RfN; reviewed (type: OpenNGC reflection nebula, SIMBAD Ae* (V* R Mon)): SIMBAD resolves NGC 2261 to the star R Monocerotis that lights it; OpenNGC types Hubble's Variable Nebula itself. NGC 2261 raDeg 99.78963 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2261; NED NGC 2261 decDeg 8.74433 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2261; NED NGC 2261 constellation Mon OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2261; OpenNGC NGC 2261 vmag 11.85 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* R Mon V, 2012A&A...543A..59M; OpenNGC NGC2261 credits SIMBAD NGC 2261 majorArcmin 2.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2261; HEASARC lbn NGC 2261 minorArcmin 1.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2261; HEASARC lbn NGC 2261 angleDeg NGC2261: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 2261 distanceLy Q338392: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q338392: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q338392) has no distance statement. NGC 281 designation NGC 281 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0281 NGC 281 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q641074 label; NGC0281 common names NGC 281 type emission nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0281; NED; OpenNGC type HII NGC 281 raDeg 13.24729 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0281; NED NGC 281 decDeg 56.62189 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0281; NED NGC 281 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0281; OpenNGC NGC 281 vmag NGC0281: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC0281, and no other source we use does. NGC 281 majorArcmin 35.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0281; HEASARC lbn NGC 281 minorArcmin 30.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0281; HEASARC lbn NGC 281 angleDeg NGC0281: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 281 distanceLy 10000 Wikidata Q641074: normal-rank statement: 3.1 kiloparsec (stated in A CGPS look at the spiral structure of the outer Milky Way. I. Distances and velocities to star-forming regions (Q66618185, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/5/147)); ignored 1 (9500 light-year: no reference) NGC 6960 designation NGC 6960 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6960 NGC 6960 names The Western Veil; Veil Nebula; Filamentary Nebula; Western Veil Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q1148792 label; NGC6960 common names NGC 6960 type supernova remnant OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6960; NED; OpenNGC type SNR; reviewed (type: OpenNGC supernova remnant, SIMBAD ISM (NGC 6960)): SIMBAD types NGC 6960 as interstellar matter (ISM), a general type; OpenNGC types it as a supernova remnant, the Veil's western arc. NGC 6960 raDeg 311.49242 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6960; NED NGC 6960 decDeg 30.59514 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6960; NED NGC 6960 constellation Cyg OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6960; OpenNGC NGC 6960 vmag NGC6960: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC6960, and no other source we use does. NGC 6960 majorArcmin 210.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6960; HEASARC lbn NGC 6960 minorArcmin 160.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6960; HEASARC lbn NGC 6960 angleDeg NGC6960: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 6960 distanceLy Q1148792: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q1148792: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q1148792) has no distance statement. NGC 7023 designation NGC 7023 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7023 NGC 7023 names Iris Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q649379 label; NGC7023 common names NGC 7023 type nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7023; NED; OpenNGC type Neb; reviewed (type: OpenNGC nebula, SIMBAD OpC (NGC 7023)): SIMBAD types NGC 7023 by the cluster in it (OpC); OpenNGC types the Iris Nebula itself. NGC 7023 raDeg 315.39842 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7023; NED NGC 7023 decDeg 68.16956 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7023; NED NGC 7023 constellation Cep OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7023; OpenNGC NGC 7023 vmag NGC7023: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. OpenNGC gives no V magnitude for NGC7023, and no other source we use does. NGC 7023 majorArcmin 10.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7023; HEASARC lbn NGC 7023 minorArcmin 8.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC7023; HEASARC lbn NGC 7023 angleDeg NGC7023: OpenNGC gives no angle NGC 7023 distanceLy Q649379: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (1400 light-year: not a primary source (https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic0915/)); reviewed (distance-missing: Q649379: no statement with an acceptable source; ignored 1 (1400 light-year: not a primary source (https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic0915/))): Left empty. Wikidata (Q649379) has no statement with an acceptable source: 1400 light-year: not a primary source (https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic0915/). Barnard 72 designation Barnard 72 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Barnard 72 names Snake Nebula Wikidata Q1195975 label Barnard 72 type dark nebula SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 NAME Snake DCld; SIMBAD type DNe Barnard 72 raDeg 260.9125 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 NAME Snake DCld; no reference given Barnard 72 decDeg -23.695 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 NAME Snake DCld; no reference given Barnard 72 constellation Oph IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Barnard 72 vmag NAME Snake DCld: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference; reviewed (vmag-missing: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference): Left empty. A dark nebula has no brightness of its own, and no source we use gives one. Barnard 72 majorArcmin NAME Snake DCld: SIMBAD has no size with a reference; reviewed (size-missing: SIMBAD has no size with a reference): SIMBAD gives no size, and Barnard's own catalogue (1927; CDS VII/220A, checked 2026-10-23) gives no diameter for it; drawn at the 0.5 degree minimum. Barnard 72 minorArcmin NAME Snake DCld: SIMBAD has no size with a reference; reviewed (size-missing: SIMBAD has no size with a reference): SIMBAD gives no size, and Barnard's own catalogue (1927; CDS VII/220A, checked 2026-10-23) gives no diameter for it; drawn at the 0.5 degree minimum. Barnard 72 angleDeg NAME Snake DCld: SIMBAD has no size with a reference; reviewed (size-missing: SIMBAD has no size with a reference): SIMBAD gives no size, and Barnard's own catalogue (1927; CDS VII/220A, checked 2026-10-23) gives no diameter for it; drawn at the 0.5 degree minimum. Barnard 72 distanceLy Q1195975: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q1195975: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q1195975) has no distance statement. Barnard 86 designation Barnard 86 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Barnard 86 names Wikidata Q6860738 label Barnard 86 type dark nebula SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 93; SIMBAD type DNe Barnard 86 raDeg 270.74167 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 93; 2002A&A...383..631D Barnard 86 decDeg -27.86833 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 93; 2002A&A...383..631D Barnard 86 constellation Sgr IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Barnard 86 vmag LDN 93: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference; reviewed (vmag-missing: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference): Left empty. A dark nebula has no brightness of its own, and no source we use gives one. Barnard 86 majorArcmin 5.0 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 93 size from 2002A&A...383..631D Barnard 86 minorArcmin 3.0 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 93 size from 2002A&A...383..631D Barnard 86 angleDeg reviewed (angle-placeholder: angle 90 from SIMBAD, which uses 0 and 90 as placeholders): SIMBAD's 90 is a placeholder angle (as for M24); the size, 5' x 3', is Dutra and Bica's (2002), and nebulae are drawn as circles anyway. yes Barnard 86 distanceLy Q6860738: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q6860738: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q6860738) has no distance statement. Barnard 142 designation Barnard 142 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Barnard 142 names Wikidata Q86340435 label Barnard 142 type dark nebula SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 [DB2002b] G47.85-5.72; SIMBAD type DNe Barnard 142 raDeg 294.925 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 [DB2002b] G47.85-5.72; 1927Barn..C......0B Barnard 142 decDeg 10.51667 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 [DB2002b] G47.85-5.72; 1927Barn..C......0B Barnard 142 constellation Aql IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Barnard 142 vmag [DB2002b] G47.85-5.72: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference; reviewed (vmag-missing: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference): Left empty. A dark nebula has no brightness of its own, and no source we use gives one. Barnard 142 majorArcmin 40.0 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 [DB2002b] G47.85-5.72 size from 2002A&A...383..631D Barnard 142 minorArcmin 40.0 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 [DB2002b] G47.85-5.72 size from 2002A&A...383..631D Barnard 142 angleDeg [DB2002b] G47.85-5.72 size from 2002A&A...383..631D; no angle for a round object or none given Barnard 142 distanceLy Q86340435: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q86340435: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q86340435) has no distance statement. Barnard 143 designation Barnard 143 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Barnard 143 names Wikidata Q88914681 label Barnard 143 type dark nebula SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 694; SIMBAD type DNe Barnard 143 raDeg 295.175 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 694; no reference given Barnard 143 decDeg 10.95 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 694; no reference given Barnard 143 constellation Aql IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Barnard 143 vmag LDN 694: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference; reviewed (vmag-missing: SIMBAD has no V magnitude with a reference): Left empty. A dark nebula has no brightness of its own, and no source we use gives one. Barnard 143 majorArcmin 26.0 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 694 size from 2002A&A...383..631D Barnard 143 minorArcmin 15.0 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 LDN 694 size from 2002A&A...383..631D Barnard 143 angleDeg reviewed (angle-placeholder: angle 90 from SIMBAD, which uses 0 and 90 as placeholders): SIMBAD's 90 is a placeholder angle (as for M24); the size, 26' x 15', is Dutra and Bica's (2002), and nebulae are drawn as circles anyway. yes Barnard 143 distanceLy Q88914681: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q88914681: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q88914681) has no distance statement. Caldwell 99 designation Caldwell 99 vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id; OpenNGC row C099 has no NGC or IC number; reviewed (catalogue-code: Caldwell 99 is not among Wikidata's codes []): Wikidata's Coalsack Nebula item (Q14273) carries no catalogue codes; Caldwell 99 is OpenNGC's addendum row C099. Caldwell 99 names Coalsack Nebula Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q14273 label; C099 common names Caldwell 99 type dark nebula OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) C099; SIMBAD; OpenNGC type DrkN Caldwell 99 raDeg 187.82917 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) C099; SIMBAD Caldwell 99 decDeg -63.74333 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) C099; SIMBAD Caldwell 99 constellation Cru OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) C099; OpenNGC Caldwell 99 vmag C099: OpenNGC has no V magnitude; reviewed (vmag-missing: OpenNGC has no V magnitude and no other source gives one): Left empty. A dark nebula has no brightness of its own, and no source we use gives one. Caldwell 99 majorArcmin 300 Beuther et al. 2011 The Coalsack near and far, A&A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116746, arXiv:1107.2298 - the dark cloud lies 'between Galactic longitudes 305 >= l >= 300 deg', 5 degrees; reviewed (size-missing: OpenNGC C099 has no size): Neither OpenNGC nor SIMBAD gives the Coalsack a size; at the 0.5 degree minimum it would be drawn a tenth of its size. yes Caldwell 99 minorArcmin 300 Beuther et al. 2011 The Coalsack near and far, A&A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116746, arXiv:1107.2298 - the dark cloud lies 'between Galactic longitudes 305 >= l >= 300 deg', 5 degrees; reviewed (size-missing: OpenNGC C099 has no size): Neither OpenNGC nor SIMBAD gives the Coalsack a size; at the 0.5 degree minimum it would be drawn a tenth of its size. yes Caldwell 99 angleDeg The Coalsack near and far, A&A, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116746, arXiv:1107.2298 - the dark cloud lies 'between Galactic longitudes 305 >= l >= 300 deg', 5 degrees; reviewed (size-missing: OpenNGC C099 has no size): Neither OpenNGC nor SIMBAD gives the Coalsack a size; at the 0.5 degree minimum it would be drawn a tenth of its size. yes Caldwell 99 distanceLy Q14273: no statement with an acceptable source; reviewed (distance-missing: Q14273: no statement with an acceptable source): Left empty. Wikidata (Q14273) has no distance statement. NGC 147 designation NGC 147 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147 NGC 147 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q493581 label; NGC0147 common names NGC 147 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; NED; OpenNGC type G NGC 147 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; HyperLEDA NGC 147 raDeg 8.3005 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; NED NGC 147 decDeg 48.50875 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; NED NGC 147 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; OpenNGC NGC 147 vmag 9.72 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; HyperLEDA NGC 147 majorArcmin 9.4 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; HyperLEDA NGC 147 minorArcmin 5.41 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; HyperLEDA NGC 147 angleDeg 26.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0147; HyperLEDA NGC 147 distanceLy 2500000 Wikidata Q493581: normal-rank statement: 0.76 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)); ignored 1 (2200000 light-year: no reference) NGC 185 designation NGC 185 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185 NGC 185 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q490334 label; NGC0185 common names NGC 185 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185; NED; OpenNGC type G NGC 185 morphology E OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185; HyperLEDA NGC 185 raDeg 9.74154 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185; NED NGC 185 decDeg 48.33739 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185; NED NGC 185 constellation Cas OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185; OpenNGC NGC 185 vmag 9.2 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 NGC 185 V, 2012AJ....144....4M; OpenNGC NGC0185 credits SIMBAD NGC 185 majorArcmin 12.94 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185; HyperLEDA NGC 185 minorArcmin 10.76 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185; HyperLEDA NGC 185 angleDeg 38.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0185; HyperLEDA NGC 185 distanceLy 2200000 Wikidata Q490334: normal-rank statement: 0.66 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)) NGC 253 designation NGC 253 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253 NGC 253 names Sculptor Galaxy; Sculptor Filament; Silver Coin Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q487221 label; NGC0253 common names NGC 253 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253; NED; OpenNGC type G NGC 253 morphology SABc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253; HyperLEDA NGC 253 raDeg 11.888 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253; NED NGC 253 decDeg -25.28822 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253; NED NGC 253 constellation Scl OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253; OpenNGC NGC 253 vmag reviewed (vmag-colour: V 11.11 is 3.17 fainter than B 7.94, which a galaxy cannot be): HyperLEDA's V 11.11 is 3.2 magnitudes fainter than its B 7.94, impossible for a galaxy; SIMBAD gives no V, so left empty. yes NGC 253 majorArcmin 26.79 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253; HyperLEDA NGC 253 minorArcmin 4.58 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253; HyperLEDA NGC 253 angleDeg 53.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC0253; HyperLEDA NGC 253 distanceLy 12000000 Wikidata Q487221: normal-rank statement: 3.7 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)) NGC 2903 designation NGC 2903 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903 NGC 2903 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q829429 label; NGC2903 common names NGC 2903 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; NED; OpenNGC type G NGC 2903 morphology Sbc OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; HyperLEDA NGC 2903 raDeg 143.04212 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; NED NGC 2903 decDeg 21.50083 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; NED NGC 2903 constellation Leo OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; OpenNGC NGC 2903 vmag 8.91 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; HyperLEDA NGC 2903 majorArcmin 11.94 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; HyperLEDA NGC 2903 minorArcmin 5.28 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; HyperLEDA NGC 2903 angleDeg 22.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC2903; HyperLEDA NGC 2903 distanceLy 30400000 Wikidata Q829429: median of 2 normal-rank statements: 30400000 light-year (stated in http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016AJ....152...50T); 9.33 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) NGC 3628 designation NGC 3628 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628 NGC 3628 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q490605 label; NGC3628 common names NGC 3628 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; NED; OpenNGC type G NGC 3628 morphology SBb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; HyperLEDA NGC 3628 raDeg 170.07071 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; NED NGC 3628 decDeg 13.58969 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; NED NGC 3628 constellation Leo OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; OpenNGC NGC 3628 vmag 9.45 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; HyperLEDA NGC 3628 majorArcmin 11.04 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; HyperLEDA NGC 3628 minorArcmin 3.44 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; HyperLEDA NGC 3628 angleDeg 104.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC3628; HyperLEDA NGC 3628 distanceLy 34100000 Wikidata Q490605: normal-rank statement: 10.47 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)) NGC 4151 designation NGC 4151 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151 NGC 4151 names Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q942187 label; NGC4151 common names NGC 4151 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; NED; OpenNGC type G NGC 4151 morphology Sab OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; HyperLEDA NGC 4151 raDeg 182.63575 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; NED NGC 4151 decDeg 39.40572 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; NED NGC 4151 constellation CVn OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; OpenNGC NGC 4151 vmag 11.48 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; HyperLEDA NGC 4151 majorArcmin 2.88 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; HyperLEDA NGC 4151 minorArcmin 2.21 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; HyperLEDA NGC 4151 angleDeg 50.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4151; HyperLEDA NGC 4151 distanceLy 60300000 Wikidata Q942187: normal-rank statement: 18.5 megaparsec (stated in The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria (Q56531325, doi:10.1111/J.1365-2966.2010.18174.X)) NGC 4565 designation NGC 4565 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565 NGC 4565 names Needle Galaxy Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q622690 label; NGC4565 common names NGC 4565 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565; NED; OpenNGC type G NGC 4565 morphology Sb OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565; HyperLEDA NGC 4565 raDeg 189.08658 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565; NED NGC 4565 decDeg 25.98767 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565; NED NGC 4565 constellation Com OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565; OpenNGC NGC 4565 vmag reviewed (vmag-colour: V 10.86 is 0.81 fainter than B 10.05, which a galaxy cannot be): HyperLEDA's V 10.86 is 0.8 fainter than its B 10.05, impossible for a galaxy; SIMBAD's V 12.43 (2010A&A...518A..10V, an active-nucleus catalogue) is the nucleus's, not the galaxy's (our reading), so left empty. yes NGC 4565 majorArcmin 16.75 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565; HyperLEDA NGC 4565 minorArcmin 2.89 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565; HyperLEDA NGC 4565 angleDeg 135.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC4565; HyperLEDA NGC 4565 distanceLy 43800000 Wikidata Q622690: normal-rank statement: 13.43 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); ignored 1 (40000000 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q206855)) NGC 5128 designation NGC 5128 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128 NGC 5128 names Centaurus A Wikidata; OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) Q487255 label; NGC5128 common names NGC 5128 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; NED; OpenNGC type G; reviewed (type: OpenNGC galaxy, SIMBAD BLL (NAME Centaurus A)): SIMBAD types Centaurus A by its active nucleus (BLL); it is a galaxy. NGC 5128 morphology S0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; HyperLEDA NGC 5128 raDeg 201.36508 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; NED NGC 5128 decDeg -43.01911 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; NED NGC 5128 constellation Cen OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; OpenNGC NGC 5128 vmag 7.22 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; HyperLEDA NGC 5128 majorArcmin 25.88 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; HyperLEDA NGC 5128 minorArcmin 19.77 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; HyperLEDA NGC 5128 angleDeg 33.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC5128; HyperLEDA NGC 5128 distanceLy 11900000 Wikidata Q487255: normal-rank statement: 3.66 megaparsec (stated in Cosmicflows-3 (Q57406191, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50)); ignored 1 (10000000 light-year: no reference) NGC 6822 designation NGC 6822 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822 NGC 6822 names Barnard's Galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c NGC6822 common name Barnard's Galaxy; reviewed (name-case: first name "Barnard's galaxy", the label, has a word in lower case): Wikidata's label (Q622789), 'Barnard's galaxy', comes first and would be the label; OpenNGC has the name with a capital. Reviewed 2026-10-28. yes NGC 6822 type galaxy OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822; NED; OpenNGC type G NGC 6822 morphology IB OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822; HyperLEDA NGC 6822 raDeg 296.24058 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822; NED NGC 6822 decDeg -14.80344 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822; NED NGC 6822 constellation Sgr OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822; OpenNGC NGC 6822 vmag 8.1 SIMBAD (CDS), queried 2026-10-23 NGC 6822 V, 2012AJ....144....4M (McConnachie 2012, The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group); reviewed (vmag-colour: V 10.05 is 0.69 fainter than B 9.36, which a galaxy cannot be): HyperLEDA's V 10.05 is 0.7 fainter than its B 9.36, impossible for a galaxy; McConnachie's V, through SIMBAD, is the whole dwarf galaxy's. yes NGC 6822 majorArcmin 17.38 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822; HyperLEDA NGC 6822 minorArcmin 16.75 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822; HyperLEDA NGC 6822 angleDeg 27.0 OpenNGC be3cd6c (2026-10-18) NGC6822; HyperLEDA NGC 6822 distanceLy 1700000 Wikidata Q622789: normal-rank statement: 0.52 megaparsec (stated in The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies (Q66618244, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/6)); ignored 1 (1630000 light-year: imported from a Wikimedia project (Q206855)) 15 Monocerotis designation 15 Monocerotis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id 15 Monocerotis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation 15 Monocerotis type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for 15 Monocerotis, checked against SIMBAD (* 15 Mon, type Be*, spectral type O7V+B1.5/2V) 15 Monocerotis raDeg 100.2444 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * 15 Mon, 0.2 arcsec away 15 Monocerotis decDeg 9.8958 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * 15 Mon, 0.2 arcsec away 15 Monocerotis constellation Mon IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes 15 Monocerotis vmag 4.66 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * 15 Mon, 0.2 arcsec away 15 Monocerotis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) 15 Monocerotis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) 15 Monocerotis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) 15 Monocerotis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) 15 Monocerotis spectralType O7V+B1.5/2V SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * 15 Mon spectral type, 2013yCat....1.2023S 15 Monocerotis pair 3 arcsec; 4.66 and 7.79 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 06410+0954 STF 950 AB, last observed 2018: separation 3 arcsec, magnitudes 4.66 and 7.79 15 Monocerotis pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Beta Cygni designation Beta Cygni vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Beta Cygni names Albireo IAU (WGSN), by hand scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; SIMBAD lists NAME Albireo Beta Cygni type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Albireo, checked against SIMBAD (* bet01 Cyg, type **, spectral type K3II+B9.5V) Beta Cygni raDeg 292.6803 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * bet01 Cyg, 0.1 arcsec away Beta Cygni decDeg 27.9597 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * bet01 Cyg, 0.1 arcsec away Beta Cygni constellation Cyg IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Beta Cygni vmag 3.05 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * bet01 Cyg, 0.1 arcsec away Beta Cygni majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Beta Cygni minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Beta Cygni angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Beta Cygni distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Beta Cygni spectralType K3II+B9.5V SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * bet01 Cyg spectral type, 1969PhDT.........5M Beta Cygni pair 34.3 arcsec; 3.19 and 4.68 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 19307+2758 STFA 43 AB, last observed 2025: separation 34.3 arcsec, magnitudes 3.19 and 4.68 Beta Cygni pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Gamma Andromedae designation Gamma Andromedae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Gamma Andromedae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Gamma Andromedae type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Almach, checked against SIMBAD (* gam01 And, type *, spectral type K2+IIb) Gamma Andromedae raDeg 30.9748 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam01 And, 0.1 arcsec away Gamma Andromedae decDeg 42.3297 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam01 And, 0.1 arcsec away Gamma Andromedae constellation And IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Gamma Andromedae vmag 2.1 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam01 And, 0.1 arcsec away Gamma Andromedae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Andromedae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Andromedae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Andromedae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Gamma Andromedae spectralType K2+IIb SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * gam01 And spectral type, 1989ApJS...71..245K Gamma Andromedae pair 9.5; 2.31; 5.02 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, queried 2026-10-23 WDS 02039+4220 STF 205 A,BC, last observed 2024 - separation 9.5 arcsec, magnitudes 2.31 and 5.02; reviewed (pair-missing: AB pairs: 0; all pairs: 02039+4220 STF 205 A,BC 9.5 arcsec; 02039+4220 BAR 22 AD 27.9 arcsec; 02039+4220 STT 38 BC 0.4 arcsec): Almach's famous pair is A against BC (BC is itself a close pair, 0.4 arcsec); the WDS lists it as A,BC, not AB. yes Gamma Andromedae pairComponents A,BC Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, queried 2026-10-23 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference yes Gamma Andromedae star Almach vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml: its star in sky.json Alpha Centauri designation Alpha Centauri vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Alpha Centauri names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Alpha Centauri type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Alpha Centauri AB, checked against SIMBAD (* alf Cen, type SB*, spectral type G2V+K1V) Alpha Centauri raDeg 219.9021 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Cen, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Centauri decDeg -60.834 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Cen, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Centauri constellation Cen IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Alpha Centauri vmag -0.01 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Cen, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Centauri majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Centauri minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Centauri angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Centauri distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Alpha Centauri spectralType G2V+K1V SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * alf Cen spectral type, 2006A&A...460..695T Alpha Centauri pair 8.1 arcsec; 0.01 and 1.33 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 14396-6050 RHD 1 AB, last observed 2023: separation 8.1 arcsec, magnitudes 0.01 and 1.33 Alpha Centauri pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Alpha Centauri star Rigil Kentaurus vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml: its star in sky.json Alpha Crucis designation Alpha Crucis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Alpha Crucis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Alpha Crucis type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Alpha Crucis, checked against SIMBAD (* alf Cru, type SB*, spectral type B0.5IV+B1V) Alpha Crucis raDeg 186.6496 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Cru, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Crucis decDeg -63.0991 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Cru, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Crucis constellation Cru IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Alpha Crucis vmag 0.77 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Cru, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Crucis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Crucis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Crucis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Crucis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Alpha Crucis spectralType B0.5IV+B1V SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * alf Cru spectral type, 1969ApJ...157..313H Alpha Crucis pair 3.5 arcsec; 1.25 and 1.55 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 12266-6306 DUN 252 AB, last observed 2024: separation 3.5 arcsec, magnitudes 1.25 and 1.55 Alpha Crucis pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Alpha Crucis star Acrux vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml: its star in sky.json Beta Monocerotis designation Beta Monocerotis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Beta Monocerotis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Beta Monocerotis type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Beta Monocerotis, checked against SIMBAD (* bet Mon, type **, spectral type B4Ve+B2Vn(e)+B3V:nne) Beta Monocerotis raDeg 97.2045 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * bet Mon, 0.2 arcsec away Beta Monocerotis decDeg -7.0331 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * bet Mon, 0.2 arcsec away Beta Monocerotis constellation Mon IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Beta Monocerotis vmag 3.76 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * bet Mon, 0.2 arcsec away Beta Monocerotis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Beta Monocerotis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Beta Monocerotis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Beta Monocerotis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Beta Monocerotis spectralType B4Ve+B2Vn(e)+B3V:nne SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * bet Mon spectral type, 2013yCat....1.2023S Beta Monocerotis pair 7.3 arcsec; 4.62 and 5.0 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 06288-0702 STF 919 AB, last observed 2022: separation 7.3 arcsec, magnitudes 4.62 and 5.0 Beta Monocerotis pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Alpha Geminorum designation Alpha Geminorum vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Alpha Geminorum names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Alpha Geminorum type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Castor, checked against SIMBAD (* alf Gem, type **, spectral type A1V+A2Vm) Alpha Geminorum raDeg 113.6494 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Gem, 0.2 arcsec away Alpha Geminorum decDeg 31.8883 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Gem, 0.2 arcsec away Alpha Geminorum constellation Gem IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Alpha Geminorum vmag 1.58 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Gem, 0.2 arcsec away Alpha Geminorum majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Geminorum minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Geminorum angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Geminorum distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Alpha Geminorum spectralType A1V+A2Vm SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * alf Gem spectral type, no reference given Alpha Geminorum pair 5.4 arcsec; 1.93 and 2.97 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 07346+3153 STF1110 AB, last observed 2023: separation 5.4 arcsec, magnitudes 1.93 and 2.97 Alpha Geminorum pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Alpha Geminorum star Castor vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml: its star in sky.json Epsilon Boötis designation Epsilon Boötis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Epsilon Boötis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Epsilon Boötis type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Epsilon Boötis, checked against SIMBAD (* eps Boo, type PM*, spectral type K0-II-III) Epsilon Boötis raDeg 221.2467 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * eps Boo, 0.2 arcsec away Epsilon Boötis decDeg 27.0742 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * eps Boo, 0.2 arcsec away Epsilon Boötis constellation Boo IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Epsilon Boötis vmag 2.35 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * eps Boo, 0.2 arcsec away Epsilon Boötis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Epsilon Boötis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Epsilon Boötis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Epsilon Boötis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Epsilon Boötis spectralType K0-II-III SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * eps Boo spectral type, 1989ApJS...71..245K Epsilon Boötis pair 2.9 arcsec; 2.58 and 4.81 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 14450+2704 STF1877 AB, last observed 2024: separation 2.9 arcsec, magnitudes 2.58 and 4.81 Epsilon Boötis pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Epsilon Boötis star Izar vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml: its star in sky.json Epsilon Lyrae designation Epsilon Lyrae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Epsilon Lyrae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Epsilon Lyrae type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Epsilon Lyrae, checked against SIMBAD (* eps01 Lyr, type **, spectral type A3V+F0V) Epsilon Lyrae raDeg 281.0848 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * eps01 Lyr, 0.1 arcsec away Epsilon Lyrae decDeg 39.6701 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * eps01 Lyr, 0.1 arcsec away Epsilon Lyrae constellation Lyr IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Epsilon Lyrae vmag 4.67 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * eps01 Lyr, 0.1 arcsec away Epsilon Lyrae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Epsilon Lyrae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Epsilon Lyrae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Epsilon Lyrae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Epsilon Lyrae spectralType A3V+F0V SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * eps01 Lyr spectral type, 1995ApJS...99..135A Epsilon Lyrae pair 209.4; 4.67; 4.56 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 18443+3940 STFA 37 AB,CD, last observed 2021 - separation 209.4 arcsec, magnitudes 4.67 and 4.56; reviewed (pair-choice: the AB pair is one star of a wider pair: 18443+3940 STFA 37 BC 210.9 arcsec; 18443+3940 STFA 37 BD 212.5 arcsec; 18443+3940 STFA 37 BI 151.3 arcsec; 18443+3940 STF2382 AB 2.1 arcsec; 18443+3940 STFA 37 AB,CD 209.4 arcsec; 18443+3940 STFA 37 AD 208.2 arcsec; 18443+3940 STFA 37 AI 150.0 arcsec): The Double Double is the wide pair of Epsilon-1 (AB) and Epsilon-2 (CD), each itself a close pair (STF2382 AB, 2.1 arcsec; STF2383 CD, 2.4 arcsec); the WDS lists it as AB,CD, so its AB pair is only Epsilon-1's. Reviewed 2026-10-28 (the object classification review). yes Epsilon Lyrae pairComponents AB,CD Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference yes Gamma Delphini designation Gamma Delphini vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Gamma Delphini names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Gamma Delphini type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Gamma Delphini, checked against SIMBAD (* gam Del, type **, spectral type none) Gamma Delphini raDeg 311.6646 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam Del, 1.6 arcsec away Gamma Delphini decDeg 16.1243 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam Del, 1.6 arcsec away Gamma Delphini constellation Del IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Gamma Delphini vmag 4.27 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam Del, 1.6 arcsec away Gamma Delphini majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Delphini minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Delphini angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Delphini distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Gamma Delphini spectralType * gam Del spectral type, no reference given Gamma Delphini pair 8.8 arcsec; 4.36 and 5.03 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 20467+1607 STF2727 AB, last observed 2025: separation 8.8 arcsec, magnitudes 4.36 and 5.03 Gamma Delphini pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Iota Trianguli designation Iota Trianguli vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Iota Trianguli names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Iota Trianguli type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Iota Trianguli, checked against SIMBAD (* iot Tri, type **, spectral type G0III+G5III) Iota Trianguli raDeg 33.0928 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * iot Tri, 0.2 arcsec away Iota Trianguli decDeg 30.3031 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * iot Tri, 0.2 arcsec away Iota Trianguli constellation Tri IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Iota Trianguli vmag 4.94 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * iot Tri, 0.2 arcsec away Iota Trianguli majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Iota Trianguli minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Iota Trianguli angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Iota Trianguli distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Iota Trianguli spectralType G0III+G5III SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * iot Tri spectral type, 1969AJ.....74..916H Iota Trianguli pair 4 arcsec; 5.26 and 6.67 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 02124+3018 STF 227 AB, last observed 2025: separation 4 arcsec, magnitudes 5.26 and 6.67 Iota Trianguli pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Alpha Ursae Minoris designation Alpha Ursae Minoris vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Alpha Ursae Minoris names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Alpha Ursae Minoris type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Polaris, checked against SIMBAD (* alf UMi, type cC*, spectral type F8Ib) Alpha Ursae Minoris raDeg 37.9545 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf UMi, 0.0 arcsec away Alpha Ursae Minoris decDeg 89.2641 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf UMi, 0.0 arcsec away Alpha Ursae Minoris constellation UMi IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Alpha Ursae Minoris vmag 1.97 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf UMi, 0.0 arcsec away Alpha Ursae Minoris majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Ursae Minoris minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Ursae Minoris angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Ursae Minoris distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Alpha Ursae Minoris spectralType F8Ib SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * alf UMi spectral type, 1993ASPC...45...59L Alpha Ursae Minoris pair 18.4 arcsec; 2.04 and 9.1 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 02318+8916 STF 93 AB, last observed 2016: separation 18.4 arcsec, magnitudes 2.04 and 9.1 Alpha Ursae Minoris pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Alpha Ursae Minoris star Polaris vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml: its star in sky.json Gamma Virginis designation Gamma Virginis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Gamma Virginis names Porrima IAU (WGSN), by hand scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; SIMBAD lists NAME Porrima Gamma Virginis type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Porrima, checked against SIMBAD (* gam Vir, type PM*, spectral type F1-F2V) Gamma Virginis raDeg 190.4152 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam Vir, 0.3 arcsec away Gamma Virginis decDeg -1.4494 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam Vir, 0.3 arcsec away Gamma Virginis constellation Vir IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Gamma Virginis vmag 2.74 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * gam Vir, 0.3 arcsec away Gamma Virginis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Virginis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Virginis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Gamma Virginis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Gamma Virginis spectralType F1-F2V SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * gam Vir spectral type, 2016MNRAS.458.2307K Gamma Virginis pair 3.4 arcsec; 3.48 and 3.53 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 12417-0127 STF1670 AB, last observed 2024: separation 3.4 arcsec, magnitudes 3.48 and 3.53 Gamma Virginis pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Alpha Herculis designation Alpha Herculis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Alpha Herculis names Rasalgethi IAU (WGSN), by hand scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; SIMBAD lists NAME Rasalgethi Alpha Herculis type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Ras Algethi, checked against SIMBAD (* alf Her, type **, spectral type M5Ib-II+G5III+F2V:) Alpha Herculis raDeg 258.6619 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Her, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Herculis decDeg 14.3903 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Her, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Herculis constellation Her IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Alpha Herculis vmag 2.78 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * alf Her, 0.1 arcsec away Alpha Herculis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Herculis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Herculis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Alpha Herculis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Alpha Herculis spectralType M5Ib-II+G5III+F2V: SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * alf Her spectral type, 2014yCat....1.2023S Alpha Herculis pair 4.9 arcsec; 3.48 and 5.4 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 17146+1423 STF2140 AB, last observed 2025: separation 4.9 arcsec, magnitudes 3.48 and 5.4 Alpha Herculis pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference Theta Serpentis designation Theta Serpentis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Theta Serpentis names Alya IAU (WGSN), by hand scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; SIMBAD lists NAME Alya Theta Serpentis type double star Stargazing Buddy its category for Theta Serpentis, checked against SIMBAD (* tet Ser, type **, spectral type none) Theta Serpentis raDeg 284.0549 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * tet Ser, 0.1 arcsec away Theta Serpentis decDeg 4.2036 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * tet Ser, 0.1 arcsec away Theta Serpentis constellation Ser IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Theta Serpentis vmag 4.62 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * tet Ser, 0.1 arcsec away Theta Serpentis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Theta Serpentis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Theta Serpentis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Theta Serpentis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Theta Serpentis spectralType * tet Ser spectral type, no reference given Theta Serpentis pair 22.4 arcsec; 4.59 and 4.93 Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 WDS 18562+0412 STF2417 AB, last observed 2019: separation 22.4 arcsec, magnitudes 4.59 and 4.93 Theta Serpentis pairComponents AB Washington Double Star Catalog (US Naval Observatory), via CDS VizieR B/wds, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 the pair's components in the WDS, from its reference R Andromedae designation R Andromedae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id R Andromedae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation R Andromedae type S-type star SIMBAD (CDS), queried 2026-10-23 V* R And spectral type S5-7/4-5e, 1980ApJS...43..379K; reviewed (spectral-type: spectral type S5-7/4-5e (V* R And) is not a carbon star's (C)): Stargazing Buddy lists it as a carbon star; its spectral type is S, a related class of cool giant. It stays under the Carbon switch (my call). yes R Andromedae raDeg 6.00809 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1285-0007817, 0.15 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* R And R Andromedae decDeg 38.57709 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1285-0007817, 0.15 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* R And R Andromedae constellation And IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes R Andromedae vmag 7.39 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* R And V, 2002yCat.2237....0D R Andromedae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Andromedae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Andromedae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Andromedae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) R Andromedae spectralType S5-7/4-5e SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* R And spectral type, 1980ApJS...43..379K R Fornacis designation R Fornacis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id R Fornacis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation R Fornacis type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for R Fornacis, checked against SIMBAD (V* R For, type C*, spectral type C4,3e) R Fornacis raDeg 37.3138 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 0639-0028632, 0.14 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* R For R Fornacis decDeg -26.09876 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 0639-0028632, 0.14 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* R For R Fornacis constellation For IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes R Fornacis vmag 7.5 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* R For V, 2002yCat.2237....0D R Fornacis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Fornacis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Fornacis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Fornacis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) R Fornacis spectralType C4,3e SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* R For spectral type, 1975AnTok..15...47Y R Leporis designation R Leporis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id R Leporis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation R Leporis type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for R Leporis, checked against SIMBAD (V* R Lep, type C*, spectral type C7,6e) R Leporis raDeg 74.90145 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 0751-0050212, 0.01 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* R Lep R Leporis decDeg -14.80625 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 0751-0050212, 0.01 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* R Lep R Leporis constellation Lep IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes R Leporis vmag 7.76 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* R Lep V, 2002yCat.2237....0D R Leporis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Leporis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Leporis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) R Leporis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) R Leporis spectralType C7,6e SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* R Lep spectral type, 1988MSS...C04....0H RS Cygni designation RS Cygni vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id RS Cygni names no IAU name: labelled by its designation RS Cygni type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for RS Cygni, checked against SIMBAD (V* RS Cyg, type C*, spectral type C-N5.5) RS Cygni raDeg 303.34859 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1287-0398419, 0.01 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* RS Cyg RS Cygni decDeg 38.72902 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1287-0398419, 0.01 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* RS Cyg RS Cygni constellation Cyg IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes RS Cygni vmag 6.5 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* RS Cyg V, 2002yCat.2237....0D RS Cygni majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RS Cygni minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RS Cygni angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RS Cygni distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) RS Cygni spectralType C-N5.5 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* RS Cyg spectral type, 1996ApJS..105..419B RT Capricorni designation RT Capricorni vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id RT Capricorni names no IAU name: labelled by its designation RT Capricorni type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for RT Capricorni, checked against SIMBAD (V* RT Cap, type C*, spectral type C6,4) RT Capricorni raDeg 304.2772 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* RT Cap, 0.0 arcsec away RT Capricorni decDeg -21.3179 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* RT Cap, 0.0 arcsec away RT Capricorni constellation Cap IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes RT Capricorni vmag 6.97 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* RT Cap, 0.0 arcsec away RT Capricorni majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RT Capricorni minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RT Capricorni angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RT Capricorni distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) RT Capricorni spectralType C6,4 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* RT Cap spectral type, 1972AnTok..13..169Y RY Draconis designation RY Draconis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id RY Draconis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation RY Draconis type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for RY Draconis, checked against SIMBAD (V* RY Dra, type C*, spectral type C-N3III:) RY Draconis raDeg 194.108 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* RY Dra, 0.1 arcsec away RY Draconis decDeg 65.9944 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* RY Dra, 0.1 arcsec away RY Draconis constellation Dra IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes RY Draconis vmag 6.63 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* RY Dra, 0.1 arcsec away RY Draconis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RY Draconis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RY Draconis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) RY Draconis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) RY Draconis spectralType C-N3III: SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* RY Dra spectral type, 1993PASP..105..905K S Cephei designation S Cephei vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id S Cephei names no IAU name: labelled by its designation S Cephei type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for S Cephei, checked against SIMBAD (V* S Cep, type C*, spectral type C7,3e) S Cephei raDeg 323.80335 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1686-0079686, 0.06 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* S Cep S Cephei decDeg 78.62449 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1686-0079686, 0.06 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* S Cep S Cephei constellation Cep IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes S Cephei vmag 7.4 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* S Cep V, 2002yCat.2237....0D S Cephei majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) S Cephei minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) S Cephei angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) S Cephei distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) S Cephei spectralType C7,3e SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* S Cep spectral type, 1975AnTok..15...47Y T Camelopardalis designation T Camelopardalis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id T Camelopardalis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation T Camelopardalis type S-type star SIMBAD (CDS), queried 2026-10-23 V* T Cam spectral type S5-6/5e, 1980ApJS...43..379K; reviewed (spectral-type: spectral type S5-6/5e (V* T Cam) is not a carbon star's (C)): Stargazing Buddy lists it as a carbon star; its spectral type is S, a related class of cool giant. It stays under the Carbon switch (my call). yes T Camelopardalis raDeg 70.03694 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1561-0085325, 0.03 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* T Cam T Camelopardalis decDeg 66.14684 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1561-0085325, 0.03 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* T Cam T Camelopardalis constellation Cam IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes T Camelopardalis vmag 7.3 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* T Cam V, 2002yCat.2237....0D T Camelopardalis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) T Camelopardalis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) T Camelopardalis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) T Camelopardalis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) T Camelopardalis spectralType S5-6/5e SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* T Cam spectral type, 1980ApJS...43..379K T Lyrae designation T Lyrae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id T Lyrae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation T Lyrae type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for T Lyrae, checked against SIMBAD (V* T Lyr, type C*, spectral type C-J4:p) T Lyrae raDeg 278.08367 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1269-0327916, 0.07 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* T Lyr T Lyrae decDeg 36.9988 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1269-0327916, 0.07 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* T Lyr T Lyrae constellation Lyr IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes T Lyrae vmag 7.84 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* T Lyr V, 2002yCat.2237....0D T Lyrae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) T Lyrae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) T Lyrae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) T Lyrae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) T Lyrae spectralType C-J4:p SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* T Lyr spectral type, 1996ApJS..105..419B TX Piscium designation TX Piscium vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id TX Piscium names no IAU name: labelled by its designation TX Piscium type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for TX Piscium, checked against SIMBAD (* 19 Psc, type C*, spectral type C-N6) TX Piscium raDeg 356.598 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * 19 Psc, 0.1 arcsec away TX Piscium decDeg 3.4868 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * 19 Psc, 0.1 arcsec away TX Piscium constellation Psc IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes TX Piscium vmag 4.95 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's * 19 Psc, 0.1 arcsec away TX Piscium majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) TX Piscium minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) TX Piscium angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) TX Piscium distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) TX Piscium spectralType C-N6 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 * 19 Psc spectral type, 1993PASP..105..905K U Camelopardalis designation U Camelopardalis vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id U Camelopardalis names no IAU name: labelled by its designation U Camelopardalis type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for U Camelopardalis, checked against SIMBAD (V* U Cam, type C*, spectral type C-N5) U Camelopardalis raDeg 55.4507 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* U Cam, 0.2 arcsec away U Camelopardalis decDeg 62.6484 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* U Cam, 0.2 arcsec away U Camelopardalis constellation Cam IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes U Camelopardalis vmag 6.99 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* U Cam, 0.2 arcsec away U Camelopardalis majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) U Camelopardalis minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) U Camelopardalis angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) U Camelopardalis distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) U Camelopardalis spectralType C-N5 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* U Cam spectral type, 1996ApJS..105..419B U Hydrae designation U Hydrae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id U Hydrae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation U Hydrae type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for U Hydrae, checked against SIMBAD (V* U Hya, type C*, spectral type C-N5) U Hydrae raDeg 159.3886 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* U Hya, 0.2 arcsec away U Hydrae decDeg -13.3845 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* U Hya, 0.2 arcsec away U Hydrae constellation Hya IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes U Hydrae vmag 4.89 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* U Hya, 0.2 arcsec away U Hydrae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) U Hydrae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) U Hydrae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) U Hydrae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) U Hydrae spectralType C-N5 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* U Hya spectral type, 1996ApJS..105..419B UU Aurigae designation UU Aurigae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id UU Aurigae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation UU Aurigae type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for UU Aurigae, checked against SIMBAD (V* UU Aur, type C*, spectral type C-N5-) UU Aurigae raDeg 99.1368 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* UU Aur, 0.1 arcsec away UU Aurigae decDeg 38.4455 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* UU Aur, 0.1 arcsec away UU Aurigae constellation Aur IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes UU Aurigae vmag 5.4 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* UU Aur, 0.1 arcsec away UU Aurigae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) UU Aurigae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) UU Aurigae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) UU Aurigae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) UU Aurigae spectralType C-N5- SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* UU Aur spectral type, 1996ApJS..105..419B UV Aurigae designation UV Aurigae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id UV Aurigae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation UV Aurigae type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for UV Aurigae, checked against SIMBAD (V* UV Aur, type C*, spectral type C8,1Je) UV Aurigae raDeg 80.45386 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1225-0109290, 0.42 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* UV Aur UV Aurigae decDeg 32.51105 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1225-0109290, 0.42 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* UV Aur UV Aurigae constellation Aur IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes UV Aurigae vmag V* UV Aur: SIMBAD's V not used: its reference is Tycho-2 (2000A&A...355L..27H); reviewed (vmag-missing: SIMBAD's V not used: its reference is Tycho-2 (2000A&A...355L..27H)): Left empty. SIMBAD's only V is Tycho-2's, an ESA mission catalogue we do not take values from, and the star is too faint for our sky.json. UV Aurigae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) UV Aurigae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) UV Aurigae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) UV Aurigae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) UV Aurigae spectralType C8,1Je SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* UV Aur spectral type, 1972AnTok..13..169Y V Aquilae designation V Aquilae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id V Aquilae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation V Aquilae type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for V Aquilae, checked against SIMBAD (V* V Aql, type C*, spectral type C-N5) V Aquilae raDeg 286.1006 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* V Aql, 0.2 arcsec away V Aquilae decDeg -5.6848 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* V Aql, 0.2 arcsec away V Aquilae constellation Aql IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes V Aquilae vmag 6.48 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* V Aql, 0.2 arcsec away V Aquilae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) V Aquilae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) V Aquilae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) V Aquilae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) V Aquilae spectralType C-N5 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* V Aql spectral type, 1996ApJS..105..419B WZ Cassiopeiae designation WZ Cassiopeiae vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id WZ Cassiopeiae names no IAU name: labelled by its designation WZ Cassiopeiae type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for WZ Cassiopeiae, checked against SIMBAD (V* WZ Cas, type C*, spectral type C-N7III:) WZ Cassiopeiae raDeg 0.31606 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1503-0000727, 0.02 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* WZ Cas WZ Cassiopeiae decDeg 60.35529 USNO-B1.0 (US Naval Observatory; Monet et al. 2003), via CDS VizieR I/284, from its mirror at vizier.idia.ac.za, queried 2026-10-28 USNO-B1.0 1503-0000727, 0.02 arcsec from SIMBAD's V* WZ Cas WZ Cassiopeiae constellation Cas IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes WZ Cassiopeiae vmag 7.13 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* WZ Cas V, 2012A&A...548A..79A WZ Cassiopeiae majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) WZ Cassiopeiae minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) WZ Cassiopeiae angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) WZ Cassiopeiae distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) WZ Cassiopeiae spectralType C-N7III: SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* WZ Cas spectral type, 1993PASP..105..905K Y Canum Venaticorum designation Y Canum Venaticorum vrsky scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml id Y Canum Venaticorum names no IAU name: labelled by its designation Y Canum Venaticorum type carbon star Stargazing Buddy its category for Y Canum Venaticorum, checked against SIMBAD (V* Y CVn, type C*, spectral type C-N5) Y Canum Venaticorum raDeg 191.2826 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* Y CVn, 0.2 arcsec away Y Canum Venaticorum decDeg 45.4403 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* Y CVn, 0.2 arcsec away Y Canum Venaticorum constellation CVn IAU constellation boundaries (Delporte 1930) by hand in scripts/data/deepsky-objects.yaml; src/sky/deepsky-data.test.ts checks it against the boundaries with astronomy-engine yes Y Canum Venaticorum vmag 5.42 d3-celestial stars (BSD-3-Clause), in public/data/sky.json the star nearest SIMBAD's V* Y CVn, 0.2 arcsec away Y Canum Venaticorum majorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Y Canum Venaticorum minorArcmin a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Y Canum Venaticorum angleDeg a star: marked by a circle of fixed size (src/sky/deepsky.ts) Y Canum Venaticorum distanceLy not given for the listed stars (owner, 2026-10-23) Y Canum Venaticorum spectralType C-N5 SIMBAD (CDS), from its mirror at simbad.harvard.edu, queried 2026-10-28 V* Y CVn spectral type, 1993PASP..105..905K