Lists of other names (A-Z)

 

B     (B = Barnard – dark clouds)
B33-DN-Ori (Mag: –) –  Horsehead Nebula; high opacity – very difficult object to detect visually – requested H-Beta is a very helpful, this dark nebula is seen in silhouette against the bright nebula IC434.
B35-DN-Ori (Mag: –) – dark clouds, starless.
B36-DN-Ori (Mag: –) – ‘Ring’ of Betelgeuse` is actually broken into clumpy dark nebulae.
B127-DN-Aq
B129-DN-Aql
B130-DN-Aql
B142-DN-Aql
B143-DN-Aql
B168-DN-Cyg
Barnard’s Loop (Sh2-276)

C     (Ced = Cederblad – bright emission nebula / Cr = Collinder – Open Cluster)
Caldwell  –  see ‘Lists of the Caldwell Objects (C)
Ced19-BNe-Tau – see vdB20-BNe-Tau
Ced59-BNe-Ori (Mag: –): Cederblad 59 – Emission & reflection Nebula from FU Orion variable.
Ced122-BNe-Cen
Cr21
Cr69
Cr92
Cr228
Cr350
Cr399

D

30 Doradus

I
IC  –  see ‘Lists of the Index Catalogue (IC)

K
Kemble’s Cascade  –

L     (LDN = Lynds Catalog of dark Nebulae)
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
LDN673
LDN684

M     (Mel = melotte – extremely large and loose naked eye open cluster called Mel.)
M  –  see ‘Lists of the Messier Objects (M)
Mel111-OC-
Mel227-OC-

N
NGC  –  see ‘Lists of New General Catalogue (NGC)

S  (Sh = Sharpless Catalog [emission nebula] – astronomer; Stewart Sharpless.)
Sh2-155
Sh2-157
Sh2-205
Sh2-276
Small Magellanic Cloud
St23

T     (Tr = Trumpler – Open Cluster)
Tr1
Tr24
Trapezium

V     (vdb = Van den Bergh – nebulae catalog)
vdB1
vdB20-BNe-Tau (Mag: +11.6) – Electra Nebulosity (IC349); large and extremely fiant patch of luminosity surrounding the star Merope (23 Tau), located in the Pleades / Seven Sisters (Messier 45 / Caldwell 5) (photo)
vdB23-BNe-Tau (Mag: +11.9) – Alcyone Nebulosity (NGC1435); also know as Tempel’s Nebula (fan-shaped) / Ced19. (photo)

 

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