Catalog of Bright Nebula |
Common Name |
R.A. |
Dec. |
NGC |
Size |
Mag. |
Type |
Const. |
NGC 281 in Cassiopeia |
00h 52m 48s |
56d 37' N |
281 |
35 |
7 |
Nebula with dust low brightness |
Cas |
NGC 346 in Tucana SMC |
00h 59m 06s |
72° 11' S |
346 |
14 |
10.3 |
Open cluster with nebulosity SMC |
Tuc |
IC 1805 in Cassiopeia |
02h 32m 42s |
61° 27' N |
|
60 |
6 |
Cluster with nebulosity |
Cas |
IC 1848 in Cassiopeia |
02h 51m 12s |
60° 26' N |
|
60 |
6 |
Cluster with nebulosity |
Cas |
IC 348 in Perseus |
03h 44m 30s |
32° 17' N |
|
10 |
7 |
Bright nebula |
Per |
Maia Nebula in Taurus (Pleiades) |
03h 45m 48s |
24° 22' N |
1432 |
30 |
3.9 |
Reflection nebula faint |
Tau |
Merope Nebula in Taurus (Pleiades) |
03h 46m 06s |
23° 47' N |
1435 |
30 |
4.2 |
Reflection nebula faint |
Tau |
California Nebula in Perseus |
04h 00m 42s |
36° 37' N |
1499 |
145 |
|
Nebula low brightness |
Per |
NGC 1579 in Perseus |
04h 30m 12s |
35° 16' N |
1579 |
12 |
|
Reflection nebula bright |
Per |
NGC 1624 in Perseus |
04h 40m 24s |
50° 27' N |
1624 |
5 |
10.4 |
Nebula surrounds group of stars |
Per |
NGC 1770 in Doradus LMC |
04h 57m 00s |
68° 25' S |
1770 |
|
9 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
NGC 1829 in Doradus LMC |
05h 04m 42s |
68° 03' S |
1829 |
|
8 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
NGC 1955 in Doradus LMC |
05h 26m 06s |
67° 29' S |
1955 |
|
9 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
NGC 1962 in Doradus LMC |
05h 26m 30s |
68° 47' S |
1962 |
|
8 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
NGC 1966 in Doradus LMC |
05h 26m 48s |
68° 49' S |
1966 |
13 |
|
Nebula bright LMC |
Dor |
NGC 1968 in Doradus LMC |
05h 27m 12s |
67° 26' S |
1968 |
|
9 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
NGC 1983 in Doradus LMC |
05h 27m 30s |
68° 57' S |
1983 |
|
8 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
NGC 1974 in Doradus LMC |
05h 27m 54s |
67° 24' S |
1974 |
|
9 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
NGC 2011 in Doradus LMC |
05h 32m 06s |
67° 31' S |
2011 |
|
9 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
NGC 2014 in Doradus LMC |
05h 32m 12s |
67° 40' S |
2014 |
|
8 |
Open cluster with nebulosity LMC |
Dor |
M1, Crab Nebula in Taurus |
05h 34m 30s |
22° 01' N |
1952 |
6 |
8.4 |
Nebula |
Tau |
M42, Great Nebula in Orion |
05h 35m 24s |
05° 27' S |
1976 |
66 |
4 |
Nebula |
Ori |
NGC 1980 in Orion (around Trapezium) |
05h 35m 24s |
05° 54' S |
1980 |
14 |
|
Nebula low brightness around Trapezium |
Ori |
M43 in Orion |
05h 35m 36s |
05° 16' S |
1982 |
20 |
9 |
Nebula bright with dust |
Ori |
Tarantula Nebula in Doradus |
05h 38m 36s |
69° 05' S |
2070 |
40 |
8.2 |
Nebula with dust |
Dor |
IC 434, Horsehead Nebula in Orion |
05h 41m 00s |
02° 24' S |
|
60 |
|
Nebula |
Ori |
M78 in Orion |
05h 46m 42s |
00° 03' N |
2068 |
8 |
8 |
Reflection nebula bright |
Ori |
NGC 2175 in Orion |
06h 09m 48s |
20° 18' N |
2175 |
18 |
6.8 |
Nebula with dust |
Ori |
Christmas Tree + Cone Neb. in Monoceros |
06h 41m 06s |
09° 53' N |
2264 |
60 |
3.9 |
Open cluster with nebulosity |
Mon |
NGC 2362 in Canis Mayor |
07h 18m 48s |
24° 57' S |
2362 |
8 |
4.1 |
Open cluster dense |
CMa |
NGC 2467 in Puppis |
07h 52m 36s |
26° 23' S |
2467 |
16 |
7 |
Nebula + Open Cluster |
Pup |
NGC 2579 in Puppis |
08h 21m 06s |
36° 11' S |
2579 |
10 |
7.5 |
Emission nebula |
Pup |
NGC 3199 in Carina |
10h 17m 06s |
57° 55' S |
3199 |
22 |
11.1 |
Nebula bright |
Car |
NGC 3247 in Carina |
10h 25m 54s |
57° 56' S |
3247 |
7 |
7.6 |
Open cluster with nebulosity |
Car |
NGC 3293 in Carina |
10h 35m 48s |
58° 14' S |
3293 |
40 |
4.7 |
Open cluster rich |
Car |
NGC 3324 in Carina |
10h 37m 18s |
58° 38' S |
3324 |
16 |
6.7 |
Nebula + Open Cluster |
Car |
Keyhole Nebula in Carina |
10h 43m 48s |
59° 52' S |
3372 |
120 |
6.2 |
Nebula bright with dust + O.C. (Eta Carina) |
Car |
NGC 3503 in Carina |
11h 01m 18s |
59° 51' S |
3503 |
3 |
10.5 |
Emission nebula |
Car |
NGC 3572 in Carina |
11h 10m 24s |
60° 14' S |
3572 |
20 |
6.6 |
Open cluster with nebulosity |
Car |
NGC 3603 in Carina |
11h 15m 06s |
61° 15' S |
3603 |
12 |
9.1 |
Open cluster with nebulosity |
Car |
IC 2944 in Centaurus |
11h 36m 36s |
63° 02' S |
|
75 |
4 |
Cluster with Nebulosity |
Cen |
NGC 6231 in Scorpius |
16h 54m 00s |
41° 48' S |
6231 |
15 |
2.6 |
Nebula + Bright scattered O. Cluster |
Sco |
NGC 6281 in Scorpius |
17h 04m 48s |
37° 54' S |
6281 |
60 |
5.4 |
Nebula + Open cluster dense |
Sco |
NGC 6883 in Scorpius |
17h 34m 48s |
32° 34' S |
6883 |
80 |
5.5 |
Nebula + Open cluster rich |
Sco |
M20, Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius |
18h 02m 18s |
23° 02' S |
6514 |
29 |
6.3 |
Nebula with dust |
Sgr |
M8, Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius |
18h 03m 48s |
24° 23' S |
6523 |
90 |
5.8 |
Nebula with dust and cluster |
Sgr |
M16, Eagle Nebula in Serpens |
18h 18m 48s |
13° 47' S |
6611 |
35 |
6 |
Nebula with dust and cluster |
Ser |
M17, Omega Nebula in Sagittarius |
18h 20m 48s |
16° 11' S |
6618 |
46 |
6 |
Nebula + Open Cluster |
Sgr |
Lacework Nebula in Cygnus |
20h 45m 42s |
30° 43' N |
6960 |
70 |
|
Filamentary Nebula |
Cyg |
Network Nebula in Cygnus |
20h 56m 24s |
31° 43' N |
6992 |
60 |
|
Filamentary Nebula |
Cyg |
North America Nebula in Cygnus |
20h 58m 48s |
44° 20' N |
7000 |
120 |
6 |
Nebula with dust |
Cyg |
NGC 7023 in Cepheus |
21h 00m 30s |
68° 10' N |
7023 |
18 |
7 |
Nebula with dust |
Cep |
IC 1396 in Cepheus |
21h 39m 06s |
57° 30' N |
|
170 |
3 |
Nebula + Open Cluster |
Cep |
IC 5146 in Cygnus |
21h 53m 24s |
47° 16' N |
|
12 |
7 |
Nebula + Open Cluster |
Cyg |