Cosmic Wonders: New General Catalogue 1-100

Amazing Astronomy is in the process of providing a comprehensive and convenient list of New General Catalogue (NGC) objects and will soon update the relevant pages linked above. In groupings of 100, these posts can provide a helpful reference for stargazing and your astronomic knowledge. Galaxies only have the constellation listed, while other features (mostly nebulae and star clusters) have an italicized description after a dash. NGC numbers without info — such as NGC 6, 19, and 56 — are not currently assigned to cosmic objects or may be a duplicate object of another NGC number.

If you have an advanced telescope, you might be able to “collect them all” — or at least the ones in your hemisphere — when it comes to finding galaxies, nebulae, and/or star clusters. The especially faraway features truly require an advanced professional telescope for you to adequately see them. Apparent magnitude data is sometimes mentioned in an Amazing Astronomy post. Other resources provide this data as well — the lower the magnitude number is (and higher for negative numbers) for a particular object, the more likely it is for you to see it with the naked eye, binoculars, or any telescope. Features with apparent magnitudes such as 13.86 or 17.77 are difficult to see even with the use of some advanced telescopes.

You might notice that particular constellations are studded with cosmic wonders — for example, Dorado with its hundreds of galaxies — while other constellations (Caelum) prefer to give you relatively few yet especially brilliant gems. The universe is yours to explore and enjoy! If you are a stargazing photographer and you do not mind sharing your cosmic photography (copyright watermarks are okay) on Amazing Astronomy, thank you; that would be greatly appreciated! Visit the Email page above and click on the Email Me! button, and please provide (if you know) details about the NGC object depicted and its constellation. With your permission, I will post the photo(s) in a post and/or the relevant page above.

NGC 1 in Pegasus
NGC 2 in Pegasus
NGC 3 in Pisces
NGC 4 in Pisces
NGC 5 in Andromeda
NGC 6
NGC 7 in Sculptor
NGC 8 in Pegasus – binary (double) star
NGC 9 in Pegasus
NGC 10 in Sculptor
NGC 11 in Andromeda
NGC 12 in Pisces
NGC 13 in Andromeda
NGC 14 in Pegasus
NGC 15 in Pegasus
NGC 16 in Pegasus
NGC 17 in Cetus – same galaxy as NGC 34
NGC 18 in Pegasus – binary (double) star
NGC 19
NGC 20 in Andromeda
NGC 21 in Andromeda
NGC 22 in Pegasus
NGC 23 in Pegasus
NGC 24 in Sculptor
NGC 25 in Phoenix
NGC 26 in Pegasus
NGC 27 in Andromeda
NGC 28 in Phoenix
NGC 29 in Andromeda
NGC 30 in Pegasus – binary (double) star
NGC 31 in Phoenix
NGC 32 in Pegasus – a group of yellow dwarf stars
NGC 33 in Pisces – binary (double) star
NGC 34 in Cetus
NGC 35 in Cetus
NGC 36 in Pisces
NGC 37 in Phoenix
NGC 38 in Pisces
NGC 39 in Andromeda
NGC 40 in Cepheus – Bow Tie Nebula – planetary nebula
NGC 41 in Pegasus
NGC 42 in Pegasus
NGC 43 in Andromeda
NGC 44 in Andromeda – binary (double) star
NGC 45 in Cetus
NGC 46 in Pisces – single star
NGC 47 in Cetus
NGC 48 in Andromeda
NGC 49 in Andromeda
NGC 50 in Cetus
NGC 51 in Andromeda
NGC 52 in Pegasus
NGC 53 in Tucana
NGC 54 in Cetus
NGC 55 in Sculptor
NGC 56
NGC 57 in Pisces
NGC 58
NGC 59 in Cetus
NGC 60 in Pisces
NGC 61 in Cetus
NGC 62 in Cetus
NGC 63 in Pisces
NGC 64 in Cetus
NGC 65 in Cetus
NGC 66 in Cetus
NGC 67 in Andromeda
NGC 68 in Andromeda
NGC 69 in Andromeda
NGC 70 in Andromeda
NGC 71 in Andromeda
NGC 72 in Andromeda
NGC 73 in Cetus
NGC 74 in Andromeda
NGC 75 in Pisces
NGC 76 in Andromeda
NGC 77
NGC 78 in Pisces
NGC 79 in Andromeda
NGC 80 in Andromeda
NGC 81 in Andromeda
NGC 82 in Andromeda
NGC 83 in Andromeda
NGC 84 in Andromeda
NGC 85 in Andromeda
NGC 86 in Andromeda
NGC 87 in Phoenix
NGC 88 in Phoenix
NGC 89 in Phoenix
NGC 90 in Andromeda – single star
NGC 91 in Andromeda
NGC 92 in Phoenix
NGC 93 in Andromeda
NGC 94 in Andromeda
NGC 95 in Pisces
NGC 96 in Andromeda
NGC 97 in Andromeda
NGC 98 in Phoenix
NGC 99 in Pisces
NGC 100 in Pisces