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Catalog of Bright Open Clusters |
|
Common Name |
R.A. |
Dec. |
NGC |
Size |
Mag. |
Type |
Const. |
|
NGC 129 in Cassiopeia |
00h 29m 54s |
60° 14' N |
129 |
21 |
6.5 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Cas |
|
NGC 457 in Cassiopeia |
01h 19m 06s |
58° 20' N |
457 |
13 |
6.4 |
Open cluster rich |
Cas |
|
M103 in Cassiopeia |
01h 33m 12s |
60° 42' N |
581 |
6 |
7.4 |
Open cluster rich |
Cas |
|
NGC 654 in Cassiopeia |
01h 44m 06s |
61° 53' N |
654 |
5 |
6.5 |
Open cluster dense |
Cas |
|
NGC 752 in Andromeda |
01h 57m 48s |
37° 41' N |
752 |
20 |
6.7 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
And |
|
NGC 869 W. in "Dbl. Clust." |
02h 19m 00s |
57° 09' N |
869 |
30 |
4 |
Open cluster dense |
Per |
|
NGC 884 E. in "Dbl. Clust." |
02h 22m 24s |
57° 07' N |
884 |
30 |
4 |
Open cluster dense |
Per |
|
M34 in Andromeda |
02h 42m 00s |
42° 47' N |
1039 |
35 |
5.2 |
Open cluster rich |
Per |
|
NGC 1027 in Cassiopeia |
02h 42m 42s |
61° 33' N |
1027 |
20 |
6.7 |
Open cluster rich |
Cas |
|
M45, Pleiades in Taurus |
03h 47m 24s |
24° 07' N |
1432 |
110 |
3.4 |
Open Cluster |
Tau |
|
NGC 1502 in Camelopardus |
04h 07m 42s |
62° 20' N |
1502 |
8 |
5.7 |
Open cluster rich |
Cam |
|
NGC 1528 in Perseus |
04h 15m 24s |
51° 14' N |
1528 |
24 |
6.4 |
Open cluster dense |
Per |
|
NGC 1545 in Perseus |
04h 20m 54s |
50° 15' N |
1545 |
18 |
6.2 |
Open cluster rich |
Per |
|
NGC 1647 in Taurus |
04h 46m 00s |
19° 04' N |
1647 |
45 |
6.4 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Tau |
|
NGC 1662 in Orion |
04h 48m 30s |
10° 56' N |
1662 |
20 |
6.4 |
Open cluster scattered |
Ori |
|
NGC 1746 in Taurus |
05h 03m 36s |
23° 50' N |
1746 |
42 |
6 |
OC bright scattered |
Tau |
|
M38 in Auriga |
05h 28m 42s |
35° 50' N |
1912 |
21 |
6.4 |
Open cluster rich |
Aur |
|
NGC 1981 in Orion |
05h 35m 12s |
04° 26' S |
1981 |
25 |
4.6 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Ori |
|
Trapezium in Orion |
05h 35m 24s |
05° 54' S |
1980 |
14 |
|
Open cluster with neb. |
Ori |
|
M36 in Auriga |
05h 36m 06s |
34° 08' N |
1960 |
12 |
6 |
Open cluster rich |
Aur |
|
M37 in Auriga |
05h 52m 04s |
32° 33' N |
2099 |
24 |
5.6 |
Open cluster dense |
Aur |
|
NGC 2129 in Gemini |
06h 01m 00s |
23° 18' N |
2129 |
7 |
6.7 |
Open cluster rich |
Gem |
|
NGC 2169 in Orion |
06h 08m 24s |
13° 57' N |
2169 |
7 |
5.9 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Ori |
|
M35 in Gemini |
06h 08m 35s |
24° 20' N |
2168 |
28 |
5.1 |
Open cluster rich |
Gem |
|
NGC 2232 in Monoceros |
06h 26m 36s |
04° 45' S |
2232 |
30 |
3.9 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Mon |
|
NGC 2244 in Monoceros |
06h 32m 24s |
04° 52' N |
2244 |
24 |
4.8 |
Open cluster with neb. |
Mon |
|
Christmas Tree in Monoceros |
06h 41m 06s |
09° 53' N |
2264 |
60 |
3.9 |
Open cluster with neb. |
Mon |
|
M41 in Canis Mayor |
06h 46m 00s |
20° 44' S |
2287 |
38 |
4.5 |
Open cluster dense |
CMa |
|
NGC 2281 in Auriga |
06h 49m 18s |
41° 04' N |
2281 |
15 |
5.4 |
OC bright scattered |
Aur |
|
NGC 2301 in Monoceros |
06h 51m 48s |
00° 28' N |
2301 |
12 |
6 |
Open cluster dense |
Mon |
|
M50 in Monoceros |
07h 03m 12s |
08° 20' S |
2323 |
16 |
5.9 |
Open cluster rich |
Mon |
|
NGC 2354 in Canis Mayor |
07h 14m 18s |
25° 44' S |
2354 |
20 |
6.5 |
Open cluster rich |
CMa |
|
NGC 2362 in Canis Mayor |
07h 18m 48s |
24° 57' S |
2362 |
8 |
4.1 |
Open cluster dense |
CMa |
|
M47 in Puppis |
07h 36m 36s |
14° 30' S |
2422 |
30 |
4.4 |
Open cluster dense |
Pup |
|
NGC 2423 in Puppis |
07h 37m 06s |
13° 52' S |
2423 |
19 |
6.7 |
Open cluster dense |
Pup |
|
NGC 2439 in Puppis |
07h 40m 48s |
31° 39' S |
2439 |
10 |
6.9 |
Open cluster rich |
Pup |
|
M46 in Puppis |
07h 41m 48s |
14° 49' S |
2437 |
27 |
6.1 |
Open cluster dense |
Pup |
|
M93 in Puppis |
07h 44m 36s |
23° 52' S |
2447 |
22 |
6.2 |
OC dense + dark Neb. |
Pup |
|
NGC 2451 in Puppis |
07h 45m 24s |
37° 58' S |
2451 |
45 |
2.8 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Pup |
|
NGC 2477 in Puppis |
07h 52m 18s |
38° 33' S |
2477 |
27 |
5.8 |
Open cluster dense |
Pup |
|
NGC 2516 in Carina |
07h 58m 18s |
60° 52' S |
2516 |
30 |
3.8 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Car |
|
NGC 2527 in Puppis |
08h 05m 18s |
28° 10' S |
2527 |
22 |
6.5 |
Open cluster scattered |
Pup |
|
NGC 2539 in Puppis |
08h 10m 42s |
12° 50' S |
2539 |
22 |
6.5 |
Open cluster rich |
Pup |
|
NGC 2547 in Vela |
08h 10m 42s |
49° 16' S |
2547 |
20 |
4.7 |
Open cluster rich |
Vel |
|
NGC 2546 in Puppis |
08h 12m 24s |
37° 38' S |
2546 |
41 |
6.3 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Pup |
|
M48 in Hydra |
08h 13m 48s |
05° 48' S |
2548 |
54 |
5.8 |
Open cluster rich |
Hya |
|
M44 in Cancer "Praesepe" |
08h 40m 06s |
19° 59' N |
2632 |
95 |
3.1 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Cnc |
|
IC 2391 in Vela |
08h 40m 12s |
53° 04' S |
|
50 |
2 |
Open Cluster |
Vel |
|
NGC 2669 in Vela |
08h 44m 54s |
52° 58' S |
2669 |
12 |
6.1 |
Open cluster |
Vel |
|
M67 in Cancer |
08h 50m 24s |
11° 49' N |
2682 |
30 |
6.9 |
Open cluster dense |
Cnc |
|
NGC 3114 in Carina |
10h 02m 42s |
60° 07' S |
3114 |
35 |
4.2 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Car |
|
NGC 3228 in Vela |
10h 21m 48s |
51° 43' S |
3228 |
18 |
6 |
Open cluster |
Vel |
|
NGC 3293 in Carina |
10h 35m 48s |
58° 14' S |
3293 |
40 |
4.7 |
Open cluster rich + Neb. |
Car |
|
IC 2602 in Carina |
10h 43m 12s |
64° 24' S |
|
50 |
1 |
Open cluster + Neb. |
Car |
|
NGC 3532 in Carina |
11h 06m 24s |
58° 40' S |
3532 |
55 |
3 |
Open cluster dense |
Car |
|
NGC 3572 in Carina |
11h 10m 24s |
60° 14' S |
3572 |
20 |
6.6 |
Open cluster with nebulosity |
Car |
|
NGC 3766 in Centaurus |
11h 36m 06s |
61° 37' S |
3766 |
12 |
5.3 |
Open cluster rich |
Cen |
|
IC 2944 in Centaurus |
11h 36m 36s |
63° 02' S |
|
75 |
4 |
Open Cluster |
Cen |
|
NGC 4609 in Crux |
12h 42m 18s |
62° 58' S |
4609 |
5 |
6.9 |
Open Cluster |
Cru |
|
Jewel Box in Crux |
12h 53m 36s |
60° 20' S |
4755 |
10 |
4.2 |
Open cluster dense |
Cru |
|
NGC 5281 in Centaurus |
13h 46m 36s |
62° 54' S |
5281 |
5 |
5.9 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Cen |
|
NGC 5316 in Centaurus |
13h 53m 54s |
61° 52' S |
5316 |
14 |
6 |
Open cluster |
Cen |
|
NGC 5460 in Centaurus |
14h 07m 36s |
48° 19' S |
5460 |
25 |
5.6 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Cen |
|
NGC 5617 in Centaurus |
14h 29m 48s |
60° 43' S |
5617 |
10 |
6.3 |
Open cluster rich |
Cen |
|
NGC 5662 in Centaurus |
14h 35m 12s |
56° 33' S |
5662 |
12 |
5.5 |
Open cluster rich |
Cen |
|
NGC 6025 in Triangulum Aus. |
16h 03m 42s |
60° 30' S |
6025 |
12 |
5.1 |
Open cluster rich |
TrA |
|
NGC 6067 in Norma |
16h 13m 12s |
54° 13' S |
6067 |
13 |
5.6 |
Open cluster rich |
Nor |
|
NGC 6087 in Norma |
16h 18m 54s |
57° 54' S |
6087 |
12 |
5.4 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Nor |
|
NGC 6124 in Scorpius |
16h 25m 36s |
40° 40' S |
6124 |
29 |
5.8 |
Open cluster rich |
Sco |
|
NGC 6167 in Norma |
16h 34m 24s |
49° 36' S |
6167 |
8 |
6.7 |
Open cluster |
Nor |
|
NGC 6193 in Ara |
16h 41m 18s |
48° 46' S |
6193 |
15 |
5.2 |
Open cluster + nebula |
Ara |
|
NGC 6231 in Scorpius |
16h 54m 00s |
41° 48' S |
6231 |
15 |
2.6 |
OC bright scattered + nebula |
Sco |
|
NGC 6242 in Scorpius |
16h 55m 36s |
39° 30' S |
6242 |
9 |
6.4 |
Open cluster rich |
Sco |
|
NGC 6250 in Ara |
16h 58m 00s |
45° 48' S |
6250 |
8 |
5.9 |
Open cluster rich |
Ara |
|
NGC 6281 in Scorpius |
17h 04m 48s |
37° 54' S |
6281 |
60 |
5.4 |
Open cluster dense |
Sco |
|
NGC 6322 in Scorpius |
17h 18m 30s |
42° 57' S |
6322 |
10 |
6 |
Open cluster rich |
Sco |
|
NGC 6383 in Scorpius |
17h 34m 48s |
32° 34' S |
6383 |
80 |
5.5 |
Open cluster rich + nebula |
Sco |
|
M6, Butterfly in Scorpius |
17h 40m 06s |
32° 13' S |
6405 |
15 |
4.2 |
Open cluster rich |
Sco |
|
NGC 6416 in Scorpius |
17h 44m 24s |
32° 21' S |
6416 |
18 |
5.7 |
Open cluster scattered |
Sco |
|
M7 in Scorpius |
17h 53m 54s |
34° 49' S |
6475 |
80 |
3.3 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Sco |
|
M23 in Sagittarius |
17h 56m 48s |
19° 01' S |
6494 |
27 |
5.5 |
Open cluster dense |
Sgr |
|
M21 in Sagittarius |
18h 04m 36s |
22° 30' S |
6531 |
13 |
5.9 |
Open cluster rich |
Sgr |
|
NGC 6530 in Sagittarius |
18h 04m 48s |
24° 20' S |
6530 |
15 |
4.6 |
Open cluster rich + nebula |
Sgr |
|
NGC 6604 in Serpens |
18h 18m 06s |
12° 14' S |
6604 |
60 |
6.5 |
Open cluster with nebulosity |
Ser |
|
M24 in Sagittarius |
18h 18m 24s |
18° 25' S |
6603 |
5 |
11 |
Open cluster dense |
Sgr |
|
M16, Eagle in Serpens |
18h 18m 48s |
13° 47' S |
6611 |
35 |
6 |
Neb. w/dust & clust. |
Ser |
|
M18 in Sagittarius |
18h 19m 54s |
17° 08' S |
6613 |
9 |
6.9 |
OC bright scattered + Nebula |
Sgr |
|
M17, Omega in Sagittarius |
18h 20m 48s |
16° 11' S |
6618 |
46 |
6 |
Neb. with Open Cluster |
Sgr |
|
NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus |
18h 27m 42s |
06° 34' N |
6633 |
27 |
4.6 |
OC bright scattered |
Oph |
|
M25 in Sagittarius, IC4725 |
18h 31m 36s |
19° 15' S |
|
32 |
4 |
Open cluster |
Sgr |
|
M26 in Scutum |
18h 45m 12s |
09° 24' S |
6694 |
15 |
8 |
Open cluster rich |
Sct |
|
M11, Wild Duck in Scutum |
18h 51m 06s |
06° 16' S |
6705 |
14 |
5.8 |
Open cluster dense |
Sct |
|
NGC 6709 in Aquila |
18h 51m 30s |
10° 21' N |
6709 |
13 |
6.7 |
Open cluster rich |
Aql |
|
NGC 6811 in Cygnus |
19h 38m 12s |
46° 34' N |
6811 |
13 |
6.8 |
Open cluster dense |
Cyg |
|
NGC 6871 in Cygnus |
20h 05m 54s |
35° 47' N |
6871 |
20 |
5.2 |
Open cluster rich |
Cyg |
|
M29 in Cygnus |
20h 23m 54s |
38° 32' N |
6913 |
7 |
6.6 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Cyg |
|
NGC 6940 in Vulpecula |
20h 34m 36s |
28° 18' N |
6940 |
31 |
6.3 |
Open cluster rich |
Vul |
|
M73 in Aquarius |
20h 59m 00s |
12° 38' S |
6994 |
3 |
9 |
Asterism |
Aqr |
|
M39 in Cygnus |
21h 32m 12s |
48° 26' N |
7092 |
32 |
4.6 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Cyg |
|
NGC 7160 in Cepheus |
21h 53m 42s |
62° 36' N |
7160 |
7 |
6.1 |
Open cluster rich |
Cep |
|
NGC 7209 in Lacerta |
22h 05m 12s |
46° 30' N |
7209 |
25 |
6.7 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
Lac |
|
NGC 7243 in Lacerta |
22h 15m 18s |
49° 53' N |
7243 |
21 |
6.4 |
Open cluster dense |
Lac |
|
M52 in Cassiopeia |
23h 24m 12s |
61° 35' N |
7654 |
13 |
6.9 |
Open cluster dense |
Cas |
|
NGC 7686 in Andromeda |
23h 30m 12s |
49° 08' N |
7686 |
15 |
5.6 |
Open cluster bright scattered |
And |
|
NGC 7789 in Cassiopeia |
23h 57m 00s |
56° 44' N |
7789 |
16 |
6.7 |
Open cluster dense |
Cas |
