List of diffuse nebulae
This page lists known diffuse nebulae and dark clouds .
Name (German) | Name (English) | LBN or LDN | NGC or IC | Other catalogs |
Constellation | Distance (approx. Ly ) |
Apparent brightness |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
De Mairan's Nebula / Little Orion Nebula | De Mairan's Nebula | NGC 1982 | M 43 | Orion (constellation) | 1300 | +8.0 | |
Eggs fog / Egg Nebula | Egg nebula | CRL 2688 | Swan (constellation) | 3000 | +13.5 | ||
Duck mist / Thor's helmet | Duck Nebula, Thor's Helmet | NGC 2359 + IC 468 | Big dog | 15000 | +9.0 (NGC 2359) | ||
Hubble's Variable Nebula | Hubble's Variable Nebula | NGC 2261 | Unicorn (constellation) | 3000 | +9.5 | ||
Cat's Paw Nebula | Cat's Paw Nebula / Bear Claw Nebula | NGC 6334 | Gum 64 | Sagittarius (constellation) | 5500 | - | |
Cocoon mist | Cocoon Nebula | IC 5146 | Swan (constellation) | 3900 | - | ||
Lagoon fog | Lagoon Nebula | NGC 6523 + NGC 6530 (star cluster) | M 8 / W 29 | Sagittarius (constellation) | 4300 | +5.8 | |
Lambda Centauri Nebula | Running Chicken Nebula, Lambda Centauri Nebula | around cluster IC 2948 | Centaur (constellation) | 8000 | - | ||
Minkowski's footprint | Footprint nebula | M 1-92 | Swan (constellation) | 8000 | +11.7 | ||
Omega nebula / swan nebula | Omega Nebula / Swan Nebula | NGC 6618 | M 17 | Sagittarius (constellation) | 5900 | +7.0 | |
Orion Nebula / Great Orion Nebula | Great Orion Nebula | LBN 974 | NGC 1976 | M 42 | Orion (constellation) | 1300 | +3.5 |
Horsehead Nebula | Horsehead Nebula | Barnard 33 + IC 434 | Orion (constellation) | 1400 | - | ||
Veil Nebula / Cirrus Fog / Cygnus Loop | Cirrus Nebula / Veil Nebula | NGC 6960 + NGC 6974 + NGC 6979 + NGC 6992 + NGC 6995 + IC 1340 | Swan (constellation) | 2000 | +9.0 / + 7.5 / + 7.5 / - | ||
Tarantula mist | Tarantula Nebula | - | NGC 2070 | Swordfish (constellation) | 180,000 (in GMW ) | +5.4 | |
Trifid Nebula | Trifid Nebula | NGC 6514 | M 20 / + Barnard 85 | Sagittarius (constellation) | 2700 | +8.5 | |
Embryo nebula | IC 1848 | Cassiopeia (constellation) | 7800 | - | |||
Ghost nebula | NGC 1977 | Orion (constellation) | 1300 | +6.5 | |||
Seagull Nebula | NGC 2029 + NGC 2032 + NGC 2035 + NGC 2040 | ESO 56-156 + ESO 56-160 + ESO 56-164 | Swordfish (constellation) | 180,000 (in GMW ) | - |
Emission nebula / HII region
NGC or IC | LBN | Other catalogs | Surname | Discovery date | Constellation | Radiation source star or star cluster |
Distance (approx. Ly ) | Brightness (approx likes ) |
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IC 405 | LBN 795 | Flaming Star Nebula | Carter (constellation) | 1500 | - | |||
IC 1318 |
Gamma Cygni Nebula Gamma Cygni Nebula |
Swan (constellation) | Gamma Cygni | 4500 | - | |||
IC 5067 , IC 5070 | LBN 353 | Min 2-69 | Pelican Nebula Pelican Nebula |
Swan (constellation) | 2000 | - | ||
NGC 896 | Min 2-57, Westerhout 4 | Heart Nebula Heart Nebula |
Cassiopeia (constellation) | IC 1805 | 7800 | - | ||
NGC 1499 | LBN 756 | Sh 2-220 | California Nebula California Nebula |
1884 | Perseus (constellation) | 500 to 1000 | +5.0 / +6.0 | |
NGC 2024 | Flame Nebula, Flaming Tree Flame Nebula |
1786 | Orion (constellation) | 1200 to 1500 | +7.5 | |||
NGC 2246 | LBN 948, LBN 949 | Sh 2-275, Westerhout 16 | Rosette Nebula Rosetta Nebula |
1864 | Unicorn (constellation) | NGC 2237, 2238, 2239, and NGC 2244 | 4700 to 5200 | +6.0 |
NGC 6888 | LBN 203 | Sickle Nebula Crescent Nebula |
1792 | Swan (constellation) | WR 136 | 3700 to 4700 | +10.0 | |
NGC 7000 | LBN 373 | Sh 2-117 | North America Nebula North Amarica Nebula |
1891 | Swan (constellation) | 2000 to 2500 | +5.0 / +6.0 | |
NGC 7635 | LBN 548 | Sh 2-162 | Bubble Nebula Bubble Nebula |
1787 | Cassiopeia (constellation) | 7100 | ||
Sh 2-276 |
Barnard's Ring, Barnard's Loop Barnard's Loop |
1895 |
Orion (constellation) | 800 to 1600 | +3.5 |
Surname | Messier | NGC | Other catalogs | Discovery year |
Distance (approx. Ly ) | Apparent brightness | |
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NGC 2264 | NGC 2264 | 1785 | 2500 | +3.9 | |||
NGC 248 | NGC 248 | 1834 | |||||
NGC 261 | NGC 261 | 1826 | |||||
NGC 595 | NGC 595 | 1864 | +13.5 | ||||
NGC 2074 | NGC 2074 | 170,000 | +8.5 | ||||
NGC 2080 | NGC 2080 | 1834 | 168,000 | +10.42 |
Reflection fog
NGC or IC | Ced or DG | Other catalogs | Surname | Discovery date | Constellation | Radiation source star or star cluster |
Distance (approx. Ly ) | Brightness (approx likes ) |
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IC 349 | Ced 19i | Barnard's Merope Nebula Barnard's Merope Nebula |
1890 | Taurus (constellation) | Pleiades | 300 to 400 | approx. 13 | |
NGC 1333 | Ced 16, DG 18 | LBN 741 | 1855 | Perseus (constellation) | 1000 | +5.6 | ||
NGC 1432 | - | LBN 771 | Mayan Nebula Maia Nebula |
Taurus (constellation) | Pleiades ( Maia ) | 300 to 400 | - | |
NGC 1435 | - | Meropen Nebula Merope Nebula |
Taurus (constellation) | Pleiades ( Merope ) | 300 to 400 | - | ||
NGC 1909 (IC 2118) | Ced 41, DG 52 | LBN 959 | Witch Head Nebula Witch Head Nebula's |
Eridanus (constellation) | Beta Orionis (Rigel) | 800 | - | |
NGC 2068 | Ced 55u, DG 80 | Messier 78 | 1780 | Orion (constellation) | 1600 | +8.0 | ||
NGC 6729 | 1861 | Corona Australis | R Coronae Australis | 400 | ||||
NGC 7129 | - | LBN 497 | 1794 | Cepheus (constellation) | 3300 | +11.5 |
Dark clouds
Barnard | LDN | Other catalogs | Surname | Discovery date | Constellation | Distance (approx. Ly ) |
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Barnard 59 , 65, 66, 67, 77, 78 | LDN 1746, LDN 1772, LDN 1768, -, LDN 69, - | Pipe Nebula Pipe Nebula |
Sagittarius (constellation) | 500 | ||
Barnard 86 | LDN 93 | Inkblot Ink Spot |
Sagittarius (constellation) | 5500 | ||
Barnard 168 | - | - | Dark cigar caterpillar |
Swan (constellation) | 3900 | |
- | - | no catalog number |
Coalsack Coalsack |
southern Cross | 2000 |
Fog complexes
NGC or IC | LBN | Other catalogs | Surname | Discovery date | Constellation | Radiation source star or star cluster |
Distance (approx. Ly ) | Brightness (approx likes ) |
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IC 4703 | LBN 67 | Eagle Nebula Eagle Nebula, Star Queen |
1785 | Snake (constellation) | NGC 6611, Messier 16 | 5600 to 7000 | +6.0 | |
NGC 3372 | GUM 33, RCW 53 | Carina Nebula, Eta Carina Nebula Eta Carinae Nebula |
1751 | Keel of the ship | Eta Carinae multiple system | 6000 to 7000 | +3.0 |
Surname | Messier | NGC | Other catalogs | Discovery year | Distance (approx. Ly ) | Apparent brightness |
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Lagoon fog | M 8 | NGC 6523 | 1747 | 5200 | +6.0 | |
De Mairan's mist | M 43 | NGC 1982 | 1731 | 1600 | +9.0 | |
Omega nebula | M 17 | NGC 6618 | 1745 | 5500 | +6.0 | |
Orion Nebula | M 42 | NGC 1976 | 1610 | 1500 | +4.0 | |
Tarantula mist | NGC 2070 | 1751 | 170,000 | +8.3 | ||
Trifid Nebula | M 20 | NGC 6514 | 1764 | 5200 | +6.3 | |
NGC 604 | NGC 0604 | 1784 | 2,700,000 | +14.0 |
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See also
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- Michael Feiler, Philip Noack: Deep Sky Reiseatlas , Oculum-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-938469-21-7