List of Common Deep Sky Catalogs

Below is a listing of the various more and less common catalogs of deep sky objects, together with abbrevations and a short description. This list is of course far from being comprehensive. If you have any comments or additions, please contact me.

We have some of these catalogs available here at SEDS. Other compilations are acknowledged where they are linked.

Besides these catalogs which are often used to designate objects, there are many observing lists and catalogs suitable for work-through and as databases, as well as historic deepsky catalogs, which we do not include here.

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