Bigourdan's List of Nebulous Objects from Early Catalogs (original) (raw)

Guillaume Bigourdan, in his review of historical discoveries of nebulae and star clusters, has listed the observations of early observers, see Bigourdan (1892). This list is here presented sorted by observer:

• Ptolemy
• Ulugh Begh
• Tycho Brahe
• Hevelius
• Halley
• Flamsteed

Ptolemy

Designat Bi NGC/IC M Long (1661.0) Lat RA (2000.0) Dec Rem

Pto 191 6 869/884 47:54 +40:30 02:10.5 +56:46 Pto 734 9 78:14 -16:30 05:32.8 +06:49 Phi1, Lambda, Phi2 Ori (Lambda shaped ast.) Pto 449 14 2632 M44 121:34 +00:30 08:35.3 +19:12:54 Praesepe Pto 494 20 166:04 +30:00 12:19.3 +30:55 Mel 111, Coma OCl Pto 567 32 6475 M7 262:24 -13:15 17:46.1 -36:42 Pto 577 36 276:24 +00:45 18:48.2 -22:16 Nu1 Sco

Ulugh Begh

Designat Bi NGC/IC M Long (1661.0) Lat RA (2000.0) Dec Rem

UlB 190 7 869/884 49:27 +40:00 02:19.9 +56:50 UlB 731 10 79:39 -13:30 05:37.8 +09:53 Phi1, Lambda, Phi2 Ori (Lambda shaped ast.) UlB 446 18 2632 M44 122:54 +01:00 08:41.3 +19:22 Praesepe
UlB 491 21 169:12 +28:12 12:26.8 +28:04 Mel 111, Coma OCl UlB 564 31 6475 M7 262:03 -13:39 17:44.3 -37:05 UlB 574 38 278:08:15 +00:45 18:55.6 -22:07 Nu1 Sco

Tycho Brahe

Designat Bi NGC/IC M Long (1661.0) Lat RA (2000.0) Dec Rem

Tyc 576 17 2632 M44 122:36:05 +01:14 08:40:19 +19:40 Praesepe Tyc 175 28 258:50 +71:05 17:47.6 +47:40 88 Her reg Tyc 717 42 297:58 +07:16 20:13.2 -12:31 Xi1 & Xi2 Cap Tyc 721 43 298:03 +00:24 20:19.9 -19:11 Sigma Cap Tyc 718 45 299:47 +00:48:05 20:26.6 -18:23:17 Pi Cap Tyc 719 48 300:31 +00:28 20:30.0 -18:32 Omicron Cap Tyc 175 51 333:24 +64:45 20:32.1 +50:01 Omega1, Omega2, Omega3 Cyg

Hevelius

Designat Bi NGC/IC M Long (1661.0) Lat RA (2000.0) Dec Rem

Hev 32 4 224 M31 23:10:10 +33:23:04 00:42:41 +41:19:56 Neb in girdle of And Hev 291 16 2632 M44 122:32:56 +01:15 08:40:07 +19:41 Praesepe Hev 1496 19 [M40] 147:10:46 +54:00:33 12:30:10 +58:27:56 74 & 75 UMa Hev 953 24 219:58:56 +05:52:16 14:56:00 -10:40:04 Theta1, Theta2, 17, 18 Lib Hev 804 26 248:48:20 +35:31:33 17:05:15 +12:49:18 32, 33, 34 Oph & 60 Her Hev 794 29 259:12:16 +71:27:54 17:48:28 +28:02:30 88 Her reg Hev 795 30 262🔞29 +63:28:30 17:53:05 +40:00:33 f Her Hev 1259 35 6639? 272:29:22 +09:05:24 18:29:25 -14:12:32 Hev 1561 40 292:32:33 +41:33:00 19:25:39 +20:04:39 4 & 5 Vul; Cr 399; Brocchi's cl (10) Hev 380 44 298:03:50 +00:35:11 20:19:47 -19:59:53 Sigma Cap Hev 381 46 300:02:04 +01:01:51 20:27:26 -18:06:20 Pi Cap Hev 383 49 300:30:30 +01🔞44 20:29:04 -17:34:07 Rho Cap Hev 382 47 300:29:17 +00:30:52 20:29:48 -18:29:51 Omicron Cap Hev 618 50 331:30:21 +64:07:20 20:30:08 +49:02:18 Omega1, Omega2, Omega3 Cyg Hev 619 53 347:30:48 +65:36:40 20:58:37 +54:24:17 Cyg Milky Way Hev 1113 52 335:44:48 +13:24:09 22:27:43 +04:46:03 34, 35, 36 Peg

Halley

Designat Bi NGC/IC M Long (1661.0) Lat RA (2000.0) Dec Rem

Hal 180 23 5139 214:57 -35:07:05 13:26:34 -47:22:23 Omega Cen Hal 20 27 6231 252:11 -19:01 16:53.3 -41:45 Near Zeta Sco Hal 29 33 6475 M7 264:00 -13:25:05 17:53.8 -36:53:42

Flamsteed

Designat Bi NGC/IC M Long (1661.0) Lat RA (2000.0) Dec Rem

Fla 58 3 224 M31 23:09:26 +33:20:44 00:42:45 +41:17:35 Neb in girdle of And Fla 154 2 14:37:50 -04:17:13 01:17:57 +03:37:33 f Per (2) Fla 217 5 36:47:26 +27:04:08 01:53:30 +40:44:25 55 And, h 162, GC 428 (3) Fla 274 8 869/884 49:34:34 +40:43:21 02🔞14 +57:31:44 Lambda Per Fla 748 11 1976 M42 78:15:44 -28:42:15 05:35:19 -05:22:14 Theta1 Ori (4) Fla 916 12 2244 93:48:40 -18:22:46 06:32:31 +04:51:45 12 Mon (5) Fla 965 13 2287 M41 100:34:08 -43:53:19 06:47:00 -21:01:45 12 CMa (6) Fla 1213 15 2632 M44 122:30:56 +01:31:18 08:40:17 +19:57:47 Praesepe 39 Cnc Fla 1721 22 169:33:26 +27:26:54 12:26:31 +27:15:09 Mel 111, Coma OCl; 14 Com Fla 2111 25 221:07:21 +34:01:32 15:32:20 +16:02:00 Tau2 Ser (7) Fla 2446 34 6523 M8 265:57:33 -00:47:50 18:03:02 -24:16:45 7 Sgr (8) Fla 2549 37 277:46:50 +00:09:12 18:54:21 -22:44:25 Nu1 Sco Fla 2630 41 292:44:58 +41:32:43 19:26:18 +20:06:11 5 Vul Fla 2650 39 290:09:33 +14:23:03 19:37:01 -07:01:24 Kappa Aql (9) Fla 3045 1 11🔞32 +61:54:50 22:11:18 +59:25:58 Lambda Cep (1) Fla 3219 54 358:39:37 +26:09:20 23:27:44 +25:10:59 69 Peg (11)

Remarks:

• (1) 26 Jan 1682 (H Coel Brit I, 65) "Nebulosa clarissima"
• (2) 18 Sep & 17 Nov 1677 (H Coel Brit I, 48) "Star in a sort of cluster"
• (3) 17 Oct 1691 (H Coel Brit II, 135, line 8) "Neb.". Messier didn't find
• (4) 2 Feb 1692 (H Coel Brit II, 156); ident there with the Ori neb discovered by Cysatus in 1618 and independently by Huygens in 1656
• (5) 17 Feb 1690 (H Coel Brit II, 5); = H VII.2; Bigourdan has wrong latitude sign
• (6) 16 Feb 1702 (H Coel Brit II, 430); noted a cluster near this star
• (7) 16 May 1693 (H Coel Brit II, 197); "this star is in the middle of a cluster"
• (8) several times (H Coel Brit I, 33, 34; II, 48, 532, 533) "nebulosa antecedentem arcum"
• (9) 14 Jul 1680 (H Coel Brit I, 54); "Haec est in nebulosa"
• (10) Al Sufi; 2 times 1690 (H Coel Brit II, 133)
• (11) 16 Oct 1691 (H Coel Brit II, 133); "star with nebula"

Key:

Designat

Designation/number in old catalog

Bi

Bigourdan Number in Bigourdan (1892)

NGC/IC, M

NGC or IC (preceded by "I") number, and Messier catalog number

Long, Lat (1661.0)

Ecliptical Longitude and Latitude of object for epoch 1661.0 (Hevelius' catalog epoch), as given by Bigourdan (1892)

RA, Dec (2000.0)

Right Ascension and Declination for epoch 2000.0 (old position precessed to modern epoch coordinates)

Rem

Remarks

References:

• Guillaume Bigourdan, 1892. Observations of 1884. Observations de Nébuleuses et d'amas stellaires (Observations of Nebulae and Star Clusters).Annales de l'Observatoire de Paris.

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