Melotte catalogue

Melotte Catalogue
Melotte 20, an open cluster in the constellation Perseus that was first catalogued by Philibert Jacques Melotte in 1915.
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The Melotte catalogue is a catalogue of 245 star clusters compiled by British astronomer Philibert Jacques Melotte. It was published in 1915 as A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates.[1] Catalogue objects are denoted by Melotte, e.g. "Melotte 20". Dated prefixes include as Mel + catalogue number, e.g. "Mel 20".[2]

The catalogue contains 161 open clusters, 81 globular clusters, two asterisms, and one galaxy.

Melotte objects

Melotte
number 		NGC/IC
number 		Other names Image Object type Constellation Apparent
magnitude
Mel 1 NGC 104 47 Tucanae Globular cluster Tucana 4.1
Mel 2 NGC 188 Open cluster Cepheus 10.0
Mel 3 NGC 288 Globular cluster Sculptor 9.4
Mel 4 NGC 362 Globular cluster Tucana 6.4
Mel 5 NGC 371 Open cluster Tucana -
Mel 6 NGC 436 Open cluster Cassiopeia 8.8
Mel 7 NGC 457 ET Cluster, Owl Cluster Open cluster Cassiopeia 6.4
Mel 8 NGC 581 Open cluster Cassiopeia 7.4
Mel 9 NGC 654 Open cluster Cassiopeia 6.5
Mel 10 NGC 659 Open cluster Cassiopeia 7.9
Mel 11 NGC 663 Open cluster Cassiopeia 7.1
Mel 12 NGC 752 Open cluster Andromeda 5.7
Mel 13 NGC 869 h Persei of Double Cluster Open cluster Perseus 3.7
Mel 14 NGC 884 χ Persei of Double Cluster Open cluster Perseus 3.8
Mel 15 IC 1805 Open cluster Cassiopeia 6.5 [3]
Mel 16 NGC 1027 Open cluster Cassiopeia 6.7
Mel 17 NGC 1039 Open cluster Perseus 5.5
Mel 18 NGC 1245 Open cluster Perseus 8.4
Mel 19 NGC 1261 Globular cluster Horologium 8.6
Mel 20 - Alpha Persei Cluster Open cluster Perseus 1.2
Mel 21 NGC 1342 Open cluster Perseus 6.7
Mel 22 - Pleiades Open cluster Taurus 1.6
Mel 23 NGC 1528 Open cluster Perseus 6.4
Mel 24 IC 361 Open cluster Camelopardalis 11.7 [4]
Mel 25 - Hyades Open cluster Taurus 0.5
Mel 26 NGC 1647 Open cluster Taurus 6.4
Mel 27 NGC 1664 Open cluster Auriga 7.6
Mel 28 NGC 1746 Asterism Taurus 6.1
Mel 29 NGC 1807 Asterism Orion, Taurus 7.4
Mel 30 NGC 1851 Globular cluster Columba 7.3
Mel 31 - Open cluster Auriga -
Mel 32 NGC 1857 Open cluster Auriga 7.0 [5]
Mel 33 NGC 1893 Open cluster Auriga 7.5
Mel 34 NGC 1904 Globular cluster Lepus 8.6
Mel 35 NGC 1907 Open cluster Auriga 8.2
Mel 36 NGC 1912 Open cluster Auriga 7.4
Mel 37 NGC 1960 Open cluster Auriga 6.3
Mel 38 NGC 2099 Open cluster Auriga 6.2
Mel 39 NGC 2126 Open cluster Auriga 10.2
Mel 40 NGC 2158 Open cluster Gemini 8.6
Mel 41 NGC 2168 Open cluster Gemini 5.1
Mel 42 NGC 2192 Open cluster Auriga 10.9 [6]
Mel 43 NGC 2194 Open cluster Orion 8.5
Mel 44 NGC 2204 Open cluster Canis Major 8.6
Mel 45 NGC 2215 Open cluster Monoceros 8.5 [7]
Mel 46 NGC 2243 Open cluster Canis Major 9.4 [8]
Mel 47 NGC 2244 Satellite Cluster Open cluster Monoceros 4.8
Mel 48 NGC 2259 Open cluster Monoceros 10.8 [9]
Mel 49 NGC 2264 Christmas Tree Cluster Open cluster Monoceros 3.9
Mel 50 NGC 2266 Open cluster Gemini 9.5
Mel 51 NGC 2281 Open cluster Auriga 7.2
Mel 52 NGC 2287 Open cluster Canis Major 5.0
Mel 53 NGC 2298 Globular cluster Puppis 9.3
Mel 54 NGC 2301 Open cluster Monoceros 6.3
Mel 55 NGC 2304 Open cluster Gemini 10.0
Mel 56 NGC 2309 Open cluster Monoceros 10.5
Mel 57 NGC 2314 Galaxy Camelopardalis 12.2 [10]
Mel 58 NGC 2323 Open cluster Monoceros 7.2
Mel 59 NGC 2324 Open cluster Monoceros 7.9
Mel 60 NGC 2335 Open cluster Monoceros 9.3
Mel 61 NGC 2345 Open cluster Canis Major 8.1
Mel 62 NGC 2353 Open cluster Monoceros 7.1 [11]
Mel 63 NGC 2355 Open cluster Gemini 9.7
Mel 64 NGC 2360 Caroline's Cluster Open cluster Canis Major 9.1
Mel 65 NGC 2362 Tau Canis Majoris Cluster Open cluster Canis Major 3.8
Mel 66 - Open cluster Puppis 7.8 [12]
Mel 67 NGC 2421 Open cluster Puppis 9.0
Mel 68 NGC 2422 Open cluster Puppis 4.3
Mel 69 NGC 2420 Open cluster Gemini 10.0
Mel 70 NGC 2423 Open cluster Puppis 7.0
Mel 71 - Open cluster Puppis 7.1 [13]
Mel 72 - Open cluster Monoceros 10.1 [14]
Mel 73 NGC 2432 Open cluster Puppis 10.2 [15]
Mel 74 NGC 2439 Open cluster Puppis 7.1
Mel 75 NGC 2437 Open cluster Puppis 6.6
Mel 76 NGC 2447 Open cluster Puppis 6.5
Mel 77 NGC 2455 Open cluster Puppis 10.2 [16]
Mel 78 NGC 2477 Open cluster Puppis 5.7
Mel 79 NGC 2489 Open cluster Puppis 9.3
Mel 80 NGC 2506 Open cluster Monoceros 8.9
Mel 81 NGC 2509 Open cluster Puppis 9.3
Mel 82 NGC 2516 Southern Beehive Cluster Open cluster Carina 3.3
Mel 83 NGC 2539 Open cluster Puppis 8.0
Mel 84 NGC 2547 Open cluster Vela 5.0
Mel 85 NGC 2548 Open cluster Hydra 5.5
Mel 86 NGC 2567 Open cluster Puppis 8.4
Mel 87 NGC 2627 Open cluster Pyxis 8.4
Mel 88 NGC 2632 Beehive Cluster Open cluster Cancer 3.9
Mel 89 NGC 2635 Open cluster Pyxis 11.2 [17]
Mel 90 NGC 2658 Open cluster Pyxis 9.2
Mel 91 NGC 2659 Open cluster Vela 9.8
Mel 92 NGC 2660 Open cluster Vela 8.8 [18]
Mel 93 NGC 2670 Open cluster Vela 9.2
Mel 94 NGC 2682 Open cluster Cancer 7.4
Mel 95 NGC 2808 Globular cluster Carina 6.2
Mel 96 NGC 2818 Open cluster Pyxis 9.9
Mel 97 IC 2488 Open cluster Vela 7.4
Mel 98 NGC 3114 Open cluster Carina 4.5
Mel 99 NGC 3201 Globular cluster Vela 6.9
Mel 100 NGC 3293 Open cluster Carina 6.2
Mel 101 - Open cluster Carina 8.0 [19]
Mel 102 IC 2602 Theta Carinae Cluster Open cluster Carina 1.6
Mel 103 NGC 3532 Wishing Well Cluster Open cluster Carina 3.4
Mel 104 IC 2714 Open cluster Carina 8.2
Mel 105 - Open cluster Carina 8.5 [20]
Mel 106 NGC 3680 Open cluster Centaurus 8.6
Mel 107 NGC 3766 Open cluster Centaurus 4.6
Mel 108 NGC 3960 Open cluster Centaurus 8.8
Mel 109 NGC 4103 Open cluster Crux 7.4
Mel 110 NGC 4349 Open cluster Crux 8.0
Mel 111 - Coma Star Cluster Open cluster Coma Berenices 2.9
Mel 112 NGC 4372 Globular cluster Musca 9.9
Mel 113 NGC 4590 Globular cluster Hydra 9.7
Mel 114 NGC 4755 Jewel Box Open cluster Crux 4.2
Mel 115 NGC 4833 Globular cluster Musca 7.8
Mel 116 NGC 4852 Open cluster Centaurus 8.9 [21]
Mel 117 NGC 5024 Globular cluster Coma Berenices 8.3
Mel 118 NGC 5139 Omega Centauri Globular cluster Centaurus 3.9
Mel 119 NGC 5272 Globular cluster Canes Venatici 6.2
Mel 120 NGC 5281 Open cluster Centaurus 5.9
Mel 121 NGC 5286 Globular cluster Centaurus 7.6
Mel 122 NGC 5316 Open cluster Centaurus 6.0
Mel 123 NGC 5460 Open cluster Centaurus 5.6
Mel 124 NGC 5466 Globular cluster Bootes 10.5
Mel 125 NGC 5617 Open cluster Centaurus 6.3
Mel 126 NGC 5634 Globular cluster Virgo 9.5
Mel 127 NGC 5662 Open cluster Centaurus 7.7
Mel 128 NGC 5715 Open cluster Circinus 9.8
Mel 129 IC 4499 Globular cluster Apus 9.8
Mel 130 NGC 5822 Open cluster Lupus 6.5
Mel 131 NGC 5823 Open cluster Circinus 8.6
Mel 132 NGC 5897 Globular cluster Libra 8.4
Mel 133 NGC 5904 Globular cluster Serpens 5.7
Mel 134 NGC 5927 Globular cluster Lupus 8.0
Mel 135 NGC 5946 Globular cluster Norma 8.4
Mel 136 NGC 5986 Globular cluster Lupus 7.6
Mel 137 NGC 5999 Open cluster Norma 9.0
Mel 138 NGC 6005 Open cluster Norma 10.7 [22]
Mel 139 NGC 6025 Open cluster Triangulum Australe 6.0
Mel 140 NGC 6067 Open cluster Norma 6.5
Mel 141 NGC 6087 S Normae Cluster Open cluster Norma 5.4
Mel 142 NGC 6093 Globular cluster Scorpius 7.3
Mel 143 NGC 6101 Globular cluster Apus 9.2
Mel 144 NGC 6121 Globular cluster Scorpius 5.4
Mel 145 NGC 6124 Open cluster Scorpius 6.3
Mel 146 NGC 6134 Open cluster Norma 8.8
Mel 147 NGC 6144 Globular cluster Scorpius 9.0
Mel 148 NGC 6171 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7.8
Mel 149 NGC 6192 Open cluster Scorpius 8.5
Mel 150 NGC 6205 Hercules Globular Cluster Globular cluster Hercules 5.8
Mel 151 NGC 6218 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 6.1
Mel 152 NGC 6222 Open cluster Scorpius 10.1
Mel 153 NGC 6231 Open cluster Scorpius 2.6
Mel 154 NGC 6235 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7.2
Mel 155 NGC 6242 Open cluster Scorpius 6.4
Mel 156 NGC 6253 Open cluster Ara 10.2
Mel 157 NGC 6254 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 6.6
Mel 158 NGC 6259 Open cluster Scorpius 8.0
Mel 159 NGC 6266 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 6.4
Mel 160 NGC 6273 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 6.8
Mel 161 NGC 6281 Open cluster Scorpius 5.4
Mel 162 NGC 6284 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7.4
Mel 163 NGC 6287 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 10.3
Mel 164 NGC 6293 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 9.0
Mel 165 NGC 6304 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 9.0
Mel 166 NGC 6318 Open cluster Scorpius 11.8
Mel 167 NGC 6333 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7.8
Mel 168 NGC 6341 Globular cluster Hercules 6.5
Mel 169 IC 4651 Open cluster Ara 6.9
Mel 170 NGC 6352 Globular cluster Ara 8.9
Mel 171 NGC 6356 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7.4
Mel 172 NGC 6362 Globular cluster Ara 8.9
Mel 173 NGC 6366 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 9.5
Mel 174 NGC 6388 Globular cluster Scorpius 6.8
Mel 175 NGC 6402 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7.6
Mel 176 NGC 6397 Globular cluster Ara 5.2
Mel 177 NGC 6400 Open cluster Scorpius 8.8
Mel 178 NGC 6405 Butterfly Cluster Open cluster Scorpius 4.2
Mel 179 IC 4665 Open cluster Ophiuchus 4.2
Mel 180 NGC 6441 Globular cluster Scorpius 8.0
Mel 181 NGC 6451 Open cluster Scorpius 8.2
Mel 182 NGC 6469 Open cluster Sagittarius 8.2
Mel 183 NGC 6475 Ptolemy Cluster Open cluster Scorpius 3.3
Mel 184 NGC 6494 Open cluster Sagittarius 5.9
Mel 185 NGC 6496 Globular cluster Scorpius 8.6
Mel 186 - Open cluster Ophiuchus 3.0 [23]
Mel 187 NGC 6520 Open cluster Sagittarius 7.6
Mel 188 NGC 6531 Open cluster Sagittarius 5.9
Mel 189 NGC 6535 Globular cluster Serpens 10.0
Mel 190 NGC 6539 Globular cluster Serpens 8.9
Mel 191 NGC 6541 Globular cluster Corona Australis 7.3
Mel 192 NGC 6544 Globular cluster Sagittarius 9.9
Mel 193 NGC 6553 Globular cluster Sagittarius 8.3
Mel 194 NGC 6558 Globular cluster Sagittarius 11.3
Mel 195 NGC 6569 Globular cluster Sagittarius 9.5
Mel 196 NGC 6584 Globular cluster Telescopium 8.2
Mel 197 NGC 6603 Open cluster Sagittarius 11.1
Mel 198 NGC 6611 Open cluster Serpens 6.0
Mel 199 NGC 6624 Globular cluster Sagittarius 9.1
Mel 200 NGC 6626 Globular cluster Sagittarius 6.9
Mel 201 NGC 6633 Open cluster Ophiuchus 4.6
Mel 202 NGC 6637 Globular cluster Sagittarius 8.3
Mel 203 NGC 6642 Globular cluster Sagittarius 10.2
Mel 204 IC 4725 Open cluster Sagittarius 4.6
Mel 205 NGC 6645 Open cluster Sagittarius 8.5
Mel 206 NGC 6649 Open cluster Scutum 8.9
Mel 207 NGC 6652 Globular cluster Sagittarius 9.8
Mel 208 NGC 6656 Globular cluster Sagittarius 5.2
Mel 209 NGC 6664 Open cluster Scutum 7.8
Mel 210 IC 4756 Open cluster Serpens 4.6
Mel 211 NGC 6681 Globular cluster Sagittarius 7.8
Mel 212 NGC 6694 Open cluster Scutum 8.0
Mel 213 NGC 6705 Wild Duck Cluster Open cluster Scutum 5.8
Mel 214 NGC 6709 Open cluster Aquila 6.7
Mel 215 NGC 6712 Globular cluster Scutum 8.7
Mel 216 NGC 6715 Globular cluster Sagittarius 7.7
Mel 217 NGC 6723 Globular cluster Sagittarius 8.0
Mel 218 NGC 6752 Great Peacock Globular Globular cluster Pavo 5.4
Mel 219 NGC 6760 Globular cluster Aquila 9.8
Mel 220 NGC 6779 Globular cluster Lyra 8.4
Mel 221 NGC 6809 Globular cluster Sagittarius 6.3
Mel 222 NGC 6811 Open cluster Cygnus 6.8
Mel 223 NGC 6819 Open cluster Cygnus 7.3
Mel 224 NGC 6830 Open cluster Vulpecula 7.9
Mel 225 NGC 6834 Open cluster Cygnus 7.8
Mel 226 NGC 6838 Globular cluster Sagitta 8.4
Mel 227 - Open cluster Octans 5.3
Mel 228 NGC 6864 Globular cluster Sagittarius 8.6
Mel 229 NGC 6866 Globular cluster Cygnus 7.6
Mel 230 NGC 6934 Globular cluster Delphinus 8.9
Mel 231 NGC 6939 Open cluster Cepheus 7.8
Mel 232 NGC 6940 Open cluster Vulpecula 6.3
Mel 233 NGC 6981 Globular cluster Aquarius 9.2
Mel 234 NGC 7078 Globular cluster Pegasus 6.3
Mel 235 NGC 7089 Globular cluster Aquarius 6.6
Mel 236 NGC 7092 Open cluster Cygnus 4.6
Mel 237 NGC 7099 Globular cluster Capricorn 6.9
Mel 238 NGC 7209 Open cluster Lacerta 7.7
Mel 239 IC 1434 Open cluster Lacerta 9.0
Mel 240 NGC 7243 Open cluster Lacerta 6.4
Mel 241 NGC 7245 Open cluster Lacerta 9.2
Mel 242 NGC 7492 Globular cluster Aquarius 10.5
Mel 243 NGC 7654 Open cluster Cassiopeia 6.9
Mel 244 NGC 7762 Open cluster Cepheus 10.0
Mel 245 NGC 7789 Caroline's Rose, White Rose Cluster Open cluster Cassiopeia 6.7

Errors

There are some errors in Melotte's list:

See also

References

  1. ^ Melotte, P. J. "A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates", MmRAS, 1915
  2. ^ "melotte 20". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. ^ "ic 1805". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. ^ "ic 361". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. ^ "ngc 1857". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. ^ "ngc 2192". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. ^ "ngc 2215". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  8. ^ "ngc 2243". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  9. ^ "ngc 2259". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  10. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 2314". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  11. ^ "NGC 2353". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  12. ^ "Mel 66". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  13. ^ "Mel 71". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  14. ^ "Mel 72". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  15. ^ "ngc 2432". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  16. ^ "ngc 2455". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  17. ^ "NGC 2635". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  18. ^ "NGC 2660". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  19. ^ "Mel 101". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  20. ^ "Mel 105". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  21. ^ "NGC 4852". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  22. ^ "NGC 6005 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  23. ^ "Cl Melotte 186". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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