Melotte catalogue
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In astronomy, the Melotte catalogue is a catalogue of 245 star clusters 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]
Vital statistics[]
- The catalogue contains 245 objects: 161 open clusters, 81 globular clusters, 2 asterisms, and 1 galaxy.
- Objects are spread out across the entire celestial sphere.
- Mel 2 is the northernmost Melotte object, located at a declination of +85º in the constellation Cepheus.
- Mel 129 is the southernmost Melotte object, located at a declination of -82º in the constellation Apus.
Melotte objects which are also Messier objects[]
The Melotte catalogue contains 55 objects which are part of the Messier catalogue:
- Messier 2
- Messier 3
- Messier 4
- Messier 5
- Messier 6 (Butterfly Cluster)
- Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster)
- Messier 9
- Messier 10
- Messier 11 (Wild Duck Cluster)
- Messier 12
- Messier 13 (Hercules Globular Cluster)
- Messier 14
- Messier 15
- Messier 16 (Open cluster within the Eagle Nebula)
- Messier 19
- Messier 21
- Messier 22
- Messier 23
- Messier 24 (Small Sagittarius Star Cloud)
- Messier 25
- Messier 26
- Messier 28
- Messier 30
- Messier 34
- Messier 35
- Messier 36
- Messier 37
- Messier 38
- Messier 39
- Messier 41
- Messier 44 (Beehive Cluster)
- Messier 45 (Pleiades)
- Messier 46
- Messier 47
- Messier 48
- Messier 50
- Messier 52
- Messier 53
- Messier 54
- Messier 55
- Messier 56
- Messier 62
- Messier 67
- Messier 68
- Messier 69
- Messier 70
- Messier 71
- Messier 72
- Messier 75
- Messier 79
- Messier 80
- Messier 92
- Messier 93
- Messier 103
- Messier 107
Melotte objects which are also Caldwell objects[]
The Melotte catalogue pre-dates the Caldwell catalogue by 80 years. The Melotte catalogue contains 37 objects which are part of the Caldwell catalogue:
- C 1 (NGC 188)
- C 10 (NGC 663)
- C 13 (NGC 457) ET or Owl Cluster
- C 14 (NGC 869 & NGC 884) Double Cluster
- C 16 (NGC 7243)
- C 28 (NGC 752)
- C 41 Hyades
- C 47 (NGC 6934)
- C 50 (NGC 2244) Satellite Cluster
- C 54 (NGC 2506)
- C 58 (NGC 2360) Caroline's Cluster
- C 64 (NGC 2362) Tau Canis Majoris Cluster
- C 71 (NGC 2477)
- C 73 (NGC 1851)
- C 75 (NGC 6124)
- C 76 (NGC 6231)
- C 78 (NGC 6541)
- C 79 (NGC 3201)
- C 80 (NGC 5139) Omega Centauri
- C 81 (NGC 6352)
- C 84 (NGC 5286)
- C 86 (NGC 6397)
- C 87 (NGC 1261)
- C 88 (NGC 5823)
- C 89 (NGC 6087) S Normae Cluster
- C 91 (NGC 3532) Wishing Well Cluster
- C 93 (NGC 6752) Great Peacock Cluster
- C 94 (NGC 4755) Jewel Box
- C 95 (NGC 6025)
- C 96 (NGC 2516) Southern Beehive Cluster
- C 97 (NGC 3766)
- C 102 (IC 2602) Theta Carinae Cluster
- C 104 (NGC 362)
- C 105 (NGC 4833)
- C 106 (NGC 104) 47 Tucanae
- C 107 (NGC 6101)
- C 108 (NGC 4372)
Number of Melotte objects in each constellation[]
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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 | 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 | |
| - | Open cluster | Auriga | - | |||
| Mel 32 |  |
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 |  |
Open cluster | Auriga | - | ||
| Mel 40 | NGC 2158 |  |
Open cluster | Gemini | 8.6 | |
| Mel 41 | NGC 2168 | |
Open cluster | Gemini | 5.1 | |
| Mel 42 |  |
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 |  |
Open cluster | Monoceros | 8.5 [7] | ||
| Mel 46 |  |
Open cluster | Canis Major | 9.4 [8] | ||
| Mel 47 | NGC 2244 | Satellite Cluster |  |
Open cluster | Monoceros | 4.8 |
| Mel 48 |  |
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 |  |
Open cluster | Gemini | 10.0 | ||
| Mel 56 |  |
Open cluster | Monoceros | 10.5 | ||
| Mel 57 |  |
Galaxy | Camelopardalis | 12.2 [10] | ||
| Mel 58 | NGC 2323 |  |
Open cluster | Monoceros | 7.2 | |
| Mel 59 |  |
Open cluster | Monoceros | 7.9 | ||
| Mel 60 |  |
Open cluster | Monoceros | 9.3 | ||
| Mel 61 |  |
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 |
| - | Open cluster | Puppis | 7.8 [12] | |||
| Mel 67 |  |
Open cluster | Puppis | 9.0 | ||
| Mel 68 | NGC 2422 |  |
Open cluster | Puppis | 4.3 | |
| Mel 69 |  |
Open cluster | Gemini | 10.0 | ||
| Mel 70 |  |
Open cluster | Puppis | 7.0 | ||
| - | Open cluster | Puppis | 7.1 [13] | |||
| - | Open cluster | Monoceros | 10.1 [14] | |||
| Mel 73 |  |
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 |  |
Open cluster | Puppis | 10.2 [16] | ||
| Mel 78 | NGC 2477 |  |
Open cluster | Puppis | 5.7 | |
| Mel 79 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
Open cluster | Pyxis | 11.2 [17] | ||
| Mel 90 |  |
Open cluster | Pyxis | 9.2 | ||
| Mel 91 | NGC 2659 |  |
Open cluster | Vela | 9.8 | |
| Mel 92 |  |
Open cluster | Vela | 8.8 [18] | ||
| Mel 93 |  |
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 | |
| - | 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 | ||
| - | Open cluster | Carina | 8.5 [20] | |||
| Mel 106 |  |
Open cluster | Centaurus | 8.6 | ||
| Mel 107 | NGC 3766 |  |
Open cluster | Centaurus | 4.6 | |
| Mel 108 |  |
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 | 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 | 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 |  |
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 | Open cluster | Scorpius | 8.5 | |||
| Mel 150 | NGC 6205 | Hercules Globular Cluster |  |
Globular cluster | Hercules | 5.8 |
| Mel 151 | NGC 6218 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 152 | Open cluster | Scorpius | ||||
| Mel 153 | NGC 6231 |  |
Open cluster | Scorpius | ||
| Mel 154 | Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||||
| Mel 155 | NGC 6242 |  |
Open cluster | Scorpius | ||
| Mel 156 | Open cluster | Ara | ||||
| Mel 157 | NGC 6254 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 158 | Open cluster | Scorpius | ||||
| Mel 159 | NGC 6266 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 160 | NGC 6273 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 161 | NGC 6281 |  |
Open cluster | Scorpius | ||
| Mel 162 | NGC 6284 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 163 | NGC 6287 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 164 | NGC 6293 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 165 | NGC 6304 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 166 | Open cluster | Scorpius | ||||
| Mel 167 | NGC 6333 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 168 | NGC 6341 |  |
Globular cluster | Hercules | ||
| Mel 169 | IC 4651 |  |
Open cluster | Ara | ||
| Mel 170 | NGC 6352 |  |
Globular cluster | Ara | ||
| Mel 171 | NGC 6356 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 172 | NGC 6362 |  |
Globular cluster | Ara | ||
| Mel 173 | NGC 6366 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 174 | NGC 6388 |  |
Globular cluster | Scorpius | ||
| Mel 175 | NGC 6402 |  |
Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 176 | NGC 6397 |  |
Globular cluster | Ara | ||
| Mel 177 | NGC 6400 |  |
Open cluster | Scorpius | ||
| Mel 178 | NGC 6405 | Butterfly Cluster |  |
Open cluster | Scorpius | 4.2 |
| Mel 179 | IC 4665 |  |
Open cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 180 | NGC 6441 |  |
Globular cluster | Scorpius | ||
| Mel 181 | Open cluster | Scorpius | ||||
| Mel 182 | Open cluster | Sagittarius | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Mel 189 | NGC 6535 |  |
Globular cluster | Serpens | ||
| Mel 190 | NGC 6539 |  |
Globular cluster | Serpens | ||
| Mel 191 | NGC 6541 |  |
Globular cluster | Corona Australis | ||
| Mel 192 | NGC 6544 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 193 | NGC 6553 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 194 | NGC 6558 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 195 | NGC 6569 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 196 | NGC 6584 |  |
Globular cluster | Telescopium | ||
| Mel 197 | NGC 6603 |  |
Open cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 198 | NGC 6611 |  |
Open cluster | Serpens | ||
| Mel 199 | NGC 6624 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 200 | NGC 6626 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 201 | NGC 6633 |  |
Open cluster | Ophiuchus | ||
| Mel 202 | NGC 6637 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 203 | NGC 6642 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 204 | IC 4725 |  |
Open cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 205 |  |
Open cluster | Sagittarius | |||
| Mel 206 |  |
Open cluster | Scutum | |||
| Mel 207 | Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||||
| Mel 208 | NGC 6656 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 209 |  |
Open cluster | Scutum | |||
| Mel 210 | IC 4756 |  |
Open cluster | Serpens | ||
| Mel 211 | NGC 6681 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 212 | NGC 6694 |  |
Open cluster | Scutum | ||
| Mel 213 | NGC 6705 | Wild Duck Cluster |  |
Open cluster | Scutum | 5.8 |
| Mel 214 | NGC 6709 |  |
Open cluster | Aquila | ||
| Mel 215 | NGC 6712 |  |
Globular cluster | Scutum | ||
| Mel 216 | NGC 6715 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 217 | NGC 6723 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 218 | NGC 6752 | Great Peacock Globular |  |
Globular cluster | Pavo | 5.4 |
| Mel 219 | NGC 6760 | Globular cluster | Aquila | |||
| Mel 220 | NGC 6779 |  |
Globular cluster | Lyra | ||
| Mel 221 | NGC 6809 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 222 | NGC 6811 |  |
Open cluster | Cygnus | ||
| Mel 223 | NGC 6819 |  |
Open cluster | Cygnus | ||
| Mel 224 |  |
Open cluster | Vulpecula | |||
| Mel 225 | NGC 6834 |  |
Open cluster | Cygnus | ||
| Mel 226 | NGC 6838 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagitta | ||
| - | Open cluster | Octans | ||||
| Mel 228 | NGC 6864 |  |
Globular cluster | Sagittarius | ||
| Mel 229 | NGC 6866 |  |
Globular cluster | Cygnus | ||
| Mel 230 | NGC 6934 |  |
Globular cluster | Delphinus | ||
| Mel 231 | NGC 6939 |  |
Open cluster | Cepheus | ||
| Mel 232 | NGC 6940 |  |
Open cluster | Vulpecula | ||
| Mel 233 | NGC 6981 |  |
Globular cluster | Aquarius | ||
| Mel 234 | NGC 7078 |  |
Globular cluster | Pegasus | ||
| Mel 235 | NGC 7089 |  |
Globular cluster | Aquarius | ||
| Mel 236 | NGC 7092 |  |
Open cluster | Cygnus | ||
| Mel 237 | NGC 7099 |  |
Globular cluster | Capricorn | 7.7 | |
| Mel 238 | NGC 7209 |  |
Open cluster | Lacerta | 7.7 | |
| Mel 239 |  |
Open cluster | Lacerta | |||
| Mel 240 | NGC 7243 |  |
Open cluster | Lacerta | 6.4 | |
| Mel 241 | Open cluster | Lacerta | ||||
| Mel 242 | NGC 7492 | Globular cluster | Aquarius | |||
| Mel 243 | NGC 7654 |  |
Open cluster | Cassiopeia | 5.0 | |
| Mel 244 | Open cluster | Cepheus | ||||
| Mel 245 | NGC 7789 | Caroline's Rose, White Rose Cluster |  |
Open cluster | Cassiopeia | 6.7 |
Errors[]
There are some errors in Melotte's list:
- Mel 28 and 29 are asterisms.
- The elliptical or lenticular galaxy was mistaken for a globular cluster.
See also[]
- List of astronomical catalogues
- Collinder catalogue - a similar catalogue of open star clusters published by Per Collinder in 1931.
- Trumpler catalogue - a similar catalogue of open star clusters published by Robert Julius Trumpler in 1930.
References[]
- ^ Melotte, P. J. "A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates", MmRAS, 1915
- ^ "melotte 20". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ "ic 1805". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "ic 361". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "ngc 1857". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "ngc 2192". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "ngc 2215". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "ngc 2243". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "ngc 2259". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 2314". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "NGC 2353". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "Mel 66". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Mel 71". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Mel 72". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "ngc 2432". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "ngc 2455". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "NGC 2635". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "NGC 2660". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Mel 101". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Mel 105". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "NGC 4852". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "NGC 6005 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Cl Melotte 186". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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