There will be a list of all the nebulae from the NGC catalog. This catalog of NGC nebulae is not complete.
| NGC number | Name | Nebula Type | Constellation | Ascension | Declination | Ap.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 40 | Bow-Tie Nebula | Planetary nebula | Cepheus | 00h 13m 01.0s | +72° 31′ 19″ | 11.7 | |
| NGC 246 | Planetary nebula | Cetus | 00h 47m 03.3s | −11° 52′ 19″ | 11.4 | ||
| NGC 248 | (Located in Small Magellanic Cloud) | Diffuse nebula | Tucana | 00h 46m 19.6s | −73° 23′ 21″ | ||
| NGC 249 | (Located in Small Magellanic Cloud) | Diffuse nebula | Tucana | 00h 45m 10.9s | −73° 04′ 17″ | ||
| NGC 261 | (Located in Small Magellanic Cloud) | Diffuse nebula | Tucana | 00h 46m 33.0s | −73° 05′ 55″ | ||
| NGC 267 | (Located in Small Magellanic Cloud) | Diffuse nebula | Tucana | 00h 48m 37.6s | −73° 18′ 59″ | ||
| NGC 281 | Diffuse nebula and star cluster | Cassiopeia | 00h 52m 25.1s | +56° 33′ 54″ | 7.3 | ||
| NGC 588 | (Located in the Triangulum Galaxy) | Diffuse nebula | Triangulum | 01h 32m 45.2s | +30° 38′ 54″ | 11.5 | |
| NGC 592 | (Located in Triangulum Galaxy) | Diffuse nebula | Triangulum | 01h 33m 00.1s | +30° 34′ 37″ | 13.0 | |
| NGC 595 | (Located in Triangulum Galaxy) | Diffuse nebula | Triangulum | 01h 33m 35.5s | +30° 41′ 52″ | 13.1 | |
| NGC 604 | (Located in Triangulum Galaxy) | Diffuse nebula | Triangulum | 01h 34m 33.2s | +30° 47′ 06″ | 11.5 | |
| NGC 650 | Messier 76; Little Dumbbell Nebula | Planetary nebula | Perseus | 01h 42m 19.9s | +51° 34′ 31″ | 16.1 | |
| NGC 651 | (Duplicate of NGC 650) | Planetary nebula | Perseus | 01h 42m 19.9s | +51° 34′ 31″ | 16.1 | |
| NGC 896 | Diffuse nebula | Cassiopeia | 02h 26m | +61° 59′ | |||
| NGC 1333 | Diffuse nebula | Perseus | 03h 29m 02s | +31° 21′ | 10.9 | ||
| NGC 1360 | Planetary nebula | Fornax | 03h 33m 14.6s | −25° 52′ 18″ | 11.0 | ||
| NGC 1432 | Maia Nebula (Located within Pleiades) | Diffuse nebula | Taurus | 03h 46m | +24° | ||
| NGC 1435 | Merope Nebula (Located within Pleiades) | Diffuse nebula | Taurus | 03h 46m | +24° | 13 | |
| NGC 1491 | Diffuse nebula | Perseus | 04h 03m 21s | +51° 18.9′ 11.3″ | |||
| NGC 1499 | California Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Perseus | 04h 03m 18s | +36° 25′ | 4.1 | |
| NGC 1579 | Diffuse nebula | Perseus | 04h 30m 09.5s | +35° 16′ 19″ | |||
| NGC 1501 | Planetary nebula | Camelopardalis | 04h 06m 59.2s | +60° 55′ 14″ | 15.2 | ||
| NGC 1514 | Planetary nebula | Taurus | 04h 09m 17.0s | +30° 46′ 33″ | 10.0 | ||
| NGC 1535 | Planetary nebula | Eridanus | 04h 14m 15.8s | −12° 44′ 22″ | 11.6 | ||
| NGC 1554 | Struve's Lost Nebula | Reflection nebula | Taurus | 04h 21m 43.5s | +19° 31′ 16″ | ||
| NGC 1555 | Hind's Variable Nebula | Reflection nebula | Taurus | 04h 21m 57.1s | +19° 32′ 07″ | ||
| NGC 1715 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Diffuse nebula | Dorado | 04h 52m 10s | −66° 54′ | ||
| NGC 1788 | Diffuse nebula | Orion | 05h 06m 54s | −03° 21′ | 5.8 | ||
| NGC 1736 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 04h 53m 01.6s | −68° 03′ 12″ | ||
| NGC 1737 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 04h 53m 57.8s | −69° 10′ 28″ | ||
| NGC 1743 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 04h 54m 03.2s | −69° 11′ 57″ | ||
| NGC 1748 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 04h 54m 23.7s | −69° 11′ 06″ | ||
| NGC 1760 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 04h 56m 36.0s | −66° 31′ 24″ | ||
| NGC 1763 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 04h 55m 14.0s | −68° 07′ 18″ | 9.9 | |
| NGC 1769 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 04h 57m 44.7s | −66° 27′ 49″ | ||
| NGC 1773 | Emission nebula | Dorado | 04h 58m 12.0s | −66° 21′ 57″ | |||
| NGC 1874 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Nebula | Dorado | 05h 13m 11.7s | −69° 22′ 35″ | ||
| NGC 1880 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 13m 39.2s | −69° 22′ 52″ | ||
| NGC 1895 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 16m 52.4s | −67° 19′ 47″ | ||
| NGC 1899 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 17m 46.0s | −67° 54′ 00″ | ||
| NGC 1909 | Reflection nebula | Eridanus | 05h 02m | −07.9° | |||
| NGC 1918 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Supernova remnant | Dorado | 05h 19m 04.5s | −69° 38′ 56″ | ||
| NGC 1919 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Nebula | Dorado | 05h 20m 09s | −66° 52.4′ | ||
| NGC 1936 | IC 2127 (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 22m 12.5s | −67° 58′ 32″ | 11.60 | |
| NGC 1945 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 25m 01.0s | −66° 25′ 24″ | ||
| NGC 1952 | Messier 1; Crab Nebula | Supernova remnant | Taurus | 05h 34m 32.0s | +22° 00′ 52″ | 8.4 | |
| NGC 1955 | (Located in Large Magellanic Cloud) | Diffuse nebula | Mensa | 05h 26m 12s | −67° 29′ 54″ | 8.87 | |
| NGC 1973 | Diffuse nebula | Orion | 05h 35m | −04° 44′ | 7 | ||
| NGC 1975 | Nebula | Orion | 05h 35m | −05° 23′ | 7 | ||
| NGC 1976 | Messier 42; Orion Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Orion | 05h 35m 17.3s | −05° 23′ 28″ | 5 | |
| NGC 1982 | Messier 43; de Mairan's Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Orion | 05h 35m 31s | −05° 16′ | 9 | |
| NGC 1985 | Reflection nebula | Auriga | 05h 37m 47.8s | +31° 59′ 24″ | |||
| NGC 1990 | Epsilon Orionis Nebula | Reflection nebula | Orion | 05h 36m 12.8s | −01° 12′ 07″ | ||
| NGC 1999 | Diffuse nebula | Orion | 05h 36m 27s | −06° 43′ | 9.5 | ||
| NGC 2020 | Diffuse nebula | Dorado | 05h 33m 12s | −67° 43′ | |||
| NGC 2023 | Diffuse nebula | Orion | 05h 41m 37.9s | −02° 15′ 52″ | |||
| NGC 2068 | Messier 78 | Diffuse nebula | Orion | 05h 46m 46.7s | +00° 00′ 50″ | 8.0 | |
| NGC 2024 | Flame Nebula | Emission nebula | Orion | 05h 41m 43s | −01° 51′ | ||
| NGC 2029 | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 35m 38s | −66° 02′ | 12.3 | ||
| NGC 2030 | (Part of the Seagull Nebula) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 35m 01s | −67° 33′ 18″ | ||
| NGC 2032 | Seagull Nebula | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 35m 20s | −67° 34′ 37″ | ||
| NGC 2035 | (Part of the Seagull Nebula) | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 35m 31s | −67° 35′ 03″ | 11.0 | |
| NGC 2048 | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 35m 55s | −69° 39′ | 12.2 | ||
| NGC 2052 | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 37m 11s | −69° 46′ 27″ | |||
| NGC 2074 | GC 1272, JH 2942 | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 39m 03.0s | −69° 29′ 54″ | ~8 | |
| NGC 2078 | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 39m 54s | −69° 44′ 54″ | 10.9 | ||
| NGC 2080 | Ghost Head Nebula | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 39m 44s | −69° 38′ 50″ | 10.4 | |
| NGC 2081 | Emission nebula | Dorado | 05h 39m 11s | −69° 30′ 16″ | |||
| NGC 2037 | Interstellar matter | Dorado | 05h 35m | −69° 43′ 54″ | 10.3 | ||
| NGC 2045 | Interstellar matter | Taurus | 05h 45m | +12° 54′ | |||
| NGC 2069 | (Part of the Tarantula Nebula) | Interstellar matter | Dorado | 05h 38m 42s | −69° 00′ 30″ | 10.1 | |
| NGC 2022 | Planetary nebula | Orion | 05h 42m 06.2s | +09° 05′ 11″ | 14.2 | ||
| NGC 2064 | Reflection nebula | Orion | 05h 46m 36s | +00° 03′ 24″ | |||
| NGC 2067 | Reflection nebula | Orion | 05h 46m 36s | +00° 07′ 00″ | |||
| NGC 2071 | Reflection nebula | Orion | 05h 47m 07.2s | +00° 17′ 39″ | |||
| NGC 2170 | Diffuse nebula | Monoceros | 06h 07m 48s | −06° 23′ 06″ | |||
| NGC 2174 | Diffuse nebula | Orion | 06h 09m 42s | +20° 30′ 00″ | 6.8 | ||
| NGC 2149 | Reflection nebula | Monoceros | 06h 03m 28s | −09° 43′ 57″ | |||
| NGC 2163 | Reflection nebula | Orion | 06h 07m 50s | +18° 39′ 27″ | |||
| NGC 2182 | Reflection nebula | Monoceros | 06h 09m 30s | −06° 19′ 40″ | |||
| NGC 2183 | Reflection nebula | Monoceros | 06h 10m 47s | −06° 12′ 45″ | |||
| NGC 2185 | Reflection nebula | Monoceros | 06h 11m 00s | −06° 13′ 36″ | |||
| NGC 2237 | (Part of the Rosette Nebula) | Diffuse nebula | Monoceros | 06h 30m 36s | +04° 58′ 51″ | 9 | |
| NGC 2238 | (Part of the Rosette Nebula) | Diffuse nebula | Monoceros | 06h 30m 30s | +05° 03′ 00″ | 9 | |
| NGC 2246 | (Part of the Rosette Nebula) | Diffuse nebula | Monoceros | 06h 32m | +05° 07′ | 9 | |
| NGC 2261 | Hubble's Variable Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Monoceros | 06h 39m 10s | +08° 44′ 09″ | ||
| NGC 2242 | Planetary nebula | Auriga | 06h 34m 07s | +44° 46′ 38″ | |||
| NGC 2245 | Reflection nebula | Monoceros | 06h 32m 41s | +10° 09′ 34″ | |||
| NGC 2359 | Thor's Helmet, Gum 4 | Diffuse nebula | Canis Major | 07h 18m 30s | −13° 14′ | ||
| NGC 2363 | (Located within NGC 2366) | Diffuse nebula | Camelopardalis | 07h 28m 29.8s | +69° 11′ 33″ | 15.5 | |
| NGC 2346 | Planetary nebula | Monoceros | 07h 09m 22.5s | −00° 48′ 24″ | 10.8 | ||
| NGC 2371 | (Duplicate of NGC 2372; also called NGC 2371-2) | Planetary nebula | Gemini | 07h 25m 34.7s | +29° 29′ 26″ | 14.5 | |
| NGC 2392 | Planetary nebula | Gemini | 07h 29m 10.8s | +20° 54′ 42″ | 10.3 | ||
| NGC 2438 | Planetary nebula | Puppis | 07h 41m 51.4s | −14° 43′ 55″ | 10.8 | ||
| NGC 2440 | Planetary nebula | Puppis | 07h 41m 54.9s | −18° 12′ 30″ | 18.9 | ||
| NGC 2736 | Pencil Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Vela | 09h 00m | −45° 57′ | ||
| NGC 2818 | Planetary nebula | Pyxis | 09h 16m 01.7s | −36° 37′ 39″ | 12.5 | ||
| NGC 2867 | Planetary nebula | Carina | 09h 21m 25.4s | −58° 18′ 401″ | 12.0 | ||
| NGC 2899 | Planetary nebula | Vela | 12.0 | ||||
| NGC 3180 | (Located in NGC 3184) | Diffuse nebula | Ursa Major | 10h 18m 17.0s | +41° 25′ 26″ | 10.4 | |
| NGC 3181 | (Located in NGC 3184) | Diffuse nebula | Ursa Major | 10h 18m 11.5s | +41° 24′ 46″ | ||
| NGC 3199 | Diffuse nebula | Carina | 10h 16m 32.8s | −57° 56′ 02″ | |||
| NGC 3132 | Eight-Burst Nebula | Planetary nebula | Vela | 10h 07m 01.8s | −40° 26′ 11″ | 10.1 | |
| NGC 3195 | Planetary nebula | Chamaeleon | 10h 09m 20.9s | −80° 51′ 31″ | |||
| NGC 3242 | Cat's Eye Nebula; Ghost of Jupiter | Planetary nebula | Hydra | 10h 24m 46.1s | −18° 38′ 33″ | 10.3 | |
| NGC 3372 | Eta Carina Nebula; Keyhole Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Carina | 10h 44m 19.0s | −59° 53′ 21″ | ||
| NGC 3576 | Diffuse nebula | Carina | 11h 11m 49.8s | −61° 18′ 14″ | |||
| NGC 3587 | Messier 97; Owl Nebula | Planetary nebula | Ursa Major | 11h 14m 47.7s | +55° 01′ 09″ | ||
| NGC 3603 | Diffuse nebula | Carina | 11h 15m 09.1s | −61° 16′ 17″ | 10.1 | ||
| NGC 3918 | Planetary nebula | Centaurus | 11h 50m 17.7s | −57° 10′ 57″ | 10.0 | ||
| NGC 5189 | Gum 47 | Planetary nebula | Musca | 13h 33m 33.0s | −65° 58′ 27″ | 14.1 | |
| NGC 5307 | Planetary nebula | Centaurus | 13h 51m 03.3s | −51° 12′ 21″ | 11.5 | ||
| NGC 5315 | Planetary nebula | Circinus | 13h 53m 57.0s | −66° 30′ 51″ | 14.6 | ||
| NGC 5882 | Planetary nebula | Libra | 15h 16m 49.9s | −45° 38′ 58″ | 11.9 | ||
| NGC 5979 | Planetary nebula | Triangulum Australe | 15h 47m 41s | −61° 13′ 05″ | 12.1 | ||
| NGC 6188 | Rim Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Ara | 16h 40m 05s | −48° 47′ | ||
| NGC 6153 | Planetary nebula | Scorpius | 16h 31m 30.6s | –40° 15′ 12″ | 9.9 | ||
| NGC 6164 | HD 148937 SAO 226891 | Variable star and diffuse nebula | Norma | 16h 33m 52.4s | −48° 06′ 40″ | 7.0 | |
| NGC 6165 | HD 148937 SAO 226891 | Variable star and diffuse nebula | Norma | 16h 33m 52.4s | −48° 06′ 40″ | 7.0 | |
| NGC 6210 | Planetary nebula | Hercules | 16h 44m 29.5s | +23° 48′ 00″ | 12.3 | ||
| NGC 6357 | War and Peace Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Scorpius | 17h 24m | −34° 20′ | ||
| NGC 6302 | Bug Nebula | Planetary nebula | Scorpius | 17h 13m 44.2s | −37° 06′ 16″ | 7.1 | |
| NGC 6309 | PK 9+14.1 CS=14.4 Box nebula | Planetary nebula | Ophiuchus | 17h 14m 04.3s | −12° 54′ 38″ | 11.5 | |
| NGC 6326 | PK 338-8.1 ESO 228-PN1 AM 1716-514 CS=13.5 | Planetary nebula | Ara | 17h 20m 46.3s | −51° 45′ 16″ | 12.2 | |
| NGC 6369 | Little Ghost Nebula | Planetary nebula | Ophiuchus | 17h 29m 20.4s | −23° 45′ 34″ | 16.6 | |
| NGC 6334 | Cat's Paw Nebula | Supernova remnant | Scorpius | 17h 19m 58.0s | −35° 57′ 47″ | ||
| NGC 6445 | Planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 17h 49m 15s | −20° 00′ 35″ | 11.2 | ||
| NGC 6514 | Messier 20; Trifid Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 02m 23s | −23° 02′ | 6.8 | |
| NGC 6559 | Diffuse nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 10m | -24° | |||
| NGC 6589 | Diffuse nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 16m 50.4s | −19° 53′ 24″ | 10.5 | ||
| NGC 6590 | Diffuse nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 17m 00s | −19° 53′ | 9.8 | ||
| NGC 6537 | Planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 05m 13.1s | −19° 50′ 35″ | 13.6 | ||
| NGC 6543 | Cat's Eye Nebula | Planetary nebula | Draco | 17h 58m 33.4s | +66° 38′ 00″ | 9.8 | |
| NGC 6565 | Planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 11m 52.5s | −28° 10′ 42″ | 12.5 | ||
| NGC 6578 | Planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 16m 16.5s | −20° 27′ 03″ | 12.9 | ||
| NGC 6620 | Planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 22m 54.1s | −26° 99′ 18″ | 12.7 | ||
| NGC 6629 | Planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 25m 42.4s | −23° 12′ 10″ | 11.3 | ||
| NGC 6644 | Planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 18h 32m 34.7s | −25° 07′ 44″ | 10.7 | ||
| NGC 6726 | Anteater Nebula | Nebula | Corona Australis | 19h 02m | −35° 53′ | ||
| NGC 6727 | Nebula | Corona Australis | 19h 02m | −36° 54′ | |||
| NGC 6729 | Nebula | Corona Australis | 19h 01m 46.4s | −36° 57′ 40″ | |||
| NGC 6720 | Messier 57; | Ring Nebula | Planetary nebula | Lyra | 18h 53m 35.1s | +33° 01′ 45″ | 14.7 |
| NGC 6751 | Planetary nebula | Aquila | 19h 05m 55.6s | −05° 59′ 33″ | 15.8 | ||
| NGC 6766 | (see NGC 6884) | Planetary nebula | Lyra | 20h 10m 23.7s | +46° 27′ 40″ | 11.9 | |
| NGC 6781 | Planetary nebula | Aquila | 19h 18m 28.1s | +06° 32′ 19″ | |||
| NGC 6790 | Planetary nebula | Aquila | 19h 22m 57.0s | +01° 30′ 46″ | 12.5 | ||
| NGC 6888 | Crescent Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Cygnus | 20h 12m 07s | +38° 21′ | 7.4 | |
| NGC 6803 | Planetary nebula | Aquila | 19h 31m 16.5s | +10° 03′ 22″ | 15.2 | ||
| NGC 6818 | Little Gem Nebula | Planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 19h 43m 57.8s | −14° 09′ 12″ | 9.3 | |
| NGC 6826 | Blinking Planetary | Planetary nebula | Cygnus | 19h 44m 48.2s | +50° 31′ 30″ | 10.2 | |
| NGC 6853 | Messier 27; Dumbbell Nebula | Planetary nebula | Vulpecula | 19h 59m 36.3s | +22° 43′ 16″ | 7.5 | |
| NGC 6884 | (Duplicate of NGC 6766) | Planetary nebula | Cygnus | 20h 10m 23.7s | +46° 27′ 40″ | 11.9 | |
| NGC 6891 | Planetary nebula | Delphinus | 20h 15m 08.8s | +12° 42′ 16″ | 10 | ||
| NGC 6960 | Western part of Veil Nebula 'Witch Broom' | Diffuse nebula | Cygnus | 20h 45m 38.0s | +30° 42′ 30″ | ||
| NGC 6992 | Eastern part of the Veil Nebula 'Banana Nebula' | Diffuse nebula | Cygnus | 20h 57m | +31° 30′ | ||
| NGC 6995 | (Part of the Veil Nebula) | Diffuse nebula | Cygnus | 20h 57m | +31° 13′ | ||
| NGC 6905 | Planetary nebula | Delphinus | 20h 22m 23s | +20° 06′ 16″ | 10.9 | ||
| NGC 7008 | Planetary nebula | Cygnus | 21h 00m 32.8s | +54° 32′ 38″ | 10.7 | ||
| NGC 7009 | Planetary nebula | Aquarius | 21h 04m 10.8s | −11° 21′ 47″ | 8 | ||
| NGC 7026 | Planetary nebula | Cygnus | 21h 06m 18.6s | +47° 51′ 10″ | 10.9 | ||
| NGC 7027 | Planetary nebula | Cygnus | 21h 07m 01.7s | +42° 14′ 12″ | 8.5 | ||
| NGC 7048 | Planetary nebula | Cygnus | 21h 14m 15.2s | +46° 17′ 21″ | 12.1 | ||
| NGC 7076 | Planetary nebula | Cepheus | 21h 26m 24.1s | +62° 53′ 30″ | 13.5 | ||
| NGC 7094 | Planetary nebula | Pegasus | 21h 36m 53s | +12° 47′ 22″ | 13.4 | ||
| NGC 7023 | Reflection nebula | Cepheus | 21h 01m 35.5s | +68° 10′ 10″ | |||
| NGC 7139 | Planetary nebula | Cepheus | 21h 46m 08s | +63° 47′ 29.45″ | 13.3 | ||
| NGC 7293 | Helix Nebula | Planetary nebula | Aquarius | 22h 29m 38.6s | −20° 50′ 14″ | 13.2 | |
| NGC 7354 | Planetary nebula | Cepheus | 22h 40m 19.9s | +61° 17′ 08″ | |||
| NGC 7635 | Bubble Nebula | Diffuse nebula | Cassiopeia | 23h 20m 48.3s | +61° 12′ 06″ | ||
| NGC 7662 | Copeland's Blue Snowball | Planetary nebula | Andromeda | 23h 25m 54.0s | +42° 32′ 06″ | 8.6 | |
| NGC 7822 | Nebula | Cepheus | 00h 03m 35.3s | +67° 09′ 42″ |