Caldwell Catalog

Caldwell Catalog of 109 Deep-Sky Objects

109 Caldwell deep-sky objects

The Caldwell catalog contains 109 primarily southern-sky deep-sky objects (galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters) that are not too difficult to see using good binoculars and modest-sized telescopes. Astronomy clubs and star parties sometimes host "half-marathons" where the goal is to find half the 109 objects (C1 thru C109) in a single night.

Also see the related Messier Catalog and the more difficult Herschel 400 Catalog.

1. Caldwell # Name/Type
3. Magnitude
4. Constellation

1. C1
2. nebula
3. 8.4
4. Cepheus

1. C2
2. Bow-Tie Nebula
3. 6.5
4. Cepheus

1. C3
2. galaxy
3. 6.4
4. Draco

1. C4
2. Iris Nebula
3. 5.9
4. Cepheus

1. C5
2. galaxy
3. 5.8
4. Camelopardalis

1. C6
2. Cat's Eye Nebula
3. 4.2
4. Draco

1. C7
2. galaxy
3. 3.3
4. Camelopardalis

1. C8
2. open cluster
3. 5
4. Casseopeia

1. C9
2. Cave Nebula
3. 7.9
4. Cepheus

1. C10
2. open cluster
3. 6.6
4. Cassiopeia

1. C11
2. Bubble Nebula
3. 5.8
4. Cassiopeia

1. C12
2. Fireworks Galaxy
3. 6.6
4. Cepheus

1. C13
2. Owl Cluster
3. 5.9
4. Cassiopeia

1. C14
2. Double Cluster
3. 7.6
4. Perseus

1. C15
2. Blinking Planetary
3. 6.4
4. Cygnus

1. C16
2. open cluster
3. 6.5
4. Lacerta

1. C17
2. galaxy
3. 7
4. Cassiopeia

1. C18
2. galaxy
3. 8
4. Cassiopeia

1. C19
2. Cocoon Nebula
3. 8.5
4. Cygnus

1. C20
2. N. America Nebula
3. 5
4. Cygnus

1. C21
2. galaxy
3. 7
4. Canes Venatici

1. C22
2. Blue Snowball
3. 6.5
4. Andromeda

1. C23
2. galaxy
3. 6
4. Andromeda

1. C24
2. Perseus A
3. 11.5
4. Perseus

1. C25
2. Intergalactic Wanderer
3. 4.9
4. Lynx

1. C26
2. galaxy
3. 9.5
4. Canes Venatici

1. C27
2. Crescent Nebula
3. 7.5
4. Cygnus

1. C28
2. open cluster
3. 8.5
4. Andromeda

1. C29
2. galaxy
3. 9
4. Canes Venatici

1. C30
2. galaxy
3. 8.5
4. Pegasus

1. C31
2. Flaming Star Nebula
3. 4.5
4. Auriga

1. C32
2. Whale Galaxy
3. 10
4. Canes Venatici

1. C33
2. East Veil Nebula
3. 7
4. Cygnus

1. C34
2. West Veil Nebula
3. 6
4. Cygnus

1. C35
2. galaxy
3. 5.5
4. Coma Berenices

1. C36
2. galaxy
3. 6.5
4. Coma Berenices

1. C37
2. open cluster
3. 6
4. Vulpecula

1. C38
2. Needle Galaxy
3. 7
4. Coma Berenices

1. C39
2. Eskimo Nebula
3. 5.5
4. Gemini

1. C40
2. galaxy
3. 9
4. Leo

1. C41
2. Hyades
3. 5
4. Taurus

1. C42
2. globular cluster
3. 5
4. Delphinus

1. C43
2. spiral galaxy
3. 7
4. Pegasus

1. C44
2. spiral galaxy
3. 4
4. Pegasus

1. C45
2. spiral galaxy
3. 1.4
4. Bootes

1. C46
2. Hubble's Nebula
3. 6.5
4. Monoceros

1. C47
2. globular cluster
3. 4.5
4. Delphinus

1. C48
2. spiral galaxy
3. 5.5
4. Cancer

1. C49
2. Rosette Nebula
3. 10
4. Monoceros

1. C50
2. Satellite Cluster
3. 7
4. Monoceros

1. C51
2. galaxy
3. 8
4. Cetus

1. C52
2. galaxy
3. 8
4. Virgo

1. C53
2. Spindle Galaxy
3. 8.5
4. Sextans

1. C54
2. open cluster
3. 8.5
4. Monoceros

1. C55
2. Saturn Nebula
3. 7
4. Aquarius

1. C56
2. planetary nebula
3. 9.5
4. Cetus

1. C57
2. Barnard's Galaxy
3. 9.5
4. Sagittarius

1. C58
2. open cluster
3. 11
4. Canis Major

1. C59
2. Ghost of Jupiter
3. 11.5
4. Hydra

1. C60
2. Antenna Galaxies
3. 10.5
4. Corvus

1. C61
2. Antennae Galaxies
3. 10.5
4. Corvus

1. C62
2. spiral galaxy
3. 8
4. Cetus

1. C63
2. Helix Nebula
3. 8.5
4. Aquarius

1. C64
2. Mexican Jumping Star
3. 9
4. Canis Major

1. C65
2. Sculptor Galaxy
3. 10.5
4. Sculptor

1. C66
2. globular cluster
3. 10
4. Hydra

1. C67
2. galaxy
3. 7.5
4. Fornax

1. C68
2. R CrA Nebula
3. 9
4. Corona Australis

1. C69
2. Bug Nebula
3. 9
4. Scorpius

1. C70
2. galaxy
3. 9
4. Sculptor

1. C71
2. open cluster
3. 8.5
4. Puppis

1. C72
2. Whale Galaxy
3. 10
4. Sculptor

1. C73
2. globular cluster
3. 9
4. Columba

1. C74
2. Eight Burst Nebula
3. 10.5
4. Vela

1. C75
2. open cluster
3. 9.5
4. Scorpius

1. C76
2. open cluster
3. 12
4. Scorpius

1. C77
2. Centaurus A
3. 10.5
4. Centaurus

1. C78
2. globular cluster
3. 8
4. Corona Australis

1. C79
2. globular cluster
3. 8.5
4. Vela

1. C80
2. Omega Centauri
3. 8.5
4. Centaurus

1. C81
2. globular cluster
3. 8.5
4. Ara

1. C82
2. open cluster
3. 9.5
4. Ara

1. C83
2. galaxy
3. 8.5
4. Centaurus

1. C84
2. globular cluster
3. 11
4. Centaurus

1. C85,
2. Omicron Vel
3. 10.5
4. Vela

1. C86
2. globular cluster
3. 11
4. Ara

1. C87
2. globular cluster
3. 11
4. Horologium

1. C88
2. open cluster
3. 11
4. Circinus

1. C89
2. S. Norma Cluster
3. 11.5
4. Norma

1. C90
2. planetary nebula
3. 11
4. Carina

1. C91
2. Wishing Well Cluster
3. 11.5
4. Carina

1. C92
2. Eta Carinae Nebula
3. 7.5
4. Carina

1. C93
2. globular cluster
3. 6.5
4. Pavo

1. C94
2. Jewel Box Cluster
3. 9.5
4. Crux

1. C95
2. open cluster
3. 11
4. Triangulum Australe

1. C96
2. open cluster
3. 10.5
4. Carina

1. C97
2. Pearl Cluster
3. 12
4. Centaurus

1. C98
2. open cluster
3. 11
4. Crux

1. C99
2. Coalsack Nebula
3. 10.5
4. Crux

1. C100
2. Lambda Centauri
3. 10.5
4. Centaurus

1. C101
2. galaxy
3. 8.5
4. Pavo

1. C102
2. Theta Car Cluster
3. 10.5
4. Carina

1. C103
2. Tarantula Nebula
3. 7
4. Dorado

1. C104
2. globular cluster
3. 9.5
4. Tucana

1. C105
2. globular cluster
3. 11
4. Musca

1. C106
2. Tucanae Cluster
3. 9.5
4. Tucana

1. C107
2. globular cluster
3. 10
4. Apus

1. C108
2. globular cluster
3. 11
4. Musca

1. C109
2. planetary nebula
3. 11
4. Chamaeleon

Caldwell Catalog Types

Galaxies = 35
Star clusters = 25
Globular clusters = 18
Nebulae = 23
Supernovae remnants = 2

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