The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars by J.L.E. Dreyer published in 1888 by the Royal Astronomical Society. Transcribed to machine readable format by Robert E. Erdmann, Jr. Started 1991, completed 2005 Modified to column-structured format by Harold Corwin (May-June 2017). High-order characters replaced with 7-bit ASCII equivalents, "Figured nebulae" flagged with "#" in the "Notes" column. Spot-checking done, corrections made when necessary. Corrections to the NGC itself are in square brackets []. A full proof-reading is still necessary. Here is the format with examples. Other R.A. A.P. N.P.D. A.P. No. G.C. J.H. W.H. Observers 1860.0 1880.0 1860.0 1880.0 Summary Description Notes <-------><----------><---------><----------------><---------------><> <> <>+- <-----> <-> <-.>+-<---> <------------------------------------------><-> N0001 1 ... ... d'A 00 00 04 +3.07 63 04.3 -20.1 F, S, R, bet *11 and *14 ... N0111 ... ... ... L II 00 19 30 +3.07 93 24.0 -20.0 vF, S, R, lbM, *8.5 p 36sec, n 2' (?=5100) ... N1684 920=921=924 334 II 528 ... 04 45 32 +3.00 93 20.7 -06.3 pF, pS, R, bM, *9, 225d+- ... N1760 979 2709 ... ... 04 56 16 +0.09 156 43.9 -05.5 vF, S, 3 vS st inv *# N1761 980 2710 ... ... 04 56 19 +0.09 156 41.1 -05.5 Cl, L, mC, ** 9 m # N1762 981 ... III 453 ... 04 56 25 +3.10 88 34.5 -05.4 vF, vS * N1763 982 2711 ... ... 04 56 32 +0.10 156 37.2 -05.5 vB, vL, vimE # N2329 1489 429 II 735=III 875 ... 06 58 34 +4.55 41 10.7 +5.2 vF, vS, stellar ... N2573 1652 3176 ... ... 08 13 +- -141. 179 41.1 +7.7 F, S, R, glbM, Polariss Austr ... N3172 2043 250 ... ... 10 08 +- +87.5 00 06.8 +19.5 vF, R, gbM, *11 s 2', Polarissima Borealis * N3195 2063 3241 ... ... 10 10 52 -0.51 170 10.2 +17.8 !PN, pB, S, lE, 13"d[iam], 3 S st nr # N3226 2088 ... II 28 d'A, Schultz 10 15 47 +3.29 69 23.8 +18.1 pB, cL, R} D neb, 159d, 138" ... N3227 2089 ... II 29 d'A, Schultz 10 15 51 +3.29 69 25.8 +18.1 pB, cL, R} D neb, 159d, 138" ... N4129 2739 1097=3382 II 548 ... 12 01 42 +3.07 98 15.3 +20.1 F, pL, pmE 95d+-, vglbM ... N4755 3275 3435 ... Lac II 12, D 301 12 45 22 +3.53 149 35.3 +19.6 Cl, vL, st vB (kappa Crucis) # N5296 3651 ... ... Ld R 13 40 +2.51 45 28 +-+18.1 R, bM, is sp h 1668 ... N5428 ... ... ... T V 13 56 08+- +3.13 95 22 +-+17.5 {2 nr II 310, one in line w II 309 & II 310 ... N5429 ... ... ... T V 13 56 08+- +3.13 95 22 +-+17.5 {2 nr II 310, one in line w II 309 & II 310 ... N6231 4245 3652 ... Halley,LII13,D49916 44 15 +4.20 131 33.6 +6.4 Cl, B, cL, pRi, st 10...13 ... N6656 4424 2015=3753 ... JAIhle,M22,LI12 18 27 51 +3.66 114 01.0 -2.5 !!, GC, vB, vL, R, vRi, vmC, st 11...15 ... Latest update, this file: 24 January 2018.