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Common Names of Deep Space Objects

Common name             Catalog  M#

Andromeda Galaxy        NGC  224 M31
Barnard's Galaxy        NGC 6822
Beehive                 NGC 2632 M44
Black eye               NGC 4826 M64
Blinking Nebula         NGC 6826
Bubble Nebula           NGC 7635
Bug Nebula              NGC 6302
Butterfly               NGC 6405 M6
Cat's Eye Nebula        NGC 6543
Cave Nebula             Sh2-155
Central star cloud      NGC 6603 M24
Cocoon Nebula            IC 5146
Crab                    NGC 1952 M1
Crescent Nebula         NGC 6888
Dumbbell Nebula         NGC 6853 M27
Double Cluster w/884    NGC  969
Double Cluster w/969    NGC  884
Dwarf Galaxy            NGC 6715 M54
Eagle                   NGC 6611 M16
Eastern Veil (Part 1)   NGC 6992
Eastern Veil (Part 2)   NGC 6995
Eskimo Nebula           NGC 2392
Flaming Star             IC  405
Helix Nebula            NGC 7293
Hercules Cluster        NGC 6205 M13
Hubble's Variable       NGC 2261
Hyades                   --
Coma Cluster            NGC 4889
Jupiter's Ghost         NGC 3242
Lagoon                  NGC 6523 M8
M31's Satellite         NGC  221 M32
North America Nebula    NGC 7000
Omega                   NGC 6618 M17
Orion Nebula            NGC 1976 M42
Owl                     NGC 3587 M97
Perseus A               NGC 1275
Phi Cas Cluster         NGC  457
Pinwheel                NGC 5457 M101
Pleiades                 --      M45
Praesepe                NGC 2632 M44
R CrA Nebula            NGC 6729
Reflecting Nebula       NGC 7023
Ring Nebula             NGC 6720 M57
Rosette Nebula (Part 1) NGC 2237
Rosette Nebula (Part 2) NGC 2239
Saturn Nebula           NGC 7009
Sculptor Galaxy         NGC  253
Seven Sisters            --      M45
Sombrero                NGC 4594 M104
Spindle Galaxy          NGC 3115
Swan                    NGC 6618 M17
Super Nova 1054         NGC 1952 M1
Tau CMa Cluster         NGC 2362
Triangulum              NGC  598 M33
Triffid                 NGC 6514 M20
Virgo A                 NGC 4486 M87
Western Veil            NGC 6960
Whirlpool               NGC 5194 M51
Wild Duck               NGC 6705 M11
Winnecke-4               --      M40