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Deep sky objects in Orion - Full list

The table below is a complete list of all the 95 deep sky objects belonging to the Messier, New General Catalogue (NGC) and Index Catalogue (IC) catalogues that are present in the Orion constellation. Click on each row to view the object complete details.

Name Type Magnitude (B)
NGC 1980 (Lower Sword) Star Cluster + Nebula 2.5 (V)
Messier 42 (Great Orion Nebula) Star Cluster + Nebula 4 (V)
NGC 1981 (Upper Sword) Star Cluster + Nebula 4.2 (V)
NGC 1788 Reflection Nebula 5.8 (B)
NGC 2169 Open Cluster 5.9 (V)
NGC 1662 Open Cluster 6.4 (V)
NGC 2175 Star Cluster + Nebula 6.8 (V)
NGC 1973 Nebula 7 (B)
NGC 1975 Nebula 7 (B)
NGC 2071 Star Cluster + Nebula 8 (B)
Messier 78 Reflection Nebula 8 (V)
NGC 2194 Open Cluster 8.5 (V)
NGC 2186 Open Cluster 8.7 (V)
Messier 43 (Mairan's Nebula) HII Ionized region 9 (V)
NGC 2180 Open Cluster 9 (B)
NGC 2112 Open Cluster 9.1 (V)
NGC 2141 Open Cluster 9.4 (V)
NGC 1999 Reflection Nebula 9.5 (B)
IC 434 (Flame Nebula) HII Ionized region 11 (B)
NGC 2022 Planetary Nebula 11.6 (V)
IC 421 Galaxy 12.6 (B)
NGC 1843 Galaxy 12.8 (B)
NGC 1653 Galaxy 12.9 (B)
NGC 1642 Galaxy 12.9 (B)
NGC 1684 Galaxy 13 (B)
NGC 1924 Galaxy 13 (B)
NGC 1729 Galaxy 13.2 (B)
NGC 1691 Galaxy 13.2 (B)
NGC 1762 Galaxy 13.5 (B)
NGC 1678 Galaxy 13.5 (B)
NGC 2110 Galaxy 13.51 (V)
NGC 1819 Galaxy 13.7 (B)
NGC 1713 Galaxy 13.88 (B)
NGC 1671 Galaxy 13.9 (B)
NGC 1682 Galaxy 14 (B)
NGC 1670 Galaxy 14.1 (B)
NGC 1654 Galaxy 14.2 (B)
NGC 1661 Galaxy 14.3 (B)
NGC 1657 Galaxy 14.3 (B)
IC 414 Galaxy 14.4 (V)
IC 430 Nebula 14.4 (V)
NGC 1719 Galaxy 14.5 (B)
NGC 1663 Open Cluster 14.54 (V)
IC 412 Galaxy 14.8 (B)
IC 392 Galaxy 14.8 (B)
NGC 1875 Galaxy 14.89 (B)
IC 413 Galaxy 14.9 (B)
NGC 2119 Galaxy 15 (B)
NGC 1740 Galaxy 15 (B)
NGC 1690 Galaxy 15 (B)
NGC 1685 Galaxy 15.18 (V)
IC 2112 Galaxy 15.3 (B)
NGC 1753 Galaxy 15.5 (B)
NGC 1683 Galaxy 15.58 (B)
NGC 1709 Galaxy 15.6 (B)
IC 404 Galaxy 15.7 (B)
IC 424 Nebula N/A
IC 429 Nebula N/A
IC 428 Nebula N/A
IC 427 Nebula N/A
NGC 2143 Open Cluster N/A
NGC 2163 Reflection Nebula N/A
IC 426 Nebula N/A
NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula) Nebula N/A
IC 420 Nebula N/A
IC 423 Nebula N/A
NGC 2184 Open Cluster N/A
IC 432 Reflection Nebula N/A
IC 409 Galaxy Pair N/A
NGC 2202 Open Cluster N/A
IC 431 Reflection Nebula N/A
IC 435 Reflection Nebula N/A
NGC 1977 (Running Man Nebula) Star Cluster + Nebula N/A
IC 2162 HII Ionized region N/A
IC 2159 Nebula N/A
NGC 2067 Reflection Nebula N/A
NGC 2023 Reflection Nebula N/A
NGC 2024 Nebula N/A
NGC 2064 Reflection Nebula N/A
B033 (Horsehead Nebula) Dark Nebula N/A