Melotte catalogue

In astronomy, the Melotte catalogue is a catalogue of 245 star clusters by British astronomer Philibert Jacques Melotte. It was published in 1915 as A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates.[1] Catalogue objects are denoted by Melotte, e.g. "Melotte 20". Dated prefixes include as Mel + catalogue number, e.g. "Mel 20".[2]

Melotte Catalogue
Melotte 20, an open cluster in the constellation Perseus that was first catalogued by Philibert Jacques Melotte in 1915.
Survey typeastronomical catalog 
Named afterPhilibert Jacques Melotte 
Published1915 
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Vital statistics
  • The catalogue contains 245 objects: 161 open clusters, 81 globular clusters, 2 asterisms, and 1 galaxy.
  • Objects are spread out across the entire celestial sphere.
  • Mel 2 is the northernmost Melotte object, located at a declination of +85º in the constellation Cepheus.
  • Mel 129 is the southernmost Melotte object, located at a declination of -82º in the constellation Apus.

Melotte objects which are also Messier objects

The Melotte catalogue contains 55 objects which are part of the Messier catalogue:

Melotte objects which are also Caldwell objects

The Melotte catalogue pre-dates the Caldwell catalogue by 80 years. The Melotte catalogue contains 37 objects which are part of the Caldwell catalogue:

Number of Melotte objects in each constellation
Constellation No. of objects
Andromeda1
Apus2
Aquarius3
Aquila2
Ara5
Auriga11
Bootes1
Camelopardalis2
Cancer2
Canes Venatici1
Canis Major6
Capricorn1
Constellation No. of objects
Carina9
Cassiopeia10
Centaurus11
Cepheus3
Circinus2
Columba1
Coma Berenices2
Corona Australis1
Crux3
Cygnus5
Delphinus1
Gemini6
Constellation No. of objects
Hercules2
Horologium1
Hydra2
Lacerta4
Lepus1
Libra1
Lupus3
Lyra1
Monoceros12
Musca2
Norma6
Octans1
Constellation No. of objects
Ophiuchus17
Orion2
Pavo1
Pegasus1
Perseus7
Puppis16
Pyxis4
Sagitta1
Sagittarius22
Scorpius18
Sculptor1
Scutum5
Constellation No. of objects
Serpens5
Taurus5
Telescopium1
Triangulum Australe1
Tucana3
Vela6
Virgo1
Vulpecula2

Melotte objects
Melotte
number		 NGC/IC
number		 Other names Image Object type Constellation Apparent
magnitude
Mel 1NGC 10447 TucanaeGlobular clusterTucana4.1
Mel 2NGC 188Open clusterCepheus10.0
Mel 3NGC 288Globular clusterSculptor9.4
Mel 4NGC 362Globular clusterTucana6.4
Mel 5NGC 371Open clusterTucana-
Mel 6NGC 436Open clusterCassiopeia8.8
Mel 7NGC 457ET Cluster, Owl ClusterOpen clusterCassiopeia6.4
Mel 8NGC 581Open clusterCassiopeia7.4
Mel 9NGC 654Open clusterCassiopeia6.5
Mel 10NGC 659Open clusterCassiopeia7.9
Mel 11NGC 663Open clusterCassiopeia7.1
Mel 12NGC 752Open clusterAndromeda5.7
Mel 13NGC 869h Persei of Double ClusterOpen clusterPerseus3.7
Mel 14NGC 884χ Persei of Double ClusterOpen clusterPerseus3.8
Mel 15IC 1805Open clusterCassiopeia6.5 [3]
Mel 16NGC 1027Open clusterCassiopeia6.7
Mel 17NGC 1039Open clusterPerseus5.5
Mel 18NGC 1245Open clusterPerseus8.4
Mel 19NGC 1261Globular clusterHorologium8.6
Mel 20-Alpha Persei ClusterOpen clusterPerseus1.2
Mel 21NGC 1342Open clusterPerseus6.7
Mel 22-PleiadesOpen clusterTaurus1.6
Mel 23NGC 1528Open clusterPerseus6.4
Mel 24IC 361Open clusterCamelopardalis11.7 [4]
Mel 25-HyadesOpen clusterTaurus0.5
Mel 26NGC 1647Open clusterTaurus6.4
Mel 27NGC 1664Open clusterAuriga7.6
Mel 28NGC 1746AsterismTaurus6.1
Mel 29NGC 1807AsterismOrion, Taurus7.4
Mel 30NGC 1851Globular clusterColumba7.3
Mel 31-Open clusterAuriga-
Mel 32NGC 1857Open clusterAuriga7.0 [5]
Mel 33NGC 1893Open clusterAuriga7.5
Mel 34NGC 1904Globular clusterLepus8.6
Mel 35NGC 1907Open clusterAuriga8.2
Mel 36NGC 1912Open clusterAuriga7.4
Mel 37NGC 1960Open clusterAuriga6.3
Mel 38NGC 2099Open clusterAuriga6.2
Mel 39NGC 2126Open clusterAuriga-
Mel 40NGC 2158Open clusterGemini8.6
Mel 41NGC 2168Open clusterGemini5.1
Mel 42NGC 2192Open clusterAuriga10.9 [6]
Mel 43NGC 2194Open clusterOrion8.5
Mel 44NGC 2204Open clusterCanis Major8.6
Mel 45NGC 2215Open clusterMonoceros8.5 [7]
Mel 46NGC 2243Open clusterCanis Major9.4 [8]
Mel 47NGC 2244Satellite ClusterOpen clusterMonoceros4.8
Mel 48NGC 2259Open clusterMonoceros10.8 [9]
Mel 49NGC 2264Christmas Tree ClusterOpen clusterMonoceros3.9
Mel 50NGC 2266Open clusterGemini9.5
Mel 51NGC 2281Open clusterAuriga7.2
Mel 52NGC 2287Open clusterCanis Major5.0
Mel 53NGC 2298Globular clusterPuppis9.3
Mel 54NGC 2301Open clusterMonoceros6.3
Mel 55NGC 2304Open clusterGemini10.0
Mel 56NGC 2309Open clusterMonoceros10.5
Mel 57NGC 2314GalaxyCamelopardalis12.2 [10]
Mel 58NGC 2323Open clusterMonoceros7.2
Mel 59NGC 2324Open clusterMonoceros7.9
Mel 60NGC 2335Open clusterMonoceros9.3
Mel 61NGC 2345Open clusterCanis Major8.1
Mel 62NGC 2353Open clusterMonoceros7.1 [11]
Mel 63NGC 2355Open clusterGemini9.7
Mel 64NGC 2360Caroline's ClusterOpen clusterCanis Major9.1
Mel 65NGC 2362Tau Canis Majoris ClusterOpen clusterCanis Major3.8
Mel 66-Open clusterPuppis7.8 [12]
Mel 67NGC 2421Open clusterPuppis9.0
Mel 68NGC 2422Open clusterPuppis4.3
Mel 69NGC 2420Open clusterGemini10.0
Mel 70NGC 2423Open clusterPuppis7.0
Mel 71-Open clusterPuppis7.1 [13]
Mel 72-Open clusterMonoceros10.1 [14]
Mel 73NGC 2432Open clusterPuppis10.2 [15]
Mel 74NGC 2439Open clusterPuppis7.1
Mel 75NGC 2437Open clusterPuppis6.6
Mel 76NGC 2447Open clusterPuppis6.5
Mel 77NGC 2455Open clusterPuppis10.2 [16]
Mel 78NGC 2477Open clusterPuppis5.7
Mel 79NGC 2489Open clusterPuppis9.3
Mel 80NGC 2506Open clusterMonoceros8.9
Mel 81NGC 2509Open clusterPuppis9.3
Mel 82NGC 2516Southern Beehive ClusterOpen clusterCarina3.3
Mel 83NGC 2539Open clusterPuppis8.0
Mel 84NGC 2547Open clusterVela5.0
Mel 85NGC 2548Open clusterHydra5.5
Mel 86NGC 2567Open clusterPuppis8.4
Mel 87NGC 2627Open clusterPyxis8.4
Mel 88NGC 2632Beehive ClusterOpen clusterCancer3.9
Mel 89NGC 2635Open clusterPyxis11.2 [17]
Mel 90NGC 2658Open clusterPyxis9.2
Mel 91NGC 2659Open clusterVela9.8
Mel 92NGC 2660Open clusterVela8.8 [18]
Mel 93NGC 2670Open clusterVela9.2
Mel 94NGC 2682Open clusterCancer7.4
Mel 95NGC 2808Globular clusterCarina6.2
Mel 96NGC 2818Open clusterPyxis9.9
Mel 97IC 2488Open clusterVela7.4
Mel 98NGC 3114Open clusterCarina4.5
Mel 99NGC 3201Globular clusterVela6.9
Mel 100NGC 3293Open clusterCarina6.2
Mel 101-Open clusterCarina8.0 [19]
Mel 102IC 2602Theta Carinae ClusterOpen clusterCarina1.6
Mel 103NGC 3532Wishing Well ClusterOpen clusterCarina3.4
Mel 104IC 2714Open clusterCarina8.2
Mel 105-Open clusterCarina8.5 [20]
Mel 106NGC 3680Open clusterCentaurus8.6
Mel 107NGC 3766Open clusterCentaurus4.6
Mel 108NGC 3960Open clusterCentaurus8.8
Mel 109NGC 4103Open clusterCrux7.4
Mel 110NGC 4349Open clusterCrux8.0
Mel 111-Coma Star ClusterOpen clusterComa Berenices2.9
Mel 112NGC 4372Globular clusterMusca9.9
Mel 113NGC 4590Globular clusterHydra9.7
Mel 114NGC 4755Jewel BoxOpen clusterCrux4.2
Mel 115NGC 4833Globular clusterMusca7.8
Mel 116NGC 4852Open clusterCentaurus8.9 [21]
Mel 117NGC 5024Globular clusterComa Berenices8.3
Mel 118NGC 5139Omega CentauriGlobular clusterCentaurus3.9
Mel 119NGC 5272Globular clusterCanes Venatici6.2
Mel 120NGC 5281Open clusterCentaurus5.9
Mel 121NGC 5286Globular clusterCentaurus7.6
Mel 122NGC 5316Open clusterCentaurus6.0
Mel 123NGC 5460Open clusterCentaurus5.6
Mel 124NGC 5466Globular clusterBootes10.5
Mel 125NGC 5617Open clusterCentaurus6.3
Mel 126NGC 5634Globular clusterVirgo9.5
Mel 127NGC 5662Open clusterCentaurus7.7
Mel 128NGC 5715Open clusterCircinus9.8
Mel 129IC 4499Globular clusterApus9.8
Mel 130NGC 5822Open clusterLupus6.5
Mel 131NGC 5823Open clusterCircinus8.6
Mel 132NGC 5897Globular clusterLibra8.4
Mel 133NGC 5904Globular clusterSerpens5.7
Mel 134NGC 5927Globular clusterLupus8.0
Mel 135NGC 5946Globular clusterNorma8.4
Mel 136NGC 5986Globular clusterLupus7.6
Mel 137NGC 5999Open clusterNorma9.0
Mel 138NGC 6005Open clusterNorma10.7 [22]
Mel 139NGC 6025Open clusterTriangulum Australe6.0
Mel 140NGC 6067Open clusterNorma6.5
Mel 141NGC 6087S Normae ClusterOpen clusterNorma5.4
Mel 142NGC 6093Globular clusterScorpius7.3
Mel 143NGC 6101Globular clusterApus9.2
Mel 144NGC 6121Globular clusterScorpius5.4
Mel 145NGC 6124Open clusterScorpius6.3
Mel 146NGC 6134Open clusterNorma8.8
Mel 147NGC 6144Globular clusterScorpius9.0
Mel 148NGC 6171Globular clusterOphiuchus7.8
Mel 149NGC 6192Open clusterScorpius8.5
Mel 150NGC 6205Hercules Globular ClusterGlobular clusterHercules5.8
Mel 151NGC 6218Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 152NGC 6216Open clusterScorpius
Mel 153NGC 6231Open clusterScorpius
Mel 154NGC 6235Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 155NGC 6242Open clusterScorpius
Mel 156NGC 6253Open clusterAra
Mel 157NGC 6254Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 158NGC 6259Open clusterScorpius
Mel 159NGC 6266Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 160NGC 6273Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 161NGC 6281Open clusterScorpius
Mel 162NGC 6284Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 163NGC 6287Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 164NGC 6293Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 165NGC 6304Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 166NGC 6318Open clusterScorpius
Mel 167NGC 6333Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 168NGC 6341Globular clusterHercules
Mel 169IC 4651Open clusterAra
Mel 170NGC 6352Globular clusterAra
Mel 171NGC 6356Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 172NGC 6362Globular clusterAra
Mel 173NGC 6366Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 174NGC 6388Globular clusterScorpius
Mel 175NGC 6402Globular clusterOphiuchus
Mel 176NGC 6397Globular clusterAra
Mel 177NGC 6400Open clusterScorpius
Mel 178NGC 6405Butterfly ClusterOpen clusterScorpius4.2
Mel 179IC 4665Open clusterOphiuchus
Mel 180NGC 6441Globular clusterScorpius
Mel 181NGC 6451Open clusterScorpius
Mel 182NGC 6469Open clusterSagittarius
Mel 183NGC 6475Ptolemy ClusterOpen clusterScorpius3.3
Mel 184NGC 6494Open clusterSagittarius5.9
Mel 185NGC 6496Globular clusterScorpius8.6
Mel 186-Open clusterOphiuchus3.0 [23]
Mel 187NGC 6520Open clusterSagittarius7.6
Mel 188NGC 6531Open clusterSagittarius
Mel 189NGC 6535Globular clusterSerpens
Mel 190NGC 6539Globular clusterSerpens
Mel 191NGC 6541Globular clusterCorona Australis
Mel 192NGC 6544Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 193NGC 6553Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 194NGC 6558Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 195NGC 6569Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 196NGC 6584Globular clusterTelescopium
Mel 197NGC 6603Open clusterSagittarius
Mel 198NGC 6611Open clusterSerpens
Mel 199NGC 6624Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 200NGC 6626Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 201NGC 6633Open clusterOphiuchus
Mel 202NGC 6637Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 203NGC 6642Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 204IC 4725Open clusterSagittarius
Mel 205NGC 6645Open clusterSagittarius
Mel 206NGC 6649Open clusterScutum
Mel 207NGC 6652Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 208NGC 6656Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 209NGC 6664Open clusterScutum
Mel 210IC 4756Open clusterSerpens
Mel 211NGC 6681Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 212NGC 6694Open clusterScutum
Mel 213NGC 6705Wild Duck ClusterOpen clusterScutum5.8
Mel 214NGC 6709Open clusterAquila
Mel 215NGC 6712Globular clusterScutum
Mel 216NGC 6715Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 217NGC 6723Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 218NGC 6752Great Peacock GlobularGlobular clusterPavo5.4
Mel 219NGC 6760Globular clusterAquila
Mel 220NGC 6779Globular clusterLyra
Mel 221NGC 6809Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 222NGC 6811Open clusterCygnus
Mel 223NGC 6819Open clusterCygnus
Mel 224NGC 6830Open clusterVulpecula
Mel 225NGC 6834Open clusterCygnus
Mel 226NGC 6838Globular clusterSagitta
Mel 227-Open clusterOctans
Mel 228NGC 6864Globular clusterSagittarius
Mel 229NGC 6866Globular clusterCygnus
Mel 230NGC 6934Globular clusterDelphinus
Mel 231NGC 6939Open clusterCepheus
Mel 232NGC 6940Open clusterVulpecula
Mel 233NGC 6981Globular clusterAquarius
Mel 234NGC 7078Globular clusterPegasus
Mel 235NGC 7089Globular clusterAquarius
Mel 236NGC 7092Open clusterCygnus
Mel 237NGC 7099Globular clusterCapricorn7.7
Mel 238NGC 7209Open clusterLacerta7.7
Mel 239IC 1434Open clusterLacerta
Mel 240NGC 7243Open clusterLacerta6.4
Mel 241NGC 7245Open clusterLacerta
Mel 242NGC 7492Globular clusterAquarius
Mel 243NGC 7654Open clusterCassiopeia5.0
Mel 244NGC 7762Open clusterCepheus
Mel 245NGC 7789Caroline's Rose, White Rose ClusterOpen clusterCassiopeia6.7

Errors

There are some errors in Melotte's list:

See also

References
  1. Melotte, P. J. "A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates", MmRAS, 1915
  2. "melotte 20". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. "ic 1805". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. "ic 361". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. "ngc 1857". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. "ngc 2192". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. "ngc 2215". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  8. "ngc 2243". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  9. "ngc 2259". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  10. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 2314". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  11. "NGC 2353". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  12. "Mel 66". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  13. "Mel 71". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  14. "Mel 72". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  15. "ngc 2432". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  16. "ngc 2455". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  17. "NGC 2635". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  18. "NGC 2660". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  19. "Mel 101". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  20. "Mel 105". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  21. "NGC 4852". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  22. "NGC 6005 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  23. "Cl Melotte 186". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-13.


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