100 Brightest Planetary Nebula for Southern Observers.

by Paul Mayo (IIS handle = PhotonCollector)


In this article I’ve extracted data from the database of a popular Australian Astronomical software package to produce the following list of the 100 Brightest Planetary Nebula South of 0° Declination.

There are two tables, the first table is sorted in order of Magnitude and the second table is sorted in order of Constellation. The Hβ Mag. Column lists the Hydrogen-Beta wavelength (4861.3nm) Magnitude of the planetary nebula. Planetary Nebula exhibiting strong emissions in other wavelengths, like Oxygen-III, may infact slightly vary from the Magnitudes in the following list.

 

The 100 Brightest Planetary Nebula South of 0° Declination.

 

SORTED BY Hβ Mag.

CATALOG

ESO

Hβ Mag.

DIA.
arc-sec

Constellation

RA

H

M

S

DEC

°

'

"

NGC 7293

PNG036.1-57.1

8.43

980.0

Aquarius

22

29

38

-20

50

17

IC  418

PNG215.2-24.2

8.95

12.0

Lepus

05

27

28

-12

41

43

Hf 39

PNG288.9-00.8

9.25

72.0

Carina

10

53

58

-60

26

40

NGC 7009

PNG037.7-34.5

9.45

28.5

Aquarius

21

04

11

-11

22

01

NGC 3242

PNG261.0+32.0

9.48

25.0

Hydra

10

24

45

-18

38

35

NGC 3918

PNG294.6+04.7

10.10

19.0

Centaurus

11

50

18

-57

10

50

He 2-131

PNG315.1-13.0

10.40

6.0

Apus

15

37

09

-71

55

03

NGC 1360

PNG220.3-53.9

10.50

385.0

Fornax

03

33

15

-25

52

08

SwSt 1

PNG001.5-06.7

10.83

5.0

Sagittarius

18

16

12

-30

52

14

NGC 5882

PNG327.8+10.0

10.93

14.0

Lupus

15

16

49

-45

39

01

NGC 1535

PNG206.4-40.5

11.05

21.0

Eridanus

04

14

17

-12

44

06

NGC 5315

PNG309.1-04.3

11.05

6.0

Circinus

13

53

56

-66

30

55

NGC 3132

PNG272.1+12.3

11.13

30.0

Vela

10

07

01

-40

26

07

NGC 6818

PNG025.8-17.9

11.20

20.0

Sagittarius

19

43

58

-14

09

13

NGC 2440

PNG234.8+02.4

11.25

16.0

Puppis

07

41

56

-18

12

28

NGC 5189

PNG307.2-03.4

11.30

140.0

Musca

13

33

40

-65

58

31

NGC  246

PNG118.8-74.7

11.33

245.0

Cetus

00

47

04

-11

52

20

NGC 4361

PNG294.1+43.6

11.33

63.0

Corvus

12

24

30

-18

47

09

NGC 6302

PNG349.5+01.0

11.38

44.5

Scorpius

17

13

44

-37

06

13

NGC 2867

PNG278.1-05.9

11.45

14.0

Carina

09

21

25

-58

18

45

Tc 1

PNG345.2-08.8

11.63

9.6

Ara

17

45

35

-46

05

29

IC 2501

PNG281.0-05.6

11.68

2.0

Carina

09

38

47

-60

05

26

He 2-138

PNG320.1-09.6

11.75

7.0

Triangulum Australe

15

55

59

-66

09

19

IC 4776

PNG002.0-13.4

11.80

7.5

Sagittarius

18

45

51

-33

20

46

IC 4406

PNG319.6+15.7

11.85

35.0

Lupus

14

22

26

-44

09

09

M 3- 6

PNG253.9+05.7

11.95

8.2

Pyxis

08

40

44

-32

22

05

IC 2553

PNG285.4-05.3

12.05

9.0

Carina

10

09

21

-62

36

39

NGC 6153

PNG341.8+05.4

12.10

24.0

Scorpius

16

31

30

-40

15

29

IC 2448

PNG285.7-14.9

12.13

9.0

Carina

09

07

06

-69

56

15

A 36

PNG318.4+41.4

12.15

370.0

Virgo

13

40

40

-19

52

58

IC 4634

PNG000.3+12.2

12.23

8.4

Ophiuchus

17

01

33

-21

49

39

IC 2165

PNG221.3-12.3

12.25

9.0

Canis Major

06

21

42

-12

59

04

Ns 238

PNG254.6+00.2

12.25

56.0

Puppis

08

20

56

-36

13

43

Fg 3

PNG352.9-07.5

12.25

2.0

Corona Australis

18

00

11

-38

49

59

NGC 6629

PNG009.4-05.0

12.28

15.5

Sagittarius

18

25

43

-23

12

05

NGC 6567

PNG011.7-00.6

12.33

7.6

Sagittarius

18

13

44

-19

04

25

NGC 6563

PNG358.5-07.3

12.33

47.5

Sagittarius

18

12

03

-33

52

07

IC 1297

PNG358.3-21.6

12.38

7.0

Corona Australis

19

17

23

-39

36

54

He 2-182

PNG325.8-12.8

12.40

3.0

Triangulum Australe

16

54

34

-64

14

41

NGC 6644

PNG008.3-07.3

12.48

2.6

Sagittarius

18

32

34

-25

07

50

IC 4191

PNG304.5-04.8

12.50

5.0

Musca

13

08

46

-67

38

34

NGC 2438

PNG231.8+04.1

12.60

64.0

Puppis

07

41

49

-14

44

03

NGC 3211

PNG286.3-04.8

12.65

16.0

Carina

10

17

50

-62

40

06

Fg 1

PNG290.5+07.9

12.65

16.0

Centaurus

11

28

35

-52

56

05

NGC 3195

PNG296.6-20.0

12.65

42.0

Chamaeleon

10

09

25

-80

51

30

NGC 6326

PNG338.1-08.3

12.70

12.5

Ara

17

20

45

-51

45

27

NGC 5873

PNG331.3+16.8

12.73

7.0

Lupus

15

12

50

-38

07

34

Mz 3

PNG331.7-01.0

12.73

25.0

Norma

16

17

12

-51

59

13

Cn 1-3

PNG345.0-04.9

12.73

5.0

Scorpius

17

26

11

-44

11

36

Lo  5

PNG286.5+11.6

12.75

215.0

Centaurus

11

13

50

-48

05

31

Sp 3

PNG342.5-14.3

12.75

35.5

Ara

18

07

19

-51

01

20

He 2- 47

PNG285.6-02.7

12.80

5.0

Carina

10

23

08

-60

32

32

MyCn 18

PNG307.5-04.9

12.83

4.0

Musca

13

39

32

-67

22

48

M 1-26

PNG358.9-00.7

12.88

4.2

Scorpius

17

45

57

-30

12

07

NGC 6778

PNG034.5-06.7

12.90

15.8

Aquila

19

18

24

-01

35

58

NGC 5307

PNG312.3+10.5

12.95

12.5

Centaurus

13

51

03

-51

12

19

M 2-36

PNG003.2-06.2

13.00

8.1

Sagittarius

18

17

41

-29

08

26

Cn 1-5

PNG002.2-09.4

13.03

7.0

Sagittarius

18

29

11

-31

30

06

NGC 3699

PNG292.6+01.2

13.03

45.0

Centaurus

11

27

58

-59

57

30

NGC 6565

PNG003.5-04.6

13.05

13.6

Sagittarius

18

11

52

-28

10

44

NGC 6445

PNG008.0+03.9

13.05

33.0

Sagittarius

17

49

15

-20

00

40

NGC 5979

PNG322.5-05.2

13.05

8.0

Triangulum Australe

15

47

39

-61

13

10

NGC 6072

PNG342.1+10.8

13.05

70.0

Scorpius

16

12

58

-36

13

44

IC 4637

PNG345.4+00.1

13.08

18.5

Scorpius

17

05

08

-40

53

04

NGC 6309

PNG009.6+14.8

13.10

15.5

Ophiuchus

17

14

03

-12

54

42

Hb  7

PNG003.9-14.9

13.13

4.0

Sagittarius

18

55

38

-32

16

01

NGC 6751

PNG029.2-05.9

13.15

20.5

Aquila

19

05

55

-05

59

33

He 2-  5

PNG264.4-12.7

13.23

3.0

Carina

07

47

20

-51

15

08

IC 2621

PNG291.6-04.8

13.23

5.0

Carina

11

00

19

-65

14

52

IC 4642

PNG334.3-09.3

13.23

16.5

Ara

17

11

44

-55

24

11

A 33

PNG238.0+34.8

13.25

270.0

Hydra

09

39

09

-02

48

29

K 2-15

PNG263.2+00.4

13.25

170.0

Vela

08

48

38

-42

53

42

A 35

PNG303.6+40.0

13.25

770.0

Hydra

12

53

40

-22

51

43

H 2-48

PNG011.3-09.4

13.28

2.0

Sagittarius

18

46

34

-23

26

56

M 3- 1

PNG242.6-11.6

13.28

11.2

Canis Major

07

02

50

-31

35

37

NGC 2792

PNG265.7+04.1

13.28

13.0

Vela

09

12

26

-42

25

28

Mz 1

PNG322.4-02.6

13.28

26.0

Norma

15

34

15

-59

09

06

NGC 6369

PNG002.4+05.8

13.30

38.0

Ophiuchus

17

29

20

-23

45

38

NGC 6741

PNG033.8-02.6

13.30

8.0

Aquila

19

02

36

00

26

52

NGC 2818

PNG261.9+08.5

13.30

50.0

Pyxis

09

16

00

-36

37

28

NGC 2346

PNG215.6+03.6

13.33

52.0

Monoceros

07

09

21

00

48

11

IC 4846

PNG027.6-09.6

13.35

2.0

Aquila

19

16

27

-09

02

42

Me 2-1

PNG342.1+27.5

13.35

6.0

Libra

15

22

18

-23

37

36

NGC 2899

PNG277.1-03.8

13.38

90.0

Vela

09

27

03

-56

06

15

NGC 6337

PNG349.3-01.1

13.38

51.0

Scorpius

17

22

15

-38

29

05

NGC 2610

PNG239.6+13.9

13.45

38.0

Hydra

08

33

23

-16

08

51

He 2-  7

PNG264.1-08.1

13.48

45.0

Vela

08

11

31

-48

43

11

H 1-63

PNG002.2-06.3

13.50

7.0

Sagittarius

18

16

18

-30

07

42

IC 5148-50

PNG002.7-52.4

13.50

113.0

Grus

21

59

32

-39

22

40

Ap 1-12

PNG003.3-04.6

13.50

12.0

Sagittarius

18

11

34

-28

22

44

NGC 6537

PNG010.1+00.7

13.50

10.0

Sagittarius

18

05

13

-19

50

20

M 3- 4

PNG241.0+02.3

13.50

13.8

Puppis

07

55

11

-23

37

41

Wray 17-  1

PNG258.0-15.7

13.50

82.0

Puppis

07

14

48

-46

57

21

PB  8

PNG292.4+04.1

13.53

5.0

Centaurus

11

33

18

-57

06

16

K 1-22

PNG283.6+25.3

13.55

180.0

Hydra

11

26

44

-34

22

13

M 3-21

PNG355.1-06.9

13.55

5.0

Sagittarius

18

02

31

-36

38

58

M 1-61

PNG019.4-05.3

13.58

0.0

Scutum

18

45

54

-14

27

43

He 2-108

PNG316.1+08.4

13.58

11.0

Centaurus

14

18

09

-52

10

43

He 2-434

PNG320.3-28.8

13.58

10.0

Pavo

19

33

52

-74

33

11

He 2- 97

PNG307.2-09.0

13.60

5.0

Musca

13

45

21

-71

28

52

IC 4663

PNG346.2-08.2

13.60

13.0

Scorpius

17

45

28

-44

54

19

 

 

 


 

 

SORTED BY Constellation

CATALOG

ESO

Hβ Mag.

DIA. arc-sec

Constellation

RA

H

M

S

DEC

°

'

"

He 2-131

PNG315.1-13.0

10.40

6.0

Apus

15

37

09

-71

55

03

NGC 7293

PNG036.1-57.1

8.43

980.0

Aquarius

22

29

38

-20

50

17

NGC 7009

PNG037.7-34.5

9.45

28.5

Aquarius

21

04

11

-11

22

01

NGC 6778

PNG034.5-06.7

12.90

15.8

Aquila

19

18

24

-01

35

58

NGC 6751

PNG029.2-05.9

13.15

20.5

Aquila

19

05

55

-05

59

33

NGC 6741

PNG033.8-02.6

13.30

8.0

Aquila

19

02

36

00

26

52

IC 4846

PNG027.6-09.6

13.35

2.0

Aquila

19

16

27

-09

02

42

Tc 1

PNG345.2-08.8

11.63

9.6

Ara

17

45

35

-46

05

29

NGC 6326

PNG338.1-08.3

12.70

12.5

Ara

17

20

45

-51

45

27

Sp 3

PNG342.5-14.3

12.75

35.5

Ara

18

07

19

-51

01

20

IC 4642

PNG334.3-09.3

13.23

16.5

Ara

17

11

44

-55

24

11

IC 2165

PNG221.3-12.3

12.25

9.0

Canis Major

06

21

42

-12

59

04

M 3- 1

PNG242.6-11.6

13.28

11.2

Canis Major

07

02

50

-31

35

37

Hf 39

PNG288.9-00.8

9.25

72.0

Carina

10

53

58

-60

26

40

NGC 2867

PNG278.1-05.9

11.45

14.0

Carina

09

21

25

-58

18

45

IC 2501

PNG281.0-05.6

11.68

2.0

Carina

09

38

47

-60

05

26

IC 2553

PNG285.4-05.3

12.05

9.0

Carina

10

09

21

-62

36

39

IC 2448

PNG285.7-14.9

12.13

9.0

Carina

09

07

06

-69

56

15

NGC 3211

PNG286.3-04.8

12.65

16.0

Carina

10

17

50

-62

40

06

He 2- 47

PNG285.6-02.7

12.80

5.0

Carina

10

23

08

-60

32

32

He 2-  5

PNG264.4-12.7

13.23

3.0

Carina

07

47

20

-51

15

08

IC 2621

PNG291.6-04.8

13.23

5.0

Carina

11

00

19

-65

14

52

NGC 3918

PNG294.6+04.7

10.10

19.0

Centaurus

11

50

18

-57

10

50

Fg 1

PNG290.5+07.9

12.65

16.0

Centaurus

11

28

35

-52

56

05

Lo  5

PNG286.5+11.6

12.75

215.0

Centaurus

11

13

50

-48

05

31

NGC 5307

PNG312.3+10.5

12.95

12.5

Centaurus

13

51

03

-51

12

19

NGC 3699

PNG292.6+01.2

13.03

45.0

Centaurus

11

27

58

-59

57

30

PB  8

PNG292.4+04.1

13.53

5.0

Centaurus

11

33

18

-57

06

16

He 2-108

PNG316.1+08.4

13.58

11.0

Centaurus

14

18

09

-52

10

43

NGC  246

PNG118.8-74.7

11.33

245.0

Cetus

00

47

04

-11

52

20

NGC 3195

PNG296.6-20.0

12.65

42.0

Chamaeleon

10

09

25

-80

51

30

NGC 5315

PNG309.1-04.3

11.05

6.0

Circinus

13

53

56

-66

30

55

Fg 3

PNG352.9-07.5

12.25

2.0

Corona Australis

18

00

11

-38

49

59

IC 1297

PNG358.3-21.6

12.38

7.0

Corona Australis

19

17

23

-39

36

54

NGC 4361

PNG294.1+43.6

11.33

63.0

Corvus

12

24

30

-18

47

09

NGC 1535

PNG206.4-40.5

11.05

21.0

Eridanus

04

14

17

-12

44

06

NGC 1360

PNG220.3-53.9

10.50

385.0

Fornax

03

33

15

-25

52

08

IC 5148-50

PNG002.7-52.4

13.50

113.0

Grus

21

59

32

-39

22

40

NGC 3242

PNG261.0+32.0

9.48

25.0

Hydra

10

24

45

-18

38

35

A 33

PNG238.0+34.8

13.25

270.0

Hydra

09

39

09

-02

48

29

A 35

PNG303.6+40.0

13.25

770.0

Hydra

12

53

40

-22

51

43

NGC 2610

PNG239.6+13.9

13.45

38.0

Hydra

08

33

23

-16

08

51

K 1-22

PNG283.6+25.3

13.55

180.0

Hydra

11

26

44

-34

22

13

IC  418

PNG215.2-24.2

8.95

12.0

Lepus

05

27

28

-12

41

43

Me 2-1

PNG342.1+27.5

13.35

6.0

Libra

15

22

18

-23

37

36

NGC 5882

PNG327.8+10.0

10.93

14.0

Lupus

15

16

49

-45

39

01

IC 4406

PNG319.6+15.7

11.85

35.0

Lupus

14

22

26

-44

09

09

NGC 5873

PNG331.3+16.8

12.73

7.0

Lupus

15

12

50

-38

07

34

NGC 2346

PNG215.6+03.6

13.33

52.0

Monoceros

07

09

21

00

48

11

NGC 5189

PNG307.2-03.4

11.30

140.0

Musca

13

33

40

-65

58

31

IC 4191

PNG304.5-04.8

12.50

5.0

Musca

13

08

46

-67

38

34

MyCn 18

PNG307.5-04.9

12.83

4.0

Musca

13

39

32

-67

22

48

He 2- 97

PNG307.2-09.0

13.60

5.0

Musca

13

45

21

-71

28

52

Mz 3

PNG331.7-01.0

12.73

25.0

Norma

16

17

12

-51

59

13

Mz 1

PNG322.4-02.6

13.28

26.0

Norma

15

34

15

-59

09

06

IC 4634

PNG000.3+12.2

12.23

8.4

Ophiuchus

17

01

33

-21

49

39

NGC 6309

PNG009.6+14.8

13.10

15.5

Ophiuchus

17

14

03

-12

54

42

NGC 6369

PNG002.4+05.8

13.30

38.0

Ophiuchus

17

29

20

-23

45

38

He 2-434

PNG320.3-28.8

13.58

10.0

Pavo

19

33

52

-74

33

11

NGC 2440

PNG234.8+02.4

11.25

16.0

Puppis

07

41

56

-18

12

28

Ns 238

PNG254.6+00.2

12.25

56.0

Puppis

08

20

56

-36

13

43

NGC 2438

PNG231.8+04.1

12.60

64.0

Puppis

07

41

49

-14

44

03

M 3- 4

PNG241.0+02.3

13.50

13.8

Puppis

07

55

11

-23

37

41

Wray 17-  1

PNG258.0-15.7

13.50

82.0

Puppis

07

14

48

-46

57

21

M 3- 6

PNG253.9+05.7

11.95

8.2

Pyxis

08

40

44

-32

22

05

NGC 2818

PNG261.9+08.5

13.30

50.0

Pyxis

09

16

00

-36

37

28

SwSt 1

PNG001.5-06.7

10.83

5.0

Sagittarius

18

16

12

-30

52

14

NGC 6818

PNG025.8-17.9

11.20

20.0

Sagittarius

19

43

58

-14

09

13

IC 4776

PNG002.0-13.4

11.80

7.5

Sagittarius

18

45

51

-33

20

46

NGC 6629

PNG009.4-05.0

12.28

15.5

Sagittarius

18

25

43

-23

12

05

NGC 6567

PNG011.7-00.6

12.33

7.6

Sagittarius

18

13

44

-19

04

25

NGC 6563

PNG358.5-07.3

12.33

47.5

Sagittarius

18

12

03

-33

52

07

NGC 6644

PNG008.3-07.3

12.48

2.6

Sagittarius

18

32

34

-25

07

50

M 2-36

PNG003.2-06.2

13.00

8.1

Sagittarius

18

17

41

-29

08

26

Cn 1-5

PNG002.2-09.4

13.03

7.0

Sagittarius

18

29

11

-31

30

06

NGC 6565

PNG003.5-04.6

13.05

13.6

Sagittarius

18

11

52

-28

10

44

NGC 6445

PNG008.0+03.9

13.05

33.0

Sagittarius

17

49

15

-20

00

40

Hb  7

PNG003.9-14.9

13.13

4.0

Sagittarius

18

55

38

-32

16

01

H 2-48

PNG011.3-09.4

13.28

2.0

Sagittarius

18

46

34

-23

26

56

H 1-63

PNG002.2-06.3

13.50

7.0

Sagittarius

18

16

18

-30

07

42

NGC 6537

PNG010.1+00.7

13.50

10.0

Sagittarius

18

05

13

-19

50

20

Ap 1-12

PNG003.3-04.6

13.50

12.0

Sagittarius

18

11

34

-28

22

44

M 3-21

PNG355.1-06.9

13.55

5.0

Sagittarius

18

02

31

-36

38

58

NGC 6302

PNG349.5+01.0

11.38

44.5

Scorpius

17

13

44

-37

06

13

NGC 6153

PNG341.8+05.4

12.10

24.0

Scorpius

16

31

30

-40

15

29

Cn 1-3

PNG345.0-04.9

12.73

5.0

Scorpius

17

26

11

-44

11

36

M 1-26

PNG358.9-00.7

12.88

4.2

Scorpius

17

45

57

-30

12

07

NGC 6072

PNG342.1+10.8

13.05

70.0

Scorpius

16

12

58

-36

13

44

IC 4637

PNG345.4+00.1

13.08

18.5

Scorpius

17

05

08

-40

53

04

NGC 6337

PNG349.3-01.1

13.38

51.0

Scorpius

17

22

15

-38

29

05

IC 4663

PNG346.2-08.2

13.60

13.0

Scorpius

17

45

28

-44

54

19

M 1-61

PNG019.4-05.3

13.58

0.0

Scutum

18

45

54

-14

27

43

He 2-138

PNG320.1-09.6

11.75

7.0

Triangulum Australe

15

55

59

-66

09

19

He 2-182

PNG325.8-12.8

12.40

3.0

Triangulum Australe

16

54

34

-64

14

41

NGC 5979

PNG322.5-05.2

13.05

8.0

Triangulum Australe

15

47

39

-61

13

10

NGC 3132

PNG272.1+12.3

11.13

30.0

Vela

10

07

01

-40

26

07

K 2-15

PNG263.2+00.4

13.25

170.0

Vela

08

48

38

-42

53

42

NGC 2792

PNG265.7+04.1

13.28

13.0

Vela

09

12

26

-42

25

28

NGC 2899

PNG277.1-03.8

13.38

90.0

Vela

09

27

03

-56

06

15

He 2-  7

PNG264.1-08.1

13.48

45.0

Vela

08

11

31

-48

43

11

A 36

PNG318.4+41.4

12.15

370.0

Virgo

13

40

40

-19

52

58

 

Notes on columns.

Catalog

Common catalogue name.

ESO

Identification from the V-84 Strasbourg-ESO Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae.

Hβ Mag.

The Magnitude of the Hydrogen-Beta wavelength (4861.3nm).

DIA. arc-sec

The diameter in arc-seconds.

R.A. & DEC.

J2000.0 co-ordinates.