ARVAL Catalog of Bright Open Clusters (Cúmulos Abiertos)

Common NameMag.SizeAreaNGCTypeConst.VQR.A. (E2000)Dec. (E2000)
NGC 129 in Cassiopeia6.5213460129Open cluster bright scatteredCas00h 29m 54s60° 14' N
NGC 457 in Cassiopeia6.4131330457Open cluster richCas01h 19m 06s58° 20' N
M103 in Cassiopeia7.46280581Open cluster richCasD01h 33m 12s60° 42' N
NGC 654 in Cassiopeia6.55200654Open cluster denseCas01h 44m 06s61° 53' N
NGC 752 in Andromeda6.7203140752Open cluster bright scatteredAnd01h 57m 48s37° 41' N
NGC 869 W. in "Dbl. Clust."4.0307070869Open cluster densePerA02h 19m 00s57° 09' N
NGC 884 E. in "Dbl. Clust."4.0307070884Open cluster densePerA02h 22m 24s57° 07' N
M34 in Andromeda5.2359621039Open cluster richPerC02h 42m 00s42° 47' N
NGC 1027 in Cassiopeia6.7203141027Open cluster richCas02h 42m 42s61° 33' N
M45, Pleiades in Taurus3.41109,5031432Open ClusterTauC03h 47m 24s24° 07' N
NGC 1502 in Camelopardus5.78501502Open cluster richCamC04h 07m 42s62° 20' N
NGC 1528 in Perseus6.4244521528Open cluster densePerC04h 15m 24s51° 14' N
NGC 1545 in Perseus6.2182541545Open cluster richPer04h 20m 54s50° 15' N
NGC 1647 in Taurus6.4451,5901647Open cluster bright scatteredTau04h 46m 00s19° 04' N
Common NameMag.SizeAreaNGCTypeConst.VQR.A. (E2000)Dec. (E2000)
NGC 1662 in Orion6.4203141662Open cluster scatteredOri04h 48m 30s10° 56' N
NGC 1746 in Taurus6.0421,3851746OC bright scatteredTauC05h 03m 36s23° 50' N
M38 in Auriga6.4213461912Open cluster richAurC05h 28m 42s35° 50' N
NGC 1981 in Orion4.6254911981Open cluster bright scatteredOri05h 35m 12s04° 26' S
Trapezium in Orion141541980Open cluster with neb.Oric05h 35m 24s05° 54' S
M36 in Auriga6.0121131960Open cluster richAurC05h 36m 06s34° 08' N
M37 in Auriga5.6244522099Open cluster denseAurC05h 52m 04s32° 33' N
NGC 2129 in Gemini6.77382129Open cluster richGemC06h 01m 00s23° 18' N
NGC 2169 in Orion5.97382169Open cluster bright scatteredOri06h 08m 24s13° 57' N
M35 in Gemini5.1286162168Open cluster richGemC06h 08m 35s24° 20' N
NGC 2232 in Monoceros3.9307072232Open cluster bright scatteredMon06h 26m 36s04° 45' S
NGC 2244 in Monoceros4.8244522244Open cluster with neb.MonB06h 32m 24s04° 52' N
Christmas Tree in Monoceros3.9602,8272264Open cluster with neb.MonB06h 41m 06s09° 53' N
M41 in Canis Major4.5381,1342287Open cluster denseCMaC06h 46m 00s20° 44' S
NGC 2281 in Auriga5.4151772281OC bright scatteredAurC06h 49m 18s41° 04' N
Common NameMag.SizeAreaNGCTypeConst.VQR.A. (E2000)Dec. (E2000)
NGC 2301 in Monoceros6.0121132301Open cluster denseMonC06h 51m 48s00° 28' N
M50 in Monoceros5.9162012323Open cluster richMonD07h 03m 12s08° 20' S
NGC 2354 in Canis Major6.5203142354Open cluster richCMa07h 14m 18s25° 44' S
NGC 2362 in Canis Major4.18502362Open cluster denseCMaA07h 18m 48s24° 57' S
M47 in Puppis4.4307072422Open cluster densePupA07h 36m 36s14° 30' S
NGC 2423 in Puppis6.7192842423Open cluster densePup07h 37m 06s13° 52' S
NGC 2439 in Puppis6.910792439Open cluster richPupB07h 40m 48s31° 39' S
M46 in Puppis6.1275732437Open cluster densePupB07h 41m 48s14° 49' S
M93 in Puppis6.2223802447OC dense + dark Neb.PupB07h 44m 36s23° 52' S
NGC 2451 in Puppis2.8451,5902451Open cluster bright scatteredPup07h 45m 24s37° 58' S
NGC 2477 in Puppis5.8275732477Open cluster densePupB07h 52m 18s38° 33' S
NGC 2516 in Carina3.8307072516Open cluster bright scatteredCar07h 58m 18s60° 52' S
NGC 2527 in Puppis6.5223802527Open cluster scatteredPup08h 05m 18s28° 10' S
NGC 2539 in Puppis6.5223802539Open cluster richPup08h 10m 42s12° 50' S
NGC 2547 in Vela4.7203142547Open cluster richVel08h 10m 42s49° 16' S
NGC 2546 in Puppis6.3411,3202546Open cluster bright scatteredPup08h 12m 24s37° 38' S
Common NameMag.SizeAreaNGCTypeConst.VQR.A. (E2000)Dec. (E2000)
M48 in Hydra5.8542,2902548Open cluster richHyaB08h 13m 48s05° 48' S
M44 in Cancer "Praesepe"3.1957,0882632Open cluster bright scatteredCncA08h 40m 06s19° 59' N
IC 2391 in Vela2.0501,963Open ClusterVelC08h 40m 12s53° 04' S
NGC 2669 in Vela6.1121132669Open clusterVel08h 44m 54s52° 58' S
M67 in Cancer6.9307072682Open cluster denseCncB08h 50m 24s11° 49' N
NGC 3114 in Carina4.2359623114Open cluster bright scatteredCar10h 02m 42s60° 07' S
NGC 3228 in Vela6.0182543228Open clusterVel10h 21m 48s51° 43' S
NGC 3293 in Carina4.7401,2573293Open cluster rich + Neb.CarA10h 35m 48s58° 14' S
IC 2602 in Carina1.0501,963Open cluster + Neb.CarA10h 43m 12s64° 24' S
NGC 3532 in Carina3.0552,3763532Open cluster denseCarA11h 06m 24s58° 40' S
NGC 3572 in Carina6.6203143572Open cluster with nebulosityCar11h 10m 24s60° 14' S
NGC 3766 in Centaurus5.3121133766Open cluster richCen11h 36m 06s61° 37' S
IC 2944 in Centaurus4.0754,418Open ClusterCen11h 36m 36s63° 02' S
NGC 4609 in Crux6.95204609Open ClusterCru12h 42m 18s62° 58' S
Jewel Box in Crux4.210794755Open cluster denseCruA12h 53m 36s60° 20' S
NGC 5281 in Centaurus5.95205281Open cluster bright scatteredCen13h 46m 36s62° 54' S
Common NameMag.SizeAreaNGCTypeConst.VQR.A. (E2000)Dec. (E2000)
NGC 5316 in Centaurus6.0141545316Open clusterCen13h 53m 54s61° 52' S
NGC 5460 in Centaurus5.6254915460Open cluster bright scatteredCen14h 07m 36s48° 19' S
NGC 5617 in Centaurus6.310795617Open cluster richCen14h 29m 48s60° 43' S
NGC 5662 in Centaurus5.5121135662Open cluster richCen14h 35m 12s56° 33' S
NGC 6025 in Triangulum Aus.5.1121136025Open cluster richTrA16h 03m 42s60° 30' S
NGC 6067 in Norma5.6131336067Open cluster richNor16h 13m 12s54° 13' S
NGC 6087 in Norma5.4121136087Open cluster bright scatteredNor16h 18m 54s57° 54' S
NGC 6124 in Scorpius5.8296616124Open cluster richScoB16h 25m 36s40° 40' S
NGC 6167 in Norma6.78506167Open clusterNor16h 34m 24s49° 36' S
NGC 6193 in Ara5.2151776193Open cluster + nebulaAraB16h 41m 18s48° 46' S
NGC 6231 in Scorpius2.6151776231OC bright scattered + nebulaScoA16h 54m 00s41° 48' S
NGC 6242 in Scorpius6.49646242Open cluster richSco16h 55m 36s39° 30' S
NGC 6250 in Ara5.98506250Open cluster richAra16h 58m 00s45° 48' S
NGC 6281 in Scorpius5.4602,8276281Open cluster denseScoB17h 04m 48s37° 54' S
NGC 6322 in Scorpius6.010796322Open cluster richScoB17h 18m 30s42° 57' S
Common NameMag.SizeAreaNGCTypeConst.VQR.A. (E2000)Dec. (E2000)
NGC 6383 in Scorpius5.5805,0276383Open cluster rich + nebulaScoB17h 34m 48s32° 34' S
M6, Butterfly in Scorpius4.2151776405Open cluster richScoA17h 40m 06s32° 13' S
NGC 6416 in Scorpius5.7182546416Open cluster scatteredSco17h 44m 24s32° 21' S
M7 in Scorpius3.3805,0276475Open cluster bright scatteredScoA17h 53m 54s34° 49' S
M23 in Sagittarius5.5275736494Open cluster denseSgrB17h 56m 48s19° 01' S
M21 in Sagittarius5.9131336531Open cluster richSgrB18h 04m 36s22° 30' S
NGC 6530 in Sagittarius4.6151776530Open cluster rich + nebulaSgrA18h 04m 48s24° 20' S
NGC 6604 in Serpens6.5602,8276604Open cluster with nebulositySerB18h 18m 06s12° 14' S
M24 in Sagittarius11.05206603Open cluster denseSgrD18h 18m 24s18° 25' S
M16, Eagle in Serpens6.0359626611Neb. w/dust & clust.SerB18h 18m 48s13° 47' S
M18 in Sagittarius6.99646613OC bright scattered + NebulaSgrB18h 19m 54s17° 08' S
M17, Omega in Sagittarius6.0461,6626618Neb. with Open ClusterSgrB18h 20m 48s16° 11' S
NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus4.6275736633OC bright scatteredOphA18h 27m 42s06° 34' N
M25 in Sagittarius, IC47254.032804Open clusterSgrc18h 31m 36s19° 15' S
M26 in Scutum8.0151776694Open cluster richSctC18h 45m 12s09° 24' S
Common NameMag.SizeAreaNGCTypeConst.VQR.A. (E2000)Dec. (E2000)
M11, Wild Duck in Scutum5.8141546705Open cluster denseSctB18h 51m 06s06° 16' S
NGC 6709 in Aquila6.7131336709Open cluster richAql18h 51m 30s10° 21' N
NGC 6811 in Cygnus6.8131336811Open cluster denseCyg19h 38m 12s46° 34' N
NGC 6871 in Cygnus5.2203146871Open cluster richCyg20h 05m 54s35° 47' N
M29 in Cygnus6.67386913Open cluster bright scatteredCygB20h 23m 54s38° 32' N
NGC 6940 in Vulpecula6.3317556940Open cluster richVul20h 34m 36s28° 18' N
M73 in Aquarius9.0376994AsterismAqrC20h 59m 00s12° 38' S
M39 in Cygnus4.6328047092Open cluster bright scatteredCygA21h 32m 12s48° 26' N
NGC 7160 in Cepheus6.17387160Open cluster richCep21h 53m 42s62° 36' N
NGC 7209 in Lacerta6.7254917209Open cluster bright scatteredLac22h 05m 12s46° 30' N
NGC 7243 in Lacerta6.4213467243Open cluster denseLac22h 15m 18s49° 53' N
M52 in Cassiopeia6.9131337654Open cluster denseCasB23h 24m 12s61° 35' N
NGC 7686 in Andromeda5.6151777686Open cluster bright scatteredAnd23h 30m 12s49° 08' N
NGC 7789 in Cassiopeia6.7162017789Open cluster denseCas23h 57m 00s56° 44' N
Common NameMag.SizeAreaNGCTypeConst.VQR.A. (E2000)Dec. (E2000)


Datos de TheSky, Software Bisque, versión 5.

Mag. es la Magnitud Visual Integrada del objeto.
Size es el diámetro visual del objeto, en minutos de arco.
Area es el área visual del objeto, en minutos cuadrados de arco.
Const. es el nombre abreviado de la constelación en la que está situado el objeto.

VQ es la Calidad Visual, de Meade Instruments:
A - Superior
B - Excelente
C - Muy Buena
D - Buena
E - Pasable
F - Pobre
G - Muy Pobre
Ninguna - Aún no clasificados y falta información para un estimado de computadora.
Nota: Las letras minúsculas indican objetos clasificados sólo por un estimado de computadora.


Data from TheSky, Software Bisque, version 5.

Mag. is the Integrated Visual Magnitude of the object.
Size is the visual object diameter, in arc minutes.
Area is the visual object area, in square arc minutes.
Const. is the abbreviated name of the constellation where the object is located.

VQ is the Visual Quality, from Meade Instruments:
A - Superb
B - Excellent
C - Very Good
D - Good
E - Fair
F - Poor
G - Very Poor
None - Not yet rated and missing information for computer estimate.
Note: Lowercase letters indicate objects rated only by a computer estimate.


Actualizada (Updated): Septiembre (September) 30 '00   (105 Open Clusters, 39% Dec. N)
Nuevo formato (New format): Diciembre (December) 6 '05

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