The New General Catalogue (NGC) in Ophiuchus

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Name	Type	Mag	Constellation	Right Ascension	Declination	Other names	Number of observations

Name	Type	Mag	Constellation	Right Ascension	Declination	Other names	Number of observations
NGC 6059	Nebula	–	Ophiuchus	16^h07^m	-06°24'		0 images »
NGC 6171	Globular cluster	7.8	Ophiuchus	16^h32^m	-13°03'	M 107, Mel 148	6 images »
NGC 6218	Globular cluster	6.1	Ophiuchus	16^h47^m	-01°56'	M 12, Mel 151	8 images »
NGC 6220	Galaxy	15.5	Ophiuchus	16^h47^m	-00°16'		0 images »
NGC 6234	Galaxy	15.3	Ophiuchus	16^h51^m	+04°23'		0 images »
NGC 6235	Globular cluster	8.9	Ophiuchus	16^h53^m	-22°10'	Mel 154	0 images »
NGC 6240	Galaxy	13.4	Ophiuchus	16^h52^m	+02°24'		0 images »
NGC 6254	Globular cluster	6.6	Ophiuchus	16^h57^m	-04°05'	M 10, Mel 157	13 images »
NGC 6266	Globular cluster	6.4	Ophiuchus	17^h01^m	-30°06'	M 62, Mel 159	1 image »
NGC 6273	Globular cluster	6.8	Ophiuchus	17^h02^m	-26°16'	M 19, Mel 160	6 images »
NGC 6280	Galaxy pair	15.5	Ophiuchus	17^h01^m	+06°39'		0 images »
NGC 6284	Globular cluster	8.9	Ophiuchus	17^h04^m	-24°45'	Mel 162	0 images »
NGC 6287	Globular cluster	9.3	Ophiuchus	17^h05^m	-22°42'	Mel 163	0 images »
NGC 6293	Globular cluster	8.3	Ophiuchus	17^h10^m	-26°34'	Mel 164	0 images »
NGC 6294	Double star	–	Ophiuchus	17^h10^m	-26°34'		0 images »
NGC 6296	Galaxy	14.2	Ophiuchus	17^h08^m	+03°53'		0 images »
NGC 6304	Globular cluster	8.3	Ophiuchus	17^h14^m	-29°27'	Mel 165	0 images »
NGC 6309	Planetary nebula	11.5	Ophiuchus	17^h14^m	-12°54'	The Box Nebula	2 images »
NGC 6316	Globular cluster	9.0	Ophiuchus	17^h16^m	-28°08'		0 images »
NGC 6325	Globular cluster	10.7	Ophiuchus	17^h17^m	-23°45'		2 images »
NGC 6333	Globular cluster	7.8	Ophiuchus	17^h19^m	-18°30'	M 9, Mel 167	6 images »
NGC 6342	Globular cluster	10.0	Ophiuchus	17^h21^m	-19°35'		1 image »
NGC 6355	Globular cluster	8.6	Ophiuchus	17^h23^m	-26°21'	Cr 330	1 image »
NGC 6356	Globular cluster	8.2	Ophiuchus	17^h23^m	-17°48'	Mel 171	1 image »
NGC 6360	Asterism	–	Ophiuchus	17^h24^m	-29°52'		0 images »
NGC 6366	Globular cluster	9.5	Ophiuchus	17^h27^m	-05°04'	Mel 173	0 images »
NGC 6368	Galaxy	13.7	Ophiuchus	17^h27^m	+11°32'		0 images »
NGC 6369	Planetary nebula	11.4	Ophiuchus	17^h29^m	-23°45'	Little Ghost Nebula	1 image »
NGC 6378	Galaxy	15.1	Ophiuchus	17^h30^m	+06°16'		0 images »
NGC 6384	Galaxy	10.6	Ophiuchus	17^h32^m	+07°03'		2 images »
NGC 6401	Globular cluster	10.7	Ophiuchus	17^h38^m	-23°54'		0 images »
NGC 6402	Globular cluster	7.6	Ophiuchus	17^h37^m	-03°14'	M 14, Mel 175	9 images »
NGC 6413	Nebula	–	Ophiuchus	17^h40^m	+12°37'		0 images »
NGC 6426	Globular cluster	10.9	Ophiuchus	17^h44^m	+03°10'	Cr 346	0 images »
NGC 6481	Open cluster	–	Ophiuchus	17^h52^m	+04°10'		0 images »
NGC 6509	Galaxy	13.4	Ophiuchus	17^h59^m	+06°17'		0 images »
NGC 6517	Globular cluster	10.3	Ophiuchus	18^h01^m	-08°57'		0 images »
NGC 6525	Open cluster	–	Ophiuchus	18^h02^m	+11°02'		0 images »
NGC 6570	Galaxy	13.2	Ophiuchus	18^h11^m	+14°05'		0 images »
NGC 6572	Planetary nebula	8.1	Ophiuchus	18^h12^m	+06°51'	Blue Racquetball	1 image »
NGC 6615	Galaxy	14.8	Ophiuchus	18^h18^m	+13°15'		0 images »
NGC 6633	Open cluster	4.6	Ophiuchus	18^h27^m	+06°30'	Cr 380, Mel 201	3 images »

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