John Herschel's 1847 publication

[Brian W]

Hi all, just hoping someone can save me reinventing the wheel. H 2's catalogue of 1847 is a marvellous read and observing list. I am wondering if there is an on-line resource that has connected his numbering system to the NGC. :help:
Brian

[ycmah]

Hi Brian,
I'm new to astronomy and quite fascinated by all the lists and catalogue systems. I found the following list shows the full list of Herschel's numbering side by side with the NGC numbers.
http://obs.nineplanets.org/herschel/h2500.txt
More lists and sub-lists of Herschel are presented at the following SEDS site:
http://seds.org/messier/xtra/similar/herschel.html
Hope that help, and clear sky!
youn chin

[Brian W]

It is indeed just what the doctor ordered. Thanks muchly. Welcome to the passion.
Brian