| Name | NGC/IC | M | Notes |
| 30 Doradus | NGC 2070 | Tarantula Nebula in LMC | |
| 47 Tucanae | NGC 104 | ||
| Andromeda Galaxy | NGC 224 | M31 | |
| Antennae Galaxies | NGC 4038-9 IC 4895 | also Ring Tail Galaxies, VV 245 | |
| Barnard's Galaxy | NGC 6822 | ||
| Barnard's Loop | 05:35 -03: Sharpless 2-276, H V.35 ? | ||
| Black Eye Galaxy | NGC 4826 | M64 | also "Sleeping Beauty Galaxy" |
| Black Hole | 18:15.5 -18:11 Barnard 92 dark nebula | ||
| Bode's Galaxies (Nebulae) | NGC 3031/4 | M81/M82 | |
| Bode's Galaxy, Bode's Nebula | NGC 3031 | M81 | |
| Box | NGC 4169/73-5 | ||
| Bubble Nebula | NGC 7635 | ||
| Bug Nebula | NGC 6302 | ||
| Butterfly Cluster | NGC 6405 | M6 | |
| Butterfly Cluster | NGC 2447 | M93 | |
| Butterfly Nebula | M2-9 | bipolar nebula | |
| California Nebula | NGC 1499 | ||
| Cat Eye Nebula | NGC 6543 | ||
| Centaurus A | NGC 5128 | Arp 153 | |
| Cetus A | NGC 1068 | M77 | |
| Christmas Tree Cluster | NGC 2264 | associated with the Cone Nebula | |
| Cigar Galaxy | NGC 3034 | M82 | |
| Cirrus Nebula | NGC 6960,92,95 | Cygnus SNR, Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula | |
| Clown (Clown Face) Nebula | NGC 2392 | also Eskimo Nebula | |
| Cocoon Nebula | IC 5146 | ||
| Cone (Conus) Nebula | NGC 2264 | associated with the Christmas Tree Cluster | |
| Cooling Tower | NGC 6913 | M29 | |
| Crab Nebula | NGC 1952 | M1 | |
| Crab Pulsar | 5:34.5 +22:01 CM Tau, NP0532, central star of the Crab Nebula M1 | ||
| Cygnus Loop | NGC 6960,92,95 | Cygnus SNR, Veil Nebula, Cirrus Nebula | |
| Diablo Nebula | NGC 6853 | M27 | also the Dumbbell Nebula |
| Double Cluster | NGC 869/84 | h+Chi Perse | |
| Dragon Nebula | NGC 5623 | M8 | Part of the Lagoon Nebula |
| Duck Nebula | NGC 2359 | ||
| Dumbbell Nebula | NGC 6853 | M27 | also Diablo Nebula, Double-Head Shot, Apple Core Nebula |
| Dumbbell Nebula, Little | NGC 650-1 | M76 | also Cork, Butterfly, or Barbell Nebula; Apple Core Nebula |
| Eagle Nebula | IC 4703 | M16 | also Star Queen Nebula; associated with cluster M16=NGC 6611 |
| Eagle Nebula | IC 2177 | also Seagull Nebula | |
| Egg Nebula | 21:02.3 +36:42 CRL 2688, AFGL 2688, PK 80-6.1 planetary nebula; also Cygnus Egg | ||
| Einstein Cross | 22:39.6 +03:21 G 2237+0305 gravitational lens | ||
| Eskimo Nebula | NGC 2392 | also Clown Nebula | |
| Eta Carinae Nebula | NGC 3372 | ||
| Filamentary Nebula | NGC 6960 | part of Veil Nebula | |
| Flame Nebula | NGC 2024 | also Orion B | |
| Flaming Star Nebula | IC 405 | ||
| Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula | IC 59,63 | 00:58.1 +60:56 Sh2-185 | |
| Gamma Cygni Nebula | IC 1318 | 20:28.5 +39:57 Sh2-108? | |
| Gulf of Mexico | NGC 7000 | dark nebula in NGC 7000, the North America Nebula | |
| Gum Nebula | 8:30 -45 ;Gum 12. Also Vela SNR, 20x12 deg extended. Contains Vela PSR 0833-45 | ||
| Hamburger Galaxy | NGC 5128 | also Centaurus A | |
| Helix Galaxy | NGC 2685 | ||
| Helix Nebula | NGC 7293 | ||
| Hercules Globular Cluster | NGC 6205 | M13 | |
| Horsehead Nebula | 05:40.9 -02:28 Barnard 33, in front of IC 434 | ||
| Horseshoe Nebula | NGC 6618 | M17 | also Omega, Swan, Lobster, or Checkmark Nebula |
| Hourglass Nebula | NGC 6523 | M8 | brightest part of the Lagoon Nebula |
| Hubble's Variable Nebula | NGC 2261 | ||
| Hyades | 04:27 +16 : Melotte 25 | ||
| Ink Spot | Barnard 86 dark nebula | ||
| Integral Sign Galaxy | 07:11.4 +71:50 UGC 3697 | ||
| Jewel Box | NGC 4755 | also Kappa Crucis | |
| Kemble's Cascade | NGC 1502 | ||
| Kepler's supernova/SNR | 17:30.6 -21:29 3C 358, SN Oph 1604 | ||
| Keyhole Nebula | NGC 3372 | Dark Nebula in the Eta Carinae Nebula | |
| Lagoon Nebula | NGC 6523 | M8 | contains the Hourglass Nebula |
| Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC | 05:23.6 -69:45 "Nubecula Major"; in Local Group | ||
| Leo Triplet | NGC 3623/7/8 | M65/M66 | |
| Little Dumbbell Nebula | NGC 650-1 | M76 | also Cork, Butterfly, or Barbell Nebula; Apple Core Nebula |
| Lobster Nebula | NGC 6618 | M17 | also Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Checkmark Nebula |
| Maia Nebula | NGC 1432 | M45 | in the Pleiades |
| Markarian's Chain | NGC 4374-4501 | M84/M86/M88 | + several fainter galaxies in Virgo Cluster |
| Merope Nebula | NGC 1435 | M45 | in the Pleiades; also Tempel's Nebula |
| Milky Way Patch | NGC 6603 | M24 | also "Delle Caustiche", also Sagittarius Star Cloud |
| Network Nebula | NGC 6992/5 | part of Veil nebula | |
| North America Nebula | NGC 7000 | ||
| North Orion Bubble | 05:35 +10: ; Sharpless 2-264, also Lambda Orionis Nebula | ||
| Omega Centauri | NGC 5139 | ||
| Omega Nebula | NGC 6618 | M17 | also Swan, Horseshoe, Lobster, or Checkmark Nebula |
| Orion A | NGC 1976 | M42 | Orion Nebula, 3C145 |
| Orion B | NGC 2024 | also Flame Nebula, IC434 | |
| Orion Nebula | NGC 1976 | M42 | de Mairan's Nebula M43 is a part of it |
| Owl Nebula | NGC 3587 | M97 | |
| Pinwheel Cluster | NGC 1960 | M36 | |
| Pinwheel Galaxy | NGC 5457 | M101 | |
| Pin-wheel nebula | NGC 4254 | M99 | |
| Pleiades | M45 | also Subaru or the Seven Sisters | |
| Praesepe | NGC 2632 | M44 | also Beehive Cluster |
| Ptolemy's Cluster | NGC 6475 | M7 | |
| Puppis A | 08:24.1 -43:00 SNR, radio source | ||
| Question Mark | NGC 5194 | M51 | also Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Rho Ophiuchi Complex | IC 4603-4 | + dark nebulae; interstellar cloud | |
| Ring Nebula | NGC 6720 | M57 | in Lyra |
| Rosette Nebula | NGC 2237-9/46 | ||
| Sagittarius Star Cloud | NGC 6603 | M24 | also "Delle Caustiche", Milky Way Patch |
| Salt-and-Pepper Clusters | M11,M37,M52 | ||
| Saturn Nebula | NGC 7009 | ||
| Seagull Nebula | IC 2177 | also Eagle Nebula | |
| Seven Sisters | M45 | also Subaru, the Pleiades | |
| Siamese Twins | NGC 4567-8 | in Virgo Cluster, VV 219 | |
| Sleeping Beauty Galaxy | NGC 4826 | M64 | also the Blackeye Galaxy |
| Small Magellanic Cloud,SMC | NGC 292 | 00:52.7 -72:50 "Nubecula Minor"; in Local Group | |
| Smoking Gun | NGC 4486 | M87 | the active center of M87 |
| Snake Nebula | 17:23.5 -23:38 Barnard 72 dark nebula; also S Nebula | ||
| Sombrero Galaxy | NGC 4594 | M104 | |
| Southern Pinwheel Galaxy | NGC 5236 | M83 | |
| Spiral Cluster | NGC 1039 | M34 | |
| Star Queen Nebula | IC 4703 | M16 | also Eagle Nebula, associated with the star cluster M16=NGC 6611 |
| Starfish Cluster | NGC 1922 | M38 | |
| Subaru | M45 | also the Pleiades, Seven Sisters | |
| Sunflower galaxy | NGC 5055 | M63 | |
| Swan Nebula | NGC 6618 | M17 | also Omega, Horseshoe, Lobster, or Checkmark Nebula |
| Tarantula Nebula | NGC 2070 | Also 30 Doradus | |
| Taurus A | NGC 1952 | M1 | Crab Nebula |
| Tempel's Nebula | NGC 1435 | M45 | Near Merope Nebula in the Pleiades |
| Trapezium Cluster | NGC 1976 | M42 | Cluster of young stars in the Orion Nebula, the four components of theta1 Ori |
| Triangulum Galaxy | NGC 598 | M33 | also Pinwheel, Triangulum Pinwhee |
| Triangulum Pinwheel Galaxy | NGC 598 | M33 | also Triangulum Galaxy |
| Trifid Nebula | NGC 6514 | M20 | |
| Veil Nebula | NGC 6960,92,95 | Cygnus SNR, Cygnus Loop, Cirrus Nebula, Network nebula | |
| Virgo A | NGC 4486 | M87 | Active center: "The Smoking Gun", in Virgo Cluster |
| Virgo Cluster Pinwheel Gal. | NGC 4254 | M99 | |
| Whirlpool Galaxy | NGC 5194,5 | M51 | also "Question Mark" |
| Wild Duck Cluster | NGC 6705 | M11 | |
| Wild's Triplett | 11:46.8 -03:49 Arp 248, MCG-01-30-032..4 | ||
| Witch Head Nebula | IC 2118 | ||
| X-mas Tree Cluster | NGC 2264 |