2-663: The Barnard Catalogue is an astronomical catalogue of dark nebulae . A version of the Barnard Catalogue, containing 349 objects, can be accessed via VizieR . In 1919, the American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard compiled a list of dark nebulae known as the Barnard Catalogue of Dark Markings in the Sky , or the Barnard Catalogue for short. The nebulae listed by Barnard have become known as Barnard objects . A 1919 version of
4-918: The catalogue listed 182 nebulae; by the time of the posthumously published 1927 version, it listed 369. This astronomical catalog article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Astronomical catalog An astronomical catalog or catalogue is a list or tabulation of astronomical objects , typically grouped together because they share a common type, morphology , origin, means of detection, or method of discovery. The oldest and largest are star catalogues . Hundreds have been published, including general ones and special ones for such objects as infrared stars , variable stars , giant stars , multiple star systems , star clusters , and so forth. General catalogs for deep space objects or for objects other than stars are also large. Again, there are specialized ones for nebulas , galaxies , X-ray sources , radio sources , quasars and other classes. The same
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