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Melotte Catalogue
	Melotte 20, an open cluster in the constellation Perseus that was first catalogued by Philibert Jacques Melotte in 1915.
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The Melotte catalogue is a catalogue of 245 star clusters compiled by British astronomer Philibert Jacques Melotte. It was published in 1915 as A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates.^[1] Catalogue objects are denoted by Melotte, e.g. "Melotte 20". Dated prefixes include as Mel + catalogue number, e.g. "Mel 20".^[2]

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The catalogue contains 161 open clusters, 81 globular clusters, two asterisms, and one galaxy.

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Melotte, P. J. "A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates", MmRAS, 1915

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"melotte 20". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-24.

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"ic 1805". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

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"ic 361". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

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"ngc 1857". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

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"ngc 2192". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

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"ngc 2215". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

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"ngc 2243". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

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"ngc 2259". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

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"Revised NGC Data for NGC 2314". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"NGC 2353". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-15.

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"Mel 66". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"Mel 71". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"Mel 72". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"ngc 2432". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"ngc 2455". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"NGC 2635". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"NGC 2660". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"Mel 101". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"Mel 105". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"NGC 4852". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

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"NGC 6005 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

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"Cl Melotte 186". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-07-13.

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Melotte number	NGC/IC number	Other names	Object type	Constellation	Apparent magnitude
Mel 1	NGC 104	47 Tucanae	Globular cluster	Tucana	4.1
Mel 2	NGC 188		Open cluster	Cepheus	10.0
Mel 3	NGC 288		Globular cluster	Sculptor	9.4
Mel 4	NGC 362		Globular cluster	Tucana	6.4
Mel 5	NGC 371		Open cluster	Tucana	-
Mel 6	NGC 436		Open cluster	Cassiopeia	8.8
Mel 7	NGC 457	ET Cluster, Owl Cluster	Open cluster	Cassiopeia	6.4
Mel 8	NGC 581		Open cluster	Cassiopeia	7.4
Mel 9	NGC 654		Open cluster	Cassiopeia	6.5
Mel 10	NGC 659		Open cluster	Cassiopeia	7.9
Mel 11	NGC 663		Open cluster	Cassiopeia	7.1
Mel 12	NGC 752		Open cluster	Andromeda	5.7
Mel 13	NGC 869	h Persei of Double Cluster	Open cluster	Perseus	3.7
Mel 14	NGC 884	χ Persei of Double Cluster	Open cluster	Perseus	3.8
Mel 15	IC 1805		Open cluster	Cassiopeia	6.5 ^[3]
Mel 16	NGC 1027		Open cluster	Cassiopeia	6.7
Mel 17	NGC 1039		Open cluster	Perseus	5.5
Mel 18	NGC 1245		Open cluster	Perseus	8.4
Mel 19	NGC 1261		Globular cluster	Horologium	8.6
Mel 20	-	Alpha Persei Cluster	Open cluster	Perseus	1.2
Mel 21	NGC 1342		Open cluster	Perseus	6.7
Mel 22	-	Pleiades	Open cluster	Taurus	1.6
Mel 23	NGC 1528		Open cluster	Perseus	6.4
Mel 24	IC 361		Open cluster	Camelopardalis	11.7 ^[4]
Mel 25	-	Hyades	Open cluster	Taurus	0.5
Mel 26	NGC 1647		Open cluster	Taurus	6.4
Mel 27	NGC 1664		Open cluster	Auriga	7.6
Mel 28	NGC 1746		Asterism	Taurus	6.1
Mel 29	NGC 1807		Asterism	Orion, Taurus	7.4
Mel 30	NGC 1851		Globular cluster	Columba	7.3
Mel 31	-		Open cluster	Auriga	-
Mel 32	NGC 1857		Open cluster	Auriga	7.0 ^[5]
Mel 33	NGC 1893		Open cluster	Auriga	7.5
Mel 34	NGC 1904		Globular cluster	Lepus	8.6
Mel 35	NGC 1907		Open cluster	Auriga	8.2
Mel 36	NGC 1912		Open cluster	Auriga	7.4
Mel 37	NGC 1960		Open cluster	Auriga	6.3
Mel 38	NGC 2099		Open cluster	Auriga	6.2
Mel 39	NGC 2126		Open cluster	Auriga	10.2
Mel 40	NGC 2158		Open cluster	Gemini	8.6
Mel 41	NGC 2168		Open cluster	Gemini	5.1
Mel 42	NGC 2192		Open cluster	Auriga	10.9 ^[6]
Mel 43	NGC 2194		Open cluster	Orion	8.5
Mel 44	NGC 2204		Open cluster	Canis Major	8.6
Mel 45	NGC 2215		Open cluster	Monoceros	8.5 ^[7]
Mel 46	NGC 2243		Open cluster	Canis Major	9.4 ^[8]
Mel 47	NGC 2244	Satellite Cluster	Open cluster	Monoceros	4.8
Mel 48	NGC 2259		Open cluster	Monoceros	10.8 ^[9]
Mel 49	NGC 2264	Christmas Tree Cluster	Open cluster	Monoceros	3.9
Mel 50	NGC 2266		Open cluster	Gemini	9.5
Mel 51	NGC 2281		Open cluster	Auriga	7.2
Mel 52	NGC 2287		Open cluster	Canis Major	5.0
Mel 53	NGC 2298		Globular cluster	Puppis	9.3
Mel 54	NGC 2301		Open cluster	Monoceros	6.3
Mel 55	NGC 2304		Open cluster	Gemini	10.0
Mel 56	NGC 2309		Open cluster	Monoceros	10.5
Mel 57	NGC 2314		Galaxy	Camelopardalis	12.2 ^[10]
Mel 58	NGC 2323		Open cluster	Monoceros	7.2
Mel 59	NGC 2324		Open cluster	Monoceros	7.9
Mel 60	NGC 2335		Open cluster	Monoceros	9.3
Mel 61	NGC 2345		Open cluster	Canis Major	8.1
Mel 62	NGC 2353		Open cluster	Monoceros	7.1 ^[11]
Mel 63	NGC 2355		Open cluster	Gemini	9.7
Mel 64	NGC 2360	Caroline's Cluster	Open cluster	Canis Major	9.1
Mel 65	NGC 2362	Tau Canis Majoris Cluster	Open cluster	Canis Major	3.8
Mel 66	-		Open cluster	Puppis	7.8 ^[12]
Mel 67	NGC 2421		Open cluster	Puppis	9.0
Mel 68	NGC 2422		Open cluster	Puppis	4.3
Mel 69	NGC 2420		Open cluster	Gemini	10.0
Mel 70	NGC 2423		Open cluster	Puppis	7.0
Mel 71	-		Open cluster	Puppis	7.1 ^[13]
Mel 72	-		Open cluster	Monoceros	10.1 ^[14]
Mel 73	NGC 2432		Open cluster	Puppis	10.2 ^[15]
Mel 74	NGC 2439		Open cluster	Puppis	7.1
Mel 75	NGC 2437		Open cluster	Puppis	6.6
Mel 76	NGC 2447		Open cluster	Puppis	6.5
Mel 77	NGC 2455		Open cluster	Puppis	10.2 ^[16]
Mel 78	NGC 2477		Open cluster	Puppis	5.7
Mel 79	NGC 2489		Open cluster	Puppis	9.3
Mel 80	NGC 2506		Open cluster	Monoceros	8.9
Mel 81	NGC 2509		Open cluster	Puppis	9.3
Mel 82	NGC 2516	Southern Beehive Cluster	Open cluster	Carina	3.3
Mel 83	NGC 2539		Open cluster	Puppis	8.0
Mel 84	NGC 2547		Open cluster	Vela	5.0
Mel 85	NGC 2548		Open cluster	Hydra	5.5
Mel 86	NGC 2567		Open cluster	Puppis	8.4
Mel 87	NGC 2627		Open cluster	Pyxis	8.4
Mel 88	NGC 2632	Beehive Cluster	Open cluster	Cancer	3.9
Mel 89	NGC 2635		Open cluster	Pyxis	11.2 ^[17]
Mel 90	NGC 2658		Open cluster	Pyxis	9.2
Mel 91	NGC 2659		Open cluster	Vela	9.8
Mel 92	NGC 2660		Open cluster	Vela	8.8 ^[18]
Mel 93	NGC 2670		Open cluster	Vela	9.2
Mel 94	NGC 2682		Open cluster	Cancer	7.4
Mel 95	NGC 2808		Globular cluster	Carina	6.2
Mel 96	NGC 2818		Open cluster	Pyxis	9.9
Mel 97	IC 2488		Open cluster	Vela	7.4
Mel 98	NGC 3114		Open cluster	Carina	4.5
Mel 99	NGC 3201		Globular cluster	Vela	6.9
Mel 100	NGC 3293		Open cluster	Carina	6.2
Mel 101	-		Open cluster	Carina	8.0 ^[19]
Mel 102	IC 2602	Theta Carinae Cluster	Open cluster	Carina	1.6
Mel 103	NGC 3532	Wishing Well Cluster	Open cluster	Carina	3.4
Mel 104	IC 2714		Open cluster	Carina	8.2
Mel 105	-		Open cluster	Carina	8.5 ^[20]
Mel 106	NGC 3680		Open cluster	Centaurus	8.6
Mel 107	NGC 3766		Open cluster	Centaurus	4.6
Mel 108	NGC 3960		Open cluster	Centaurus	8.8
Mel 109	NGC 4103		Open cluster	Crux	7.4
Mel 110	NGC 4349		Open cluster	Crux	8.0
Mel 111	-	Coma Star Cluster	Open cluster	Coma Berenices	2.9
Mel 112	NGC 4372		Globular cluster	Musca	9.9
Mel 113	NGC 4590		Globular cluster	Hydra	9.7
Mel 114	NGC 4755	Jewel Box	Open cluster	Crux	4.2
Mel 115	NGC 4833		Globular cluster	Musca	7.8
Mel 116	NGC 4852		Open cluster	Centaurus	8.9 ^[21]
Mel 117	NGC 5024		Globular cluster	Coma Berenices	8.3
Mel 118	NGC 5139	Omega Centauri	Globular cluster	Centaurus	3.9
Mel 119	NGC 5272		Globular cluster	Canes Venatici	6.2
Mel 120	NGC 5281		Open cluster	Centaurus	5.9
Mel 121	NGC 5286		Globular cluster	Centaurus	7.6
Mel 122	NGC 5316		Open cluster	Centaurus	6.0
Mel 123	NGC 5460		Open cluster	Centaurus	5.6
Mel 124	NGC 5466		Globular cluster	Bootes	10.5
Mel 125	NGC 5617		Open cluster	Centaurus	6.3
Mel 126	NGC 5634		Globular cluster	Virgo	9.5
Mel 127	NGC 5662		Open cluster	Centaurus	7.7
Mel 128	NGC 5715		Open cluster	Circinus	9.8
Mel 129	IC 4499		Globular cluster	Apus	9.8
Mel 130	NGC 5822		Open cluster	Lupus	6.5
Mel 131	NGC 5823		Open cluster	Circinus	8.6
Mel 132	NGC 5897		Globular cluster	Libra	8.4
Mel 133	NGC 5904		Globular cluster	Serpens	5.7
Mel 134	NGC 5927		Globular cluster	Lupus	8.0
Mel 135	NGC 5946		Globular cluster	Norma	8.4
Mel 136	NGC 5986		Globular cluster	Lupus	7.6
Mel 137	NGC 5999		Open cluster	Norma	9.0
Mel 138	NGC 6005		Open cluster	Norma	10.7 ^[22]
Mel 139	NGC 6025		Open cluster	Triangulum Australe	6.0
Mel 140	NGC 6067		Open cluster	Norma	6.5
Mel 141	NGC 6087	S Normae Cluster	Open cluster	Norma	5.4
Mel 142	NGC 6093		Globular cluster	Scorpius	7.3
Mel 143	NGC 6101		Globular cluster	Apus	9.2
Mel 144	NGC 6121		Globular cluster	Scorpius	5.4
Mel 145	NGC 6124		Open cluster	Scorpius	6.3
Mel 146	NGC 6134		Open cluster	Norma	8.8
Mel 147	NGC 6144		Globular cluster	Scorpius	9.0
Mel 148	NGC 6171		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	7.8
Mel 149	NGC 6192		Open cluster	Scorpius	8.5
Mel 150	NGC 6205	Hercules Globular Cluster	Globular cluster	Hercules	5.8
Mel 151	NGC 6218		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	6.1
Mel 152	NGC 6222		Open cluster	Scorpius	10.1
Mel 153	NGC 6231		Open cluster	Scorpius	2.6
Mel 154	NGC 6235		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	7.2
Mel 155	NGC 6242		Open cluster	Scorpius	6.4
Mel 156	NGC 6253		Open cluster	Ara	10.2
Mel 157	NGC 6254		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	6.6
Mel 158	NGC 6259		Open cluster	Scorpius	8.0
Mel 159	NGC 6266		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	6.4
Mel 160	NGC 6273		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	6.8
Mel 161	NGC 6281		Open cluster	Scorpius	5.4
Mel 162	NGC 6284		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	7.4
Mel 163	NGC 6287		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	10.3
Mel 164	NGC 6293		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	9.0
Mel 165	NGC 6304		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	9.0
Mel 166	NGC 6318		Open cluster	Scorpius	11.8
Mel 167	NGC 6333		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	7.8
Mel 168	NGC 6341		Globular cluster	Hercules	6.5
Mel 169	IC 4651		Open cluster	Ara	6.9
Mel 170	NGC 6352		Globular cluster	Ara	8.9
Mel 171	NGC 6356		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	7.4
Mel 172	NGC 6362		Globular cluster	Ara	8.9
Mel 173	NGC 6366		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	9.5
Mel 174	NGC 6388		Globular cluster	Scorpius	6.8
Mel 175	NGC 6402		Globular cluster	Ophiuchus	7.6
Mel 176	NGC 6397		Globular cluster	Ara	5.2
Mel 177	NGC 6400		Open cluster	Scorpius	8.8
Mel 178	NGC 6405	Butterfly Cluster	Open cluster	Scorpius	4.2
Mel 179	IC 4665		Open cluster	Ophiuchus	4.2
Mel 180	NGC 6441		Globular cluster	Scorpius	8.0
Mel 181	NGC 6451		Open cluster	Scorpius	8.2
Mel 182	NGC 6469		Open cluster	Sagittarius	8.2
Mel 183	NGC 6475	Ptolemy Cluster	Open cluster	Scorpius	3.3
Mel 184	NGC 6494		Open cluster	Sagittarius	5.9
Mel 185	NGC 6496		Globular cluster	Scorpius	8.6
Mel 186	-		Open cluster	Ophiuchus	3.0 ^[23]
Mel 187	NGC 6520		Open cluster	Sagittarius	7.6
Mel 188	NGC 6531		Open cluster	Sagittarius	5.9
Mel 189	NGC 6535		Globular cluster	Serpens	10.0
Mel 190	NGC 6539		Globular cluster	Serpens	8.9
Mel 191	NGC 6541		Globular cluster	Corona Australis	7.3
Mel 192	NGC 6544		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	9.9
Mel 193	NGC 6553		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	8.3
Mel 194	NGC 6558		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	11.3
Mel 195	NGC 6569		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	9.5
Mel 196	NGC 6584		Globular cluster	Telescopium	8.2
Mel 197	NGC 6603		Open cluster	Sagittarius	11.1
Mel 198	NGC 6611		Open cluster	Serpens	6.0
Mel 199	NGC 6624		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	9.1
Mel 200	NGC 6626		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	6.9
Mel 201	NGC 6633		Open cluster	Ophiuchus	4.6
Mel 202	NGC 6637		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	8.3
Mel 203	NGC 6642		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	10.2
Mel 204	IC 4725		Open cluster	Sagittarius	4.6
Mel 205	NGC 6645		Open cluster	Sagittarius	8.5
Mel 206	NGC 6649		Open cluster	Scutum	8.9
Mel 207	NGC 6652		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	9.8
Mel 208	NGC 6656		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	5.2
Mel 209	NGC 6664		Open cluster	Scutum	7.8
Mel 210	IC 4756		Open cluster	Serpens	4.6
Mel 211	NGC 6681		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	7.8
Mel 212	NGC 6694		Open cluster	Scutum	8.0
Mel 213	NGC 6705	Wild Duck Cluster	Open cluster	Scutum	5.8
Mel 214	NGC 6709		Open cluster	Aquila	6.7
Mel 215	NGC 6712		Globular cluster	Scutum	8.7
Mel 216	NGC 6715		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	7.7
Mel 217	NGC 6723		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	8.0
Mel 218	NGC 6752	Great Peacock Globular	Globular cluster	Pavo	5.4
Mel 219	NGC 6760		Globular cluster	Aquila	9.8
Mel 220	NGC 6779		Globular cluster	Lyra	8.4
Mel 221	NGC 6809		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	6.3
Mel 222	NGC 6811		Open cluster	Cygnus	6.8
Mel 223	NGC 6819		Open cluster	Cygnus	7.3
Mel 224	NGC 6830		Open cluster	Vulpecula	7.9
Mel 225	NGC 6834		Open cluster	Cygnus	7.8
Mel 226	NGC 6838		Globular cluster	Sagitta	8.4
Mel 227	-		Open cluster	Octans	5.3
Mel 228	NGC 6864		Globular cluster	Sagittarius	8.6
Mel 229	NGC 6866		Globular cluster	Cygnus	7.6
Mel 230	NGC 6934		Globular cluster	Delphinus	8.9
Mel 231	NGC 6939		Open cluster	Cepheus	7.8
Mel 232	NGC 6940		Open cluster	Vulpecula	6.3
Mel 233	NGC 6981		Globular cluster	Aquarius	9.2
Mel 234	NGC 7078		Globular cluster	Pegasus	6.3
Mel 235	NGC 7089		Globular cluster	Aquarius	6.6
Mel 236	NGC 7092		Open cluster	Cygnus	4.6
Mel 237	NGC 7099		Globular cluster	Capricorn	6.9
Mel 238	NGC 7209		Open cluster	Lacerta	7.7
Mel 239	IC 1434		Open cluster	Lacerta	9.0
Mel 240	NGC 7243		Open cluster	Lacerta	6.4
Mel 241	NGC 7245		Open cluster	Lacerta	9.2
Mel 242	NGC 7492		Globular cluster	Aquarius	10.5
Mel 243	NGC 7654		Open cluster	Cassiopeia	6.9
Mel 244	NGC 7762		Open cluster	Cepheus	10.0
Mel 245	NGC 7789	Caroline's Rose, White Rose Cluster	Open cluster	Cassiopeia	6.7