Dear astrobinners, here's Part 2 (N -Z) of rare names/nicknames of astronomical objects beyond the solar system. If one or more of these names and/or nicknames ring a bell, please add information! (especially the coordinates of the named/nicknamed objects).
- Nessie (long filamentary molecular cloud, "spine" of the Scutum-Centaurus arm)
- Norma cluster (Abell 3627)
- Octopus nebula (planetary nebula Drilling 1 in Vela)
- Offramp (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Ogle island (related to Magellanic bridge) (?)
- Ophiuchus superbubble
- Orion dwarf (PGC 17716)
- Orion-Eridanus superbubble
- Parker 1 (telescopic asterism in Leo), aka "3"
- Pavo-Indus supercluster (galaxies)
- Pegasus-Pisces supercluster (SCL 3)
- Pentagon (telescopic asterism in Auriga/Taurus)
- Phoenix supercluster (galaxies)
- Pinwheel nebula (Wolf-Rayet 104 in Sagittarius)
- Pisces-Aries supercluster (galaxies)
- Principes de Asturias nebula (planetary nebula Kohoutek 8 in Cassiopeia)
- Quadrant arc (in Dorado)
- Quaver (see: Eighth note nebula)
- Reticulum dwarf system (Sersic cluster ?) (Reticulum cluster ?), aka PGC 15616
- Sacred mushroom (Reduzzi-Rampazzo 287 in Ara), aka PGC 60379 + PGC 60389, Toadstool galaxies
- Sail (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Sancho's object (PGC 2816139 + PGC 3136298 in Draco)
- Saucepan (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Sausage galaxy (in ??) aka Gaia Enceladus sausage
- SCL@1338+27 (supercluster in ??)
- Sculptor supercluster (SCL 9)
- Scutum supershell (GS 018-04+44)
- Seagull nebula (planetary nebula Kohoutek 3-35 in Vulpecula)
- Secchi's star (very doubtful, is this an existing name?)
- Serpens reflection nebula (Bernes 12)
- Sersic cluster (see: Reticulum dwarf system)
- Sextant / The sextant (in Dorado)
- Shark's jaws nebula (planetary nebula Kohoutek 1-3 in Scorpius)
- Silkworm nebula (planetary nebula PN G004.2+02.1 in Sagittarius)
- Skip loader (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Skyrocket galaxy (KISO 5639 in ??)
- Snowman nebula (open star cluster/nebula Bochum 5 in Puppis), aka Sharpless 302, van den Bergh 97
- Specter (disrupted ultra faint dwarf galaxy in Bootes)
- Spider (Hickson 73 in Bootes), aka Arp 42
- Spindle nebula (planetary nebula PN G354.6+04.7 in Scorpius)
- Stinger of Scorpius (probably an asterism, the so called Fish hook?)
- Streamers / The streamers (Lynds Dark Nebula 1709 in Ophiuchus)
- Sugano's star (variable star V 369 in Orion), aka V 1143 Orionis
- Superantennae (PGC 84913 in Pavo)
- Sweet pea (planetary nebula in Draco)
- Swift's nebula (in Monoceros)
- Swoosh (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Table of Scorpius (telescopic asterism)
- Tadpole (PGC 56870 in Hercules)
- Talon nebula (in Chamaeleon III dark cloud)
- Taffy galaxies (UGC 12914-5 in Pegasus), aka KPG 603
- Taffy II galaxies (Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov 769 in Andromeda), aka KTG 4
- Tasmanian devil / The Tasmanian devil (AT 2022 tsd in ??) (see Wikipedia: Fast blue optical transient)
- Teardrop galaxy (MCG+03-05-013 in Pisces)
- Thin thread (supernova remnant in Cygnus)
- Thumbprint nebula (Bourke, Hyland & Robinson 84 in Chamaeleon)
- Tiny southern cross (telescopic asterism in vela, or Carina?)
- Toadstool galaxies (see: Sacred mushroom)
- Vela junior (supernova remnant RX-J0852.0-4622 in Vela)
- Vela ring (galaxy Reduzzi-Rampazzo 177)
- Vela ring galaxy (catalog number/numbers?)
- Vela X-1 (high mass X-ray binary)
- Virgo-Coma supercluster (SCL 111)
- "Waterworld" (Gliese 1214 in Ophiuchus)
- W. H. Christie's Leo cluster (galaxy cluster)
- Wilk's cluster (open star cluster Melotte 71 in Puppis)
- WMAP cold spot (or W.M.A.P. cold spot?) (in Eridanus)
- Y (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Zwicky's boomerang (galaxy I ZW 207 in ??)
- Nessie (long filamentary molecular cloud, "spine" of the Scutum-Centaurus arm)
- Norma cluster (Abell 3627)
- Octopus nebula (planetary nebula Drilling 1 in Vela)
- Offramp (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Ogle island (related to Magellanic bridge) (?)
- Ophiuchus superbubble
- Orion dwarf (PGC 17716)
- Orion-Eridanus superbubble
- Parker 1 (telescopic asterism in Leo), aka "3"
- Pavo-Indus supercluster (galaxies)
- Pegasus-Pisces supercluster (SCL 3)
- Pentagon (telescopic asterism in Auriga/Taurus)
- Phoenix supercluster (galaxies)
- Pinwheel nebula (Wolf-Rayet 104 in Sagittarius)
- Pisces-Aries supercluster (galaxies)
- Principes de Asturias nebula (planetary nebula Kohoutek 8 in Cassiopeia)
- Quadrant arc (in Dorado)
- Quaver (see: Eighth note nebula)
- Reticulum dwarf system (Sersic cluster ?) (Reticulum cluster ?), aka PGC 15616
- Sacred mushroom (Reduzzi-Rampazzo 287 in Ara), aka PGC 60379 + PGC 60389, Toadstool galaxies
- Sail (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Sancho's object (PGC 2816139 + PGC 3136298 in Draco)
- Saucepan (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Sausage galaxy (in ??) aka Gaia Enceladus sausage
- SCL@1338+27 (supercluster in ??)
- Sculptor supercluster (SCL 9)
- Scutum supershell (GS 018-04+44)
- Seagull nebula (planetary nebula Kohoutek 3-35 in Vulpecula)
- Secchi's star (very doubtful, is this an existing name?)
- Serpens reflection nebula (Bernes 12)
- Sersic cluster (see: Reticulum dwarf system)
- Sextant / The sextant (in Dorado)
- Shark's jaws nebula (planetary nebula Kohoutek 1-3 in Scorpius)
- Silkworm nebula (planetary nebula PN G004.2+02.1 in Sagittarius)
- Skip loader (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Skyrocket galaxy (KISO 5639 in ??)
- Snowman nebula (open star cluster/nebula Bochum 5 in Puppis), aka Sharpless 302, van den Bergh 97
- Specter (disrupted ultra faint dwarf galaxy in Bootes)
- Spider (Hickson 73 in Bootes), aka Arp 42
- Spindle nebula (planetary nebula PN G354.6+04.7 in Scorpius)
- Stinger of Scorpius (probably an asterism, the so called Fish hook?)
- Streamers / The streamers (Lynds Dark Nebula 1709 in Ophiuchus)
- Sugano's star (variable star V 369 in Orion), aka V 1143 Orionis
- Superantennae (PGC 84913 in Pavo)
- Sweet pea (planetary nebula in Draco)
- Swift's nebula (in Monoceros)
- Swoosh (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Table of Scorpius (telescopic asterism)
- Tadpole (PGC 56870 in Hercules)
- Talon nebula (in Chamaeleon III dark cloud)
- Taffy galaxies (UGC 12914-5 in Pegasus), aka KPG 603
- Taffy II galaxies (Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov 769 in Andromeda), aka KTG 4
- Tasmanian devil / The Tasmanian devil (AT 2022 tsd in ??) (see Wikipedia: Fast blue optical transient)
- Teardrop galaxy (MCG+03-05-013 in Pisces)
- Thin thread (supernova remnant in Cygnus)
- Thumbprint nebula (Bourke, Hyland & Robinson 84 in Chamaeleon)
- Tiny southern cross (telescopic asterism in vela, or Carina?)
- Toadstool galaxies (see: Sacred mushroom)
- Vela junior (supernova remnant RX-J0852.0-4622 in Vela)
- Vela ring (galaxy Reduzzi-Rampazzo 177)
- Vela ring galaxy (catalog number/numbers?)
- Vela X-1 (high mass X-ray binary)
- Virgo-Coma supercluster (SCL 111)
- "Waterworld" (Gliese 1214 in Ophiuchus)
- W. H. Christie's Leo cluster (galaxy cluster)
- Wilk's cluster (open star cluster Melotte 71 in Puppis)
- WMAP cold spot (or W.M.A.P. cold spot?) (in Eridanus)
- Y (telescopic asterism in ??)
- Zwicky's boomerang (galaxy I ZW 207 in ??)