Object |
Type |
Con |
VMag |
Size |
RA |
Dec |
Pop. Name |
Notes |
NGC 752 |
OC |
And |
5.7 |
50.0' |
01h 57m
51s |
+37° 41'
05" |
|
|
NGC 891 |
Gal |
And |
9.9 |
14.0'x3.0' |
02h 22m 36s |
+42° 20' 50" |
|
edge-on spiral
w/prominent dust lane |
NGC 7662 |
PN |
And |
8.6 |
17.0"x14.0" |
23h 25m 57s |
+42° 32' 44" |
Blue Snowball
Nebula |
|
NGC 6781 |
PN |
Aql |
11.8 |
1.9'x1.8' |
19h 18m 28s |
+06° 32' 46" |
|
|
NGC 7009 |
PN |
Aqr |
8.3 |
28.0"x23.0" |
21h 04m 15s |
-11° 21' 49" |
Saturn Nebula |
|
NGC 7293 |
PN |
Aqr |
6.3 |
16.0'x12.0' |
22h 29m 40s |
-20° 47' 23" |
Helical Nebula |
|
NGC 6397 |
GC |
Ara |
5.7 |
25.7' |
17h 40m 43s |
-53° 40' 33" |
|
one of the nearest
Globulars |
NGC 1907 |
OC |
Aur |
8.2 |
7.0' |
05h 28m 00s |
+35° 18' 53" |
|
|
NGC 1502 |
OC |
Cam |
6.9 |
8.0' |
04h 07m 45s |
+62° 19' 49" |
|
near SE end of Kemble's
Cascade |
Kemble's
Cascade |
Asterism |
Cam |
|
|
03h 57m 30s |
+63° 04' 13" |
|
first described by
Canadian amateur Lucian J. Kemble; beautiful chain of about 20 mag. 5…9
stars; coordinates are for SAO 12969, a mag. 5 star in the middle of the
Cascade |
NGC 2403 |
Gal |
Cam |
8.5 |
17.8' |
07h 36m 55s |
+65° 35' 42" |
|
|
NGC 3372 |
BN |
Car |
|
120.0'x120.0' |
10h 43m 47s |
-59° 52' 01" |
Eta Carina
Nebula |
|
NGC 3532 |
OC |
Car |
3.0 |
55.0' |
11h 06m 23s |
-58° 40' 03" |
|
|
NGC 225 |
OC |
Cas |
7.0 |
12.0' |
00h 43m 28s |
+61° 47' 06" |
|
|
NGC 457 |
OC |
Cas |
6.4 |
13.0' |
01h 19m 10s |
+58° 20' 02" |
Owl Cluster |
|
NGC 654 |
OC |
Cas |
6.5 |
5.0' |
01h 44m 10s |
+61° 53' 00" |
|
|
NGC 659 |
OC |
Cas |
7.9 |
5.0' |
01h 44m 16s |
+60° 42' 00" |
|
|
NGC 663 |
OC |
Cas |
7.1 |
16.0' |
01h 46m 04s |
+61° 15' 00" |
|
|
Stock 2 |
OC |
Cas |
4.4 |
60.0' |
02h 15m 04s |
+59° 15' 58" |
Muscleman
Cluster |
|
NGC 7789 |
OC |
Cas |
6.7 |
16.0' |
23h 57m 04s |
+56° 44' 09" |
|
|
NGC 3766 |
OC |
Cen |
5.3 |
12.0' |
11h 36m 05s |
-61° 37' 04" |
|
|
NGC 5128 |
Gal |
Cen |
6.8 |
18.2'x14.5' |
13h 25m 29s |
-43° 01' 07" |
Centaurus A |
strong radio
source |
NGC 5139 |
GC |
Cen |
3.7 |
36.3' |
13h 26m 46s |
-47° 28' 45" |
Omega Centauri |
best GC in the
sky |
NGC 40 |
PN |
Cep |
10.7 |
1.0'x0.7' |
00h 13m 08s |
+72° 31' 47" |
|
|
NGC 6939 |
OC |
Cep |
7.8 |
8.0' |
20h 31m 27s |
+60° 38' 22" |
|
|
IC 1396 |
BN |
Cep |
3.5 |
154.0'x140.0' |
21h 39m 09s |
+57° 46' 58" |
|
|
King 10 |
OC |
Cep |
|
3.0' |
22h 54m 58s |
+59° 10' 16" |
|
|
NGC 247 |
Gal |
Cet |
9.1 |
20.0'x7.0' |
00h 47m 11s |
-20° 45' 21" |
|
|
NGC 2359 |
BN |
CMa |
|
8.0' |
07h 17m 48s |
-13° 12' 54" |
Thor's Helmet; Duck
Nebula |
Wolf-Rayet
remnant |
NGC 2360 |
OC |
CMa |
7.2 |
13.0' |
07h 17m 48s |
-15° 36' 53" |
|
|
NGC 2362 |
OC |
CMa |
4.1 |
8.0' |
07h 18m 48s |
-24° 56' 51" |
|
|
Mel 111 |
OC |
Com |
1.8 |
275.0' |
12h 25m 00s |
+26° 00' 07" |
Coma Berenices Star
Cluster |
|
NGC 4565 |
Gal |
Com |
9.6 |
15.5'x1.9' |
12h 36m 20s |
+25° 59' 23" |
Bernice's Hair
Clip |
classic edge-on spiral
with dust lane |
Abell 1656 |
Gal cluster |
Com |
11.0 |
120.0' |
12h 59m 48s |
+27° 59' 04" |
Coma Gal
Cluster |
tough in 8-12"
aperture |
NGC 4038 |
Gal |
Cor |
10.3 |
2.6'x1.8' |
12h 01m 53s |
-18° 51' 55" |
The Antennae; Ringtail
Gal |
interacting with NGC
4039 |
NGC 4039 |
Gal |
Cor |
10.6 |
3.2'x2.2' |
12h 01m 54s |
-18° 53' 07" |
The Antennae |
interacting with NGC
4038 |
NGC 4361 |
PN |
Cor |
10.3 |
1.3' |
12h 24m 30s |
-18° 47' 38" |
|
|
NGC 4755 |
OC |
Cru |
4.2 |
10.0' |
12h 53m 35s |
-60° 20' 08" |
Jewel Box Cluster; Kappa
Crucis |
|
NGC 4244 |
Gal |
CVn |
10.4 |
18.5'x2.3' |
12h 17m 29s |
+37° 48' 28" |
|
|
NGC 4631 |
Gal |
CVn |
9.2 |
17.0'x3.5' |
12h 42m 11s |
+32° 32' 42" |
|
same LP field as NGC
4656 |
NGC 4656 |
Gal |
CVn |
10.5 |
22.0'x3.0' |
12h 43m 58s |
+32° 10' 21" |
|
same LP field as NGC
4631 |
Albireo |
Star |
Cyg |
3.1 |
|
19h 30m 45s |
+27° 57' 55" |
|
superb double star;
blue-white/yellow |
NGC 6819 |
OC |
Cyg |
7.3 |
5.0' |
19h 41m 20s |
+40° 11' 22" |
|
|
NGC 6826 |
PN |
Cyg |
8.8 |
27.0"x24.0" |
19h 44m 53s |
+50° 31' 42" |
Blinking
Planetary |
|
NGC 6888 |
BN |
Cyg |
|
20.0'x10.0' |
20h 12m 14s |
+38° 20' 21" |
Crescent Nebula |
|
NGC 6960 |
SNR |
Cyg |
|
70.0'x6.0' |
20h 45m 38s |
+30° 43' 20" |
Western Veil |
|
NGC 6992 |
SNR |
Cyg |
|
25.0'x20.0' |
20h 56m 14s |
+31° 04' 20" |
Eastern Veil |
|
NGC 7000 |
BN |
Cyg |
|
175.0'x110.0' |
20h 58m 32s |
+44° 33' 21" |
North American
Nebula |
large; often easier in
binoculars than telescope |
NGC 2070 |
BN |
Dor |
8.3 |
5.0' |
05h 38m 39s |
-69° 04' 51" |
Tarantula
Nebula |
in Lg. Magellanic
Cloud |
NGC 5907 |
Gal |
Dra |
10.3 |
12.8'x1.8' |
15h 15m 52s |
+56° 19' 48" |
|
|
NGC 6543 |
PN |
Dra |
8.3 |
22.0"x16.0" |
17h 58m 36s |
+66° 38' 17" |
Cat's Eye
Nebula |
|
NGC 1535 |
PN |
Eri |
10.4 |
20.0"x17.0" |
04h 14m 16s |
-12° 44' 16" |
|
multiple
shells |
Fornax Gal.
Cluster |
Gal cluster |
For |
|
3°x2° |
03h 38m 31s |
-35° 26' 40" |
|
approx. 20 galaxies
brighter than mag. 13 |
NGC 2158 |
OC |
Gem |
8.6 |
5.0' |
06h 07m 33s |
+24° 05' 56" |
|
|
NGC 2392 |
PN |
Gem |
8.6 |
47.0"x43.0" |
07h 29m 10s |
+20° 54' 42" |
Eskimo Nebula; Clown
Face |
|
NGC 6210 |
PN |
Her |
9.7 |
20.0"x13.0" |
16h 44m 30s |
+23° 48' 46" |
|
|
NGC 3242 |
PN |
Hya |
8.6 |
40.0"x35.0" |
10h 24m 48s |
-18° 38' 14" |
Ghost of
Jupiter |
|
NGC 2903 |
Gal |
Leo |
9.0 |
13.3'x6.0' |
09h 32m 10s |
+21° 29' 58" |
|
|
IC 418 |
PN |
Lep |
10.7 |
14.0"x11.0" |
05h 27m 30s |
-12° 41' 32" |
|
|
NGC 2232 |
OC |
Mon |
3.9 |
30.0' |
06h 26m 37s |
-04° 44' 54" |
|
|
NGC 2237 |
BN |
Mon |
5.5 |
70.0'x80.0' |
06h 32m 19s |
+04° 59' 03" |
Rosette Nebula |
OC NGC 2244 embedded in
nebula |
NGC 2244 |
OC |
Mon |
4.8 |
24.0' |
06h 32m 25s |
+04° 52' 03" |
|
involved with Rosette
Neb. (NGC 2237) |
NGC 2261 |
BN |
Mon |
|
2.0'x1.0' |
06h 39m 13s |
+08° 44' 01" |
Hubble's Variable
Nebula |
|
NGC 2264 |
OC |
Mon |
3.9 |
30.0'x60.0' |
06h 40m 58s |
+09° 53' 42" |
Christmas Tree Cluster;
Cone Nebula |
includes naked-eye S Mon
(15 Mon) |
NGC 2301 |
OC |
Mon |
6.0 |
12.0' |
06h 51m 49s |
+00° 28' 04" |
|
|
B 59, 65-7 |
DN |
Oph |
|
300.0' |
17h 21m 02s |
-26° 59' 58" |
Pipe Nebula
(stem) |
|
NGC 6369 |
PN |
Oph |
11.0 |
30.0"x29.0" |
17h 29m 22s |
-23° 45' 37" |
|
|
B 78 |
DN |
Oph |
|
200.0' |
17h 33m 02s |
-25° 59' 58" |
Pipe Nebula
(bowl) |
|
IC 4665 |
OC |
Oph |
4.2 |
41.0' |
17h 46m 20s |
+05° 43' 08" |
|
|
NGC 6572 |
PN |
Oph |
9.0 |
15.0"x12.0" |
18h 12m 09s |
+06° 51' 01" |
|
|
NGC 6633 |
OC |
Oph |
4.6 |
27.0' |
18h 27m 43s |
+06° 34' 14" |
|
|
NGC 1973 |
BN |
Ori |
|
5.0'x5.0' |
05h 35m 09s |
-04° 43' 56" |
part of Running Man
Nebula |
|
NGC 1975 |
BN |
Ori |
|
10.0'x5.0' |
05h 35m 21s |
-04° 40' 56" |
part of Running Man
Nebula |
|
NGC 1977 |
BN |
Ori |
|
20.0'x10.0' |
05h 35m 27s |
-04° 49' 56" |
part of Running Man
Nebula |
42 Orionis
nebula |
NGC 2169 |
OC |
Ori |
5.9 |
7.0' |
06h 08m 27s |
+13° 56' 59" |
"37" Cluster |
|
NGC 2174 |
BN |
Ori |
|
25.0'x20.0' |
06h 10m 01s |
+20° 33' 58" |
|
|
NGC 6545 |
Gal |
Pav |
13.2 |
1.0'x0.9' |
18h 12m 18s |
-63° 46' 45" |
Needle Galaxy |
|
NGC 7331 |
Gal |
Peg |
9.5 |
11.4'x4.0' |
22h 37m 08s |
+34° 25' 27" |
Little And Gal |
|
NGC 869 |
OC |
Per |
5.3 |
30.0' |
02h 19m 03s |
+57° 08' 58" |
Double Cluster |
w/NGC 884 |
NGC 884 |
OC |
Per |
6.1 |
30.0' |
02h 22m 27s |
+57° 06' 57" |
Double Cluster |
w/NGC 869 |
NGC 1023 |
Gal |
Per |
9.4 |
9.0'x4.0' |
02h 40m 27s |
+39° 03' 47" |
|
|
Mel 20 |
OC |
Per |
1.2 |
185.0' |
03h 22m 03s |
+48° 59' 56" |
Alpha Persei
Association |
|
NGC 1528 |
OC |
Per |
6.4 |
24.0' |
04h 15m 24s |
+51° 13' 49" |
|
|
NGC 2438 |
PN |
Pup |
11.0 |
1.1' |
07h 41m 51s |
-14° 44' 06" |
|
in foreground of M
46 |
NGC 2467 |
BN |
Pup |
7.1 |
15.0' |
07h 52m 30s |
-26° 22' 52" |
|
use UHC or O-III filter;
includes loose cluster of mag. 8-12 stars |
NGC 253 |
Gal |
Scl |
7.2 |
25.0'x7.0' |
00h 47m 35s |
-25° 17' 01" |
|
edge-on
spiral |
NGC 6231 |
OC |
Sco |
2.6 |
15.0' |
16h 54m 01s |
-41° 48' 06" |
Table of
Scorpius |
zeta Sco
complex |
NGC 3115 |
Gal |
Sex |
8.9 |
8.3'x3.2' |
10h 05m 14s |
-07° 43' 06" |
Spindle Gal |
|
Mel 25 |
OC |
Tau |
0.5 |
330.0' |
04h 27m 02s |
+16° 00' 03" |
Hyades |
Aldebaran not a
member |
NGC 104 |
GC |
Tuc |
4.0 |
30.9' |
00h 24m 10s |
-72° 04' 37" |
47 Tucanae |
|
NGC 2841 |
Gal |
Uma |
9.2 |
7.4'x3.5' |
09h 22m 01s |
+50° 58' 21" |
|
|
NGC 3877 |
Gal |
Uma |
11.0 |
5.6'x1.2' |
11h 46m 07s |
+47° 29' 37" |
|
|
Markarian's
Chain |
Gal chain |
Vir |
|
|
12h 25m 04s |
+12° 53' 16" |
|
string of bright
galaxies; covers 3 degrees of sky, starting with M84 & M86 in Virgo,
ending with NGCs 4459 & 4474 in Coma Berenices; coordinates are for M
84 |
3C 273 |
Quasar |
Vir |
12.0 |
|
12h 29m 06s |
+02° 03' 01" |
|
brightest quasar; most
remote object visible in modest amateur telescopes (~ 2 billion light
years) |
NGC 4526 |
Gal |
Vir |
9.7 |
7.0'x2.7' |
12h 34m 03s |
+07° 42' 03" |
Lost Gal |
|
NGC 4567 |
Gal |
Vir |
11.3 |
3.0'x2.5' |
12h 36m 33s |
+11° 15' 33" |
Siamese Twins |
overlaps NGC
4568 |
NGC 4568 |
Gal |
Vir |
10.8 |
5.1'x2.4' |
12h 36m 35s |
+11° 14' 17" |
Siamese Twins |
overlaps NGC
4567 |
NGC 5746 |
Gal |
Vir |
10.3 |
7.4'x1.1' |
14h 44m 57s |
+01° 57' 20" |
|
|
Cr 399 |
Asterism |
Vul |
3.6 |
60.0' |
19h 25m 26s |
+20° 11' 18" |
Brocchi's Cluster; The
Coathanger |
once assumed to be a OC;
data from Hipparcos spacecraft shows it to be a chance alignment of
stars |
NGC 6885 |
OC |
Vul |
8.1 |
7.0' |
20h 12m 02s |
+26° 29' 20" |
|
|