| Abbreviations for the object names are
as follows: |
| B=Barnard |
Cr=Collinder |
H=Harvard |
I=Index Catalog |
Mel=Melotte |
Sh=Sharpless |
Tr=Trumpler |
| Type abbreviations: |
| AST=Asterism of Stars |
Cl=open cluster |
Di=diffuse nebula |
DRK=Dark Nebula |
Gb=globular cluster |
| MW=Milky Way starcloud |
Pl=planetary nebula |
SNR= supernova remnant |
| Red=Red Star (Mostly 'N' Type) |
| For Red Stars the Size column is period in days. |
|
| Galaxy types |
Sp=spiral |
El=elliptical |
Ir=irregular |
|
| Sizes are in arc minutes. |
| Constellation abbreviations are the IAU standard. |
| Constellations which are marked with < > around
them, may be photographed in their entirety with a telephoto lens.
|
| 2000 coordinates, easy to use with Sky Atlas 2000
by Tirion. |
| |
| CONSTELLATIONS THAT ARE WELL-PLACED
AT 9:00 P.M. MID-MONTH: |
Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cetus, Phoenix,
Pisces, Sculptor |
| Name |
CON |
TYPE |
R.A.(2000) |
Dec |
Mag |
SIZE |
NOTES |
| M-110 |
AND |
El |
00 40.4 |
+41 41 |
08 |
8x3 |
companion to M 31 |
| M-31 |
AND |
Sp |
00 41.8 |
+41 16 |
04 |
160x40 |
Great Andromeda Galaxy |
| M-32 |
AND |
El |
00 42.8 |
+40 52 |
09 |
3x2 |
close companion to M31 |
| 752 |
AND |
Cl |
01 57.8 |
+37 41 |
5.7 |
50 |
60* mags 8... |
| 281 |
CAS |
Di |
00 52.8 |
+56 37 |
7.4 |
27x23 |
Pac-man, irreg shape |
| 457 |
CAS |
Cl |
01 19.1 |
+58 20 |
6.4 |
13.0 |
rich, 80* |
| M-103 |
CAS |
Cl |
01 33.2 |
+60 42 |
07 |
6 |
40* mags 10... |
| 663 |
CAS |
Cl |
01 46.0 |
+61 15 |
7.1 |
16.0 |
NGC's 654 + 659 nearby |
| St 2 |
CAS |
Cl |
02 15.0 |
+59 16 |
4.0 |
60 |
50*, bright, large |
| Mel15 |
CAS |
Cl |
02 32.6 |
+61 27 |
7.0 |
21 |
39*, Neb IC 1805 invl |
| M-52 |
CAS |
Cl |
23 24.2 |
+61 35 |
08 |
13 |
200* mags 9... |
| 7789 |
CAS |
Cl |
23 57.0 |
+56 44 |
6.7 |
16.0 |
very rich, many dim* |
| --- |
PSC |
AST |
23 40.0 |
+03.5 |
4.0 |
240 |
Circlet of Pisces |
| 253 |
SCL |
Scp |
00 47.5 |
-25 18 |
7.1 |
25x7 |
large |
| Dwrf |
SCL |
E0 |
00 59.9 |
-33 42 |
10.5 |
75 |
Very low surf bright |
| R |
SCL |
Red |
01 27.0 |
-32.5 |
6.1-9 |
363 |
Very Red |