| 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: |
Aquarius, <Lacerta>, Pegasus,
<Pisces Austrinus> |
| Name |
CON |
TYPE |
R.A.(2000) |
Dec |
Mag |
SIZE |
NOTES |
| M-73 |
AQR |
Cl |
20 59.0 |
-12 38 |
09 |
2 |
4 stars; an asterism |
| M- 2 |
AQR |
Gb |
21 33.5 |
-00 49 |
07 |
12 |
many faint stars |
| ---- |
AQR |
AST |
22 28.0 |
-00 01 |
04 |
120 |
Water Jar |
| 7293 |
AQR |
Pl |
22 29.6 |
-20 48 |
6.3 |
16x12 |
Helix, large, diffuse |
| 7209 |
LAC |
Cl |
22 05.2 |
+46 30 |
6.7 |
25.0 |
50* |
| 7243 |
LAC |
Cl |
22 15.3 |
+49 53 |
6.4 |
21.0 |
40* |