| Abbreviations for the Object names are as follows: |
| B= Barnard |
Cr= Collinder |
H= Harvard |
IC= Index Catalog |
| J= Jonckheere |
Mel= Melotte |
PK= Perek+Kohoutek |
Pal= Palomar |
| Ru= Ruperecht |
Sh= Sharpless |
Tr=Trumpler |
|
| Type abbreviations: |
| GC= globular cluster |
OC= open cluster |
PN=planetary nebula |
EN= emission
nebula |
| SNR= supernova remnant |
RN= reflection nebula |
DN= dark nebula |
GAL= Galaxy |
| GAC= Galaxy Clusters |
QSO= Quasar |
| Galaxies are identified by their Hubble type. |
Sizes are in arc minutes, unless noted otherwise. |
Constellations are given in
IAU standard. |
|
| Object |
Con |
Type |
RA_2000 |
Dec |
Mag |
Size |
Notes |
| Abell 262 |
AND |
GAC |
01 52.7 |
+36 09 |
13 |
173 |
Includes NGC 708 and 753 |
| B133 |
AQL |
DN |
19 06.1 |
-06 50 |
--- |
10X5 |
2 deg south of Lamba Aql |
| IC 4846 |
AQL |
PN |
19 15.7 |
-08 59 |
12 |
2" |
Tiny disk in 13" at 220X |
| B142-3 |
AQL |
DN |
19 40.7 |
+10 57 |
--- |
80x50 |
Big; west of Altair |
| Pal 11 |
AQL |
GC |
19 45.3 |
-08 02 |
11.9 |
3.2 |
Low surface brightness |
| IC 405 |
AUR |
EN |
05 16.2 |
+34 16 |
--- |
30x19 |
Flaming Star Nebula |
| IC 410 |
AUR |
EN |
05 22.6 |
+33 31 |
--- |
20 |
Faint neb; invol w/NGC1893 |
| Sh2-224 |
AUR |
SNR |
05 27.3 |
+42 59 |
--- |
20X3 |
Very faint in 13" w/UHC |
| IC 2149 |
AUR |
PN |
05 56.3 |
+46 07 |
10 |
10" |
Bright, small, 11m cent* |
| King 6 |
CAM |
OC |
03 28.1 |
+56 27 |
--- |
7.0 |
24* mags 10..13 at 100X |
| IC 342 |
CAM |
GAL |
03 46.8 |
+68 06 |
10 |
18x17 |
SBc type; Kembles Cascade nr |
| IC 3568 |
CAM |
PN |
12 32.9 |
+82 33 |
10.6 |
18" |
12 mag cent* |
| King 14 |
CAS |
OC |
00 31.9 |
+63 10 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
Quite rich, 29 * in 10X6 |
| IC 59 |
CAS |
EN |
00 56.7 |
+61 04 |
--- |
10x5 |
Paired with IC 63 |
| Cr 463 |
CAS |
OC |
01 48.4 |
+71 57 |
5.7 |
36 |
44* at 60X in 13" |
| Stock 2 |
CAS |
OC |
02 15.0 |
+59 16 |
4.0 |
60 |
Easy in Binos; near Dbl Cl |
| IC 1795 |
CAS |
EN |
02 26.5 |
+62 04 |
--- |
27x13 |
Use nebula filter |
| Mel 15 |
CAS |
OC |
02 32.6 |
+61 27 |
7.0 |
21 |
39* in IC 1805 neby |
| IC 289 |
CAS |
PN |
03 10.3 |
+61 20 |
12 |
30" |
15 mag central* |
| Tr 37 |
CEP |
OC |
21 39.0 |
+57 30 |
5.1 |
50 |
30* Invl in IC 1396 neby |
| IC 1396 |
CEP |
EN |
21 39.1 |
+57 30 |
--- |
50 |
Large, faint, Use neb filter |
| IC 1470 |
CEP |
RN |
23 05.2 |
+60 15 |
--- |
15x1 |
Reflection nebula |
| IC 1613 |
CET |
GAL |
01 04.8 |
+02 07 |
12 |
11x9 |
Low surface br; Local Group |
| IC 2165 |
CMA |
PN |
06 21.8 |
-12 59 |
10.5 |
9"x7" |
Small disk at 220X in 13" |
| Tombaugh 1 |
CMA |
OC |
07 01.3 |
-19 40 |
10.5 |
5 |
38*; somewhat compressed |
| Haffner 23 |
CMA |
OC |
07 09.4 |
-16 57 |
--- |
11.0 |
abt 6 deg east of Sirius |
| Sh2-301 |
CMA |
EN |
07 0.8 - |
18 29 1 |
0.5 8 |
x7 P |
retty br; UHC filter helps |
| Cr 140 |
CMA |
OC |
07 23.9 |
-32 12 |
4.0 |
42 |
Naked eye: 18* in binocs |
| Mel 111 |
COM |
OC |
12 25.0 |
+26 00 |
2 |
275 |
Coma Star Cl; 32* in binos |
| Abell 1656 |
COM |
GAC |
12 59.8 |
+27 59 |
11 |
157 |
72 GAL br. than 15m in 2d |
| Abell 2065 |
CRB |
GAC |
15 22.1 |
+27 39 |
14 |
61 |
Difficult galaxy cluster |
| PK 64+ 5.1 |
CYG |
PN |
19 34.8 |
+30 31 |
9.6 |
5" |
Campbell's hydrogen star |
| M1-92 |
CYG |
EN |
19 36.3 |
+29 33 |
11.7 |
8" |
Footprint Neb; like Dbl* |
| IC 1318 |
CYG |
EN |
20 22.2 |
+40 15 |
--- |
60x30 |
Neby around Gamma CYG |
| IC 5070 |
CYG |
EN |
20 50.8 |
+44 21 |
--- |
80 |
Pelican Neb; * 56 Cyg invl |
| PK 80-6.1 |
CYG |
PN |
21 02.3 |
+36 42 |
13.5 |
17" |
Egg Nebula |
| IC 5146 |
CYG |
EN |
21 53.4 |
+47 16 |
10 |
9.0 |
Cocoon Neb; end of dark lane |
| UGC 10822 |
DRA |
GAL |
17 20.2 |
+57 55 |
10 |
33X18 |
Draco Dwarf; Low Surf Br |
| MCG-06-07-001 |
FOR |
GAL |
02 39.9 |
-34 32 |
8.1 |
17X12 |
Fornax Dwarf; Low Surf Br |
| IC 443 |
GEM |
SNR |
06 16.9 |
+22 47 |
--- |
50x40 |
Filament; close to Eta GEM |
| Cr 89 |
GEM |
OC |
06 18.0 |
+23 38 |
5.7 |
35 |
15* |
| PK194+ 2.1 |
GEM |
PN |
06 26.0 |
+17 47 |
12.4 |
10" |
Small disk, J 900. |
| PK205+14.1 |
GEM |
PN |
07 29.0 |
+13 15 |
14.1 |
10x6 |
Medusa Neb; use filter; Abell |
| Abell 2151 |
HER |
GC |
16 05.1 |
+17 43 |
15 |
137 |
Her Gal Cl; very faint |
| IC 4593 |
HER |
PN |
16 12.2 |
+12 04 |
11 |
10" |
11 mag cent*; small |
| PK 51+ 9.1 |
HER |
PN |
18 49.8 |
+20 50 |
11.6 |
3" |
13 mag cent*; very small |
| PK 238+34.1 |
HYA |
PN |
09 39.1 |
-02 48 |
13.4 |
268" |
Very difficult in 13" |
| Abell 1060 |
HYA |
GAC |
10 36.8 |
-27 32 |
12.7 |
229 |
5 Gal/Deg |
| IC 764 |
HYA |
GAL |
12 10.2 |
-29 44 |
13 |
5x2 |
Low surface brightness |
| IC 4351 |
HYA |
GAL |
13 57.9 |
-29 19 |
12.8 |
5X1 |
Edge-on spiral |
| IC 1434 |
LAC |
OC |
22 10.5 |
+52 50 |
09.0 |
8.0 |
fine cl,6 branches,st 12-15 m |
| IC 1442 |
LAC |
OC |
22 16.5 |
+54 03 |
09.1 |
5 |
Cl of neb stars |
| IC 5217 |
LAC |
PN |
22 23.9 |
+50 57 |
12.5 |
8"X6" |
14 mag central* |
| UGC 5470 |
LEO |
GAL |
10 08.4 |
+12 18 |
10.2 |
11X8 |
PA 80, 0.3 N of Regulus |
| Abell 1367 |
LEO |
GAC |
11 44.5 |
+19 50 |
14.0 |
157 |
More GAL >14 mag than any GAC |
| IC 418 |
LEP |
PN |
05 27.5 |
-12 42 |
11 |
10" |
11 mag central* |
| PK 342+27.1 |
LIB |
PN |
15 22.3 |
-23 38 |
11.6 |
7 |
15 mag central*; small |
| PK 164+31.1 |
LYN |
PN |
07 57.8 |
+53 25 |
13 |
400" |
NGC2474/75 are nearby |
| PK 64+15.1 |
LYR |
PN |
18 50.0 |
+35 15 |
13.3 |
17" |
Pretty small; faint |
| Steph 1 |
LYR |
OC |
18 53.5 |
+36 55 |
3.8 |
20 |
15* and Delta LYR |
| IC 2177 |
MON |
EN |
07 05.1 |
-10 42 |
--- |
120x40 |
Eagle Nebula; long filament |
| Mel 72 |
MON |
OC |
07 38.4 |
-10 41 |
10.0 |
10 |
40*, many faint |
| IC 4634 |
OPH |
PN |
17 01.6 |
-21 50 |
11 |
10" |
17 mag central* |
| B 64 |
OPH |
DN |
17 17.2 |
-18 32 |
--- |
20 |
30' preceding M9 |
| B 72 |
OPH |
DN |
17 23.5 |
-23 38 |
--- |
30 |
The Snake, thin dark lane |
| B 78 |
OPH |
DN |
17 33.0 |
-26 00 |
--- |
200 |
Bowl of the Pipe |
| IC 4665 |
OPH |
OC |
17 46.3 |
+05 43 |
4.2 |
41 |
30* mags 7... |
| Cr 350 |
OPH |
OC |
17 48.1 |
+01 18 |
6.1 |
45 |
Scattered 32* at 60X in 13" |
| PK190-17.1 |
ORI |
PN |
05 05.6 |
+10 42 |
12.5 |
11" |
13 mag central*, J 320 |
| Cr 69 |
ORI |
OC |
05 35.1 |
+09 56 |
2.8 |
65 |
Lambda ORI cluster, 20* |
| Cr 70 |
ORI |
OC |
05 36.0 |
-01 00 |
0.4 |
150 |
Orions belt, 100 stars |
| IC 434/B33 |
ORI |
EN |
05 41.0 |
-02 24 |
--- |
60x10 |
B33=Horsehead Neb |
| Sh2-276 |
ORI |
EN |
05 48.0 |
+01 00 |
--- |
600 |
Barnard's Loop; streamer |
| Jones 1 |
PEG |
PN |
23 35.9 |
+30 28 |
12.7 |
314" |
PK104-29.1; use filter |
| Abell 426 |
PER |
GAC |
03 19.7 |
+41 30 |
13 |
252 |
Incl NGC 1275 |
| Mel 20 |
PER |
OC |
03 22.0 |
+49 00 |
1.2 |
185 |
Alpha Per Cl; 39* in binos |
| IC 348 |
PER |
CN |
03 44.6 |
+32 10 |
07.3 |
10X10 |
pB,vL,vgbM |
| IC 351 |
PER |
PN |
03 47.5 |
+35 03 |
12.4 |
8"X6" |
15 mag central* |
| Abell 194 |
PSC |
GAC |
01 25.5 |
-01 22 |
13 |
131 |
Includes NGC 541 |
| Cr 135 |
PUP |
OC |
07 17.0 |
-36 50 |
2.1 |
50 |
Scattered; 38* at 60X in 13" |
| Mel 71 |
PUP |
OC |
07 37.5 |
-12 04 |
7.1 |
9 |
48*; compressed cluster |
| Ru 44 |
PUP |
OC |
07 59.0 |
-28 35 |
7.2 |
5 |
52*; seen in binos |
| PK 254+ 5.1 |
PYX |
PN |
08 40.7 |
-32 23 |
11.0 |
11X6 |
abt 1 deg NW alpha PYX |
| MCG-06-03-015 |
SCL |
GAL |
00 59.9 |
-33 42 |
10.5 |
40X31 |
Sculptor Dwarf; big and dim |
| IC 5332 |
SCL |
GAL |
23 31.7 |
-36 22 |
10.6 |
4X4 |
Face-on; Low surface br. |
| Cr 302 |
SCO |
OC |
16 26.0 |
-26 00 |
1.0 |
500 |
Antares moving cluster |
| IC 4628 |
SCO |
EN |
16 57.0 |
-40 20 |
--- |
90x60 |
Very large |
| Tr 24 |
SCO |
OC |
16 57.0 |
-40 40 |
9 |
60 |
200*, rich; Harvard 12 |
| Harvard 16 |
SCO |
OC |
17 31.4 |
-36 51 |
10.0 |
15 |
Invl in Stinger |
| Tr 30 |
SCO |
OC |
17 56.5 |
-35 19 |
8.8 |
15 |
In field of M 7;Harvard 18 |
| IC 1287 |
SCT |
BN |
18 31.6 |
-10 50 |
--- |
20X10 |
* 5.5 in L,E neb |
| IC 1295 |
SCT |
PN |
18 54.6 |
-08 50 |
12.7 |
60" |
Faint; 0.4deg ESE NGC 6712 |
| IC 1276 |
SER |
GC |
18 10.8 |
-07 13 |
10.3 |
7.1 |
eeF,vL,v difficult,D* close p |
| IC 4756 |
SER |
OC |
18 39.0 |
+05 27 |
5.4 |
52 |
80* mags 8... |
| UGC 5373 |
SEX |
GAL |
10 00.0 |
+05 20 |
11.3 |
5X3 |
Sextans B dwarf; faint |
| Sh2-84 |
SGE |
EN |
19 49.0 |
+18 24 |
--- |
15x3 |
Faint streamer |
| Harvard 20 |
SGE |
OC |
19 53.1 |
+18 20 |
7.7 |
10 |
20* mags 11... |
| IC 4997 |
SGE |
PN |
20 20.2 |
+16 45 |
11 |
2" |
Look for disk w/filter; 14m* |
| PK 359- 0.1 |
SGR |
PN |
17 47.9 |
-30 00 |
12 |
19X12 |
Low surface brightness |
| B 86 |
SGR |
DN |
18 02.7 |
-27 50 |
--- |
4 |
Ink Spot; small |
| IC 349 |
TAU |
BN |
03 46.3 |
+23 56 |
--- |
30 |
eF,vS,E 165 deg,dist 36"from |
| Mel 25 |
TAU |
OC |
04 27.0 |
+16 00 |
1 |
330 |
Hyades; large, bright |
| IC 2087 |
TAU |
EN |
04 40.0 |
+25 44 |
--- |
2 |
Faint neby in B22 DN |
| UGC 1281 |
TRI |
GAL |
01 49.6 |
+32 35 |
12.6 |
5X1 |
|
| UGC 9749 |
UMI |
GAL |
15 08.8 |
+67 12 |
10.9 |
23X16 |
low surf brt; UMI dwarf |
| 3C 273 |
VIR |
QSO |
12 29.1 |
+02 06 |
12 |
|
Like D*; Brightest quasar |
| Cr 399 |
VUL |
OC |
19 25.4 |
+20 11 |
3.6 |
60 |
The Coathanger; naked eye |
| Stock 1 |
VUL |
OC |
19 35.8 |
+25 13 |
5.3 |
60 |
Easy in Binos; 47* in 40' |
| Sh2-88 |
VUL |
EN |
19 46.0 |
+25 20 |
11.5 |
18x6 |
Elong streamer; Use filter |
| IC 4954 |
VUL |
EN |
20 04.8 |
+29 15 |
--- |
1 |
Faint dbl neby with 12m* |