537 Best Deep-Sky Objects
Sorted by Constellation     

 

  

 

 

 

List derived from DeepMap 600 (c) 1997 Orion Telescopes
and Binoculars. Used with permission.

See: Double and Multiple Star List, and
Variable Star List  for the remaining "600"

 

Name
 

Type
 

RA
 

Dec
 

Size
 

PA
 

VMag
 

Sf Br
 

Con
 

Comments
 

M110

GX-E6

00 40.4

+41 41

21.9x11.0

170

8.1

14

And

large companion of M31

M32

GX-E2

00 42.7

+40 52

8.7x6.5

170

8.1

12.4

And

very bright elliptical companion at edge of M31

M31

GX-Sb

00 42.7

+41 16

190x61

35

3.4

13.5

And

Andromeda Galaxy - most distant naked-eye object 2.2 million l.y.

NGC 404

GX-E0

01 09.4

+35 43

3.5x3.5

10.3

12.8

And

bright elliptical located 6’ SE of Beta Andromedae

NGC 752

OC

01 57.8

+37 50

50

5.7

And

very large, bright cluster - good in binoc’s

NGC 891

GX-Sb

02 22.6

+42 21

13.5x2.5

22

9.9

13.6

And

beautiful edge-on with dark lane

NGC 7662

PN

23 25.9

+42 33

17"

8.3

5.6

And

Blue Snowball, very bright with unusually high surf br, annular at high x

NGC 2997

GX-Sc

09 45.7

-31 11

8.9x6.8

110

9.4

13.7

Ant

face-on spiral with a bright core

NGC 6781

PN

19 18.4

+06 33

108"

11.6

12.8

Aql

large, annular planetary

B142

DN

19 40.7

+10 37

80x50

Aql

well-defined dark nebula forming a large dark "E" with B143

M72

GC

20 53.5

-12 32

6

9.2

Aqr

mottled non-symmetrical globular with a bright core

M73

AST

20 59.0

-12 38

3

Aqr

four stars mag 11-12 in a "Y" asterism, no cluster

NGC 7009

PN

21 04.2

-11 22

29"

7.8

6.2

Aqr

Saturn Nebula, small but very bright with faint ansae using large scopes

M2

GC

21 33.5

-00 49

16

6.6

Aqr

intense core, halo partially resolved in 20cm

NGC 7184

GX-SBc

22 02.6

-20 49

6.0x1.5

62

10.8

13.1

Aqr

large, narrow edge-on

NGC 7293

PN

22 29.6

-20 50

980"

7.6

13.6

Aqr

Helical Nebula, huge annular planetary of low surface brightness, use filter

NGC 6193

OC

16 41.3

-48 46

15

5.2

Ara

large, bright, scattered cluster with a bright double star, inv in neb’y

NGC 6352

GC

17 25.5

-48 25

7.1

8.2

Ara

fairly low surface brightness globular, partial resolution in 20cm

NGC 6397

GC

17 40.7

-53 40

25.7

5.8

Ara

superb large globular, highly resolved in 20cm

NGC 772

GX-Sb

01 59.3

+19 00

7.2x4.3

130

10.3

13.9

Ari

oval spiral with very bright core

NGC 1664

OC

04 51.1

+43 41

18

7.6

Aur

rich with several double stars and chains

NGC 1778

OC

05 08.1

+37 01

7

7.7

Aur

arranged in 2 rows, includes a pretty double

NGC 1857

OC

05 20.1

+39 21

6

7

Aur

surrounding a mag 7.5 star - rich in faint stars

NGC 1907

OC

05 28.1

+35 19

7

8.2

Aur

excellent rich, compact cluster

M38

OC

05 28.7

+35 51

21

6.4

Aur

bright cluster in cruciform shape

NGC 1931

C+N

05 31.4

+34 15

3x3

11.3

Aur

compact, striking nebulosity involving several stars

M36

OC

05 36.3

+34 08

12

6

Aur

bright, scattered group - southern of 3 Messier clusters in Auriga

M37

OC

05 52.3

+32 33

24

5.6

Aur

beautifully rich and symmetric cluster - best in Auriga

NGC 5248

GX-Sbc

13 37.5

+08 53

6.2x4.5

110

10.3

13.8

Boo

fairly large with a well-defined core

NGC 5466

GC

14 05.5

+28 32

9

9

Boo

low surface brightness globular with faint stars

NGC 1501

PN

04 07.0

+60 55

52"

11.9

11.6

Cam

annular planetary with faint central star

NGC 1502

OC

04 07.8

+62 20

8

5.7

Cam

striking trapezoid-shaped cluster

NGC 1569

GX-Irp

04 30.8

+64 51

3.6x1.8

120

11

12.9

Cam

elongated with a high surface brightness

NGC 2146

GX-SBbp

06 18.7

+78 21

6.0x3.4

123

10.6

13.7

Cam

elongated galaxy with a bright core

NGC 2403

GX-Sc

07 36.9

+65 36

21.9x12.3

127

8.5

14.4

Cam

large, bright spiral - arms visible in large scopes

NGC 2655

GX-Sa

08 55.6

+78 13

4.9x4.1

10.1

13.2

Cam

bright oval galaxy with a prominent core

IC 3568

PN

12 32.9

+82 33

10"

10.6

6.7

Cam

very small high surface brightness planetary

NGC 6907

GX-SBbc

20 25.1

-24 48

3.3x2.7

46

11.2

13.4

Cap

barred spiral reveals arms in larger scopes

M30

GC

21 40.4

-23 11

12

7.4

Cap

bright globular with several prominent star lanes in halo

NGC 2867

PN

09 21.4

-58 19

14"

9.7

6.5

Car

very small but unusually high surface brightness planetary

NGC 3114

OC

10 02.7

-60 07

35

4.2

Car

very large, bright cluster west of the Eta Carina nebula

NGC 3372

E/R

10 43.8

-59 52

120x120

Car

Keyhole Nebula, spectacular nebula and dark lanes surrounding Eta Car

NGC 3532

OC

11 05.5

-58 44

55

3

Car

very large and rich, magnificent open cluster

NGC 185

GX-dE0

00 39.0

+48 20

11.7x10.0

35

9.2

14.3

Cas

satellite system of M31, pair with NGC 147

NGC 278

GX-E0p

00 52.1

+47 33

2.1x2.0

10.8

12.2

Cas

bright, round elliptical

NGC 281

C+N

00 52.8

+56 37

35x30

Cas

large, complex neb’y surrounding Beta Cassiopeiae

NGC 436

OC

01 16.0

+58 49

6

8.8

Cas

rich and compact - distinctive group

NGC 457

OC

01 19.6

+58 17

13

6.4

Cas

beautiful bird-shaped cluster including mag 5 star

M103

OC

01 33.4

+60 40

6

7.4

Cas

small but distinctive wedge-shaped cluster

Tr 1

OC

01 35.7

+61 17

4.5

8.1

Cas

distinctive, small group

NGC 654

OC

01 44.0

+61 53

5

6.5

Cas

rich in faint stars

NGC 663

OC

01 46.3

+61 13

16

7.1

Cas

rich cluster with several doubles

NGC 7635

EN

23 20.7

+61 12

15x8

Cas

Bubble Nebula, unusual HII region located 35’ SW of M52

M52

OC

23 24.2

+61 35

13

6.9

Cas

fairly uniform and rich cluster, NGC 7635 lies 35’ SW

NGC 7789

OC

23 57.0

+56 44

16

6.7

Cas

remarkably rich and uniform in faint stars!

NGC 3918

PN

11 50.3

-57 11

19"

8.2

5.7

Cen

Blue Planetary - small but high surface brightness

NGC 4945

GX-SBc

13 05.4

-49 28

20.0x3.8

43

8.6

13.2

Cen

extremely large edge-on of even brightness

NGC 5128

GX-S0p

13 25.5

-43 01

25.7x20.0

35

6.8

13.5

Cen

Centaurus A, very large unusual galaxy bisected by a wide dark lane

NGC 5139

GC

13 26.8

-47 29

36.3

3.7

Cen

Omega Centaurus Cluster, brightest globular with spectacular resolution

NGC 5253

GX-Imp

13 39.9

-31 39

5.0x1.9

45

10.4

12.8

Cen

elongated oval galaxy

NGC 5286

GC

13 46.4

-51 22

9.1

7.2

Cen

resolvable globular with 20cm

NGC 5460

OC

14 07.6

-48 19

25

5.6

Cen

large and bright, but scattered cluster

NGC 40

PN

00 13.0

+72 31

48"

10.6

10.1

Cep

mag 11.5 central star in easy halo

NGC 188

OC

00 47.5

+85 14

14

8.1

Cep

oldest known open cluster

NGC 6939

OC

20 31.4

+60 38

8

7.8

Cep

beautiful cluster, rich in faint stars with galaxy N6946 40’ SE

NGC 6946

GX-Sc

20 34.9

+60 09

11.5x9.8

8.8

13.8

Cep

large but low surface brightness galaxy with spiral arms in large scopes

NGC 7023

C+N

21 00.5

+68 10

18x18

Cep

large unusual nebulosity surrounding a mag 7 star

IC 1396

EN

21 39.1

+57 30

170x140

Cep

extremely large haze glow about 2° diameter, use filter

NGC 7129

C+N

21 43.0

+66 06

8x7

Cep

small group of stars in nebulosity

NGC 7510

OC

23 11.5

+60 34

4

7.9

Cep

striking wedge-shaped cluster

NGC 246

PN

00 47.0

-11 53

245"

10.4

13.5

Cet

large annular planetary with several stars involved

NGC 247

GX-Sd

00 47.1

-20 46

21.4x6.9

174

9.1

14.4

Cet

very large, elongated galaxy in Sculptor group

NGC 584

GX-E4

01 31.3

-06 52

4.2x2.3

55

10.5

12.9

Cet

bright elliptical with faint companion

NGC 936

GX-SBa

02 27.6

-01 09

4.7x4.1

135

10.1

13.2

Cet

unusually bright core

NGC 1052

GX-E2

02 41.1

-08 15

3.0x2.1

120

10.5

12.5

Cet

small but bright core

M77

GX-Sbp

02 42.7

-00 01

7.1x6.0

70

8.9

12.8

Cet

unusually intense core - Seyfert galaxy

M41

OC

06 46.0

-20 45

38

4.5

CMa

very bright cluster 4° S of Sirius - use low power

NGC 2354

OC

07 14.3

-25 42

20

6.5

CMa

very large, fairly uniform in magnitudes

NGC 2359

EN

07 18.6

-13 12

8x6

CMa

unusual emission nebula - use filter for structure

NGC 2362

C+N

07 18.7

-24 57

8

4.1

CMa

striking rich group surrounding mag 4.4 Tau Canis Majoris

NGC 2383

OC

07 24.7

-20 57

6

8.4

CMa

:small, rich cluster of mag 11 and fainter stars

M44

OC

08 40.4

+19 40

95

3.1

Cnc

Beehive Cluster - large, naked-eye cluster, use lowest power

M67

OC

08 51.4

+11 49

30

6.9

Cnc

beautifully rich cluster at low power

NGC 2775

GX-Sa

09 10.3

+07 02

4.3x3.3

155

10.1

12.9

Cnc

bright core with a large, faint halo

NGC 1792

GX-Sbc

05 05.3

-37 59

5.2x2.6

137

10.2

12.9

Col

moderately bright spiral

NGC 1808

GX-Sa

05 07.7

-37 31

6.5x3.9

133

9.9

13.3

Col

very elongated, pleasing spiral

NGC 1851

GC

05 14.1

-40 03

11

7.2

Col

small bright core with faint halo

M98

GX-Sab

12 13.8

+14 54

9.9x2.2

155

10.1

13.6

Com

bright, elongated galaxy 30’ W of 6 Comae Berenices

NGC 4203

GX-Ep

12 15.1

+33 12

3.4x3.2

10

10.9

13.3

Com

prominent core with a much fainter halo

NGC 4251

GX-S0

12 18.1

+28 11

3.6x1.5

100

10.7

12.4

Com

bright elongated spiral

M99

GX-Sc

12 18.8

+14 25

5.4x4.7

9.9

13.2

Com

large, bright face-on with spiral structure visible

NGC 4274

GX-SBbc

12 19.8

+29 37

6.8x2.5

102

10.4

13.3

Com

large, elongated spiral, forms a 20’ pair with NGC 4278

NGC 4278

GX-E1

12 20.1

+29 17

4.1x3.8

10.2

13.1

Com

round, bright elliptical

M100

GX-Sc

12 22.9

+15 49

7.4x6.3

30

9.3

13.4

Com

largest spiral in the Virgo cluster

Mel 111

OC

12 25.0

+26 00

275

1.8

Com

Coma Star Cluster, scattered naked-eye group of 30 stars mag 5 and fainter

M85

GX-S0p

12 25.4

+18 11

7.1x5.5

9.1

12.9

Com

bright oval with a prominent core, pair with NGC 4394 8’ E

NGC 4414

GX-Sc

12 26.5

+31 13

3.6x2.0

155

10.1

12.1

Com

high surface brightness spiral with a bright core

NGC 4450

GX-Sab

12 28.5

+17 05

5.2x3.9

175

10.1

13.2

Com

high surface brightness core in a diffuse halo

NGC 4459

GX-E2

12 29.0

+13 59

3.5x2.7

110

10.4

12.7

Com

intense core, brightest in trio with NGC 4474 and NGC 4468

NGC 4473

GX-E4

12 29.8

+13 26

4.5x2.5

100

10.2

12.8

Com

prominent spiral and brightest of trio with NGC 4477 and NGC 4479

NGC 4477

GX-SB0

12 30.0

+13 38

3.8x3.5

15

10.4

13.1

Com

trio with NGC 4479 7’ SE and NGC 4477 13’ N in Virgo cluster

NGC 4494

GX-E1

12 31.4

+25 46

4.8x3.5

9.8

12.9

Com

bright, round elliptical galaxy

M88

GX-Sb

12 32.0

+14 25

6.9x3.7

140

9.6

13

Com

bright, elongated spiral with an intense core

M91

GX-SBb

12 35.4

+14 30

5.4x4.3

150

10.2

13.4

Com

fairly large, bright oval, M88 lies 50’ WSW

NGC 4559

GX-Scd

12 36.0

+27 58

10.7x4.4

150

10

14

Com

very large, elongated galaxy

NGC 4565

GX-Sb

12 36.3

+25 59

15.8x2.1

136

9.6

13.3

Com

beautiful large edge-on with a prominent dust lane

NGC 4710

GX-S0

12 49.6

+15 10

4.9x1.2

27

11

12.8

Com

beautiful edge-on with a mottled appearance

NGC 4725

GX-Sabp

12 50.4

+25 30

10.7x7.6

35

9.4

14

Com

impressive spiral with a very large halo

M64

GX-Sab

12 56.7

+21 41

10.0x5.4

115

8.5

12.7

Com

Black-Eye Galaxy, name derives from dark patch NE of the core

NGC 4889

GX-E4

13 00.1

+27 59

2.9x1.9

80

11.5

13.3

Com

brightest galaxy in the rich and distant Coma Galaxy Cluster, ~300 million l.y.

M53

GC

13 12.9

+18 10

12.6

7.5

Com

resolvable globular in a 20cm

NGC 6541

GC

18 08.0

-43 42

13.1

6.1

CrA

partially resolved globular in 20cm located 20’ SE of a mag 5 star

NGC 6726

RN

19 01.8

-36 54

2x2

CrA

pair of bright, round nebulae with NGC 6727 surrounding mag 7 and 9.5 stars

NGC 4755

OC

12 53.6

-60 21

10

4.2

Cru

Jewel Box Cluster - bright and rich in all apertures!

NGC 4027

GX-SBdm

11 59.5

-19 16

3.2x2.4

167

11.1

13.2

Crv

unusual one-armed spiral galaxy

NGC 4038

GX-SBmp

12 01.9

-18 52

5.2x3.1

80

10.3

13.1

Crv

Ring-Tail Galaxy - unusual interacting galaxy with a shrimp shape

NGC 4361

PN

12 24.5

-18 47

63"

11

11.1

Crv

mag 13 central star in moderately large disc

NGC 4111

GX-S0

12 07.0

+43 04

4.6x1.0

150

10.7

12.2

CVn

pretty edge-on with a prominent core

NGC 4151

GX-Sabp

12 10.5

+39 24

6.3x4.5

50

10.8

14.2

CVn

Seyfert galaxy with a variable nucleus

NGC 4214

GX-Im

12 15.7

+36 20

8.5x6.6

9.8

14

CVn

large galaxy with hints of structure

NGC 4244

GX-Scd

12 17.5

+37 48

16.6x1.9

48

10.4

14

CVn

extremely large narrow ray!

M106

GX-Sbcp

12 19.0

+47 18

18.6x7.2

150

8.4

13.6

CVn

beautiful elongated spiral with arm structure in large scopes

NGC 4449

GX-IBm

12 28.2

+44 06

6.2x4.4

45

9.6

13

CVn

large, bright irregular galaxy

NGC 4490

GX-SBcdp

12 30.6

+41 38

6.3x3.1

125

9.8

12.9

CVn

Cocoon Galaxy, striking elongated galaxy with spiral structure

NGC 4631

GX-SBm

12 42.1

+32 32

15.5x2.7

86

9.2

13.1

CVn

stunning edge-on with a very mottled appearance and close companion

NGC 4656

GX-SBmp

12 44.0

+32 10

15.1x3.0

33

10.5

14.5

CVn

striking galaxy merges with NGC 4657-like a celestial hockey stick!

M94

GX-Sab

12 50.9

+41 07

11.2x9.1

105

8.2

13.1

CVn

large, bright oval galaxy with a striking core

NGC 5005

GX-Sbc

13 10.9

+37 03

5.8x2.8

65

9.8

12.7

CVn

large, bright oval with an elliptical core

NGC 5033

GX-Sbc

13 13.5

+36 36

10.7x5.0

170

10.2

14.4

CVn

very elongated spiral with a bright core

M63

GX-Sbc

13 15.8

+42 02

12.6x7.2

105

8.6

13.3

CVn

Sunflower galaxy, bright spiral with an extensive halo

M51

GX-Sbcp

13 29.9

+47 12

11.2x6.9

163

8.4

12.9

CVn

Whirlpool Galaxy and companion, spectacular spiral structure in large scope

M3

GC

13 42.2

+28 23

16.2

5.9

CVn

stunning, well resolved globular with an intense core

NGC 5353

GX-E5

13 53.4

+40 17

2.2x1.1

145

11

11.8

CVn

brightest in a group of 5 galaxies

NGC 5371

GX-Sbc

13 55.7

+40 28

4.4x3.5

8

10.6

13.4

CVn

located 25’ ENE of the NGC 5353 group

NGC 6811

OC

19 38.2

+46 34

13

6.8

Cyg

fairly large, rich group in milky way

NGC 6819

OC

19 41.3

+40 11

5

7.3

Cyg

rich group with 2 intersecting strings in milky way star field

NGC 6826

PN

19 44.8

+50 31

25"

8.9

7

Cyg

Blinking planetary, alternately view disc and mag 10 central star

NGC 6857

EN

20 01.8

+33 32

1

Cyg

compact HII region surrounded by 4 stars and set in a rich field

NGC 6866

OC

20 03.7

+44 00

7

7.6

Cyg

rich and appealing cluster with many stars in an elongated string

NGC 6888

EN

20 12.0

+38 21

20x10

Cyg

Crescent nebula, very large egg-shaped annulus of neb’y, use filter

M29

OC

20 23.9

+38 32

7

6.6

Cyg

small, bright, fully resolved cluster with a trapezoidal outline

NGC 6960

EN

20 45.7

+30 43

70x6

Cyg

western branch of the remarkable Veil Nebula passing through 52 Cygni, use low x and filter

NGC 6992

EN

20 56.4

+31 43

60x8

Cyg

Veil Nebula, extremely large, fantastic filamentary structure in dark skies, use filter

NGC 7000

EN

20 58.8

+44 20

120x100

Cyg

North American Nebula, excellent in dark skies with low power and filter

NGC 7008

PN

21 00.6

+54 33

86"

11

11.8

Cyg

bright annular planetary with unusual structure and faint stars involved

NGC 7026

PN

21 06.3

+47 51

20"

10.9

8.5

Cyg

small but with double condensations at high power

NGC 7027

PN

21 07.1

+42 14

14"

8.5

Cyg

unusually high surface brightness planetary with double lobe structure

M39

OC

21 32.2

+48 26

32

4.6

Cyg

large, very bright cluster, use low power or binoc’s

IC 5146

EN

21 53.5

+47 16

12x12

Cyg

Cocoon Nebula, large faint nebulosity at end of long dark lane

NGC 6891

PN

20 15.2

+12 42

15"

10.4

7.4

Del

small, high surface brightness bluish oval

NGC 6905

PN

20 22.4

+20 07

40"

10.9

10

Del

Blue Flash Nebula, slightly elongated with a uniform brightness

NGC 6934

GC

20 34.2

+07 24

7

8.9

Del

compact globular, mottled in 20cm but well resolved in 40cm

NGC 1566

GX-Sbc

04 20.0

-54 56

8.3x6.6

60

9.7

13.9

Dor

large, bright Seyfert galaxy

NGC 1672

GX-SBb

04 45.7

-59 15

6.6x5.5

170

9.7

13.4

Dor

bright galaxy with spiral structure

NGC 4125

GX-E5p

12 08.1

+65 10

5.8x3.2

95

9.7

12.9

Dra

nearly edge-on with a prominent core

M102

GX-E6p

15 06.5

+55 46

4.7x1.9

128

9.9

12.2

Dra

very bright with a bulging core and razor-thin dust lane, often taken for M102

NGC 5907

GX-Sc

15 15.9

+56 20

12.6x1.4

155

10.3

13.3

Dra

extremely large narrow streak

NGC 6503

GX-Sc

17 49.5

+70 09

7.1x2.4

123

10.2

13.2

Dra

large, elongated spiral with a fairly high surface brightness

NGC 6543

PN

17 58.6

+66 38

20"

8.1

Dra

Cat’s Eye Nebula, small high surface brightness oval planetary

NGC 1084

GX-Sc

02 46.0

-07 35

3.2x1.8

35

10.7

12.5

Eri

irregular mottled appearance

NGC 1232

GX-Sc

03 09.8

-20 35

7.4x6.5

108

9.9

13.9

Eri

large diffuse halo with bright core

NGC 1291

GX-SBa

03 17.3

-41 06

9.8x8.1

156

8.5

13.1

Eri

prominent round galaxy

NGC 1300

GX-SBb

03 19.7

-19 25

6.2x4.1

106

10.4

13.8

Eri

classic barred spiral but low surface brightness

NGC 1332

GX-E7

03 26.3

-21 20

4.7x1.4

148

10.3

12.2

Eri

striking edge-on galaxy

NGC 1395

GX-E

03 38.5

-23 02

5.9x4.5

126

9.6

13.1

Eri

fairly small but bright elliptical

NGC 1532

GX-Sb

04 12.1

-32 52

12.6x3.3

33

9.9

13.8

Eri

pretty edge-on, pair with NGC 1531

NGC 1535

PN

04 14.3

-12 44

21"

9.4

7.2

Eri

high surface brightness planetary, look for color

NGC 1097

GX-SBb

02 46.3

-30 16

9.3x6.3

130

9.5

13.8

For

large, bright barred spiral

NGC 1201

GX-Sa

03 04.1

-26 04

3.6x2.1

7

10.7

12.8

For

fairly small but prominent core

NGC 1316

GX-S0p

03 22.7

-37 12

12.0x8.5

50

8.5

13.4

For

Fornax A - bright with intense core at edge of Fornax cluster

NGC 1350

GX-SBab

03 31.1

-33 38

5.2x2.8

0

10.3

13.1

For

bright oval at north side of Fornax cluster

NGC 1360

PN

03 33.3

-25 51

385"

9.6

13.7

For

impressive, very large planetary

NGC 1365

GX-SBb

03 33.6

-36 08

11.2x6.2

32

9.6

14.1

For

large, classic barred spiral

NGC 1380

GX-S0

03 36.4

-34 59

4.8x2.3

7

9.9

12.4

For

bright member of the Fornax Cluster

NGC 1399

GX-E1p

03 38.5

-35 27

6.9x6.5

9.6

13.7

For

prominent galaxy in core of the Fornax Galaxy Cluster

NGC 1398

GX-Sab

03 38.9

-26 20

7.1x5.4

100

9.7

13.5

For

elongated galaxy with prominent core

NGC 2129

OC

06 01.1

+23 19

7

6.7

Gem

small but fairly rich group with 2 bright stars

NGC 2158

OC

06 07.4

+24 06

5

8.6

Gem

unusually rich open cluster 30’ SW of M35

M35

OC

06 08.9

+24 20

28

5.1

Gem

beautiful low power field with many stars in rows and loops

NGC 2266

OC

06 43.3

+26 58

7

Gem

faint but rich group

NGC 2371

PN

07 25.6

+29 29

44"

11.2

10.5

Gem

unusual planetary with 2 lobes

NGC 2392

PN

07 29.2

+20 55

20"

9.2

6.8

Gem

Eskimo Nebula, prominent double shell structure around mag 9 star

NGC 2420

OC

07 38.4

+21 34

10

8.3

Gem

nice spread of magnitudes

NGC 7410

GX-SBa

22 55.0

-39 40

5.2x1.6

45

10.3

12.5

Gru

very elongated, bright spiral

IC 1459

GX-E3

22 57.2

-36 28

5.2x3.8

40

10

13.2

Gru

brightest in a large group of galaxies

M13

GC

16 41.7

+36 28

16.6

5.8

Her

spectacular Hercules Cluster, best resolved globular in Northern skies

NGC 6210

PN

16 44.5

+23 48

16"

8.8

5.9

Her

unusually high surface brightness planetary with bluish color

NGC 6229

GC

16 47.0

+47 32

4.2

9.4

Her

compact and bright but requires large aperture to resolve

M92

GC

17 17.1

+43 08

11.2

6.5

Her

beautiful globular, well resolved in 20cm with long streaming star lanes

NGC 1261

GC

03 12.3

-55 13

6.9

8.3

Hor

moderately bright globular

M48

OC

08 13.8

-05 45

54

5.8

Hya

large, scattered group with a richer row of stars

NGC 2784

GX-S0

09 12.3

-24 10

5.5x2.2

73

10.2

12.8

Hya

prominent elongated spiral with a bright center

NGC 3109

GX-Irr

10 03.1

-26 10

19.1x3.7

93

9.9

14.4

Hya

unusually large, low surface brightness streak

NGC 3242

PN

10 24.8

-18 38

25"

7.3

5.4

Hya

Ghost of Jupiter, double shell structure gives an "Eye" appearance

NGC 3585

GX-E5

11 13.3

-26 45

4.7x2.6

107

9.9

12.6

Hya

high surface brightness elliptical galaxy

NGC 3621

GX-Sc

11 18.3

-32 49

12.3x7.1

159

9.7

14.4

Hya

large, elongated spiral

NGC 3923

GX-E3

11 51.0

-28 48

5.9x3.9

50

9.8

13.2

Hya

large, oval galaxy with NGC 3904 40’ SW

M68

GC

12 39.5

-26 45

12

7.7

Hya

starts to resolve well in a 20cm scope

M83

GX-Sc

13 37.0

-29 52

12.9x11.5

7.5

12.8

Hya

large, bright spiral with arm structure in larger scopes

NGC 7090

GX-SBc

21 36.5

-54 33

7.4x1.3

127

10.7

13

Ind

large, edge-on galaxy

NGC 7209

OC

22 05.2

+46 30

25

6.7

Lac

large, fairly rich and uniform

NGC 7243

OC

22 15.3

+49 53

21

6.4

Lac

excellent low power field, incudes double star _2890

NGC 2903

GX-Sb

09 32.2

+21 30

12.6x6.0

17

9

13.6

Leo

one of the brightest galaxies missed by Messier

NGC 3190

GX-Sb

10 18.1

+21 50

4.4x1.5

125

11.1

13.1

Leo

brightest in group of 4 in field

NGC 3227

GX-Sb

10 23.5

+19 52

5.4x3.6

155

10.3

13.4

Leo

fairly bright contact pair with NGC 3226

M95

GX-Sb

10 44.0

+11 42

7.4x5.0

13

9.7

13.5

Leo

bright barred spiral - low power pair with M96 40’ following

M96

GX-Sbp

10 46.8

+11 49

7.6x5.2

5

9.3

13.1

Leo

prominent pair with M95

NGC 3377

GX-E5

10 47.7

+13 59

5.2x3.0

35

10.4

13.4

Leo

nice 20’ pair with NGC 3367

M105

GX-E1

10 47.8

+12 35

5.4x4.8

9.3

12.8

Leo

brightest of 3 with NGC 3384 and NGC 3389

NGC 3384

GX-E7

10 48.3

+12 38

5.5x2.5

53

9.9

12.6

Leo

second in trio with M105

NGC 3412

GX-E5

10 50.9

+13 25

3.6x2.0

155

10.5

12.6

Leo

bright elliptical with a prominent core

NGC 3489

GX-E6

11 00.3

+13 54

3.5x2.0

70

10.3

12.3

Leo

unusually bright round core

NGC 3521

GX-Sbc

11 05.8

-00 02

11.0x5.1

163

9

13.2

Leo

bright impressive galaxy with dusty appearance

NGC 3593

GX-Sb

11 14.6

+12 49

5.2x1.9

92

10.9

13.3

Leo

very elongated spiral with a prominent core

NGC 3607

GX-E1

11 16.9

+18 03

4.9x2.5

120

9.9

12.5

Leo

brightest in a trio with NGC 3608 6’ N and NGC 3605 3’ SW

M65

GX-Sb

11 18.9

+13 06

9.8x2.9

174

9.3

12.8

Leo

bright, elongated spiral - remarkable trio with M66 and NGC 3628

M66

GX-Sbc

11 20.2

+13 00

9.1x4.2

173

8.9

12.7

Leo

lovely spiral in group with M65 and NGC 3628

NGC 3628

GX-Sb

11 20.3

+13 35

14.8x3.0

104

9.5

13.4

Leo

unusually large edge-on bisected by dark lane, trio with M65 and M66

NGC 3640

GX-E1

11 21.1

+03 14

4.0x3.2

100

10.4

13.2

Leo

brightest in a faint galaxy group

NGC 3810

GX-Sc

11 41.0

+11 28

4.3x3.0

15

10.8

13.4

Leo

fairly large spiral with a diffuse halo

M79

GC

05 24.2

-24 32

6

7.8

Lep

compact but rich globular

NGC 5897

GC

15 17.4

-21 01

12.6

8.6

Lib

low surface brightness globular, resolved in larger scopes

NGC 3344

GX-Sc

10 43.5

+24 55

7.1x6.5

9.9

13.9

LMi

fairly large galaxy with 2 mag 10 stars superimposed

NGC 3504

GX-Sb

11 03.2

+27 58

2.7x2.1

11

12.8

LMi

bright pair with NGC 3512 12’ ENE

IC 4406

PN

14 22.4

-44 09

35"

10.2

9.1

Lup

fairly bright planetary about 30" diameter

NGC 5822

OC

15 05.2

-54 21

40

Lup

large, bright and scattered cluster

NGC 5882

PN

15 16.8

-45 39

14"

9.5

6.3

Lup

small, round disc with high surface brightness

NGC 5986

GC

15 46.1

-37 47

9.8

7.5

Lup

bright but difficult to resolve

NGC 2419

GC

07 38.1

+38 53

4.7

10.3

Lyn

Intergalactic Wanderer - most distant globular cluster 200,000 l.y.

NGC 2683

GX-Sab

08 52.7

+33 25

9.3x2.2

44

9.8

12.9

Lyn

bright edge-on with dusty structure

M57

PN

18 53.6

+33 02

76"

8.8

9.3

Lyr

Ring Nebula, superb annular planetary with very difficult central star

M56

GC

19 16.6

+30 11

7.1

8.3

Lyr

compact globular begins to resolve in 20cm

NGC 2232

OC

06 28.0

-04 51

30

3.9

Mon

scattered group of bright stars surrounding 10 Monocerotis

NGC 2237

EN

06 30.3

+05 03

80x60

Mon

Rosette Nebula, faint, extremely large, annular, surrounding cluster

NGC 2244

OC

06 32.3

+04 52

24

4.8

Mon

bright, striking rectangular group at the center of the Rosette Nebula

NGC 2245

RN

06 32.7

+10 10

5x3

Mon

reflection nebula fans out from mag 11 star

NGC 2251

OC

06 34.7

+08 22

10

7.3

Mon

Includes 10 brighter mag 11 stars

NGC 2261

E+R

06 39.2

+08 44

2x1

Mon

Hubble’s Variable Nebula, striking comet-like, extending from R Mon

NGC 2264

C+N

06 41.1

+09 53

60x30

3.9

Mon

Christmas Tree Cluster, bright, large scattered group with faint neb’y

NGC 2286

OC

06 47.7

-03 09

15

7.5

Mon

fairly rich group - most stars mag 12-13 bordered by brighter stars

NGC 2301

OC

06 51.8

+00 28

12

6

Mon

many stars arranged in 2 strings passing through the center

M50

OC

07 02.8

-08 20

16

5.9

Mon

large but fairly scattered group

NGC 2324

OC

07 04.1

+01 03

8

8.4

Mon

irregular group, rich in faint stars

NGC 2346

PN

07 09.4

-00 48

52"

11.9

11.5

Mon

mag 11.5 central star surrounded by round disc

NGC 2353

OC

07 14.5

-10 16

20

7.1

Mon

includes mag 6 star on south side - use low power

NGC 6067

OC

16 13.2

-54 13

13

5.6

Nor

beautiful open cluster in the rich Norma starcloud, incl striking double star

NGC 6087

OC

16 18.9

-57 54

12

5.4

Nor

large, bright cluster including mag 6.7 S Normae

M107

GC

16 32.5

-13 03

13

8.1

Oph

only a few stars resolved in 20cm

M12

GC

16 47.2

-01 57

14.5

6.8

Oph

large bright globular has a well resolved halo in 20cm

M10

GC

16 57.1

-04 06

15.1

6.6

Oph

rich, highly resolvable cluster with a 20cm

M62

GC

17 01.2

-30 07

14.1

6.6

Oph

unusual asymmetric appearance with a flattened SE region

M19

GC

17 02.6

-26 16

13.5

6.8

Oph

bright globular, begins to resolve in 20cm

NGC 6293

GC

17 10.2

-26 35

7.9

8.2

Oph

small, compact globular

NGC 6309

PN

17 14.1

-12 55

16"

11.5

8.6

Oph

Box Nebula, small but irregular planetary

M9

GC

17 19.2

-18 31

9.3

7.6

Oph

partially resolved in 20cm, highly resolved in large apertures

NGC 6369

PN

17 29.3

-23 46

38"

11.5

10.5

Oph

beautiful annular ring planetary

M14

GC

17 37.6

-03 15

11.7

7.6

Oph

large, mottled appearance, partially resolvable in 25cm

IC 4665

OC

17 46.3

+05 43

41

4.2

Oph

naked-eye cluster, resolved in binoculars

NGC 6572

PN

18 12.1

+06 51

11"

8

4.3

Oph

very high surface brightness planetary with a bluish color

NGC 6633

OC

18 27.7

+06 34

27

4.6

Oph

large and bright cluster but scattered, naked-eye in dark sky

NGC 1788

RN

05 06.9

-03 21

8x5

Ori

unusually bright reflection nebula involving two stars

NGC 1973

E+R

05 35.1

-04 44

5x5

Ori

extensive neb’y just north of M42 involving several bright stars

NGC 1981

OC

05 35.2

-04 26

25

4.6

Ori

bright scattered group to north of M42

M42

E+R

05 35.4

-05 27

66x60

4

Ori

Orion Nebula - best emission nebula in northern sky!!

M43

E+R

05 35.6

-05 16

20x15

9

Ori

bright, irregular, comma-shaped neb’y just south of M42

NGC 1999

E+R

05 36.5

-06 42

2x2

Ori

small, circular nebulosity with dark patch

B33

DN

05 40.9

-02 28

6x4

Ori

Horsehead Nebula - requires dark sky and filter

NGC 2024

EN

05 41.9

-01 51

30x30

Ori

prominent neb’y in 2 sections separated by dark lane, south of Zeta Orionis

M78

RN

05 46.7

+00 03

8x6

8

Ori

large, unusually bright reflection nebula surrounding 2 mag 10 stars

NGC 2174

EN

06 09.7

+20 29

40x30

Ori

very large and irregular emission nebula - use filter

NGC 2194

OC

06 13.8

+12 48

10

8.5

Ori

rich in faint stars

NGC 6752

GC

19 10.9

-59 59

20.4

5.5

Pav

very bright and large easily resolved globular with a mag 7.7 star in halo

NGC 7814

GX-Sab

00 03.3

+16 09

5.5x2.3

135

10.6

13.2

Peg

bright edge-on with dust lane

M15

GC

21 30.0

+12 10

12.3

6.3

Peg

beautiful globular with an intense core and well resolved halo

NGC 7217

GX-Sab

22 07.9

+31 22

3.9x3.2

95

10.1

12.7

Peg

round elliptical with a bright core

NGC 7320

GX-Sd

22 36.1

+33 57

2.2x1.1

132

12.6

13.5

Peg

brightest member of Stephan’s Quintet, compact group of 5 galaxies near NGC 7331

NGC 7331

GX-Sb

22 37.1

+34 25

10.5x3.7

171

9.5

13.3

Peg

very large, elongated spiral with very faint companions

NGC 7479

GX-SBc

23 05.0

+12 19

4.1x3.1

25

10.8

13.4

Peg

elongated barred spiral, arms visible in large scopes

NGC 7619

GX-E1

23 20.2

+08 12

2.5x2.3

30

11.1

12.9

Peg

brightest member of the Pegasus I galaxy cluster, ~175 million l.y.

M76

PN

01 42.3

+51 34

67"

10.1

10.4

Per

Little Dumbbell - unusual double lobe structure

NGC 869

OC

02 19.1

+57 08

30

3.5

Per

western member of naked-eye Double Cluster

NGC 884

OC

02 22.4

+57 07

30

3.6

Per

eastern member of remarkable Double Cluster

NGC 957

OC

02 33.3

+57 34

11

7.6

Per

fairly rich - near Double Cluster

NGC 1023

GX-E7p

02 40.4

+39 04

8.7x3.0

87

9.4

12.8

Per

impressive with bright, bulging core

M34

OC

02 42.0

+42 47

35

5.2

Per

very bright and large - visible naked-eye

NGC 1245

OC

03 14.7

+47 14

10

8.4

Per

very rich in faint stars

NGC 1275

GX-P

03 19.8

+41 31

2.2x1.7

110

11.9

13.1

Per

brightest in rich Perseus Galaxy Cluster

NGC 1342

OC

03 31.6

+37 22

14

6.7

Per

large, scattered group - use low power

NGC 1499

EN

04 00.7

+36 37

145x40

Per

California Nebula - very faint, unusually large, use filter

NGC 1491

EN

04 03.4

+51 19

3x3

Per

bright, circular emission nebula

NGC 1513

OC

04 09.9

+49 31

9

8.4

Per

fairly rich cluster 50’ SE of Lambda Persei

NGC 1528

OC

04 15.3

+51 13

24

6.4

Per

larger cluster, use low power

NGC 1545

OC

04 20.9

+50 15

18

6.2

Per

includes chains of faint stars and a pretty double star

NGC 488

GX-Sab

01 21.8

+05 15

5.2x3.9

15

10.3

13.4

Psc

brightest in a group

NGC 520

GX-P

01 24.6

+03 48

4.5x1.8

130

11.4

13.6

Psc

unusual distorted spiral

NGC 524

GX-E1

01 24.8

+09 32

2.8x2.8

10.3

12.3

Psc

bright elliptical in a large group

M74

GX-Sc

01 36.7

+15 47

10.5x9.5

9.4

14.2

Psc

faint face-on spiral - needs dark skies

M47

OC

07 36.6

-14 29

30

4.4

Pup

impressive cluster, includes several double and colored stars

NGC 2423

OC

07 37.1

-13 52

19

6.7

Pup

fairly rich cluster located 37’ N of M47

Mel 71

OC

07 37.5

-12 03

9

7.1

Pup

dense open cluster, very rich in faint stars

NGC 2439

OC

07 40.8

-31 41

10

6.9

Pup

rich, pleasing cluster includes mag 6.7 R Puppis on the NE edge

NGC 2438

PN

07 41.8

-14 44

64"

11.5

11.6

Pup

striking annular planetary on the NE side of M46!

M46

OC

07 41.8

-14 49

27

6.1

Pup

glorious low power field includes planetary NGC 2438

NGC 2440

PN

07 41.9

-18 13

16"

9.3

6.4

Pup

high surface brightness planetary with a box shape

M93

OC

07 44.5

-23 51

22

6.2

Pup

bright, fairly rich cluster

NGC 2451

OC:

07 45.4

-37 58

45

2.8

Pup

bright scattered naked-eye cluster including mag 3.6 c Puppis

NGC 2477

OC

07 52.2

-38 32

27

5.8

Pup

superb cluster, very rich in mag 11 and fainter stars

NGC 2467

EN

07 52.5

-26 26

8x7

Pup

large, bright circular nebulosity

NGC 2527

OC

08 05.3

-28 10

22

6.5

Pup

very large and loose group

NGC 2539

OC

08 10.7

-12 49

22

6.5

Pup

located 10’ NW of mag 4.7 19 Puppis

NGC 2546

OC

08 12.4

-37 38

41

6.3

Pup

very large and scattered cluster

NGC 2627

OC

08 37.3

-29 57

11

Pyx

rich and pretty cluster over haze

NGC 2818

PN

09 16.0

-36 38

50"

11.5

11.1

Pyx

nice planetary physically involved with a faint cluster

NGC 55

GX-SBm

00 15.1

-39 13

32.4x5.6

108

7.9

13.4

Scl

huge irregular edge-on with faint east section

NGC 134

GX-Sbc

00 30.4

-33 15

8.5x2.0

50

10.4

13.3

Scl

large edge-on with bright core

NGC 253

GX-Scp

00 47.6

-25 17

27.5x6.8

52

7.2

12.7

Scl

very bright edge-on with extensive dust in Sculptor group

NGC 288

GC

00 52.8

-26 35

13.8

8.1

Scl

well resolved globular 1.7° SE of NGC 253

NGC 300

GX-Sd

00 54.9

-37 41

21.9x15.5

111

8.1

14.3

Scl

very large, face-on spiral

NGC 613

GX-Sbc

01 34.3

-29 25

5.5x4.2

120

10.1

13.3

Scl

bright elongated galaxy with prominent core

NGC 7507

GX-E0

23 12.1

-28 32

2.8x2.7

10.4

12.5

Scl

unusually bright core

NGC 7793

GX-Sdm

23 57.8

-32 35

9.3x6.3

98

9.1

13.4

Scl

large, face-on spiral of fairy low surface brightness

M80

GC

16 17.0

-22 59

8.9

7.3

Sco

partial resolution of globular in 20cm

M4

GC

16 23.6

-26 32

26.3

5.9

Sco

beautifully resolved globular with "bar" through the center, 1.3° W of Antares

NGC 6124

OC

16 25.3

-40 39

29

5.8

Sco

large bright cluster, richer in center

NGC 6153

PN

16 31.5

-40 15

24"

10.6

8.6

Sco

small, bright planetary forming a kite asterism with 3 mag 10 stars

NGC 6231

OC

16 54.0

-41 48

240

2.6

Sco

superb low power field, bright group of stars in center over rich background

NGC 6242

OC

16 55.6

-39 30

9

6.4

Sco

rich in faint stars, includes red mag 7.3 star

Tr 24

OC

16 57.0

-40 40

60

Sco

bright, large, scattered group 1° NNE of N6231

NGC 6302

PN

17 13.7

-37 06

45"

9.7

9

Sco

Bug Nebula, unusual elongated planetary cut by dark lane

NGC 6383

C+N

17 34.8

-32 34

5

5.5

Sco

faint stars surrounding a mag 5.7 star which has several companions

NGC 6388

GC

17 36.3

-44 44

8.7

6.8

Sco

high surface brightness globular but very difficult to resolve

M6

OC

17 40.1

-32 13

15

4.2

Sco

Butterfly cluster, naked-eye beautifully rich cluster, resolvable in all scopes

NGC 6441

GC

17 50.2

-37 03

7.8

7.4

Sco

bright globular located just 4.5’ E of mag 3.2 G Scorpii

M7

OC

17 53.9

-34 49

80

3.3

Sco

very large and bright cluster, easy naked-eye and resolvable in any scope

NGC 6631

OC

18 27.2

-12 02

5

Sct

small but rich group over haze

M26

OC

18 45.2

-09 24

15

8

Sct

fairly rich cluster in a milky way field

M11

OC

18 51.1

-06 16

14

5.8

Sct

Wild Duck cluster, extremely rich carpet of faint stars in an arrowhead shape

NGC 6712

GC

18 53.1

-08 42

7.2

8.2

Sct

irregular outline, require high power to resolve

M5

GC

15 18.6

+02 05

17.4

5.7

Ser

spectacular globular!, well resolved down to a small, intense core

M16

C+N

18 18.8

-13 47

35x28

6

Ser

Eagle Nebula, large outstretched "Eagle" shape with bright cluster involved.

IC 4756

OC

18 39.0

+05 27

52

Ser

unusually large naked-eye cluster, use lowest power

NGC 3115

GX-E6

10 05.2

-07 43

7.2x2.5

43

8.9

11.9

Sex

Spindle galaxy - very high surface brightness!

NGC 3166

GX-Sa

10 13.8

+03 26

4.8x2.3

87

10.4

12.9

Sex

bright, similar pair with NGC 3169

NGC 3169

GX-Sb

10 14.2

+03 28

4.4x2.8

45

10.2

12.8

Sex

striking duo with NGC 3166

M71

GC

19 53.8

+18 47

7.2

8.1

Sge

rich in very faint stars

NGC 6445

PN

17 49.3

-20 01

33"

10.9

9.6

Sgr

small but bright planetary in field with globular cluster NGC 6440 20’ SSW

M23

OC

17 56.8

-19 01

27

5.5

Sgr

beautiful open cluster with chains and loops, use lowest power

M20

C+N

18 02.3

-23 02

29x27

6.3

Sgr

Trifid Nebula, remarkable dark rift structure with central multiple star

B86

DN

18 02.7

-27 50

4.5x3.0

Sgr

stunning dark splotch is just west of the very rich cluster NGC 6520

NGC 6520

OC

18 03.4

-27 54

6

Sgr

very rich cluster set in a glorious field with dark nebula B86 on W side

NGC 6522

GC

18 03.6

-30 02

5.6

8.5

Sgr

Pair with NGC 6528 15’ E in "Baade’s Window"

M8

EN

18 03.8

-24 23

90x40

5.8

Sgr

Lagoon Nebula, remarkably large and detailed nebulosity with dark lane and cluster

M21

OC

18 04.6

-22 30

13

5.9

Sgr

bright cluster about 40’ NE of Trifid Nebula

NGC 6530

OC

18 04.8

-24 20

15

4.6

Sgr

bright, scattered cluster at eastern side of the Lagoon Nebula

NGC 6546

OC

18 07.2

-23 20

13

8

Sgr

scattered group includes 3 mag 9 stars

NGC 6544

GC

18 07.3

-25 00

7

8.2

Sgr

small grainy globular in a rich star field

NGC 6563

PN

18 12.0

-33 52

48"

10.8

10.3

Sgr

faint planetary in a rich star field, use filter

B92

DN

18 15.5

-18 11

12x6

Sgr

large, dark cloud form a similar pair with B93 about 25’ E

M24

18 16.9

-18 29

4.5

Sgr

Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, remarkably rich to scan at low x

NGC 6603

OC

18 18.4

-18 25

5

Sgr

beautifully rich compact cluster set in the NE corner of M24

M18

OC

18 19.9

-17 08

9

6.9

Sgr

bright but scattered cluster with brightest stars in a "V" asterism

M17

C+N

18 20.8

-16 11

46x37

6

Sgr

Swan Nebula, large, breathtaking "checkmark" shape with outlying fainter neb’y

M28

GC

18 24.5

-24 52

11.2

6.9

Sgr

bright globular resolvable in 20cm

NGC 6629

PN

18 25.7

-23 12

16"

11.2

8.2

Sgr

compact, high surface brightness planetary with a mag 13 central star

M69

GC

18 31.4

-32 21

7.1

7.7

Sgr

bright and lively globular 4.5’ SE of a mag 8 star

M25

OC

18 31.6

-19 15

32

4.6

Sgr

large, very bright cluster includes several colored stars, naked-eye in dark sky

NGC 6642

GC

18 31.9

-23 29

4.5

9.4

Sgr

compact globular, needs large aperture to resolve

NGC 6645

OC

18 32.6

-16 54

10

Sgr

striking rich cluster of faint stars with a hole in center

M22

GC

18 36.4

-23 54

24

5.2

Sgr

beautiful large globular, highly resolved in 15cm and extremely dense

M70

GC

18 43.2

-32 18

7.8

8.1

Sgr

bright core, use high power to resolve halo

M54

GC

18 55.1

-30 29

9.1

7.7

Sgr

bright globular with an intense core but difficult to resolve

NGC 6723

GC

18 59.6

-36 38

11

7.3

Sgr

large, well resolved globular in field with bright nebula NGC 6723

M55

GC

19 40.0

-30 58

19

6.4

Sgr

very large, loosely compressed globular, easily resolved

NGC 6818

PN

19 44.0

-14 09

20"

9.4

7

Sgr

Little Gem, small, high surface brightness, bluish planetary

NGC 6822

GX-IBm

19 45.0

-14 48

15.5x13.5

5

8.8

14.5

Sgr

Barnard’s galaxy, very large but low surf br, member of local group, NGC 6818 36’ N

M75

GC

20 06.1

-21 55

6

8.6

Sgr

bright core but difficult to resolve

NGC 1435

RN

03 46.1

+23 47

30x30

Tau

Merope Nebula, large, tear-shaped reflection nebula in Pleiades

M45

OC

03 47.5

+24 06

110

1.2

Tau

Pleiades cluster- best in binoc’s or at lowest power

NGC 1514

PN

04 09.3

+30 47

132"

10.9

12.6

Tau

contains a prominent central star

NGC 1647

OC

04 46.0

+19 04

45

6.4

Tau

scattered cluster with several bright stars

NGC 1746

OC

05 03.6

+23 49

42

Tau

large cluster in two subgroups

NGC 1807

OC

05 10.8

+16 31

17

7

Tau

striking group of 2 dozen stars

NGC 1817

OC

05 12.4

+16 41

16

7.7

Tau

large and fairly rich - pair with NGC 1807

M1

EN

05 34.5

+22 01

6x4

8.4

Tau

Crab Nebula - supernova remnant with irregular potato shape

M33

GX-Sc

01 33.8

+30 40

70.8x41.7

23

5.7

14.2

Tri

very large, face-on spiral - excellent in dark skies

NGC 672

GX-SBc

01 47.9

+27 26

7.2x2.6

65

10.9

13.9

Tri

large, diffuse spiral in a group

NGC 925

GX-Sc

02 27.3

+33 35

10.5x5.9

102

10.1

14.4

Tri

large, elongated spiral - look for bar

NGC 2681

GX-Sa

08 53.6

+51 19

3.6x3.3

10.3

12.8

UMa

round galaxy with an unusually bright core

NGC 2768

GX-E5

09 11.6

+60 02

8.1x4.3

95

9.9

13.7

UMa

bright elongated spiral with a prominent core

NGC 2841

GX-Sab

09 22.0

+50 59

8.1x3.5

147

9.2

12.7

UMa

large bright spiral - look for dusty structure

NGC 2976

GX-Scp

09 47.3

+67 55

5.9x2.7

143

10.2

13

UMa

large, elongated spiral

NGC 2985

GX-Sab

09 50.3

+72 17

4.6x3.6

0

10.4

13.3

UMa

very bright core with a faint halo

M81

GX-Sb

09 55.6

+69 04

26.9x14.1

157

6.9

13.2

UMa

Bode’s Nebula - beautiful, large spiral, excellent pair with M82

M82

GX-P

09 55.9

+69 41

11.2x4.3

65

8.4

12.5

UMa

very bright edge-on with several unusual dark cuts - pair with M81

NGC 3079

GX-SBb

10 02.0

+55 41

7.9x1.4

165

10.9

13.4

UMa

large, bright edge-on

NGC 3184

GX-Sc

10 18.3

+41 25

7.4x6.9

135

9.8

13.9

UMa

large galaxy 40’ W of Mu Ursa Majoris

NGC 3310

GX-Sbcp

10 38.8

+53 30

3.1x2.4

10.8

12.8

UMa

unusually bright core and faint halo

NGC 3359

GX-SBc

10 46.6

+63 13

7.2x4.4

170

10.6

14.2

UMa

barred spiral with a large, diffuse halo

M108

GX-Sc

11 11.5

+55 40

8.7x2.2

80

10

13.1

UMa

large interesting edge-on with a star superimposed at center

M97

PN

11 14.8

+55 01

170"

9.8

12.1

UMa

Owl Nebula - large unusual planetary with two low contrast holes

NGC 3665

GX-E2

11 24.7

+38 46

2.5x2.0

30

10.8

12.4

UMa

bright oval with a prominent core

NGC 3675

GX-Sab

11 26.1

+43 35

5.9x3.1

178

10.2

13.2

UMa

fairly large spiral with hints of a dust lane

NGC 3898

GX-Sab

11 49.3

+56 05

4.4x2.6

107

10.7

13.2

UMa

brightest in a large group of galaxies

NGC 3941

GX-S0

11 52.9

+36 59

3.6x2.5

10

10.3

12.5

UMa

high surface brightness galaxy

NGC 3953

GX-SBbc

11 53.8

+52 20

6.9x3.5

13

10.1

13.4

UMa

very bright elongated galaxy

M109

GX-SBbc

11 57.6

+53 23

7.6x4.7

68

9.8

13.6

UMa

large barred spiral 40’ SE of Gamma Ursa Majoris

NGC 3998

GX-E2p

11 57.9

+55 27

2.7x2.2

140

10.7

12.5

UMa

prominent galaxy, brightest in a large group

NGC 4026

GX-S0

11 59.4

+50 58

5.2x1.3

178

10.8

12.7

UMa

large, edge-on galaxy

NGC 4036

GX-E6

12 01.5

+61 54

4.3x1.7

85

10.7

12.7

UMa

striking elongated galaxy with a very bright core

NGC 4088

GX-Sbc

12 05.6

+50 33

5.8x2.2

43

10.6

13.2

UMa

bright and mottled cigar-shaped spiral

NGC 4096

GX-Sc

12 06.0

+47 29

6.6x1.8

20

10.8

13.4

UMa

large, elongated spiral with a bright core

NGC 4100

GX-Sbcp

12 06.1

+49 35

5.4x1.8

167

11.2

13.5

UMa

fairly large and nearly edge-on

M40

**

12 22.4

+58 05

0.8

9

UMa

Winnecke 2 - pair of mag 9 stars at 50" separation

NGC 4605

GX-SBcp

12 40.0

+61 37

5.8x2.2

125

10.3

12.9

UMa

very elongated, bright spiral

NGC 5322

GX-E3

13 49.3

+60 11

5.9x3.9

95

10.2

13.6

UMa

bright elliptical with a striking core

M101

GX-Sc

14 03.2

+54 21

28.8x26.9

7.9

14.9

UMa

beautiful face-on spiral with spiral structure and knots in dark skies

NGC 5474

GX-Scp

14 05.0

+53 40

4.8x4.3

10.8

13.9

UMa

large, irregular spiral 45’ SSE of M101

IC 2391

OC

08 40.3

-52 55

50

2.5

Vel

bright, naked-eye cluster includes mag 3.6 Omicron Velorum

IC 2395

OC

08 42.6

-48 07

13

4.6

Vel

large, bright cluster

NGC 3132

PN

10 07.0

-40 26

30"

9.7

8.2

Vel

Eight Burst Nebula - mag 9 central star surrounded by a bright disc

NGC 3201

GC

10 17.6

-46 25

18.2

6.7

Vel

large and rich globular cluster

NGC 4216

GX-Sb

12 15.9

+13 09

8.1x1.8

19

10

12.8

Vir

beautiful edge-on and second of 3 with NGC 4206 and NGC 4222

NGC 4261

GX-E2

12 19.4

+05 50

4.1x3.6

160

10.4

13.3

Vir

brightest in a large group of galaxies

M61

GX-Scd

12 21.9

+04 28

6.5x5.8

9.7

13.4

Vir

bright face-on with evident spiral structure

NGC 4365

GX-E3

12 24.5

+07 19

6.9x5.0

40

9.6

13.4

Vir

bright elliptical, NGC 4370 lies 10’ NE

NGC 4371

GX-SBa

12 24.9

+11 42

4.0x2.2

95

10.8

13.1

Vir

diffuse outer halo with a striking core

M84

GX-E1

12 25.1

+12 53

6.5x5.6

135

9.1

13

Vir

very bright elliptical in the core of the Virgo cluster

M86

GX-E3

12 26.2

+12 57

8.9x5.8

130

8.9

13.2

Vir

prominent elliptical in center of Virgo cluster, twin of M84

NGC 4429

GX-S0

12 27.4

+11 06

5.6x2.6

99

10

12.8

Vir

bright, elongated spiral with a striking core

NGC 4435

GX-SB0

12 27.7

+13 05

2.8x2.0

13

10.8

12.5

Vir

forms a striking pair called the "Eyes" with NGC 4438 4.5’ S

NGC 4438

GX-Sap

12 27.8

+13 01

8.5x3.2

27

10.2

13.6

Vir

prominent pair with NGC 4435 in the core of the Virgo cluster

NGC 4442

GX-SB0

12 28.1

+09 48

4.6x1.8

87

10.4

12.6

Vir

elongated spiral in the core of the Virgo cluster

M49

GX-E4

12 29.8

+08 00

10.2x8.3

155

8.4

13.2

Vir

bright elliptical with a prominent core

M87

GX-E1p

12 30.8

+12 24

7.2x6.8

8.6

13

Vir

very bright, large elliptical in Virgo cluster with an intense core

NGC 4517

GX-Scd

12 32.8

+00 07

10.5x1.5

83

10.4

13.3

Vir

large, narrow streak

NGC 4526

GX-S0

12 34.0

+07 42

7.2x2.4

113

9.7

12.7

Vir

striking, nearly edge-on with a bright core

NGC 4527

GX-Sbc

12 34.1

+02 39

6.2x2.1

67

10.5

13.2

Vir

large, nearly edge-on, N4536 lies 30’ SSE

NGC 4535

GX-Sc

12 34.3

+08 12

7.1x5.0

0

10

13.7

Vir

large, face-on spiral

NGC 4536

GX-Sbc

12 34.4

+02 11

7.6x3.2

130

10.6

13.9

Vir

large, elongated spiral, N4527 lies 30’ N

NGC 4546

GX-E6

12 35.5

-03 48

3.3x1.4

80

10.3

11.9

Vir

elongated galaxy with bright core and nucleus

M89

GX-E0

12 35.7

+12 33

5.1x4.7

9.8

13.2

Vir

high surface brightness elliptical with an intense core

NGC 4567

GX-Sbc

12 36.5

+11 16

3.0x2.0

85

11.3

13.1

Vir

Siamese twins, attached double system with NGC 4568

M90

GX-Sab

12 36.8

+13 10

9.5x4.4

23

9.5

13.4

Vir

large, very elongated spiral

M58

GX-Sb

12 37.7

+11 49

5.9x4.7

95

9.7

13.1

Vir

oval galaxy with an bright core

NGC 4596

GX-SBa

12 39.9

+10 11

4.0x3.0

135

10.4

13

Vir

bright oval containing a prominent core, NGC 4608 lies 19’ E

M104

GX-Sa

12 40.0

-11 37

8.7x3.5

89

8

11.6

Vir

Sombrero Galaxy, spectacular edge-on with a prominent dust lane

NGC 4608

GX-SB0

12 41.2

+10 09

3.2x2.7

11

13.2

Vir

barred spiral with a bright core

M59

GX-E5

12 42.0

+11 39

5.4x3.7

165

9.6

12.9

Vir

bright oval, pair with M60 25’ E

NGC 4636

GX-E1

12 42.8

+02 41

6.0x4.7

150

9.5

13.1

Vir

elliptical with a bright core and large fainter halo

M60

GX-E2

12 43.7

+11 33

7.4x6.0

105

8.8

12.9

Vir

bright elliptical forms a double system with N4647 off NW side

NGC 4654

GX-Scd

12 43.9

+13 08

4.9x2.8

128

10.5

13.2

Vir

large spiral with a bright core, impression of dust lane

NGC 4666

GX-Sc

12 45.2

-00 28

4.6x1.3

42

10.7

12.5

Vir

bright edge-on with a mottled appearance

NGC 4697

GX-E6

12 48.6

-05 48

7.2x4.7

70

9.2

13.1

Vir

bright oval with a prominent core and faint outer halo

NGC 4699

GX-Sb

12 49.0

-08 40

3.8x2.6

45

9.5

11.9

Vir

small, intense core with a large halo

NGC 4753

GX-Irr

12 52.4

-01 12

6.0x2.8

80

9.9

12.9

Vir

large bright oval with a concentrated core

NGC 4762

GX-SB0

12 52.9

+11 14

8.7x1.7

32

10.3

13

Vir

beautiful thin edge-on with an intense core

NGC 4856

GX-S0/a

12 59.4

-15 03

4.3x1.2

37

10.5

12.1

Vir

very elongated halo containing a bright, round core

NGC 4958

GX-SB0

13 05.8

-08 01

4.1x1.3

15

10.7

12.3

Vir

edge-on dominated by a bright core

NGC 5363

GX-Ir

13 56.1

+05 15

4.1x2.6

135

10.1

12.5

Vir

prominent elliptical with a strong core, brightest in a large group

NGC 5634

GC

14 29.6

-05 59

4.9

9.4

Vir

fairly small but bright globular

NGC 5701

GX-SB

14 39.2

+05 22

4.3x4.1

10.9

13.8

Vir

situated within a triangle of 3 mag 10 stars

NGC 5746

GX-Sb

14 44.9

+01 57

7.4x1.3

170

10.3

12.6

Vir

large, beautiful edge-on with hint of a dust lane

NGC 5813

GX-E1

15 01.2

+01 42

4.2x3.0

145

10.5

13.2

Vir

fairly high surface brightness elliptical at center of diamond asterism

NGC 5838

GX-S0-

15 05.4

+02 06

4.2x1.5

43

10.9

12.8

Vir

elongated spiral dominated by a bright core

NGC 5846

GX-E0

15 06.5

+01 36

4.1x3.8

10

13

Vir

bright elliptical 40’ E of 110 Virginis

Cr 399

OC

19 25.4

+20 11

60

3.6

Vul

Coat Hanger or Brocchi’s cluster, naked-eye cluster, best in binoc’s

NGC 6800

OC

19 27.2

+25 08

5

Vul

large cluster but not concentrated

NGC 6823

OC

19 43.1

+23 18

12

7.1

Vul

includes four mag 9.5-11 stars at core of cluster

M27

PN

19 59.6

+22 43

402"

7.1

11.3

Vul

Dumbbell Nebula, remarkable pn with prominent twin lobes and sweeping side lobes

NGC 6940

OC

20 34.6

+28 18

31

6.3

Vul

rich star field including the orange variable star FG Vulpeculae