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Name |
RA |
Dec |
Const |
Comments |
Kite Cluster |
01h40m |
+59°00' |
Cas |
A diamond shaped pattern of stars resembling a 'kite' with a string of 5
stars making up the tail. |
Triangle Clust |
01h54m |
+38°00' |
And |
A long string of stars leading to a isosceles triangle situated near the
bright open cluster NGC 752. |
Perseus Cluster |
03h28m |
+49°00' |
Per |
Called the Perseus Moving Cluster this asterism is a large association of
over 50 stars scattered across 3 degrees of the constellation Perseus. All
stars visible are bright, very young hot star dating back only about 50
million years. |
Kembles Cascade |
03h57m |
+63°00' |
Cam |
Long strand of 5th to 8th magnitude stars streching over 2 degrees.
Continuing southeast from the cluster will lead to the open cluster NGC
1502. |
Little Fish |
05h18m |
+33°30' |
Aur |
More than a dozen stars make up this cluster which cover an area of 30' x
75' across |
Arrowhead Clust |
06h40m |
-09°00' |
CMa |
A distinctive V-shaped pattern of star resembling an arrowhead positions
about 7 degrees north of the star Sirius. |
Number 3 Clust |
06h53m |
-10°12' |
CMa |
A pattern of faint stars seen as a backwards number '3' through a low power
eyepiece. Look for the bright open cluster M50 just northwest of this
asterism. |
Crown Cluster |
10h50m |
+56°12' |
UMa |
A small 'crown' of stars with a bright 'jewel' star near the center located
2 degrees west of the star Merak. |
Coma Star Clust |
12h22m |
+25°48' |
CmB |
The Coma Star Cluster. A 'V' shaped pattern of stars visible to the naked
eye. This cluster is one of the closest to earth at a distance of 250
light-years. |
Star Gate Cluster |
12h36m |
-12°00' |
Crv |
A unique triangle of stars with another triangle of fainter stars in its
center. |
Mini-coathanger |
16h30m |
+80°12' |
UMi |
A pattern of 10 faint stars spanning 1/2 degree, nicknamed the 'Mini-coathanger''S'
Cluster |
S Cluster |
16h37m |
+31°00' |
Her |
A curving pattern of a dozen stars resembling a backwards letter 'S'. |
Ring Cluster |
18h04m |
+26°30' |
Her |
A faint ring of stars with a brighter 7th magnitude star inside the ring. |
W Cluster |
18h35m |
+72°18' |
Dra |
An asterism of 20 stars, with the 5 brightest stars making a distinctive 'W'
pattern 1/2 degree across. |
Coathanger Cluster |
19h25m |
+20°12' |
Vul |
Called 'Brocchi's cluster' or the 'Coathanger cluster'. Visible to the naked
eye 8 degrees south of the star Albireo. Ten visible stars make up a
coathanger shape spanning 1 degree across. |
Spiral Cluster |
20h14m |
+36°30' |
Cyg |
A sprawling pattern of stars resembling the arms of a spiral galaxy with a
brighter reddish star in the center. |
Diamond Cluster |
20h39m |
+13°30' |
Del |
Seen as a bright triangle of 7th magnitude stars, with 6th magnitude Theta
Delphini being the brightest. |
Horseshoe Clust |
21h07m |
+47°18' |
Cyg |
A 'Horseshoe' pattern of over a dozen 7th to 11th magnitude stars measuring
20' across lying near the bright star Deneb. |
Number 7 Clust |
23h07m |
+59°00' |
Cas |
Nine 5th and 6th magnitude stars making up a sideways number '7'. |
Arrow Cluster |
23h21m |
+62°30' |
Cas |
One degree of stars resembling an arrow pattern northeast of the cluster
M52. |