The NexStar 50 List

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  Name

Designation

Object Type

Constellation

RA

DEC

Magnitude

Size in Arc Min

Double Sep / Pos

1

Orion Nebula

M42 / NGC1976

Diffuse Nebula

Orion

5h 35.4m

-5° 27'

4

85x60

NA

2

Hercules Cluster

M13 / NGC6205

Globular Cluster

Hercules

16h 41.7m

36° 28'

5.8

16.6

NA

3

Ring Nebula

M57 / NGC6720

Planetary Nebula

Lyra

18h 53.6m

33° 2'

8.8

1.4x1.0

NA

4

Saturn

 

Solar System

NA

NA

NA

.6 to 1.5

15 to 21 sec

NA

5

Moon

 

Solar System

NA

NA

NA

-12.7 Full

31

NA

6

Andromeda

M31 / NGC224

Spiral Galaxy

Andromeda

0h 42.7m

41° 16'

3.4

178x63

NA

7

Dumbbell Nebula

M27 / NGC6853

Planetary Nebula

Vulpecula

19h 59.6m

22° 43

7.4

8x5.7

NA

8

Pleiades / Seven Sisters

M45

Open Cluster

Taurus

3h 47m

24° 7'

1.6

110

NA

9

Jupiter

 

Solar System

NA

NA

NA

-2.5 to -1.2

33 to 50 sec

NA

10

Wild Duck Cluster

M11 / NGC6705

Open Cluster

Scutum

18h 51.1m

-6° 16'

6.3

14

NA

11

Bode's Galaxy and
Cigar Galaxy

M81 / NGC3031
M82 / NGC3034

Spiral Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy

Ursa Major

9h 55.6m
9h 55.8m

69° 4'
69° 41

6.9
8.4

21x10
9x4

NA

12

Swan Nebula

M17 / NGC6618

Diffuse Nebula

Sagittarius

18h 20.8m

-16° 11'

7

11

NA

13

Albireo-Double

Double List

Colored Double Star

Cygnus

19h 30.7m

27° 58'

3.1 / 5.1

NA

34.2" / 54°

14

Perseus Double Cluster

NGC869 & 884

Two Open Clusters

Perseus

2h 20.7m

57° 07'

5.3 / 6.1

both 30

NA

15

Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 / NGC5194

Spiral Galaxy

Canes Venatici

13h 29.9m

47° 12'

8.4

11x7

NA

16

Lagoon Nebula

M8 / NGC6523

Diffuse Nebula

Sagittarius

18h 3.8m

-24° 23'

6

90x40

NA

17

Beehive Cluster

M44 / NGC2632

Open Cluster

Cancer

8h 40.1m

19° 59'

3.7

95

NA

18

Western Veil Nebula
Eastern Veil Nebula

NGC6960
NGC6992

Super Nova Remnant

Cygnus

20h 45.7m
20h 56.2m

30° 43
31° 04

NA

70x6
25x20

NA

19

Omega Centauri

NGC5139

Globular Cluster

Centauri

13h 26.8m

-47° 29'

3.7

36

NA

20

Globular in Sagittarius

M22 / NGC6656

Globular Cluster

Sagittarius

18h 36.4m

-23° 54'

5.1

24

NA

21

Butterfly Cluster

M6 / NGC6405

Open Cluster

Scorpius

17h 40.1m

-32° 13'

5.3

25

NA

22

Double Double - Epsilon Lyra 1 & 2

Double List

System of Twin Doubles

Lyra

18h 44.3m

39° 40'

5.0 / 6.1
5.2 / 5.5

NA

2.6"/208"/2.3" 357°/173°/94°

23

Jewel Box

NGC4755

Open Cluster

Crux

12h 53.5m

-60° 20'

4.2

10

NA

24

Blue Snowball Planetary Nebula

NGC7662

Planetary Nebula

Andromeda

23h 25.9m

42° 33'

8.6

17x14

NA

25

Spiral Galaxy

M66 / NGC3627

Spiral Galaxy

Leo

11h 20.2m

12° 59'

8.9

8x3

NA

26

Coathanger - CR399

Asterism List

Asterism

Vulpecula

19h 25.4m

20° 8'

3.0

60

NA

27

Galaxy in Leo

M65 / NGC3623

Spiral Galaxy

Leo

11h 18.9m

13° 5'

9.3

8x2

NA

28

Ptolemy's Cluster

M7 / NGC6475

Open Cluster

Scorpius

17h 53.9m

-34° 49'

4.1

80

NA

29

Berenice's Hair Clip

NGC4565

Edge on Galaxy

Coma Berenice

12h 36.3m

25° 59'

9.6

15x2

NA

30

Globular in Pegasus

M15 / NGC7078

Globular Cluster

Pegasus

21h 30.0m

12° 10'

6.2

12

NA

31

Owl Cluster

NGC457

Open Cluster

Cassiopeia

1h 19.2m

58°20'

6.4

13

NA

32

Milky Way

 

Our Galaxy

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

33

Trapezium in Orion

Center of M42

Asterism

Orion

5h 35.4m

-5° 27'

5.4 to 11

15"x9"

NA

34

Open Cluster in Puppis

M46 / NGC2437

Open Cluster

Puppis

7h 41.8m

-14° 49'

6

27

NA

35

Double Triangle (Star Gate)

Asterism List

Asterism

Corvus

12h 36.0m

-12° 0'

6.6 to 8.0

NA

NA

36

24 Com Double

Double List

Colored Double Star

Coma Berenice

12h 35.1m

18° 23'

5.2 / 6.7

NA

20.3" / 271°

37

Open Cluster in Sagittarius

M25 / IC4725

Open Cluster

Sagittarius

18h 31.6m

-19° 15'

6.5

40

NA

38

Open Cluster in Gemini

M35 / NGC2168

Open Cluster

Gemini

6h 8.9m

24° 20'

5.3

28

NA

39

Open Cluster in Cepheus

NGC7510

Open Cluster

Cepheus

23h 11.5m

50° 34'

7.9

4

NA

40

Globular Cluster in Hercules

M92 / NGC6341

Globular Cluster

Hercules

17h 17.1m

43° 8'

6.4

11.2

NA

41

47 Tucanae

NGC104

Globular Cluster

Tucanae

0h 24.2m

-72° 04'

4

31

NA

42

Galaxy in Andromeda

NGC891

Edge on Galaxy

Andromeda

2h 22.6m

42° 20'

9.9

14x3

NA

43

Open Cluster in Ophiuchus

NGC6633

Open Cluster

Ophiuchus

18h 27.7m

6° 34'

4.6

27

NA

44

Galaxy in Coma Berenices

M100 / NGC4321

Spiral Galaxy

Coma Berenice

12h 22.9m

15° 49'

9.3

7x6

NA

45

Table of Scorpius

NGC6231

Open Cluster

Scorpius

16h 54.0m

-41° 48'

2.6

15

NA

46

Trifid Nebula

M20 / NGC6514

Diffuse Nebula

Sagittarius

18h 2.6m

-23° 2'

9

28

NA

47

Betelgeuse

Named Star

Colored Star

Orion

5h 55.2m

7° 24'

.6

NA

NA

48

Globular in Sagittarius

M55 / NGC6809

Globular Cluster

Sagittarius

19h 40.0m

-30° 58'

6.3

19

NA

49

Open Cluster in Auriga

M36 / NGC1960

Open Cluster

Auriga

5h 36.1m

34° 8'

6.3

12

NA

50

Eagle Nebula & Cluster

M16 / NGC6611

Nebula & Open Cluster

Serpens

18h 18.8m

-13° 47'

6.4

7

NA


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