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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 |
M81 /
NGC3031 |
Spiral Galaxy |
Ursa Major |
9h 55.6m |
69° 4' |
6.9 |
21x10 |
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 |
NGC6960 |
Super Nova Remnant |
Cygnus |
20h 45.7m |
30° 43 |
NA |
70x6 |
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 |
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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