| Common Name |
Catalog Numbers |
RA
hours |
DEC
degrees |
Notes |
|
Andromeda: Visible in June before dawn, to February after dusk, best in October. |
| Andromeda A |
M31 |
00h 42.7m |
+41° 16.1´ |
the Andromeda Galaxy |
| Andromeda Galaxy |
M31 |
00h 42.7m |
+41° 16.1´ |
also radio source Andromeda A |
| Andromeda I |
|
00h 45.7m |
+38° 00.0´ |
in Local Group |
| Andromeda III |
|
00h 35.3m |
+36° 31.0´ |
in Local Group |
| Andromeda IV |
|
00h 42.5m |
+40° 34.0´ |
former Local Group candidate |
| Andromeda V |
|
01h 10.3m |
+47° 38.0´ |
in Local Group |
| Andromeda VIII |
|
00h 42.3m |
+40° 37.0´ |
in Local Group |
| Baade´s Galaxies A & B |
|
00h 49.9m |
+42° 35.0´ |
MCG+07-02-018/19 |
| Blue Snowball |
NGC7662 |
23h 25.9m |
+42° 32.1´ |
|
| Mirach´s Ghost |
NGC404 |
01h 09.4m |
+35° 43.1´ |
(Deep Sky Corner) |
| Silver Sliver Galaxy |
NGC891 |
02h 22.5m |
+42° 20.8´ |
(Alicia Tristan) |
|
Antlia: Visible in October before dawn, to June after dusk, best in February. |
| Antlia Dwarf |
|
10h 04.1m |
-27° 20.0´ |
in Local Group |
|
Aquarius: Visible in March before dawn, to November after dusk, best in July. |
| Aquarius Dwarf, AqrDIG |
|
20h 46.9m |
-12° 51.0´ |
DDO 210, MCG -2-53-3, in Local Group |
| Atom For Peace Galaxy |
NGC7252 |
22h 20.7m |
-24° 40.7´ |
Arp 226 |
| Baxendall´s Nebula |
NGC7088 |
21h 33.4m |
-00° 23.0´ |
Baxendall´s unphotographable Nebula |
| Helix Nebula |
NGC7293 |
22h 29.6m |
-20° 50.2´ |
|
| Saturn Nebula |
NGC7009 |
21h 04.2m |
-11° 21.8´ |
|
| Sunflower Nebula |
NGC7293 |
22h 29.6m |
-20° 50.2´ |
(Deep Sky List), also Helix N |
|
Aquila: Visible in March before dawn, to November after dusk, best in July. |
| Dandelion Puff Ball Nebula |
NGC6751 |
19h 05.9m |
-05° 59.5´ |
|
| E Nebula |
B142 B143 |
19h 39.7m |
-10° 31.0´ |
Barnard 142-143 Constellation Aquila Chronicle |
| Phantom Streak |
NGC6741 |
19h 02.6m |
-00° 26.9´ |
(Deep Sky List) |
|
Ara: Visible in February before dawn, to October after dusk, best in June. |
| Stingray Nebula |
|
17h 18.0m |
-53° 00.0´ |
Hen-1357 young planetary nebula |
|
Auriga: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Auriga Salt-and-Pepper |
M37 |
05h 52.3m |
+32° 33.2´ |
(H. Frommert and Jeff Bondono) |
| Flaming Star Nebula |
IC405 |
05h 16.5m |
+34° 21.4´ |
|
| January Salt-and-Pepper |
M37 |
05h 52.3m |
+32° 33.2´ |
(Jeff Bondono and H. Frommert) |
| Pinwheel Cluster |
M36 |
05h 36.3m |
+34° 08.4´ |
(Jeff Bondono) |
|
Bootes: Visible in December before dawn, to August after dusk, best in April. |
| Napoleon´s Hat |
|
14h 14.9m |
+18° 33.3´ |
also Picot 1, small asterism under Arcturus shaped like Napoleon´s hat |
|
Caelum: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Carafe Galaxy, Cannon´s |
|
04h 28.0m |
-47° 54.0´ |
near NGC 1595/98 |
| Carafe Group |
NGC1595 NGC1598 |
04h 28.4m |
-47° 48.9´ |
+ Carafe Galaxy |
|
Camelopardalis: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Camelopardalis A |
|
04h 37.2m |
+71° 31.0´ |
nearby dwarf galaxy |
| Holmberg III |
|
09h 14.6m |
+74° 14.0´ |
UGC 4841 |
| Integral Sign Galaxy |
|
07h 11.4m |
+71° 50.0´ |
UGC 3697 |
| Kemble´s Cascade |
|
03h 57.4m |
+63° 04.0´ |
Asterism Kemble 1 (Houston) |
| Pazimo´s Cluster |
|
03h 16.2m |
+60° 07.0´ |
Stock 23 Open Cluster (U II 2000.0, W.S. Houston) |
|
Cancer: Visible in September before dawn, to May after dusk, best in January. |
| Beehive Cluster |
M44 |
08h 40.4m |
+19° 40.0´ |
also Praesepe |
| Manger (Praesepe) |
M44 |
08h 40.4m |
+19° 40.0´ |
also Beehive Cluster |
| Praesepe (Manger) |
M44 |
08h 40.4m |
+19° 40.0´ |
also Beehive Cluster |
|
Canes Venatici: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Cocoon Galaxy |
NGC4490 |
12h 30.6m |
+41° 38.6´ |
|
| Crowbar Galaxy |
NGC4656 |
12h 44.0m |
+32° 10.2´ |
(Chris Schur) |
| Herring Galaxy (Nebula) |
NGC4631 |
12h 42.1m |
+32° 32.5´ |
(interstellarum No. 3); also Whale Galaxy |
| Holmberg VIII |
|
13h 13.3m |
+36° 12.0´ |
DDO 166, UGC 8303 |
| Kidney Bean Galaxy |
NGC4774 |
12h 53.1m |
+36° 49.1´ |
|
| Lord Rosse´s Nebula (Galaxy) |
M51 |
13h 29.9m |
+47° 11.7´ |
Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Question Mark |
M51 |
13h 29.9m |
+47° 11.7´ |
(Lord Rosse), also Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Rosse´s Galaxy |
M51 |
13h 29.9m |
+47° 11.7´ |
also Whirlpool Galaxy, Lord Rosse´s Question Mark |
| Sunflower galaxy |
M63 |
13h 15.8m |
+42° 02.0´ |
|
| Whale Galaxy |
NGC4631 |
12h 42.1m |
+32° 32.5´ |
(Thompson & Bryan Supernova Search Charts series); also Herring Galaxy |
| Whirlpool Galaxy |
M51 |
13h 29.9m |
+47° 11.7´ |
also "Question Mark" (Lord Rosse) |
|
Canis Major: Visible in September before dawn, to May after dusk, best in January. |
| Canis Major Dwarf |
|
07h 20.0m |
-30° 00.0´ |
dwarf galaxy in Local Group; closest statellite to our Milky Way |
| Duck Nebula |
NGC2359 |
07h 18.5m |
-13° 13.5´ |
(Deep Sky List) |
| Mexican Jumping Star |
NGC2362 |
07h 18.7m |
-24° 57.3´ |
(Bill Arnett) = Tau CMa cluster |
| Omicron Canis Minorum Cl. |
|
06h 56.3m |
-24° 44.0´ |
Open Cluster Cr 121 |
| Tau CMa cluster |
NGC2362 |
07h 18.7m |
-24° 57.3´ |
(Bill Arnett), = Mexican Jumping Star |
| Thor´s Helmet |
NGC2359 |
07h 18.5m |
-13° 13.5´ |
(Bill Arnett) |
| Tuft in the Tail of the Dog |
|
07h 23.9m |
-32° 12.0´ |
Cr 140 (in CMa) |
|
Capricornus: Visible in April before dawn, to December after dusk, best in August. |
| Capricorn Dwarf |
|
21h 46.5m |
-21° 14.0´ |
UGCA 421, A 2144; Globular Cluster Palomar 12 (former Local Group galaxy suspect) |
|
Carina: Visible in September before dawn, to May after dusk, best in January. |
| Argo Dwarf |
|
07h 04.5m |
-58° 27.0´ |
nearby LSB dwarf galaxy, also Carina II |
| Bullet Galaxy Cluster |
|
06h 58.3m |
-55° 56.5´ |
Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-56 |
| Butterfly Nebula |
IC2220 |
07h 56.9m |
-59° 07.5´ |
|
| Carina Dwarf |
|
06h 41.6m |
-50° 58.0´ |
ESO 206-A20 in Local Group |
| Carina II Dwarf |
|
07h 04.5m |
-58° 27.0´ |
nearby LSB dwarf galaxy, also Argo Dwarf |
| Eta Carinae Nebula |
NGC3372 |
10h 45.1m |
-59° 52.0´ |
|
| Firefly Party Cluster |
NGC3532 |
11h 05.7m |
-58° 45.0´ |
(Paulo Oshikawa, Brasil) |
| Gem Cluster |
NGC3293 |
10h 35.9m |
-58° 13.8´ |
|
| Keyhole Nebula |
part of NGC3372 |
10h 45.1m |
-59° 52.0´ |
Dark Nebula in the Eta Carinae Nebula |
| Southern Pleiades |
IC2602 |
10h 42.9m |
-64° 23.7´ |
Theta Carinae |
| Theta Carinae |
IC2602 |
10h 42.9m |
-64° 23.7´ |
Southern Pleiades |
| Toby Jug Nebula |
IC2220 |
07h 56.9m |
-59° 07.5´ |
|
|
Cassiopeia: Visible in May before dawn, to January after dusk, best in September. |
| Bubble Nebula |
NGC7635 |
23h 20.7m |
+61° 12.7´ |
|
| Cassiopeia A |
|
23h 23.4m |
+58° 50.0´ |
3C 461. SNR and strongest radio source in sky |
| Cassiopeia Salt-and-Pepper |
M52 |
23h 24.8m |
+61° 35.6´ |
(H. Frommert and Jeff Bondono) |
| Dragonfly Cluster |
NGC457 |
01h 19.6m |
+58° 17.2´ |
(Sue French; contributed by Akkana Peck), also Phi Cassiopeiae Cluster, Owl Cluster, ET Cluster |
| ET Cluster |
NGC457 |
01h 19.6m |
+58° 17.2´ |
(Rory Barnes) also Owl Cluster, Phi Cassiopeiae Cluster, Dragonfly Cluster |
| Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula |
IC59 IC63 |
00h 57.5m |
+61° 08.6´ |
|
| Heart Nebula |
IC1805 |
02h 32.8m |
+61° 27.7´ |
(Matt BenDaniel) |
| Maffei I |
|
02h 36.4m |
+59° 39.0´ |
UGCA 34 |
| Maffei II |
|
02h 42.0m |
+59° 37.0´ |
UGCA 39 |
| Muscle Man Cluster |
|
02h 15.0m |
+59° 16.0´ |
Stock 2 (Deep Sky List) |
| October Salt-and-Pepper |
M52 |
23h 24.8m |
+61° 35.6´ |
(Jeff Bondono and H. Frommert) |
| Owl Cluster |
NGC457 |
01h 19.6m |
+58° 17.2´ |
(D.J. Eicher, Deep Sky mag.), also Phi Cassiopeiae Cluster, Dragonfly Cluster, ET Cluster |
| PacMan Nebula |
NGC281 |
00h 52.9m |
+56° 37.5´ |
(Lars Helgeland, Jason Ware) |
| Phi Cassiopeiae Cluster |
NGC457 |
01h 19.6m |
+58° 17.2´ |
also Owl Cluster, Dragonfly Cluster, ET Cluster |
| Sailboat Cluster |
NGC225 |
00h 43.7m |
+61° 46.5´ |
(Rod Pommier in an upcoming article in Astronomy) |
| Soul Nebula |
IC1848 |
02h 51.3m |
+60° 24.5´ |
(Matt BenDaniel) |
| Tycho´s Supernova/SNR |
|
00h 25.3m |
+64° 08.0´ |
3C 10 (SN 1572) |
| V Man Cluster |
|
02h 15.0m |
+59° 16.0´ |
Stock 2 (Deep Sky List) |
|
Centaurus: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Blue Planetary |
NGC3918 |
11h 50.3m |
-57° 10.9´ |
|
| Boomerang Nebula |
|
12h 44.8m |
-54° 31.0´ |
Bipolar Nebula |
| Centaurus A |
NGC5128 |
13h 25.5m |
-43° 01.0´ |
Arp 153 |
| Centaurus Chain |
NGC4616 NGC4622 NGC4650 NGC4661 |
12h 42.3m |
-40° 38.5´ |
galaxy chain, also NGC 4603D, 4622A/B, 4650A (U II 2000.0) |
| Fourcade-Figuero |
|
13h 34.8m |
-45° 33.0´ |
MCG-07-28-004 |
| Hamburger Galaxy |
NGC5128 |
13h 25.5m |
-43° 01.0´ |
(Akkana Peck), also Centaurus A |
| Hardcastle´s Galaxy |
|
13h 13.0m |
-32° 41.0´ |
MCG-05-31-039 |
| Lambda Centauri Nebula |
IC2944 IC2948 |
11h 35.8m |
-63° 01.2´ |
|
| Omega Centauri |
NGC5139 |
13h 26.8m |
-47° 28.8´ |
|
| Running Chicken Nebula |
IC2944 IC2948 |
11h 35.8m |
-63° 01.2´ |
Vehrenberg´s Atlas of Deep-Sky Splendors (contributed by Michael Ferrio) |
| Seashell Galaxy |
|
13h 47.4m |
-30° 23.0´ |
Companion to NGC 5291 |
| Shapley-Ames 2 |
NGC4507 |
12h 35.6m |
-39° 54.6´ |
|
| Southern Crab Nebula |
|
14h 11.9m |
-51° 26.0´ |
Hen 2-104 symbiotic star nebula (STScI PRC99-32) |
| Thackeray´s Globules |
part of IC2948 |
11h 39.1m |
-63° 26.6´ |
Bok globules in diffuse nebula |
|
Cepheus: Visible in April before dawn, to December after dusk, best in August. |
| Cave Nebula |
|
22h 56.8m |
+62° 37.0´ |
Sh2-155 Diffuse Nebula |
| Elephant Trunk |
part of IC1396 |
21h 38.9m |
+57° 29.3´ |
Nebula in IC 1396 cluster |
| Flying Bat Nebula |
|
21h 12.8m |
+59° 53.4´ |
(Stewart Sharpless) Sh2-129 |
| Small Cluster Nebula |
NGC7129 |
21h 43.0m |
+66° 06.8´ |
(RASC) |
|
Cetus: Visible in June before dawn, to February after dusk, best in October. |
| Burbidge Chain |
|
00h 47.5m |
-20° 26.0´ |
MCG-04-03-010..3 galaxies |
| Cetus A |
M77 |
02h 42.7m |
-00° 00.8´ |
|
| Cetus Dwarf |
|
00h 26.1m |
-11° 02.0´ |
in Local Group |
| Minkowski´s Object |
|
01h 25.8m |
-01° 21.0´ |
Arp 133, NE of NGC 541 |
| Shapley-Ames 1 |
|
01h 05.1m |
-06° 13.0´ |
|
| Toadstool Galaxies |
NGC1055 |
02h 41.8m |
+00° 26.6´ |
ESO B 138+IG 29/30 peculiar galaxies in Ara |
| Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte, WLM |
|
00h 02.0m |
-15° 28.0´ |
DDO 221; in Local Group |
|
Chamaeleon: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Thumbprint Nebula |
|
12h 42.9m |
-78° 16.0´ |
"bright dark nebula" (Sky Cat 2000 has wrong Dec sign ! - Kenneth Drake) |
|
Circinus: Visible in December before dawn, to August after dusk, best in April. |
| Circinus Galaxy |
|
14h 13.2m |
-65° 20.0´ |
Highly obscured spiral galaxy |
|
Coma Berenices: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Black Eye Galaxy |
M64 |
12h 56.7m |
+21° 41.0´ |
also "Sleeping Beauty Galaxy" |
| Box |
NGC4169 NGC4173 NGC4174 NGC4175 |
12h 12.3m |
+29° 10.8´ |
|
| Coma A |
|
12h 54.2m |
+27° 38.0´ |
3C 277.3, PCG 43882 active galaxy |
| Coma Pinwheel Galaxy |
M99 |
12h 18.8m |
+14° 25.1´ |
(prop based on RASC) |
| Coma Star Cluster |
|
12h 26.0m |
+26° 00.0´ |
Melotte 111 open cluster |
| Malin 1 |
|
12h 37.0m |
+14° 20.0´ |
low surface brightness galaxy behind Virgo Cluster |
| Mice |
NGC4676 |
12h 46.2m |
+30° 43.4´ |
|
| Pinwheel Galaxy |
M99 |
12h 18.8m |
+14° 25.1´ |
(RASC) prop: "Coma Pinwheel" or "Virgo Cluster Pinwheel" |
| Saint Katherine´s Wheel |
M99 |
12h 18.8m |
+14° 25.1´ |
(Francis Jacob, 1895; communicated by Bob McGown and Dareth Murray) |
| Sleeping Beauty Galaxy |
M64 |
12h 56.7m |
+21° 41.0´ |
also the Blackeye Galaxy |
| St. Katherine´s Wheel |
M99 |
12h 18.8m |
+14° 25.1´ |
(Francis Jacob, 1895; communicated by Bob McGown and Dareth Murray) |
| Virgo Cluster Pinwheel Gal. |
M99 |
12h 18.8m |
+14° 25.1´ |
(prop based on RASC) |
|
Corvus: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Antennae Galaxies |
NGC4038 NGC4039 |
12h 01.9m |
-18° 51.9´ |
also Ring Tail Galaxies, VV 245 |
| Canali |
|
12h 35.7m |
-12° 02.0´ |
open cluster or asterism (Canali 1997, U II 2000.0) |
| Ring Tail Galaxies |
NGC4038 NGC4039 |
12h 01.9m |
-18° 51.9´ |
also Antennae Galaxies |
|
Crux: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Coalsack |
|
12h 53.0m |
-63° 00.0´ |
7-by-5 deg dark nebula near Alpha Crucis |
| Jewel Box |
NGC4755 |
12h 53.7m |
-60° 21.7´ |
|
| Kappa Crucis Cluster |
NGC4755 |
12h 53.7m |
-60° 21.7´ |
also Jewel Box |
|
Cygnus: Visible in April before dawn, to December after dusk, best in August. |
| Anon Platais |
|
21h 30.0m |
+48° 59.0´ |
Open Cluster with Cepheid V1726 Cyg (U II 2000.0) |
| Blinking Planetary |
NGC6826 |
19h 44.8m |
+50° 31.5´ |
|
| Campbell´s Star |
|
19h 34.8m |
+30° 31.0´ |
central star HD 184738 (BD+30 3639) of planetary nebula PK 64-5.1 |
| Cirrus Nebula |
NGC6960 NGC6992 NGC6995 |
20h 45.7m |
+30° 43.0´ |
Cygnus SNR, Cygnus Loop, Veil Nebula |
| Cocoon Nebula |
IC5146 |
21h 53.4m |
+47° 16.0´ |
|
| Cooling Tower |
M29 |
20h 24.0m |
+38° 30.5´ |
(Jeff Bondono) |
| Crescent Nebula |
NGC6888 |
20h 12.1m |
+38° 21.3´ |
|
| Cygnus A |
|
19h 59.4m |
+40° 43.0´ |
MCG+07-41-003 |
| Cygnus Egg |
|
21h 02.3m |
+36° 42.0´ |
CRL 2688, AFGL 2688 planetary nebula; also Egg N. |
| Cygnus Loop |
NGC6960 NGC6992 NGC6995 |
20h 45.7m |
+30° 43.0´ |
Cygnus SNR, Veil Nebula, Cirrus Nebula |
| Egg Nebula |
|
21h 02.3m |
+36° 42.0´ |
CRL 2688, AFGL 2688, PK 80-6.1 planetary nebula; also Cygnus Egg |
| Fetus Nebula |
NGC7008 |
21h 00.5m |
+54° 32.6´ |
|
| Filamentary Nebula |
NGC6960 |
20h 45.7m |
+30° 43.0´ |
part of Veil Nebula |
| Fish on the platter nebula |
|
19h 59.0m |
+35° 00.0´ |
B144 dark nebula |
| Footprint Nebula |
|
19h 36.6m |
+29° 33.0´ |
M1-92 bipolar reflection nebula |
| Gamma Cygni Nebula |
IC1318 |
20h 22.2m |
+40° 15.4´ |
|
| Golf of Mexico |
part of NGC7000 |
20h 59.3m |
+44° 31.0´ |
dark nebula in NGC 7000, the North America Nebula |
| Hole in a Cluster |
NGC6811 |
19h 37.3m |
+46° 23.3´ |
(Scott Houston, from Uranometria) |
| Lace-work Nebula |
NGC6960 |
20h 45.7m |
+30° 43.0´ |
= Filamentary Nebula, part of Veil Nebula |
| Network Nebula |
NGC6992 NGC6995 |
20h 56.3m |
+31° 44.5´ |
|
| North America Nebula |
NGC7000 |
20h 59.3m |
+44° 31.0´ |
|
| Northern Coalsack |
|
20h 40.0m |
+42° 00.0´ |
dark nebula |
| Pelican Nebula |
IC5067 IC5070 |
20h 47.8m |
+44° 22.0´ |
|
| Pickering´s Triangular N. |
part of NGC6960 |
20h 45.7m |
+30° 43.0´ |
part of the Filamentary Nebula |
| Propeller Nebula |
|
20h 16.3m |
+43° 39.6´ |
|
| Shapley-Ames 6 |
|
21h 23.2m |
+45° 46.0´ |
|
| Tulip Nebula |
|
20h 07.2m |
+35° 19.5´ |
(Stewart Sharpless) Sh2-101 |
| Veil Nebula |
NGC6960 NGC6992 NGC6995 |
20h 45.7m |
+30° 43.0´ |
Cygnus SNR, Cygnus Loop, Cirrus Nebula |
|
Delphinus: Visible in March before dawn, to November after dusk, best in July. |
| Blue Flash Nebula |
NGC6905 |
20h 22.4m |
+20° 06.3´ |
(Deep Sky List) |
|
Dorado: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| 30 Doradus |
NGC2070 |
05h 38.7m |
-69° 06.0´ |
Tarantula Nebula in LMC |
| Ghost Head Nebula |
NGC2080 |
05h 39.7m |
-69° 38.7´ |
in LMC, near NGC 2070 |
| Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC |
|
05h 23.6m |
-69° 45.0´ |
"Nubecula Major"; in Local Group |
| Looped Nebula |
NGC2070 |
05h 38.7m |
-69° 06.0´ |
(Mark A. Chantrand III) Tarantula Nebula, 30 Doradus in LMC, also True Lovers´ Knot |
| Nubecula Major |
|
05h 23.6m |
-69° 45.0´ |
Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, in Local Group |
| Starfish Cluster |
M38 |
05h 19.8m |
-69° 30.1´ |
(Jeff Bondono) |
| Tarantula Nebula |
NGC2070 |
05h 38.7m |
-69° 06.0´ |
|
| True Lovers´ Knot |
NGC2070 |
05h 38.7m |
-69° 06.0´ |
(Mark A. Chantrand III) Tarantula Nebula, 30 Doradus in LMC, also Looped Nebula |
|
Draco: Visible in February before dawn, to October after dusk, best in June. |
| Cat Eye Nebula |
NGC6543 |
17h 58.6m |
+66° 38.0´ |
|
| Draco Dwarf |
|
17h 20.2m |
+57° 55.0´ |
DDO 208, UGC 10822; in Local Group |
| Mini Cassiopeia |
|
18h 35.0m |
+72° 23.0´ |
Asterism Kemble 2 |
| Spindle Galaxy |
NGC5866 |
15h 06.5m |
+55° 45.8´ |
|
| Splinter Galaxy |
NGC5907 |
15h 15.9m |
+56° 19.8´ |
Deep-Sky Wonders column (contributed by Michael Ferrio) |
| Tadpole Galaxy |
|
16h 06.1m |
+55° 25.0´ |
UGC 10214 (STScI PRC 02-11a) |
|
Eridanus: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Cleopatra´s Eye |
NGC1535 |
04h 14.3m |
-12° 44.3´ |
(Alicia Tristan) |
| Eridanus Globular Cluster |
|
04h 24.8m |
-21° 11.0´ |
(Sky Catalogue 2000.0) |
| Holmberg VI |
NGC1325A |
03h 24.4m |
-21° 32.6´ |
|
| Horologium Dwarf |
|
03h 59.2m |
-21° 20.0´ |
also Schuster´s Spiral |
| Schuster´s Spiral |
|
03h 59.2m |
-21° 20.0´ |
also Horologium Dwarf |
| Witch Head Nebula |
IC2118 |
05h 06.9m |
-07° 13.0´ |
|
|
Fornax: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Fornax A |
NGC1316 |
03h 22.7m |
-37° 12.5´ |
Arp 154 |
| Fornax Dwarf |
|
02h 39.9m |
-34° 32.0´ |
MCG-06-07-001; in Local Group |
|
Gemini: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| 9-12 Geminorum Cluster |
|
06h 18.0m |
+23° 38.0´ |
Cr 89 cluster including 9, 10, 11 and 12 Gem (Archinal/Hynes) |
| Clown Nebula, Clown Face N. |
NGC2392 |
07h 29.2m |
+20° 54.8´ |
also Eskimo Nebula |
| Eskimo Nebula |
NGC2392 |
07h 29.2m |
+20° 54.8´ |
also Clown Nebula |
| Jellyfish Nebula |
part of IC443 |
06h 16.6m |
+22° 31.0´ |
Emission nebula arc with dangling tentacles |
| Medusa Nebula |
|
07h 29.0m |
+13° 15.0´ |
PN Abell 21, PK 205+14.1 |
| Snickers |
|
06h 28.0m |
+15° 00.0´ |
Possible nearby dwarf galaxy, discovered in radio, (ApJL 201, L103 (1975)) |
|
Grus: Visible in May before dawn, to January after dusk, best in September. |
| Grus Quartet |
NGC7552 NGC7582 NGC7590 NGC7599 |
23h 16.2m |
-42° 35.1´ |
|
|
Hercules: Visible in January before dawn, to September after dusk, best in May. |
| Hercules Globular Cluster |
M13 |
16h 41.7m |
+36° 27.6´ |
|
| Turtle Planetary Nebula |
NGC6210 |
16h 44.5m |
+23° 48.0´ |
|
| White Eyed Pea |
IC4593 |
16h 11.7m |
+12° 04.3´ |
(Deep Sky List) |
| Zwicky´s Triplet |
|
16h 49.5m |
+45° 30.0´ |
Arp 103, CGCG 252-003 near UGC 10586 |
|
Hydra: Visible in October before dawn, to June after dusk, best in February. |
| CBS Eye |
NGC3242 |
10h 24.8m |
-18° 38.5´ |
(Deep Sky List) |
| Eye Nebula |
NGC3242 |
10h 24.8m |
-18° 38.5´ |
(Michael Ferrio) also Ghost of Jupiter |
| Ghost of Jupiter |
NGC3242 |
10h 24.8m |
-18° 38.5´ |
also Eye Nebula |
| Hydra A |
|
09h 18.1m |
-12° 06.0´ |
3C 218, MCG-02-24-007 |
| Jupiter´s Ghost |
NGC3242 |
10h 24.8m |
-18° 38.5´ |
|
| Southern Pinwheel Galaxy |
M83 |
13h 37.0m |
-29° 52.0´ |
also Thousand-Ruby Galaxy |
| Thousand-Ruby Galaxy |
M83 |
13h 37.0m |
-29° 52.0´ |
also Southern Pinwheel Galaxy |
|
Indus: Visible in April before dawn, to December after dusk, best in August. |
| Southern Integral Sign |
IC5173 |
22h 14.7m |
-69° 21.9´ |
|
|
Lacerta: Visible in April before dawn, to December after dusk, best in August. |
| BL Lacertae |
|
22h 02.7m |
+42° 17.0´ |
|
|
Leo: Visible in October before dawn, to June after dusk, best in February. |
| Ant Galaxy |
|
10h 56.9m |
+06° 54.0´ |
UGC 6046 SBcd: galaxy (U II 2000.0) |
| Copeland´s Septet |
NGC3745 NGC3746 NGC3748 NGC3750 NGC3751 NGC3753 NGC3754 |
11h 37.7m |
+22° 01.3´ |
|
| Frosty Leo |
|
09h 39.9m |
+11° 59.0´ |
(R. Jakiel) IRAS 09371+1212, a neat bi-polar nebula |
| Gamma Leonis Group |
NGC3185 NGC3187 NGC3190 NGC3195 |
10h 17.6m |
+21° 41.3´ |
(group of galaxies) |
| Leo I |
|
10h 08.5m |
+12° 18.0´ |
Regulus dwarf, DDO 74, UGC 5470, Harrington-Wilson #1; in Local Group |
| Leo II, Leo B |
|
11h 13.4m |
+22° 10.0´ |
DDO 93, UGC 6253, Harrington-Wilson #2; in Local Group |
| Leo III, Leo A |
|
09h 59.3m |
+30° 45.0´ |
DDO 69, UGC 5364; in Local Group |
| Leo Triplet |
M65 M66 |
11h 18.9m |
+13° 05.4´ |
|
| Malin 2 |
|
10h 40.0m |
+20° 51.2´ |
low surface brightness galaxy |
|
Leo Minor: Visible in October before dawn, to June after dusk, best in February. |
| Spider |
|
10h 42.6m |
+34° 27.0´ |
DDO 84, UGC 5829 |
|
Lepus: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Spirograph Nebula |
IC418 |
05h 27.5m |
-12° 41.8´ |
|
|
Libra: Visible in January before dawn, to September after dusk, best in May. |
| Fath 703 |
NGC5892 |
15h 13.8m |
-15° 27.9´ |
|
| Hooked Galaxy |
|
15h 21.5m |
-07° 27.0´ |
MCG -01-39-003 near NGC 5917 in Libra (ESO PR 22-06) |
|
Lupus: Visible in December before dawn, to August after dusk, best in April. |
| Retina Nebula |
IC4406 |
14h 22.4m |
-44° 09.0´ |
(STScI PRC02-14) |
|
Lynx: Visible in September before dawn, to May after dusk, best in January. |
| Bear Paw (Claw) Galaxy |
NGC2537 |
08h 13.2m |
+45° 59.5´ |
Arp 6 |
| Intergalactic Wanderer/Tramp |
NGC2419 |
07h 38.1m |
+38° 53.0´ |
globular cluster |
|
Lyra: Visible in February before dawn, to October after dusk, best in June. |
| Delta Lyrae Cluster |
|
18h 54.5m |
+36° 54.0´ |
Stephenson 1 open cluster (SIMBAD, Archinal/Hynes) |
| Ring Nebula |
M57 |
18h 53.6m |
+33° 01.8´ |
|
|
Monoceros: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Anonymous vdB cluster |
|
06h 37.1m |
+03° 04.0´ |
Open Cluster vdB 1 (SIMBAD, Archinal/Hynes), also CV Mon cl |
| CV Mon cluster |
|
06h 37.1m |
+03° 04.0´ |
Open cl vdB 1 (SIMBAD, Archinal/Hynes), also Anonymous vdB cl |
| Christmas Tree Cluster |
NGC2264 |
06h 41.0m |
+09° 53.7´ |
associated with the Cone Nebula |
| Cone Nebula (Conus N.) |
NGC2264 |
06h 41.0m |
+09° 53.7´ |
associated with the Christmas Tree Cluster |
| Eagle Nebula |
IC2177 |
07h 04.4m |
-10° 27.2´ |
also Seagull Nebula |
| Heart-Shaped Cluster |
M50 |
07h 02.7m |
-08° 23.0´ |
(Jeff Bondono) |
| Hubble´s Variable Nebula |
NGC2261 |
06h 39.2m |
+08° 44.7´ |
|
| Red Rectangle |
|
06h 20.0m |
-10° 38.0´ |
AFGL 915, bipolar N near mag 8.8 SAO 151362 = HD 44179 (double) |
| Rosette Nebula |
NGC2237 NGC2238 NGC2239 NGC2246 |
06h 30.9m |
+05° 02.9´ |
|
| Seagull Nebula |
IC2177 |
07h 04.4m |
-10° 27.2´ |
(R. Jakiel) also Eagle Nebula |
| X-mas Tree Cluster |
NGC2264 |
06h 41.0m |
+09° 53.7´ |
|
|
Musca: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Dark Doodad |
|
12h 25.0m |
-71° 30.0´ |
dark nebula 150x15´ (U II 2000.0) |
| Hourglass Planetary Nebula |
|
13h 39.5m |
-67° 22.6´ |
MyCn 18 (STScI PR 96-07) |
|
Norma: Visible in January before dawn, to September after dusk, best in May. |
| Ant Nebula |
|
16h 17.2m |
-51° 59.0´ |
PK 331-1.1 bipolar nebula |
| Mu Normae Cluster |
NGC6169 |
16h 34.1m |
-44° 02.7´ |
(Sky Catalogue 2000.0) |
|
Octans: Visible in July before dawn, to March after dusk, best in November. |
| Polarissima Australis |
NGC2573 |
01h 41.9m |
-89° 20.1´ |
|
|
Ophiucus: Visible in February before dawn, to October after dusk, best in June. |
| Box Nebula |
NGC6309 |
17h 14.1m |
-12° 54.6´ |
|
| Butterfly Nebula |
|
17h 05.6m |
-10° 08.0´ |
PK 10+18.2 planetary nebula |
| Hercules A |
|
16h 51.2m |
+04° 59.0´ |
3C 348, MCG+01-43-006 |
| Kepler´s supernova/SNR |
|
17h 30.6m |
-21° 29.0´ |
3C 358 |
| Little Ghost Nebula |
NGC6369 |
17h 29.3m |
-23° 45.6´ |
(Steve Gottlieb) |
| Pipe Nebula |
|
17h 33.0m |
-26° 00.0´ |
Barnard 59, 56-7, 65; dark nebula |
| Pipe Nebula Stem |
|
17h 21.1m |
-26° 47.0´ |
LDN 1773, also Stem of the Pipe Nebula |
| Rho Ophiuchi Complex |
IC4603 IC4604 |
16h 25.4m |
-24° 28.0´ |
+ dark nebulae; interstellar cloud |
| Rho Ophiuchi Dark Cloud |
|
16h 38.0m |
-24° 06.0´ |
dark lanes in Rho Oph complex |
| Rho Ophiuchi Nebula |
IC4604 |
16h 25.5m |
-23° 26.6´ |
|
| S Nebula |
|
17h 23.5m |
-23° 38.0´ |
Barnard 72 dark nebula; also Snake Nebula |
| Siamese Squid Nebula |
|
17h 05.6m |
-10° 08.7´ |
M2-9 bipolar nebula, also Twinjet Nebula, Butterfly Nebula |
| Snake Nebula |
|
17h 23.5m |
-23° 38.0´ |
Barnard 72 dark nebula; also S Nebula |
| Stem of the Pipe Nebula |
|
17h 21.1m |
-26° 47.0´ |
LDN 1773, also Pipe Nebula |
| Twinjet Nebula |
|
17h 05.6m |
-10° 08.7´ |
M2-9 bipolar nebula, also Siamese Squid Nebula, Butterfly Nebula |
|
Orion: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| "37" Cluster |
NGC2169 |
06h 08.4m |
+13° 57.9´ |
(Goldstein, Archinal/Hynes), also "LE" Cluster |
| "LE" Cluster |
NGC2169 |
06h 08.4m |
+13° 57.9´ |
(McNeil, Archinal/Hynes), also "37" cluster |
| Barnard´s Loop |
|
05h 35.0m |
-03° 00.0´ |
Sharpless 2-276, H V.35 ? |
| De Mairan´s Nebula |
M43 |
05h 35.5m |
-05° 16.1´ |
Part of the Orion Nebula |
| Epsilon Orionis Nebula |
NGC1990 |
05h 36.2m |
-01° 12.1´ |
|
| Fish mouth |
part of M42 |
05h 35.3m |
-05° 23.4´ |
dark nebula in M42 |
| Flame Nebula |
NGC2024 |
05h 41.7m |
-01° 51.4´ |
also Orion B |
| Horsehead Nebula |
|
05h 40.9m |
-02° 28.0´ |
Barnard 33, in front of IC 434 |
| Lambda Orionis Cluster |
|
05h 35.1m |
+09° 56.0´ |
Collinder 69 |
| Lambda Orionis Nebula |
|
05h 35.0m |
+10° 00.0´ |
Sharpless 2-264, also North Orion Bubble (M. Covington) |
| Lower´s nebula |
|
06h 08.9m |
+15° 49.0´ |
Sh2-261 (Arnaldo Arnal, Uranometria) |
| McNeil´s Nebula |
|
05h 46.2m |
+00° 06.0´ |
DN EQ J054614-00058, a variable relfection nebula near M78 |
| North Orion Bubble |
|
05h 35.0m |
+10° 00.0´ |
(M. Covington); Sharpless 2-264, also Lambda Orionis Nebula |
| Orion A |
M42 |
05h 35.3m |
-05° 23.4´ |
Orion Nebula |
| Orion B |
NGC2024 |
05h 41.7m |
-01° 51.4´ |
also Flame Nebula |
| Orion Nebula |
M42 |
05h 35.3m |
-05° 23.4´ |
(de Mairan´s Nebula M43 is a part of it) |
| Orion´s Belt |
|
05h 35.6m |
-01° 05.0´ |
Cr 70 cluster |
| Tank tracks |
NGC2024 |
05h 41.7m |
-01° 51.4´ |
(Bill Arnett), = Orion B |
| Trapezium Cluster |
part of M42 |
05h 35.3m |
-05° 23.4´ |
Cluster of young stars in the Orion Nebula |
|
Pavo: Visible in March before dawn, to November after dusk, best in July. |
| McLeish´s Object |
|
20h 09.7m |
-66° 13.0´ |
ESO 105-026 |
| Pavo Globular |
NGC6752 |
19h 10.9m |
-59° 58.9´ |
|
|
Pegasus: Visible in May before dawn, to January after dusk, best in September. |
| Andromeda VI |
|
23h 51.7m |
+24° 36.0´ |
also Pegasus dSph, in Local Group |
| Barbon´s Galaxy |
|
23h 37.7m |
+30° 08.0´ |
Markarian 328, Zwicky 497.042 |
| Einstein Cross |
|
22h 39.6m |
+03° 21.0´ |
G 2237+0305 gravitational lens |
| Pegasus Dwarf |
|
23h 28.5m |
+14° 44.0´ |
DDO 216, UGC 12613; in Local Group |
| Pegasus dSph |
|
23h 51.7m |
+24° 36.0´ |
also Andromeda VI, in Local Group |
| Pisces Dwarf |
|
00h 03.8m |
+21° 54.0´ |
LGS 3; in Local Group |
| Stephan´s Quintet |
NGC7317 NGC7318 NGC7319 NGC7320 |
22h 35.9m |
+33° 56.7´ |
Arp 319 |
| Taffy Galaxies |
|
00h 01.6m |
+23° 29.0´ |
UGC 12914-5 interacting galaxy pair (Rich Jakiel) |
|
Perseus: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Alpha Persei Cluster |
|
03h 22.0m |
+49° 00.0´ |
Melotte 20 open cluster |
| Andromeda VII |
|
03h 27.8m |
+50° 35.0´ |
also Cassiopeia dSph, in Local Group |
| Barbell Nebula |
M76 |
01h 42.3m |
+51° 34.3´ |
also Little Dumbbell, Butterfly, or Cork Nebula; Apple Core Nebula (Mike Frazier) |
| California Nebula |
NGC1499 |
04h 03.2m |
+36° 22.0´ |
|
| Cassiopeia dSph |
|
03h 27.8m |
+50° 35.0´ |
also Andromeda VII, in Local Group |
| Chi Persei |
NGC884 |
02h 22.3m |
+57° 08.0´ |
Double Cluster with NGC 869 (h Persei) |
| Cork Nebula |
M76 |
01h 42.3m |
+51° 34.3´ |
also Little Dumbbell, Butterfly, or Barbell Nebula; Apple Core Nebula (Mike Frazier) |
| Double Cluster |
NGC869 NGC884 |
02h 19.0m |
+57° 07.7´ |
h+Chi Persei |
| Dumbbell Nebula, Little |
M76 |
01h 42.3m |
+51° 34.3´ |
(Sky Catalogue 2000) also Cork, Butterfly, or Barbell Nebula; Apple Core Nebula (Mike Frazier) |
| H Persei |
NGC869 |
02h 19.0m |
+57° 07.7´ |
Double Cluster with NGC 884 (Chi Persei) |
| Little Dumbbell Nebula |
M76 |
01h 42.3m |
+51° 34.3´ |
(Sky Catalogue 2000) also Cork, Butterfly, or Barbell Nebula; Apple Core Nebula (Mike Frazier) |
| Perseus A |
NGC1275 NGC1276 |
03h 19.8m |
+41° 30.7´ |
|
| Perseus Double Cluster |
NGC869 NGC884 |
02h 19.0m |
+57° 07.7´ |
h+Chi Persei |
| Spiral Cluster |
M34 |
02h 42.1m |
+42° 45.7´ |
(Jeff Bondono) |
|
Phoenix: Visible in June before dawn, to February after dusk, best in October. |
| Exclamation Mark Galaxy |
|
00h 39.3m |
-43° 06.0´ |
|
| Phoenix Dwarf Irregular G. |
|
01h 51.1m |
-44° 26.0´ |
in Local Group |
|
Pictor: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Pictor A |
|
05h 19.9m |
-45° 47.0´ |
MSH 05-43, galaxy 15.8 m_v |
|
Pisces: Visible in July before dawn, to March after dusk, best in November. |
| Andromeda II |
|
01h 16.3m |
+33° 27.0´ |
in Local Group |
| LGS 3 |
|
01h 03.8m |
+21° 53.0´ |
in Local Group; also Pisces Dwarf |
| Pisces Cloud |
NGC379 NGC380 NGC382 NGC383 NGC384 NGC385 |
01h 07.3m |
+32° 31.2´ |
Arp 331 |
|
Puppis: Visible in September before dawn, to May after dusk, best in January. |
| Butterfly Cluster |
M93 |
07h 44.5m |
-23° 51.4´ |
(Jeff Bondono) |
| Calabash Nebula |
|
07h 42.3m |
-14° 42.0´ |
OH 231.8+4.2, planetary nebula in Pup (around QX Pup), also Rotten Egg Nebula |
| Puppis A |
|
08h 24.1m |
-43° 00.0´ |
SNR, radio source |
| Rotten Egg Nebula |
|
07h 42.3m |
-14° 42.0´ |
OH 231.8+4.2, planetary nebula in Pup (around QX Pup), also Calabash Nebula (STScI PRC99-39) |
|
Reticulum: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Reticulum Cluster |
|
04h 36.2m |
-58° 52.0´ |
Glob. Cl. Candidate, diam 5.9, bst 14 (U II 2000.0) |
| Reticulum Dwarf |
|
04h 36.2m |
-58° 50.0´ |
Sersic 040.03 |
|
Sagittarius: Visible in February before dawn, to October after dusk, best in June. |
| Arches Cluster |
|
17h 45.8m |
-28° 49.5´ |
Optically obscured cluster near Milky Way center visible in infrared |
| Barnard´s Galaxy |
NGC6822 |
19h 44.9m |
-14° 48.4´ |
|
| Black Hole |
|
18h 15.6m |
-18° 14.0´ |
Barnard 92 dark nebula, in M24 |
| Checkmark Nebula |
M17 |
18h 20.8m |
-16° 10.3´ |
also Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula |
| Crescent Nebula |
NGC6445 |
17h 49.3m |
-20° 00.5´ |
|
| Delle Caustiche |
M24 |
18h 18.4m |
-18° 24.4´ |
(Secchi), also Sagittarius Star Cloud, Milky Way Patch |
| Dragon Nebula |
part of M8 |
18h 03.7m |
-24° 22.8´ |
Part of the Lagoon Nebula (Sky Cat. 2000) |
| Gomez´s Hamburger |
|
18h 09.2m |
-32° 10.8´ |
14.5 mag, < 5" bipolar nebula (Rich Jakiel) |
| Horseshoe Nebula |
M17 |
18h 20.8m |
-16° 10.3´ |
also Omega, Swan, Lobster, or Checkmark Nebula |
| Hourglass Nebula |
part of M8 |
18h 03.7m |
-24° 22.8´ |
(A.D. Thackeray 1956) brightest part of the Lagoon Nebula |
| Hubble´s Double Bubble |
|
18h 05.2m |
-19° 51.0´ |
Hubble 5 PN (Bruce Balick), also Red Spider Nebula, N6537 |
| Ink Spot |
|
18h 02.8m |
-27° 50.0´ |
Barnard 86 dark nebula |
| Kowal´s Object |
|
19h 29.9m |
-17° 41.0´ |
|
| Lagoon Nebula |
M8 |
18h 03.7m |
-24° 22.8´ |
contains the Hourglass Nebula |
| Little Gem |
NGC6445 |
17h 49.3m |
-20° 00.5´ |
|
| Little Gem |
NGC6818 |
19h 44.0m |
-14° 09.1´ |
(Hartung) |
| Lobster Nebula |
M17 |
18h 20.8m |
-16° 10.3´ |
(Steve Mencinsky) also Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Checkmark Nebula |
| Milky Way Center |
|
17h 45.7m |
-29° 00.0´ |
Sagittarius A |
| Milky Way Patch |
M24 |
18h 18.4m |
-18° 24.4´ |
also "Delle Caustiche" |
| Omega Nebula |
M17 |
18h 20.8m |
-16° 10.3´ |
also Swan, Horseshoe, Lobster, or Checkmark Nebula |
| Parrot´s Head Nebula |
|
18h 04.3m |
-32° 30.0´ |
Barnard 87 dark nebula (named by Barnard) |
| Pistol Nebula |
|
17h 46.5m |
-28° 49.8´ |
|
| Pistol Star |
|
17h 46.5m |
-28° 50.1´ |
Brightest star in our galaxy although obscured by dust clouds |
| Quintuplet Cluster |
|
17h 46.2m |
-28° 49.8´ |
Optically obscured cluster near Milky Way center visible in infrared |
| Red Spider Nebula |
NGC6537 |
18h 05.2m |
-19° 50.5´ |
(Bruce Balick) |
| SagDEG |
|
18h 55.0m |
-30° 31.0´ |
Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy; in Local Group |
| SagDIG |
|
19h 30.0m |
-17° 41.0´ |
Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy, Sagittarius Dwarf; in Local Group |
| Sagittarius A |
|
17h 45.7m |
-29° 00.5´ |
Milky Way Center |
| Sagittarius Dwarf |
|
19h 30.0m |
-17° 41.0´ |
SagDIG; in Local Group |
| Sagittarius Star Cloud |
M24 |
18h 18.4m |
-18° 24.4´ |
also "Delle Caustiche", Milky Way Patch |
| Shapley-Ames 5 |
|
20h 24.0m |
-44° 00.0´ |
MCG-07-42-001 |
| Swan Nebula |
M17 |
18h 20.8m |
-16° 10.3´ |
also Omega, Horseshoe, Lobster, or Checkmark Nebula |
| Trifid Nebula |
M20 |
18h 02.7m |
-22° 58.3´ |
|
|
Scorpius: Visible in January before dawn, to September after dusk, best in May. |
| Antares Cluster |
|
16h 26.0m |
-26° 13.0´ |
Cr 302 open cluster (SC 2000.0) |
| Antares Nebula |
|
16h 29.2m |
-26° 27.0´ |
Ced 132, IC 4606, near Antares, also Cloud Nebula |
| Bug Nebula |
NGC6302 |
17h 13.7m |
-37° 06.2´ |
|
| Butterfly Cluster |
M6 |
17h 40.3m |
-32° 15.0´ |
(´Splendors of the Heavens´, Phillips/Steaphenson 1923) |
| Cat´s Paw Nebula |
NGC6334 |
17h 20.8m |
-36° 06.2´ |
(Jerry Lodriguss, S&T 8/98) |
| Cloud Nebula |
|
16h 29.2m |
-26° 27.0´ |
Antares Nebula, Ced 132 |
| Lobster Nebula |
NGC6357 |
17h 24.7m |
-34° 12.1´ |
(Ray Palmer) also War and Peace Nebula |
| Prawn Nebula |
IC4628 |
16h 57.0m |
-40° 27.4´ |
(Ray Palmer) |
| Ptolemy´s Cluster |
M7 |
17h 53.8m |
-34° 47.6´ |
(Ptolemy mentioned it 138 AD) |
| Table of Scorpius |
NGC6231 |
16h 54.2m |
-41° 49.5´ |
(Deep Sky List) |
| Tom Thumb Cluster |
NGC6451 |
17h 50.7m |
-30° 12.7´ |
(Deep Sky List) |
| War and Peace Nebula |
NGC6357 |
17h 24.7m |
-34° 12.1´ |
(MSX team) also Lobster Nebula |
|
Sculptor: Visible in June before dawn, to February after dusk, best in October. |
| Cartwheel Galaxy |
|
00h 37.4m |
-33° 44.0´ |
MCG-06-02-022a |
| SDIG |
|
00h 08.1m |
-34° 34.0´ |
Sculptor Dwarf Irregular, in the South Polar (NGC 253) group |
| Sculptor Dwarf |
|
01h 00.2m |
-33° 42.0´ |
MCG-06-03-015; in Local Group |
| Sculptor Dwarf Irregular |
|
00h 08.1m |
-34° 34.0´ |
SDIG, in the South Polar (NGC 253) group |
| Sculptor Galaxy |
NGC253 |
00h 47.6m |
-25° 17.3´ |
also Silver Coin Galaxy |
| Silver Coin Galaxy |
NGC253 |
00h 47.6m |
-25° 17.3´ |
also Sculptor Galaxy |
| Zeta Sculptoris Cl. |
|
00h 04.2m |
-29° 56.0´ |
Open Cluster Blanco 1 |
|
Scutum: Visible in February before dawn, to October after dusk, best in June. |
| July Salt-and-Pepper |
M11 |
18h 51.1m |
-06° 16.2´ |
(Jeff Bondono and H. Frommert) |
| Scutum Salt-and-Pepper |
M11 |
18h 51.1m |
-06° 16.2´ |
(H. Frommert and Jeff Bondono) |
| Wild Duck Cluster |
M11 |
18h 51.1m |
-06° 16.2´ |
(Smyth) |
|
Serpens: Visible in February before dawn, to October after dusk, best in June. |
| Eagle Nebula |
M16 |
18h 18.8m |
-13° 48.4´ |
|
| Graff´s Cluster |
IC4756 |
18h 38.9m |
+05° 27.0´ |
|
| Hoag´s Object |
|
15h 17.2m |
+21° 35.0´ |
PGC 54559, PRC D-51; Polar Ring Galaxy in Serpens |
| Serpens Dwarf |
|
15h 16.1m |
-00° 07.7´ |
UGC 9792, A 1513; Globular Cluster Palomar 5 (former Local Group galaxy suspect) |
| Seyfert´s Sextet |
NGC6027 NGC6027A to NGC6027E |
15h 59.2m |
+20° 45.0´ |
|
| Star Queen Nebula |
associated with M16 |
18h 18.0m |
-13° 50.0´ |
also Eagle Nebula, associated with the star cluster M16=NGC 6611 |
|
Sextans: Visible in October before dawn, to June after dusk, best in February. |
| Sextans A |
|
10h 11.0m |
-04° 41.0´ |
DDO 75, UGCA 205; in Local Group |
| Sextans B |
|
10h 00.0m |
+05° 19.0´ |
DDO 70, UGC 5373 |
| Sextans C |
|
10h 05.6m |
+00° 04.0´ |
UGC 5439, A 1003; Globular Cluster Palomar 3 (former Local Group galaxy suspect) |
| Sextans Dwarf |
|
10h 13.2m |
-01° 37.0´ |
in Local Group |
| Spindle Galaxy |
NGC3115 |
10h 05.2m |
-07° 43.1´ |
|
|
Taurus: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| BW Tauri |
|
04h 33.2m |
+05° 21.0´ |
UGC 3087, 3C 120. S0 Seyfert Galaxy |
| Burnham´s Nebula |
|
04h 22.0m |
+19° 32.0´ |
T Tauri Nebula |
| CM Tauri |
M1 |
05h 34.5m |
+22° 00.9´ |
SN 1054, Crab supernova which generated M1, the Crab Nebula; Crab Pulsar |
| Crab Nebula |
M1 |
05h 34.5m |
+22° 00.9´ |
(Rosse 1844) |
| Crab Pulsar |
M1 |
05h 34.5m |
+22° 00.9´ |
NP0532, central star of the Crab Nebula M1 |
| Hind´s Variable Nebula |
NGC1554 NGC1555 |
04h 21.8m |
+19° 32.0´ |
|
| Hyades |
|
04h 27.0m |
+16° 00.0´ |
Melotte 25 |
| Maia Nebula |
part of M45 |
03h 45.8m |
+24° 22.1´ |
in the Pleiades |
| Merope Nebula |
part of M45 |
03h 46.2m |
+23° 45.9´ |
in the Pleiades; also Tempel´s Nebula |
| Merope Nebula Part |
part of M45 |
03h 46.3m |
+23° 56.4´ |
Part of Merope Nebula in the Pleiades |
| Pleiades |
M45 |
03h 46.5m |
+24° 07.1´ |
also Subaru or the Seven Sisters |
| Seven Sisters |
M45 |
03h 46.5m |
+24° 07.1´ |
also Subaru, the Pleiades |
| Simeis 147 |
|
05h 39.1m |
+28° 00.0´ |
Sh2-240 (Uranometria) |
| Struve´s Lost Nebula |
NGC1554 |
04h 21.8m |
+19° 32.0´ |
|
| Subaru |
M45 |
03h 46.5m |
+24° 07.1´ |
also the Pleiades, Seven Sisters |
| Taurus A |
M1 |
05h 34.5m |
+22° 00.9´ |
Crab Nebula |
| Taurus Dark Cloud |
|
04h 38.7m |
+26° 03.0´ |
B22 dark nebula (U II 2000.0) |
| Tempel´s Nebula |
part of M45 |
03h 46.2m |
+23° 45.9´ |
Merope Nebula in the Pleiades |
|
Triangulum: Visible in July before dawn, to March after dusk, best in November. |
| Pinwheel Galaxy |
M33 |
01h 33.9m |
+30° 39.5´ |
(Burnham, RASC), also Triangulum Galaxy, prop: "Triangulum Pinwheel" |
| Triangulum Galaxy |
M33 |
01h 33.9m |
+30° 39.5´ |
also Pinwheel, Triangulum Pinwheel |
| Triangulum Pinwheel Galaxy |
M33 |
01h 33.9m |
+30° 39.5´ |
also Triangulum Galaxy |
|
Tucana: Visible in June before dawn, to February after dusk, best in October. |
| 47 Tucanae |
NGC104 |
00h 24.1m |
-72° 04.8´ |
|
| LMC, Large Magellanic Cloud |
NGC292 |
00h 52.6m |
-72° 48.0´ |
"Nubecula Major"; in Local Group |
| Nubecula Minor |
NGC292 |
00h 52.6m |
-72° 48.0´ |
Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC, in Local Group |
| Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC |
NGC292 |
00h 52.6m |
-72° 48.0´ |
"Nubecula Minor"; in Local Group |
| Tucana Dwarf |
|
22h 41.7m |
-64° 25.0´ |
dSph Galaxy in Local Group |
|
Ursa Major: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Ambartsumian´s Knot |
NGC3561 |
11h 11.2m |
+28° 41.8´ |
|
| Arp´s Galaxy |
|
11h 19.6m |
+51° 30.0´ |
|
| Bode´s Galaxies (Nebulae) |
M81 M82 |
09h 55.6m |
+69° 04.0´ |
|
| Bode´s Galaxy, Bode´s Nebula |
M81 |
09h 55.6m |
+69° 04.0´ |
(Murdin/Allen/Malin 1979) |
| Cigar Galaxy |
M82 |
09h 55.9m |
+69° 41.0´ |
(Tom Polakis) |
| Coddington´s Nebula |
IC2574 |
10h 28.4m |
+68° 25.0´ |
|
| Garland |
|
10h 04.2m |
+68° 40.0´ |
S of NGC 3077 |
| Helix Galaxy |
NGC2685 |
08h 55.6m |
+58° 44.1´ |
|
| Holmberg I |
|
09h 40.5m |
+71° 11.0´ |
DDO 63, UGC 5139 |
| Holmberg II |
|
08h 19.3m |
+70° 43.0´ |
Arp 268, DDO 50, UGC 4305 |
| Holmberg IV |
|
13h 54.7m |
+53° 54.0´ |
DDO 185, UGC 8837 |
| Holmberg IX |
|
09h 57.6m |
+69° 03.0´ |
DDO 66, UGC 5336 |
| Holmberg V |
|
13h 40.6m |
+54° 20.0´ |
UGC 8658 |
| Keenan´s System |
NGC5216 NGC5216A NGC5218 |
13h 32.1m |
+62° 42.0´ |
Arp 104 |
| Mayall´s Object |
|
11h 03.9m |
+40° 50.0´ |
Arp 148, MCG+07-23-019 |
| Miniature Spiral |
NGC3928 |
11h 51.8m |
+48° 41.0´ |
|
| Owl Nebula |
M97 |
11h 14.8m |
+55° 01.2´ |
|
| Pancake |
NGC2685 |
08h 55.6m |
+58° 44.1´ |
Arp 336 |
| Papillon |
IC708 |
11h 34.0m |
+49° 03.7´ |
|
| Pinwheel Galaxy |
M101 |
14h 03.2m |
+54° 21.0´ |
(Murdin/Allen/Malin 1979, Sky Catalogue 2000, RASC Observer´s Handbook) |
| Spindle |
NGC2686 |
08h 55.0m |
+49° 08.5´ |
|
| Ursa Major A |
M82 |
09h 55.9m |
+69° 41.0´ |
|
| Ursa Major Dwarf |
|
11h 29.3m |
+28° 58.0´ |
UGCA 237, A 1127; Globular Cluster Palomar 4 (former Local Group galaxy suspect) |
| Ursa Major Moving Cluster |
|
12h 15.0m |
+57° 00.0´ |
Closest open cluster (70 ly), most stars of Big Dipper, and others |
| WNC 4 (Winnecke 4) |
M40 |
12h 22.1m |
+58° 04.5´ |
|
| Winnecke 4 (WNC4) |
M40 |
12h 22.1m |
+58° 04.5´ |
|
| Zwicky #2 |
|
11h 58.4m |
+38° 03.0´ |
DDO 105, UGC 6955 |
|
Ursa Minor: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Polarissima Borealis |
NGC3172 |
11h 47.2m |
+89° 05.6´ |
|
| Ursa Minor Dwarf |
|
15h 08.8m |
+67° 12.0´ |
DDO 199, UGC 9749; in Local Group |
|
Vela: Visible in October before dawn, to June after dusk, best in February. |
| Eight-burst Planetary |
NGC3132 |
10h 07.0m |
-40° 26.2´ |
also Southern Ring |
| Gum Nebula |
|
08h 30.0m |
-45° 00.0´ |
Gum 12. Also Vela SNR, 20x12 deg extended. Contains Vela pulsar (PSR 0833-45). |
| Herschel´s Ray |
NGC2736 |
09h 00.3m |
-45° 56.9´ |
also Pencil Nebula |
| Omicron Velorum Cluster |
IC2391 |
08h 40.3m |
-52° 55.0´ |
|
| Pencil Nebula |
NGC2736 |
09h 00.3m |
-45° 56.9´ |
also Herschel´s Ray |
| Southern Ring Nebula |
NGC3132 |
10h 07.0m |
-40° 26.2´ |
(John Caldwell´s list) also Eight-burst Planetary |
| Vela SNR |
|
08h 30.0m |
-45° 00.0´ |
Gum 12, the Gum Nebula. 20x12 deg extended. Contains Vela pulsar (PSR 0833-45). |
|
Virgo: Visible in November before dawn, to July after dusk, best in March. |
| Eyes |
NGC4435 NGC4438 |
12h 27.7m |
+13° 04.8´ |
in Virgo Cluster |
| Footprint Galaxy |
|
12h 58.7m |
+14° 13.0´ |
GR-8, Imprint of Foot Galaxy, in Local Group |
| GR 8 (Gibson Reaves) |
|
12h 58.7m |
+14° 13.0´ |
DDO 155, UGC 8091; Footprint Galaxy, Imprint of Foot Galaxy; in Local Group |
| Holmberg VII |
|
12h 34.7m |
+06° 17.0´ |
DDO 137, UGC 7739 |
| Imprint of Foot Galaxy |
|
12h 58.7m |
+14° 13.0´ |
GR-8, Footprint Galaxy, in Local Group |
| Lost Galaxy |
NGC4526 |
12h 34.0m |
+07° 41.9´ |
(RASC Finest NGC, Jeff Bondono, L.S. Copeland) in Virgo Cluster |
| Lost Galaxy |
NGC4535 |
12h 34.3m |
+08° 11.8´ |
(RASC Galaxy Names, Jim Shields, SAC db) in Virgo Cluster |
| Markarian´s Chain |
M84 M86 M88 |
12h 25.1m |
+12° 53.2´ |
+ several fainter galaxies in Virgo Cluster |
| McLeish´s Object |
NGC4535 |
12h 34.3m |
+08° 11.8´ |
|
| Reinmuth 80 |
NGC4517A |
12h 32.8m |
+00° 06.9´ |
UGC 7685 |
| Shapley-Ames 3 |
|
12h 49.4m |
-10° 07.0´ |
MCG-02-33-015 |
| Shapley-Ames 4 |
|
12h 55.2m |
+00° 07.0´ |
UGC 8041 |
| Siamese Twins |
NGC4567 NGC4568 |
12h 36.5m |
+11° 15.5´ |
in Virgo Cluster |
| Smoking Gun |
part of M87 |
12h 30.8m |
+12° 23.4´ |
(Nasa/STScI) the active center of M87 |
| Sombrero Galaxy |
M104 |
12h 40.0m |
-11° 37.4´ |
|
| Superwind-Galaxy |
NGC4666 |
12h 45.1m |
-00° 27.8´ |
(S. Kohle/T. Credner) |
| Virgo A |
M87 |
12h 30.8m |
+12° 23.4´ |
Active center: "The Smoking Gun", in Virgo Cluster |
| Wild´s Triplett |
|
11h 46.8m |
-03° 49.0´ |
Arp 248, MCG-01-30-032..4 |
|
Volans: Visible in August before dawn, to April after dusk, best in December. |
| Lindsay-Shapley Ring |
|
06h 42.8m |
-74° 15.0´ |
Graham A |
| Ring Galaxy |
|
06h 43.3m |
-74° 14.4´ |
Peculiar ring galaxy in Volans (National Audobon Society Pocket Guide p 70) |
| Southern Ring Galaxy |
|
06h 44.4m |
-74° 11.0´ |
ESO 34-IG 11 (Lautsen e.a.) |
|
Vulpecula: Visible in March before dawn, to November after dusk, best in July. |
| 20 Vulpeculae Cluster |
NGC6885 |
20h 12.0m |
+26° 29.0´ |
(Archinal/Hynes) |
| 4-5 Vulpeculae Cluster |
|
19h 25.4m |
+20° 11.0´ |
Collinder 399 open cluster, also Coathanger Cl., Al Sufi´s Cl., Brocchi´s Cl. |
| Al Sufi´s Cluster |
|
19h 25.4m |
+20° 11.0´ |
Collinder 399 open cluster, also Coathanger Cl., Brocchi´s Cl., 4-5 Vul Cl. |
| Apple Core Nebula |
M27 |
19h 59.6m |
+22° 43.3´ |
(J.R. Freeman); also the Dumbbell Nebula |
| Brocchi´s Cluster |
|
19h 25.4m |
+20° 11.0´ |
Collinder 399 open cluster, also Coathanger Cl., Al Sufi´s Cl., 4-5 Vul Cl. |
| Coathanger Cluster |
|
19h 25.4m |
+20° 11.0´ |
Collinder 399 open cluster, also Brocchi´s Cl., Al Sufi´s Cl., 4-5 Vul Cl. |
| Diablo Nebula |
M27 |
19h 59.6m |
+22° 43.3´ |
(Jeff Bondono, Sky Cat 2000), also the Dumbbell Nebula |
| Double-Headed Shot |
M27 |
19h 59.6m |
+22° 43.3´ |
(Jeff Bondono, Sky Cat 2000), also the Dumbbell Nebula |
| Dumbbell Nebula |
M27 |
19h 59.6m |
+22° 43.3´ |
also Diablo Nebula (Jeff Bondono), Double-Head Shot (Jeff Bondono), Apple Core Nebula (J.R. Freeman) |
