A variety of objects, some challenging
by The Deep Sky Group
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Version 0.5, dated Sun 02-18-1990
Abbreviations for the Object names are as follows:
B= Barnard, Cr= Collinder, H= Harvard, IC= Index Catalog,
J= Jonckheere, Mel= Melotte, Sh= Sharpless, Tr= Trumpler.
Constellation abbreviations are the IAU standard.
Type abbreviations:
GC= globular cluster, OC= open cluster, PN=planetary nebula, EN= emission nebula, SNR= supernova remnant, RN= reflection nebula, DN= dark nebula, GG= Galaxy Group
Galaxies are identified by their Hubble type.
Sizes are in arc minutes, unless noted otherwise.
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Object
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Con
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Type
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RA_2000
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Declination
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Mag
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Size
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Notes
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| NGC 404 | AND | E0 | 01 09.5 | +35 43 | 10.1 | 4×4 | |
| Abell 262 | AND | GC | 01 52.7 | +36 09 | 13 | 120 | |
| PK47-4.1 | AQL | PN | 19 33.3 | +10 37 | 13 | 161″x151″ | |
| B142-3 | AQL | DN | 19 40.7 | +10 57 | — | 80×50 | |
| NGC 7492 | AQR | GC | 23 08.4 | -15 37 | 11.5 | 6.2 | tough in 13″ scope |
| IC 405 | AUR | EN | 05 16.2 | +34 16 | — | 30×19 | Flaming Star Nebula |
| IC 342 | CAM | SBc | 03 46.8 | +68 06 | 12 | 18×17 | Kemble’s Cascade near |
| King 14 | CAS | OC | 00 31.9 | +63 10 | 9.0 | 7 | Quite rich |
| IC 59 | CAS | EN | 00 56.7 | +61 04 | — | 10×5 | paired with IC 63 |
| NGC 609 | CAS | OC | 01 37.2 | +64 33 | 11 | 3.0 | use Hi-X to resolve |
| Stock 2 | CAS | OC | 02 15.0 | +59 16 | 4.0 | 60 | Easy in Binoculars |
| IC 1795 | CAS | EN | 02 26.5 | +62 04 | — | 27×13 | use nebula filter |
| Mel 15 | CAS | OC | 02 32.6 | +61 27 | 7.0 | 21 | 39* |
| Maffei 1 | CAS | E3 | 02 36.3 | +59 39 | 14 | 5×3 | heavily reddened |
| IC 289 | CAS | PN | 03 10.3 | +61 20 | 12.0 | 45″x30″ | 15 mag central* |
| NGC 7822 | CEP | EN | 00 03.6 | +68 36 | — | 60×30 | rated eeF |
| Tr 37 | CEP | OC | 21 39.0 | +57 30 | 5.1 | 50 | 30* Invl in IC 1396 |
| IC 1396 | CEP | EN | 21 39.1 | +57 30 | 3.5 | 50.0 | use nebula filter |
| IC 1470 | CEP | RN | 23 05.2 | +60 15 | — | 15×1 | |
| NGC 247 | CET | S- | 00 47.0 | -20 45 | 8.9 | 20×7 | |
| IC 1613 | CET | Irr | 01 04.8 | +02 07 | 12.0 | 11×9 | Memb of Local Group |
| IC 2165 | CMA | PN | 06 21.8 | -12 59 | 12.5 | 9″x7″ | Nearly stellar |
| Sh 301 | CMA | EN | 07 09.8 | -18 29 | 10.5 | 8×7 | UHC filter helps |
| Cr 140 | CMA | OC | 07 23.9 | -32 12 | 4.0 | 42 | naked eye |
| Mel 111 | COM | OC | 12 25.0 | +26 00 | 2.0 | 275 | Coma Star Cluster |
| NGC 4676 | COM | GG | 12 46.1 | +30 44 | 14.7 | 2.2×0.35 | The Mice, use Hi-X |
| Abell 1656 | COM | GG | 12 59.8 | +27 59 | 11 | 120 | very rich GG |
| NGC 5053 | COM | GC | 13 16.4 | +17 42 | 9.8 | 10.5 | faint, very loose |
| Abell 2065 | CRB | GG | 15 22.1 | +27 39 | 14 | 30 | most difficult |
| NGC 4038 | CRV | Sp | 12 01.9 | -18 51 | 10.7 | 2.6×1.8 | |
| PK64+5.1 | CYG | PN | 19 34.8 | +30 31 | 9.6 | 5″ | Campbell’s H Star |
| M1-92 | CYG | RN | 19 36.3 | +29 33 | 11.7 | 8″x16″ | Footprint Nebula Hi-X |
| IC 1318 | CYG | EN | 20 22.2 | +40 15 | — | 60×30 | neby around gamma CYG |
| PK80-6.1 | CYG | PN | 21 02.3 | +36 42 | 13.5 | 27″x18″ | Egg Nebula |
| IC 5146 | CYG | EN | 21 53.4 | +47 16 | 10 | 9.0 | Cocoon Nebula, Há |
| NGC 6891 | DEL | PN | 20 15.2 | +12 42 | 10.5 1 | 5.5″x7″ | |
| NGC 6934 | DEL | GC | 20 34.2 | +07 24 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| NGC 7006 | DEL | GC | 21 01.5 | +16 11 | 10.6 | 2.8 | |
| NGC 4236 | DRA | SBb | 12 16.7 | +69 29 | 10.7 | 23×8.0 | vL dim barred spiral |
| Mrk 205 | DRA | GL | 12 21.7 | +75 20 | 13 | 3.1×2.3 | F* on SW edge NGC4319 |
| NGC 1300 | ERI | SBb | 03 19.7 | -19 24 | 11 | 6.5×4.5 | |
| Fornax Dwarf | FOR | Ep | 02 39.7 | -34 17 | 9.0 | 20 | Low Surface Brightness |
| NGC 1365 | FOR | SBb | 03 33.7 | -36 08 | 10.5 | 10×5.5 | FOR gal clust |
| IC 443 | GEM | SNR | 06 16.9 | +22 47 | — | 50×40 | close to eta GEM |
| J 900 | GEM | PN | 06 26.0 | +17 47 | 12.4 | 12″x10″ | PK194+2.1, Hi-X & OIII |
| NGC 2371/2 | GEM | PN | 07 25.6 | +29 29 | 13 | 74″x54″ | |
| PK205+14.1 | GEM | PN | 07 29.0 | +13 15 | 14.1 | 10×6 | Medusa Neb., use OIII |
| NGC 7590 | GRU | Sb | 23 18.9 | -42 14 | 12.5 | 2.7×1.1 | |
| Abell 2151 | HER | GC | 16 05.1 | +17 43 | 15 | 40 | |
| IC 4593 | HER | PN | 16 12.2 | +12 04 | 11 1 | 2.5″x10″ | |
| NGC 2610 | HYA | PN | 08 33.4 | -16 09 | 13 | 50″x47″ | |
| PK238+34.1 | HYA | PN | 09 39.1 | -02 48 | 13.4 | 268″ | |
| NGC 3145 | HYA | Sb | 10 10.2 | -12 26 | 12.4 | 3.3×1.7 | near lambda Hya |
| NGC 3309 | HYA | GAL | 10 36.6 | -27 31 | 11.9 | 1.9×1.7 | Abell 1060 |
| IC 764 | HYA | S | 12 10.2 | -29 44 | 13.2 | 5×2 | low surface brightness |
| NGC 5101 | HYA | SBa | 13 21.8 | -27 27 | 12 | 5.5×4.9 | |
| Leo 1 | LEO | E3 | 10 08.4 | +12 18 | 11.3 | 10.7×8.3 | low surface brightness |
| Abell 1367 | LEO | GG | 11 44.5 | +19 50 | 14 | 30 | >30 gal in 1ø |
| IC 418 | LEP | PN | 05 27.5 | -12 42 | 10.7 | 14″x11″ | 11 mag central* |
| NGC 5897 | LIB | GC | 15 17.4 | -21 01 | 8.6 | 12.6 | large, faint, loose |
| NGC 2419 | LYN | GC | 07 38.1 | +38 53 | 10.4 | 4.1 | Intergalactic Tramp |
| PK164+31.1 | LYN | PN | 07 57.8 | +53 25 | 14 | 400″ | NGC2474/75 are nearby |
| NGC 2474/5 | LYN | EO | 07 57.9 | +52 52 | 13.5 | 0.9×0.7 | |
| NGC 2832 | LYN | E4 | 09 19.7 | +33 46 | 13 | 3×2 | |
| NGC 6703 | LYR | SO | 18 47.3 | +45 34 | 12.5 | 2.3 | |
| PK64+15.1 | LYR | PN | 18 50.0 | +33 15 | 13.3 1 | 7.5″x17″ | |
| NGC 6791 | LYR | OC | 19 20.7 | +37 51 | 9.5 | 16.0 | 300*, large, faint |
| NGC 2264 | MON | CL | 06 41.1 | +09 53 | 3.9 | 20.0 | |
| NGC 2301 | MON | OC | 06 51.8 | +00 28 | 6 | 12.0 | |
| IC 2177 | MON | EN | 07 05.1 | -10 42 | — | 120×40 | Eagle Nebula |
| Mel 72 | MON | OC | 07 38.4 | -10 41 | 10.0 | 10 | 40*, many faint |
| IC 4634 | OPH | PN | 17 01.6 | -21 50 | 12 | 20″x10″ | |
| B 72 | OPH | DN | 17 23.5 | -23 38 | — | 30 | The Snake, S-Nebula |
| B 78 | OPH | DN | 17 33.0 | -26 00 | — | 200 | Bowl of the Pipe |
| IC 4665 | OPH | OC | 17 46.3 | +05 43 | 4.2 | 41 | 30* mags 7… |
| J 320 | ORI | PN | 05 05.6 | +10 42 | 12.5 | 11″x8″ | 13 mag central* |
| Cr 70 | ORI | OC | 05 36.0 | -01 00 | 0.4 | 150 | Incl Orion’s Belt *s |
| IC 434/B33 | ORI | EN/ | 05 41.0 | -02 24 | — | 60×10 | B33=Horsehead, use Há |
| Sh2-276 | ORI | EN | 05 48.0 | +01 00 | — | 600 | Barnard’s Loop |
| Abell 12 | ORI | PN | 06 02.4 | +09 39 | 13.9 | 37″ | PK198-6.1, use OIII |
| NGC 7317 | PEG | GG | 22 35.9 | +33 57 | 15.3 | 0.7×0.5 | Stephan’s Quintet |
| NGC 7479 | PEG | SBb | 23 04.9 | +12 19 | 11.7 | 4.4×3.4 | |
| Jones 1 | PEG | PN | 23 35.9 | +30 28 | 12.7 | 314″ | PK104-29.1, use OIII |
| NGC 1275 | PER | Pec | 03 19.9 | +41 30 | 12.5 | 3.5×2.5 | Perseus A, exploding |
| Mel 20 | PER | OC | 03 22.0 | +49 00 | 1.2 | 185 | Alpha Per Cluster |
| NGC 1499 | PER | EN | 04 03.3 | +36 25 | — | 145×40 | California Nebula |
| NGC 2818 | PYX | PN | 09 16.0 | -36 37 | 8.2 | 9 | |
| Scl Dwarf | SCL | E0 | 00 59.9 | -33 42 | 10.5 | 75 | |
| IC 4628 | SCO | BN | 16 57.0 | -40 20 | — | 90×60 | |
| Tr 24 | SCO | OC | 16 57.0 | -40 40 | 9.0 | 60 | 200*, rich, also H 12 |
| IC 4637 | SCO | PN | 17 05.2 | -40 53 | 13.5 | 21″x17″ | nearly stellar |
| NGC 6337 | SCO | PN | 17 22.3 | -38 29 | 12.3 | 38″x28″ | |
| H 16 | SCO | OC | 17 31.4 | -36 51 | 10.0 | 15 | Invl in Stinger |
| NGC 6380 | SCO | GC | 17 35.4 | -39 04 | 14 | 3.9 | |
| NGC 6027 | SER | GG | 15 59.2 | +20 46 | 12.4 | 1.9×1.0 | Seyfet’s Sextet |
| IC 4756 | SER | OC | 18 39.0 | +05 27 | 5.4 | 52 | 80* mags 8… |
| Sh2-84 | SGE | BN | 19 49.0 | +18 24 | — | 15×3 | |
| IC 4997 | SGE | PN | 20 20.2 | +16 45 | 11.3 | 2″x1.4″ | look for disk w/filter |
| B 86 | SGR | DN | 18 02.7 | -27 50 | — | 4 | Ink Spot, small |
| NGC 6624 | SGR | GC | 18 23.7 | -30 22 | 8.3 | 5.9 | |
| NGC 6822 | SGR | Irr | 19 44.9 | -14 45 | 10 | 20×10 | Barnard’s Galaxy |
| NGC 1432/35 | TAU | RN | 03 45.8 | +24 10 | — | 30×30 | Pleiades Nebulosity |
| NGC 1554/5 | TAU | RN | 04 22.9 | +19 32 | — | var | Hind’s Variable Nebula |
| Mel 25 | TAU | OC | 04 27.0 | +16 00 | 1.0 | 330 | Hyades |
| NGC 3172 | UMI | GAL | 11 50.3 | +89 06 | 14.9 | 0.7×0.7 | Polarissima Borealis |
| NGC 3132 | VEL | PN | 10 07.0 | -40 26 | 8.2 | 84″x53″ | |
| 3C 273 | VIR | QSR | 12 29.1 | +02 06 | 12 | stellar | 2 to 3B LY |
| Cr 399 | VUL | OC | 19 25.4 | +20 11 | 4.0 | 60 | The Coathanger |
| Stock 1 | VUL | OC | 19 35.8 | +25 13 | 5.3 | 60 | Easy in Binoculars |
| Sh 88 | VUL | EN | 19 46.0 | +25 20 | 11.5 | 18×6 | Elongated streamer |