|
| object |
coordinates |
type |
external link |
mag |
distance |
note |
| M31 (Andromeda galaxy) |
00:42.7 +41:16 |
galaxy |
more info |
3.4 |
2,900,000 ly |
|
| M33 (Triangulum galaxy) |
01:33.9 +30:39 |
galaxy |
more info |
5.7 |
3,000,000 ly |
|
| Double cluster |
02:19.0 +57:08 |
open cluster |
more info |
5.3 (NGC 869) |
7000 ly |
h and Chi Persei, NGC 869 and NGC 884 |
| M45 (Pleiades) |
03:47.0 +24:07 |
open cluster |
more info |
1.6 |
440 ly |
|
| Hyades |
04:27.0 +16:00 |
open cluster |
more info |
0.5 |
150 ly |
near Aldebaran and NGC 1647. Nearest open cluster. |
| M1 (Crab nebula) |
05:34.5 +22:01 |
nebula |
more info |
8.4 |
6300 ly |
|
| M42 (Orion nebula) |
05:35.4 -05:27 |
nebula |
more info |
4.0 |
1600 ly |
|
| Eskimo nebula |
07:29.2 +20:55 |
nebula |
more info |
10.0 |
|
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| M44 (Beehive cluster) |
08:40.1 +19:59 |
open cluster |
more info |
3.7 |
577 ly |
|
| M81 (Bode's galaxy) |
09:55.6 +69:04 |
spiral |
more info |
6.9 |
12,000,000 ly |
it's fun to watch as the telescope moves between M81 and M82 |
| M82 |
09:55.8 +69:41 |
irregular galaxy |
more info |
8.4 |
12,000,000 ly |
interesting morphology, looks about 3-4 times longer than it is thick |
| M97 (Owl nebula) |
11:14.8 +55:01 |
nebula |
more info |
9.9 |
2600 ly |
|
| M106 |
12:19.0 +47:18 |
spiral |
more info |
8.4 |
25,000,000 ly |
|
| M40 |
12:22.4 +58:05 |
double star |
more info |
8.4 |
510 ly |
|
| M84 |
12:25.1 +12:53 |
lenticular galaxy |
more info |
9.1 |
60,000,000 ly |
M84 and M86 visible in same field with fiddling |
| M86 |
12:26.2 +12:57 |
lenticular galaxy |
more info |
8.9 |
60,000,000 ly |
see M84 |
| M49 |
12:29.8 +08:00 |
elliptical |
more info |
8.4 |
60,000,000 ly |
E5 (with imagination), not very good |
| M87 |
12:30.8 +12:24 |
elliptical |
more info |
8.6 |
60,000,000 ly |
the picture shows the jet |
| M104 (Sombrero galaxy) |
12:40.0 -11:37 |
galaxy |
more info |
8.0 |
50,000,000 ly |
|
| M94 |
12:50.9 +41:07 |
spiral |
more info |
8.2 |
14,500,000 ly |
good, compact and easy to see, but not much structure |
| M64 (Blackeye galaxy) |
12:56.7 +21:41 |
spiral |
more info |
8.5 |
19,000,000 ly |
flattened, fairly faint |
| M53 |
13:12.9 +18:10 |
globular cluster |
more info |
7.6 |
58,000 ly |
|
| M63 |
13:15.8 +42:02 |
spiral |
more info |
8.6 |
37,000,000 ly |
about 5' from a star, can see it's flattened |
| Mizar |
13:23.9 +54:56 |
double star |
more info |
2.2 |
78 ly |
first known double star: 14" separation (500 AU). 12' from Alcor (4th mag).
|
| M51 (Whirlpool galaxy) |
13:29.9 +47:12 |
spiral |
more info |
8.4 |
37,000,000 ly |
faint, two galaxies may be visible |
| M3 |
13:42.2 +28:23 |
globular cluster |
more info |
6.2 |
33900 ly |
|
| M5 |
15:18.6 +02:05 |
globular cluster |
more info |
5.6 |
24500 ly |
good, granularity visible |
| M4 |
16:23.6 -26:32 |
globular cluster |
more info |
5.6 |
7200 ly |
|
| M13 |
16:41.7 +36:28 |
globular cluster |
more info |
5.8 |
25,100 ly |
good, granularity visible |
| M92 |
17:17.1 +43:08 |
globular |
more info |
6.4 |
26,700 ly |
|
| M57 (Ring nebula) |
18:53.6 +33:02 |
nebula |
more info |
8.8 |
2300 ly |
|
| Albireo |
19:30.7 +27:58 |
double star |
more info |
3.0 (red), 5.1 (blue) |
380 ly |
separation: 34". |
| M27 (Dumbbell nebula) |
19:59.6 +22:43 |
nebula |
more info |
7.4 |
1250 ly |
|
| M15 |
21:30.0 +12:10 |
globular cluster |
more info |
6.2 |
33,600 ly |
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