| Name |
Type |
RA |
Dec |
Size |
VMag |
Con |
|
| NGC 7814 |
GX-Sab |
00 03.3 |
+16 09 |
5.5x2.3 |
10.6 |
Peg |
|
|
bright edge-on with
dust lane |
|
| NGC 281 |
C+N |
00 52.8 |
+56 37 |
35x30 |
|
Cas |
|
|
complex glow with a
handful of *s |
|
| NGC 404 |
GX-E0 |
01 09.4 |
+35 43 |
3.5x3.5 |
10.3 |
And |
|
|
bright elliptical
located 7' NW of Beta Andromedae |
|
| NGC 457 |
OC |
01 19.6 |
+58 17 |
13 |
6.4 |
Cas |
|
|
beautiful bird-shaped
("ET") cluster including mag 5 Phi Cas |
|
| NGC 654 |
OC |
01 44.0 |
+61 53 |
5 |
6.5 |
Cas |
|
|
rich in faint stars |
|
| NGC 663 |
OC |
01 46.3 |
+61 13 |
16 |
7.1 |
Cas |
|
|
rich cluster with
several doubles |
|
| NGC 869 |
OC |
02 19.1 |
+57 08 |
30 |
3.5 |
Per |
|
|
western member of
naked-eye Double Cluster with NGC 884 |
|
| NGC 4111 |
GX-S0 |
12 07.0 |
+43 04 |
4.6x1.0 |
10.7 |
CVn |
|
|
pretty edge-on with a
prominent core |
|
| NGC 4214 |
GX-Im |
12 15.7 |
+36 20 |
8.5x6.6 |
9.8 |
CVn |
|
|
large galaxy with
hints of structure |
|
| NGC 4449 |
GX-IBm |
12 28.2 |
+44 06 |
6.2x4.4 |
9.6 |
CVn |
|
|
large, bright
irregular galaxy |
|
| NGC 4490 |
GX-SBcdp |
12 30.6 |
+41 38 |
6.3x3.1 |
9.8 |
CVn |
|
|
Cocoon Galaxy, striking elongated galaxy with spiral
structure |
|
| NGC 4605 |
GX-SBcp |
12 40.0 |
+61 37 |
5.8x2.2 |
10.3 |
UMa |
|
|
very elongated, bright spiral |
|
| NGC 4631 |
GX-SBm |
12 42.1 |
+32 32 |
15.5x2.7 |
9.2 |
CVn |
|
|
stunning edge-on with
a very mottled appearance and close companion NGC 4627 |
|
| NGC 4656 |
GX-SBmp |
12 44.0 |
+32 10 |
15.1x3.0 |
10.5 |
CVn |
|
|
striking galaxy merges with NGC 4657-appears like a
celestial hockey stick! |
|
| NGC 5005 |
GX-Sbc |
13 10.9 |
+37 03 |
5.8x2.8 |
9.8 |
CVn |
|
|
large, bright oval with an elliptical core |
|
| NGC 5248 |
GX-Sbc |
13 37.5 |
+08 53 |
6.2x4.5 |
10.3 |
Boo |
|
|
fairly large with a well-defined core |
|
| NGC 5322 |
GX-E3 |
13 49.3 |
+60 11 |
5.9x3.9 |
10.2 |
UMa |
|
|
bright elliptical with a striking core |
|
| NGC 5353 |
GX-E5 |
13 53.4 |
+40 17 |
2.2x1.1 |
11 |
CVn |
|
|
brightest in a group of 5 galaxies |
|
| NGC 5371 |
GX-Sbc |
13 55.7 |
+40 28 |
4.4x3.5 |
10.6 |
CVn |
|
|
located 25' ENE of the NGC 5353 group |
|
| NGC 5363 |
GX-Ir |
13 56.1 |
+05 15 |
4.1x2.6 |
10.1 |
Vir |
|
|
prominent elliptical with a strong core, brightest
in a large group |
|
| NGC 5466 |
GC |
14 05.5 |
+28 32 |
9 |
9 |
Boo |
|
|
low surface brightness globular with faint stars |
|
| NGC 5746 |
GX-Sb |
14 44.9 |
+01 57 |
7.4x1.3 |
10.3 |
Vir |
|
|
large, beautiful edge-on with hint of a dust lane |
|
| NGC 5866 |
GX-E6p |
15 06.5 |
+55 46 |
4.7x1.9 |
9.9 |
Dra |
|
|
very bright with a bulging core and razor-thin dust
lane, often taken for M102 |
|
| NGC 5846 |
GX-E0 |
15 06.5 |
+01 36 |
4.1x3.8 |
10 |
Vir |
|
|
bright elliptical 40' E of 110 Virginis |
|
| NGC 5985 |
GX-Sb |
15 39.6 |
+59 20 |
5.5x3.0 |
11.1 |
Dra |
|
|
trio with NGC 5981 and NGC 5982 |
|
| NGC 5907 |
GX-Sc |
15 15.9 |
+56 20 |
12.6x1.4 |
10.3 |
Dra |
|
|
extremely large narrow streak |
|
| NGC 6210 |
PN |
16 44.5 |
+23 48 |
16" |
8.8 |
Her |
|
|
unusually high surface brightness planetary with
bluish color |
|
| NGC 6229 |
GC |
16 47.0 |
+47 32 |
4.2 |
9.4 |
Her |
|
|
compact and bright but requires large aperture to
resolve |
|
| NGC 6302 |
PN |
17 13.7 |
-37 06 |
45" |
9.7 |
Sco |
|
|
Bug Nebula, unusual elongated planetary cut by dark
lane |
|
| NGC 6309 |
PN |
17 14.1 |
-12 55 |
16" |
11.5 |
Oph |
|
|
Box Nebula, small but irregular planetary |
|
| NGC 6369 |
PN |
17 29.3 |
-23 46 |
38" |
11.5 |
Oph |
|
|
beautiful annular ring planetary |
|
| IC 4665 |
OC |
17 46.3 |
+05 43 |
41 |
4.2 |
Oph |
|
|
naked-eye cluster, resolved in binoculars |
|
| NGC 6445 |
PN |
17 49.3 |
-20 01 |
33" |
10.9 |
Sgr |
|
|
small but bright planetary in field with globular
cluster NGC 6440 20' SSW |
|
| NGC 6503 |
GX-Sc |
17 49.5 |
+70 09 |
7.1x2.4 |
10.2 |
Dra |
|
|
large, elongated spiral with a fairly high surface
brightness |
|
| NGC 6543 |
PN |
17 58.6 |
+66 38 |
20" |
8.1 |
Dra |
|
|
Cat's Eye Nebula, small high surface brightness oval
planetary |
|
| B86 |
DN |
18 02.7 |
-27 50 |
4.5x3.0 |
|
Sgr |
|
|
stunning dark splotch just west of the very rich
cluster NGC 6520 |
|
| NGC 6520 |
OC |
18 03.4 |
-27 54 |
6 |
|
Sgr |
|
|
very rich cluster set in a glorious field with dark
nebula B86 on W side |
|
| NGC 6522 |
GC |
18 03.6 |
-30 02 |
5.6 |
8.5 |
Sgr |
|
|
Pair with NGC 6528 15' E in "Baade's
Window" |
|
| NGC 6572 |
PN |
18 12.1 |
+06 51 |
11" |
8 |
Oph |
|
|
very high surface brightness planetary with a bluish
color |
|
| B92 |
DN |
18 15.5 |
-18 11 |
12x6 |
|
Sgr |
|
|
large, dark cloud form a similar pair with B93 about
25' E |
|
| NGC 6603 |
OC |
18 18.4 |
-18 25 |
5 |
|
Sgr |
|
|
beautifully rich compact cluster set in the NE
corner of M24 |
|
| NGC 6633 |
OC |
18 27.7 |
+06 34 |
27 |
4.6 |
Oph |
|
|
large and bright cluster but scattered, naked-eye in
dark sky |
|
| NGC 6645 |
OC |
18 32.6 |
-16 54 |
10 |
|
Sgr |
|
|
striking rich cluster of faint stars with a hole in
center |
|
| IC 4756 |
OC |
18 39.0 |
+05 27 |
52 |
|
Ser |
|
|
unusually large naked-eye cluster, use lowest power |
|
| NGC 6709 |
OC |
18 51.5 |
+10 21 |
13 |
6.7 |
Aql |
|
|
approx 70 *s in 20' field, use low x |
|
| NGC 6712 |
GC |
18 53.1 |
-08 42 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
Sct |
|
|
irregular outline, require high power to resolve,
planetary IC 1295 lies 24' ESE. |
|
| NGC 6723 |
GC |
18 59.6 |
-36 38 |
11 |
7.3 |
Sgr |
|
|
large, well resolved globular in field with bright
nebula NGC 6726 and NGC 6727 |
|
| NGC 6781 |
PN |
19 18.4 |
+06 33 |
108" |
11.6 |
Aql |
|
|
large, annular planetary |
|
| Cr 399 |
OC |
19 25.4 |
+20 11 |
60 |
3.6 |
Vul |
|
|
Coat Hanger or Brocchi's cluster, naked-eye cluster,
best in binoc's |
|
| NGC 6811 |
OC |
19 38.2 |
+46 34 |
13 |
6.8 |
Cyg |
|
|
fairly large, rich group in milky way |
|
| B142 |
DN |
19 40.7 |
+10 37 |
80x50 |
|
Aql |
|
|
well-defined dark nebula forming a large dark
"E" with B143 |
|
| NGC 6819 |
OC |
19 41.3 |
+40 11 |
5 |
7.3 |
Cyg |
|
|
rich group with 2 intersecting strings in milky way
star field |
|
| NGC 6818 |
PN |
19 44.0 |
-14 09 |
20" |
9.4 |
Sgr |
|
|
Little Gem, small, high surface brightness, bluish
planetary |
|
| NGC 6826 |
PN |
19 44.8 |
+50 31 |
25" |
8.9 |
Cyg |
|
|
Blinking planetary, alternately view disc and mag 10
central star |
|
| NGC 6857 |
EN |
20 01.8 |
+33 32 |
1 |
|
Cyg |
|
|
compact HII region surrounded by 4 stars and set in
a rich field |
|
| NGC 6866 |
OC |
20 03.7 |
+44 00 |
7 |
7.6 |
Cyg |
|
|
rich and appealing cluster with many stars in an
elongated string |
|
| NGC 6871 |
OC |
20 05.9 |
+35 47 |
20 |
5.2 |
Cyg |
|
|
incl two sets of bright multiple *s in rich * field |
|
| NGC 6888 |
EN |
20 12.0 |
+38 21 |
20x10 |
|
Cyg |
|
|
Crescent nebula, very large egg-shaped annulus of
neb'y, use filter |
|
| NGC 6891 |
PN |
20 15.2 |
+12 42 |
15" |
10.4 |
Del |
|
|
small, high surface brightness bluish oval |
|
| NGC 6905 |
PN |
20 22.4 |
+20 07 |
40" |
10.9 |
Del |
|
|
Blue Flash Nebula, slightly elongated with a uniform brightness |
|
| NGC 6910 |
OC |
20 23.1 |
+40 47 |
8 |
7.4 |
Cyg |
|
|
two mag 7.5 *s in cluster, 40' NNE of Gamma Cyg |
|
| NGC 6907 |
GX-SBbc |
20 25.1 |
-24 48 |
3.3x2.7 |
11.2 |
Cap |
|
|
barred spiral reveals arms in larger scopes (currently hosts a
supernova) |
|
| NGC 6939 |
OC |
20 31.4 |
+60 38 |
8 |
7.8 |
Cep |
|
|
beautiful cluster, rich in faint stars with galaxy N6946 40' SE |
|
| NGC 6934 |
GC |
20 34.2 |
+07 24 |
7 |
8.9 |
Del |
|
|
compact globular, mottled in 20cm but well resolved in 40cm |
|
| NGC 6940 |
OC |
20 34.6 |
+28 18 |
31 |
6.3 |
Vul |
|
|
rich star field including the orange variable star
FG Vulpeculae |
|
| NGC 6946 |
GX-Sc |
20 34.9 |
+60 09 |
11.5x9.8 |
8.8 |
Cep |
|
|
large but low surface brightness galaxy with spiral arms in
large scopes |
|
| NGC 6960 |
SNR |
20 45.7 |
+30 43 |
70x6 |
|
Cyg |
|
|
western branch of the remarkable Veil Nebula passing through 52
Cygni, use low x and filter |
|
| NGC 6992 |
SNR |
20 56.4 |
+31 43 |
60x8 |
|
Cyg |
|
|
Veil Nebula, extremely large, fantastic filamentary structure
in dark skies, use filter |
|
| NGC 7000 |
EN |
20 58.8 |
+44 20 |
120x100 |
|
Cyg |
|
|
North American Nebula, excellent in dark skies with
low power and filter |
|
| NGC 7023 |
RN |
21 00.5 |
+68 10 |
18x18 |
|
Cep |
|
|
large unusual nebulosity surrounding a mag 7 star |
|
| NGC 7008 |
PN |
21 00.6 |
+54 33 |
86" |
11 |
Cyg |
|
|
bright annular planetary with unusual structure and
faint stars involved |
|
| NGC 7009 |
PN |
21 04.2 |
-11 22 |
29" |
7.8 |
Aqr |
|
|
Saturn Nebula, small but very bright with faint
ansae using large scopes |
|
| NGC 7026 |
PN |
21 06.3 |
+47 51 |
20" |
10.9 |
Cyg |
|
|
small but with double condensations at high power |
|
| NGC 7027 |
PN |
21 07.1 |
+42 14 |
14" |
8.5 |
Cyg |
|
|
unusually high surface brightness planetary with
double lobe structure |
|
| NGC 7039 |
OC |
21 11.2 |
+45 39 |
25 |
7.6 |
Cyg |
|
|
large, triangular group in excellent low-x field |
|
| NGC 7129 |
C+N |
21 43.0 |
+66 06 |
8x7 |
|
Cep |
|
|
small group of stars in nebulosity |
|
| NGC 7160 |
OC |
21 53.7 |
+62 36 |
7 |
6.1 |
Cep |
|
|
approx 30 *s incl two 7-8th mag & several pairs |
|
| NGC 7209 |
OC |
22 05.2 |
+46 30 |
25 |
6.7 |
Lac |
|
|
large, fairly rich and uniform |
|
| NGC 7217 |
GX-Sab |
22 07.9 |
+31 22 |
3.9x3.2 |
10.1 |
Peg |
|
|
round elliptical with a bright core |
|
| NGC 7243 |
OC |
22 15.3 |
+49 53 |
21 |
6.4 |
Lac |
|
|
excellent low power field, incudes double star
∑2890 |
|
| NGC 7293 |
PN |
22 29.6 |
-20 50 |
980" |
7.6 |
Aqr |
|
|
Helical Nebula, huge annular planetary of low
surface brightness, use filter |
|
| NGC 7331 |
GX-Sb |
22 37.1 |
+34 25 |
10.5x3.7 |
9.5 |
Peg |
|
|
very large, elongated spiral with very faint
companions |
|
| NGC 7479 |
GX-SBc |
23 05.0 |
+12 19 |
4.1x3.1 |
10.8 |
Peg |
|
|
elongated barred spiral, arms visible in large
scopes |
|
| NGC 7510 |
OC |
23 11.5 |
+60 34 |
4 |
7.9 |
Cep |
|
|
striking wedge-shaped cluster |
|
| NGC 7635 |
EN |
23 20.7 |
+61 12 |
15x8 |
|
Cas |
|
|
Bubble Nebula, unusual HII region located 35' SW of
M52 |
|
| NGC 7662 |
PN |
23 25.9 |
+42 33 |
17" |
8.3 |
And |
|
|
Blue Snowball, very bright with unusually high surf
br, annular at high x |
|
| NGC 7686 |
OC |
23 30.2 |
+49 08 |
15 |
5.6 |
And |
|
|
large, surrounding 6.3 mag *, elongated E-W |
|
| NGC 7789 |
OC |
23 57.0 |
+56 44 |
16 |
6.7 |
Cas |
|
|
remarkably rich and uniform in faint stars |
|
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