Finest NGC Objects
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Season |
Num |
Primary ID |
Alternate Name or Note |
Class |
Mag |
Size |
Right Ascention |
Declination |
Constellation |
Image |
Autumn |
1 |
NGC 7009 |
Saturn Nebula |
Planetary Nebula |
8.3 |
28" |
21h04m10.9s |
-11°21'48" |
Aquarius |
|
Autumn |
2 |
NGC 7293 |
Helix |
Planetary Nebula |
6.3 |
16.0' |
22h29m38.5s |
-20°50'14" |
Aquarius |
|
Autumn |
3 |
NGC 7331 |
Deer Lick Group |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.2 |
9.1'x 3.4' |
22h37m04.3s |
+34°24'59" |
Pegasus |
|
Autumn |
4 |
NGC 7635 |
Bubble Nebula |
Emission Nebula |
11 |
16.0'x 9.0' |
23h20m43.0s |
+61°12'31" |
Cassiopeia |
|
Autumn |
5 |
NGC 7789 |
OCL 269 |
Open Cluster |
7.5 |
25.0' |
23h57m24.0s |
+56°42'30" |
Cassiopeia |
|
Autumn |
6 |
NGC 185 |
MCG 8-2-10 |
Elliptical Galaxy |
10.2 |
10.7'x 8.9' |
00h38m57.9s |
+48°20'15" |
Cassiopeia |
|
Autumn |
7 |
NGC 281 |
PacMan Nebula |
Emission Nebula |
7.4 |
30.0' |
00h53m00.0s |
+56°37'00" |
Cassiopeia |
|
Autumn |
8 |
NGC 457 |
ET Cluster |
Open Cluster |
5.1 |
20.0' |
01h19m35.0s |
+58°17'12" |
Cassiopeia |
|
Autumn |
9 |
NGC 663 |
Collinder 20 |
Open Cluster |
6.4 |
14.0' |
01h46m09.0s |
+61°14'06" |
Cassiopeia |
|
Autumn |
10 |
IC 289 |
PN G138.8+02.8 |
Planetary Nebula |
12 |
45" |
03h10m19.3s |
+61°19'01" |
Cassiopeia |
|
Autumn |
11 |
NGC 7662 |
Blue Snowball |
Planetary Nebula |
8.6 |
17" |
23h25m54.0s |
+42°32'05" |
Andromeda |
|
Autumn |
12 |
NGC 891 |
Silver Needle |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.9 |
11.7'x 2.3' |
02h22m33.6s |
+42°20'46" |
Andromeda |
|
Autumn |
13 |
NGC 253 |
Sculptor Galaxy |
Spiral Galaxy |
7.9 |
28.2'x 5.5' |
00h47m33.1s |
-25°17'20" |
Sculptor |
|
Autumn |
14 |
NGC 772 |
Arp 78 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.6 |
5.9'x 3.2' |
01h59m20.0s |
+19°00'28" |
Aries |
|
Autumn |
15 |
NGC 246 |
Skull Nebula |
Planetary Nebula |
10.4 |
4.0' |
00h47m03.3s |
-11°52'19" |
Cetus |
|
Autumn |
16 |
NGC 936 |
MCG 0-7-17 |
Barred Galaxy |
11.2 |
4.5'x 3.4' |
02h27m37.5s |
-01°09'20" |
Cetus |
|
Autumn |
17 |
NGC 884 |
Double Cluster with 869 |
Open Cluster |
4.4 |
18.0' |
02h22m18.0s |
+57°08'12" |
Perseus |
|
Autumn |
18 |
NGC 1023 |
Arp 135 |
Barred Galaxy |
9.6 |
7.6'x 2.8' |
02h40m24.0s |
+39°03'48" |
Perseus |
|
Autumn |
19 |
NGC 1491 |
Sh 2-206 |
Emission Nebula |
9.0' |
04h03m20.6s |
+51°19'17" |
Perseus |
|
|
Autumn |
20 |
NGC 1501 |
PN G144.5+06.5 |
Planetary Nebula |
12 |
56" |
04h06m59.2s |
+60°55'14" |
Camelopardalis |
|
Autumn |
21 |
NGC 1232 |
Arp 41 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.6 |
6.3'x 5.5' |
03h09m45.3s |
-20°34'51" |
Eridanus |
|
Autumn |
22 |
NGC 1535 |
Cleopatra's Eye |
Planetary Nebula |
9.4 |
20" |
04h14m15.8s |
-12°44'22" |
Eridanus |
|
Winter |
23 |
NGC 1514 |
Crystal Ball Nebula |
Planetary Nebula |
10.8 |
2.0' |
04h09m17.0s |
+30°46'33" |
Taurus |
|
Winter |
24 |
NGC 1931 |
|
Emission & Reflection Nebula |
14 |
1.8' |
05h31m27.7s |
+34°14'55" |
Augia |
|
Winter |
25 |
NGC 1788 |
vdB 33 |
Reflection Nebula |
10.0'x 6.0' |
05h06m54.0s |
-03°20'00" |
Orion |
|
|
Winter |
26 |
NGC 1973 |
with NGC 1975 & 1977 |
Emission & Reflection Nebula |
7 |
13.1' |
05h35m06.0s |
-04°44'00" |
Orion |
|
Winter |
27 |
NGC 2022 |
PN G196.6-10.9 |
Planetary Nebula |
11.7 |
28" |
05h42m06.2s |
+09°05'11" |
Orion |
|
Winter |
28 |
NGC 2024 |
Flame Nebula |
Emission Nebula |
20.0' |
05h41m42.0s |
-01°51'00" |
Orion |
|
|
Winter |
29 |
NGC 2194 |
Collinder 87 |
Open Cluster |
10 |
9.0' |
06h13m45.0s |
+12°48'24" |
Orion |
|
Winter |
30 |
NGC 2371 |
Gemini Nebula; 2372? |
Planetary Nebula |
11.2 |
1.2' |
07h25m34.7s |
+29°29'26" |
Gemini |
|
Winter |
31 |
NGC 2392 |
Clown Face |
Planetary Nebula |
8.6 |
47" |
07h29m10.8s |
+20°54'42" |
Gemini |
|
Winter |
32 |
NGC 2237 |
Rosette |
Emission Nebula |
5.5 |
70.0'x 60.0' |
06h32m02.0s |
+04°59'10" |
Monoceros |
|
Winter |
33 |
NGC 2261 |
Hubble's Variable Nebula |
Emission & Reflection Nebula |
2.2'x 1.5' |
06h39m10.0s |
+08°45'00" |
Monoceros |
|
|
Winter |
34 |
NGC 2359 |
Thor's Helmet |
Emission Nebula |
10.0' |
07h18m30.0s |
-13°14'00" |
Canis Major |
|
|
Winter |
35 |
NGC 2440 |
PN G234.8+02.4 |
Planetary Nebula |
11.5 |
54" |
07h41m55.4s |
-18°12'31" |
Puppis |
|
Winter |
36 |
NGC 2539 |
Collinder 176 |
Open Cluster |
8 |
9.0' |
08h10m37.0s |
-12°49'06" |
Puppis |
|
Winter |
37 |
NGC 2403 |
MCG 11-10-7 |
Spiral Galaxy |
8.8 |
20.0'x 10.0' |
07h36m50.7s |
+65°36'09" |
Camelopardalis |
|
Winter |
38 |
NGC 2655 |
Arp 225 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11 |
4.5'x 2.8' |
08h55m38.9s |
+78°13'25" |
Camelopardalis |
|
Spring |
39 |
NGC 2683 |
UFO Galaxy |
Spiral Galaxy |
10 |
8.7'x 2.5' |
08h52m41.2s |
+33°25'16" |
Lynx |
|
Spring |
40 |
NGC 2841 |
MCG 9-16-5 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10 |
7.8'x 3.7' |
09h22m02.5s |
+50°58'35" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
41 |
NGC 3079 |
MCG 9-17-10 |
Barred Galaxy |
11.4 |
7.8'x 1.3' |
10h01m58.5s |
+55°40'50" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
42 |
NGC 3184 |
MCG 7-21-37 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.4 |
7.2'x 7.1' |
10h18m17.0s |
+41°25'28" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
43 |
NGC 3877 |
MCG 8-22-2 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11.8 |
5.0'x 1.1' |
11h46m07.8s |
+47°29'41" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
44 |
NGC 3941 |
MCG 6-26-51 |
Barred Galaxy |
11.3 |
3.5'x 2.3' |
11h52m55.3s |
+36°59'11" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
45 |
NGC 4026 |
MCG 9-20-52 |
Lenticular Galaxy |
11.7 |
4.7'x 0.9' |
11h59m25.2s |
+50°57'42" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
46 |
NGC 4088 |
Arp 18 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11.3 |
5.8'x 2.2' |
12h05m33.7s |
+50°32'22" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
47 |
NGC 4157 |
MCG 9-20-106 |
Spiral Galaxy |
12.1 |
6.6'x 1.2' |
12h11m04.9s |
+50°29'07" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
48 |
NGC 4605 |
MCG 10-18-74 |
Barred Galaxy |
10.8 |
5.9'x 2.3' |
12h39m59.4s |
+61°36'33" |
Ursa Major |
|
Spring |
49 |
NGC 3115 |
Spindle Galaxy |
Lenticular Galaxy |
10 |
7.6'x 3.5' |
10h05m14.0s |
-07°43'07" |
Sextans |
|
Spring |
50 |
NGC 3242 |
Ghost of Jupiter |
Planetary Nebula |
8.6 |
40" |
10h24m46.1s |
-18°38'32" |
Huydra |
|
Spring |
51 |
NGC 3003 |
MCG 6-22-13 |
Barred Galaxy |
12.2 |
5.1'x 1.3' |
09h48m35.6s |
+33°25'19" |
Leo Minor |
|
Spring |
52 |
NGC 3344 |
MCG 4-25-46 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.5 |
6.6'x 6.3' |
10h43m31.2s |
+24°55'20" |
Leo Minor |
|
Spring |
53 |
NGC 3432 |
Arp 206 |
Barred Galaxy |
11.6 |
6.8'x 1.6' |
10h52m30.9s |
+36°37'09" |
Leo Minor |
|
Spring |
54 |
NGC 2903 |
|
Spiral Galaxy |
10 |
11.5'x 4.2' |
09h32m09.7s |
+21°30'03" |
Leo |
|
Spring |
55 |
NGC 3384 |
MCG 2-28-12 |
Barred Galaxy |
10.9 |
5.4'x 3.2' |
10h48m16.9s |
+12°37'43" |
Leo |
|
Spring |
56 |
NGC 3521 |
MCG 0-28-30 |
Spiral Galaxy |
9.9 |
9.5'x 4.6' |
11h05m48.8s |
-00°02'06" |
Leo |
|
Spring |
57 |
NGC 3607 |
MCG 3-29-20 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.9 |
4.6'x 4.0' |
11h16m54.5s |
+18°03'11" |
Leo |
|
Spring |
58 |
NGC 3628 |
Arp 317 |
Barred Galaxy |
10 |
12.3'x 3.3' |
11h20m16.9s |
+13°35'28" |
Leo |
|
Spring |
59 |
NGC 4111 |
MCG 7-25-26 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11.7 |
2.0'x 0.6' |
12h07m03.2s |
+43°03'55" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
60 |
NGC 4214 |
MCG 6-27-42 |
Irregular Galaxy |
10.2 |
7.8'x 6.3' |
12h15m39.1s |
+36°19'41" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
61 |
NGC 4244 |
Silver Needle |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.4 |
15.1'x 5.9' |
12h17m29.5s |
+37°48'25" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
62 |
NGC 4449 |
MCG 7-26-9 |
Irregular Galaxy |
9.5 |
5.2'x 3.3' |
12h28m10.9s |
+44°05'33" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
63 |
NGC 4490 |
Cocoon Galaxy |
Barred Galaxy |
9.8 |
6.3'x 2.0' |
12h30m36.4s |
+41°38'37" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
64 |
NGC 4631 |
Whale Galaxy |
Barred Galaxy |
9.5 |
13.2'x 2.4' |
12h42m07.7s |
+32°32'34" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
65 |
NGC 4656 |
Hockey Stick or Crowbar |
Barred Galaxy |
9.7 |
8.5'x 1.1' |
12h43m57.6s |
+32°10'13" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
66 |
NGC 5005 |
MCG 6-29-52 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.5 |
5.4'x 2.0' |
13h10m56.3s |
+37°03'30" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
67 |
NGC 5033 |
MCG 6-29-62 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.7 |
9.5'x 4.3' |
13h13m27.5s |
+36°35'37" |
Canes Vantici |
|
Spring |
68 |
NGC 4274 |
MCG 5-29-60 |
Barred Galaxy |
11.3 |
5.0'x 2.1' |
12h19m50.5s |
+29°36'51" |
Coma Berenices |
|
Spring |
69 |
NGC 4414 |
MCG 5-29-85 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11 |
2.8'x 1.6' |
12h26m27.1s |
+31°13'22" |
Coma Berenices |
|
Spring |
70 |
NGC 4494 |
MCG 4-30-2 |
Elliptical Galaxy |
10.7 |
4.4'x 4.2' |
12h31m24.0s |
+25°46'30" |
Coma Berenices |
|
Spring |
71 |
NGC 4559 |
MCG 5-30-30 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.3 |
10.0'x 4.3' |
12h35m57.7s |
+27°57'35" |
Coma Berenices |
|
Spring |
72 |
NGC 4565 |
Needle Galaxy |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.1 |
14.5'x 2.3' |
12h36m20.8s |
+25°59'15" |
Coma Berenices |
|
Spring |
73 |
NGC 4725 |
MCG 4-30-22 |
Spiral Galaxy |
9.9 |
9.5'x 6.6' |
12h50m26.6s |
+25°30'03" |
Coma Berenices |
|
Spring |
74 |
NGC 4038 |
The Antennae with 4039 |
Barred Galaxy |
10.9 |
4.4'x 2.7' |
12h01m52.9s |
-18°52'03" |
Corvus |
|
Spring |
75 |
NGC 4361 |
PN G294.1+43.6 |
Planetary Nebula |
10.9 |
1.3' |
12h24m30.8s |
-18°47'06" |
Corvus |
|
Spring |
76 |
NGC 4216 |
MCG 2-31-72 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11 |
7.9'x 1.9' |
12h15m54.3s |
+13°09'00" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
77 |
NGC 4388 |
MCG 2-32-41 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11.9 |
5.5'x 1.4' |
12h25m46.8s |
+12°39'44" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
78 |
NGC 4438 |
The Eyes with 4435 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.9 |
8.9'x 5.1' |
12h27m45.9s |
+13°00'32" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
79 |
NGC 4517 |
often mislabelled NGC 4437 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11.1 |
9.8'x 1.5' |
12h32m45.6s |
+00°06'54" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
80 |
NGC 4526 |
MCG 1-32-100 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.6 |
7.9'x 2.9' |
12h34m03.0s |
+07°41'57" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
81 |
NGC 4535 |
Lost Galaxy |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.5 |
7.2'x 6.3' |
12h34m20.3s |
+08°11'52" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
82 |
NGC 4567 |
Siamese Twins with 4568 |
Spiral Galaxy |
12.1 |
2.9'x 2.2' |
12h36m32.7s |
+11°15'28" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
83 |
NGC 4699 |
MCG -1-33-13 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.4 |
4.0'x 3.0' |
12h49m02.2s |
-08°39'52" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
84 |
NGC 4762 |
MCG 2-33-33 |
Barred Galaxy |
11.1 |
8.5'x 3.2' |
12h52m55.9s |
+11°13'50" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
85 |
NGC 5746 |
MCG 0-38-5 |
Spiral Galaxy |
11.4 |
6.8'x 1.1' |
14h44m56.0s |
+01°57'17" |
Virgo |
|
Spring |
86 |
NGC 5466 |
|
Globular Cluster |
9.2 |
9.0' |
14h05m27.0s |
+28°32'06" |
Bootes |
|
Spring |
87 |
NGC 5907 |
Splinter Galaxy |
Spiral Galaxy |
11.1 |
11.0'x 1.4' |
15h15m53.7s |
+56°19'44" |
Draco |
|
Spring |
88 |
NGC 6503 |
MCG 12-17-9 |
Spiral Galaxy |
10.8 |
6.5'x 2.1' |
17h49m26.5s |
+70°08'40" |
Draco |
|
Spring |
89 |
NGC 6543 |
Cat's Eye Nebula |
Planetary Nebula |
8.3 |
22" |
17h58m33.4s |
+66°37'59" |
Draco |
|
Summer |
90 |
NGC 6210 |
Turtle Nebula |
Planetary Nebula |
9.7 |
20" |
16h44m29.5s |
+23°48'00" |
Hercules |
|
Summer |
91 |
NGC 6369 |
Little Ghost Nebula |
Planetary Nebula |
11 |
30" |
17h29m20.4s |
-23°45'34" |
Ophiuchus |
|
Summer |
92 |
NGC 6572 |
Blue Racquetball |
Planetary Nebula |
8 |
15" |
18h12m06.4s |
+06°51'12" |
Ophiuchus |
|
Summer |
93 |
NGC 6633 |
Collinder 380 |
Open Cluster |
5.6 |
20.0' |
18h27m15.0s |
+06°30'30" |
Ophiuchus |
|
Summer |
94 |
NGC 6712 |
|
Globular Cluster |
8.1 |
9.8' |
18h53m04.0s |
-08°42'18" |
Scutum |
|
Summer |
95 |
NGC 6781 |
PN G041.8-02.9 |
Planetary Nebula |
11.8 |
1.9' |
19h18m28.1s |
+06°32'19" |
Aquila |
|
Summer |
96 |
NGC 6819 |
Collinder 403 |
Open Cluster |
9.5 |
5.0' |
19h41m18.0s |
+40°11'12" |
Cygnus |
|
Summer |
97 |
NGC 6826 |
Blinking Planetary |
Planetary Nebula |
8.8 |
27" |
19h44m48.2s |
+50°31'30" |
Cygnus |
|
Summer |
98 |
NGC 6888 |
Crescent Nebula |
Emission Nebula |
10 |
17.0'x 9.0' |
20h12m12.0s |
+38°19'00" |
Cygnus |
|
Summer |
100 |
NGC 7000 |
North American Nebula |
Emission Nebula |
4 |
120.0' |
20h58m30.0s |
+44°22'28" |
Cygnus |
|
Summer |
101 |
NGC 7027 |
Magic Carpet |
Planetary Nebula |
9.6 |
18" |
21h07m01.7s |
+42°14'10" |
Cygnus |
|
Summer |
102 |
NGC 6445 |
He 2-290 |
Planetary Nebula |
13 |
35" |
17h49m15.1s |
-20°00'34" |
Sagittarius |
|
Summer |
103 |
NGC 6520 |
Collinder 361 |
Open Cluster |
7.6 |
5.0' |
18h03m24.0s |
-27°53'18" |
Sagittarius |
|
Summer |
104 |
NGC 6818 |
Little Gem |
Planetary Nebula |
10 |
22" |
19h43m57.8s |
-14°09'12" |
Sagittarius |
|
Summer |
105 |
NGC 6802 |
Collinder 400 |
Open Cluster |
11.7 |
5.0' |
19h30m35.0s |
+20°15'42" |
Vulpecula |
|
Summer |
106 |
NGC 6940 |
Collinder 424 |
Open Cluster |
7.2 |
25.0' |
20h34m26.0s |
+28°17'00" |
Vulpecula |
|
Summer |
107 |
NGC 6939 |
Collinder 423 |
Open Cluster |
10.1 |
10.0' |
20h31m30.0s |
+60°39'42" |
Cepheus |
|
Summer |
108 |
NGC 6946 |
Fireworks Galaxy; Arp 29 |
Spiral Galaxy |
9.8 |
10.5'x 10.0' |
20h34m52.7s |
+60°09'14" |
Cygnus |
|
Summer |
109 |
NGC 7129 |
Small Cluster Nebula |
Reflection Nebula |
11.5 |
2.7' |
21h43m00.0s |
+66°07'00" |
Cepheus |
|
Summer |
110 |
NGC 40 |
Bowtie Nebula |
Planetary Nebula |
10.7 |
1.0' |
00h13m01.0s |
+72°31'19" |
Cepheus |
|
Summer |
99a |
NGC 6992 |
Veil Nebula (East) |
Super Nova Remnant |
7 |
60.0'x 7.0' |
20h56m24.0s |
+31°43'00" |
Cygnus |
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Summer |
99b |
NGC 6960 |
Veil Nebula (West) |
Super Nova Remnant |
7 |
63.0'x 6.0' |
20h45m42.0s |
+30°43'00" |
Cygnus |
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