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📚 Object catalog
"All" lists 2852 main objects: 110 Messier, 109 Caldwell and 2633 NGC/IC objects of 2.0′ or larger (all planetary nebulae regardless of size). All IC objects (4,153, including small galaxies), LDN dark nebulae (1,779), Sharpless objects (Sh2, 313) and Abell planetary nebulae (72) can be shown by choosing them as the catalog. Tap an object to see its midnight transit date.
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Each chart shows the altitude on the night of Oct 14 at "Tokyo" (the thick line marks the best time to observe). To change the location, recalculate on each object page.
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15.36
0.86′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:08
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 15.17
1.25′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 15.38
1.45′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15
1.88′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Tucana
mag 15.02
1.61′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.97
1.01′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:09
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 15.53
1.19′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:51 – Oct 15 2:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 15.52
0.8′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:52 – Oct 15 2:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 14.47
0.92′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:56 – Oct 15 2:19
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 15.44
1.08′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:55 – Oct 15 3:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 14.63
1.41′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 12.94
1.68′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 14.41
0.94′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 3:58
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 13.71
2.05′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 21:16 – Oct 15 1:06
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 13.73
1.13′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 13.86
1.59′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:22 – Oct 15 3:05
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 11.96
1.5′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 12.31
1.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 17.62
0.62′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 14.3
1.33′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 12.89
1.63′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 20:25 – Oct 15 2:09
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 14.6
1.35′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15.59
0.86′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15.18
0.75′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.6
0.96′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 14.62
1.38′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 14.64
0.7′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:36 – Oct 15 3:03
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
(no magnitude data)
1.2′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:36 – Oct 15 3:03
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 14.26
1.05′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:36 – Oct 15 3:03
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 13.89
0.8′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:36 – Oct 15 3:03
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 12.42
0.9′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 12.08
1.8′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 13.82
1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 13.72
1.62′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 12.52
1.65′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 20:36 – Oct 15 2:05
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 15.97
0.78′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:14
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 15.19
1.65′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 14.23
0.81′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 16.48
0.23′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 11.39
2.9′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15.66
0.83′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15.64
1.15′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15
0.55′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 12.88
1.69′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 20:52 – Oct 15 1:53
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.92
0.75′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 14.37
0.76′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:40 – Oct 15 4:07
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 15.45
0.18′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:40 – Oct 15 4:07
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 14.99
0.75′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 15.15
0.9′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:39 – Oct 15 4:08
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💫 Emission nebula
Tucana
mag 11.7
0.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.4
0.86′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15.1
0.65′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Andromeda
mag 15.13
0.9′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15.14
0.4′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 14.72
1.9′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 13.64
1.32′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.23
1.32′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.52
0.99′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 18:32 – Oct 15 4:22
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 14
1.7′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 13.14
2.32′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 21:14 – Oct 15 1:38
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