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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.
Showing 60 of 4153 matching objects (page 28 / 70)
Each chart shows the altitude on the night of Oct 15 at "Tokyo" (the thick line marks the best time to observe). To change the location, recalculate on each object page.
🌌 Galaxy
Taurus
mag 15.53
1.32′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 20:43 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 16.54
1.02′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 16.03
0.46′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 12.83
3.05′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15.21
1.13′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 15.48
0.63′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 14.76
2.25′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 22:17 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 16.61
0.55′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15.09
0.96′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 15.61
0.58′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Taurus
mag 14.94
0.83′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 20:50 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 16.2
0.46′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 14.88
1.32′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 12.44
2.99′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 15.9
0.78′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 16.41
0.69′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 16.71
0.5′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 15.91
0.78′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 15.57
0.42′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 21:55 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 15.78
0.8′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Taurus
mag 14.56
0.85′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 20:13 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 15.7
1.21′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 14.94
1.27′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15.66
0.49′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 16.39
0.75′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 14.63
1.27′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
(no magnitude data)
1.4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 14.61
1.37′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 16.18
0.84′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Fornax
mag 11.9
2.81′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 23:53 – Oct 15 3:57
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 16.02
0.73′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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💫 Emission nebula
Taurus
(no magnitude data)
2′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 20:00 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 16.32
0.92′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 13.47
1.01′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Taurus
mag 15.69
0.77′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 21:10 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15.08
0.79′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 12.38
4.88′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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💫 Planetary nebula
Perseus
mag 11.4
0.14′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:42 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 14.99
0.91′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Perseus
mag 15.76
0.34′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:33 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.34
2.36′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 0:27 – 3:38
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 13.73
1.29′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 23:16 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 14.9
1.5′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 13.71
1.19′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
(no magnitude data)
0.7′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15.67
0.63′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 15.66
0.59′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Taurus
mag 15.7
0.51′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 20:27 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15
1.11′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 14.78
0.79′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Taurus
mag 15.24
0.84′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 21:07 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15.62
0.67′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 15.76
0.65′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 16.14
1.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 15.86
0.59′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15.55
1.1′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 15.3
1.16′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Perseus
mag 16
0.94′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 19:41 – Oct 15 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 14.22
0.86′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 15.74
1.03′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time Never reaches 15°
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