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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 2852 matching objects (page 10 / 48)
Each chart shows the altitude on the night of Oct 12 at "Tokyo" (the thick line marks the best time to observe). To change the location, recalculate on each object page.
🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 13.4
2.26′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 0:16 – 3:36
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💫 Emission nebula
Taurus
(no magnitude data)
60′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:07 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 9.95
6.19′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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💫 Emission nebula
Taurus
(no magnitude data)
30′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:09 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.69
2.97′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 0:22 – 3:36
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 13.88
2.87′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 0:32 – 3:31
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.44
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:43 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.39
2.96′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:37 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.63
2.62′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:20 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Perseus
mag 6.6
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 10.94
8.02′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.84
2.39′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:22 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.41
2.46′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:29 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.81
2.9′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:16 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Perseus
mag 14.79
2.01′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:51 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Globular cluster
Hydrus
mag 11.59
3.5′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 14.45
2.17′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.14
2.46′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:40 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 13.71
2.73′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 0:50 – 3:30
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🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 12.37
2.23′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
(no magnitude data)
4.4′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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💫 Emission nebula
Perseus
(no magnitude data)
9′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:48 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 11.44
3.44′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 11.95
3.51′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 12.64
2.22′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Perseus
mag 9.6
2.1′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:42 – Oct 13 4:20
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💫 Emission nebula
Perseus
mag 5
160′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:48 – Oct 13 4:20
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💫 Planetary nebula
Camelopardalis
mag 11.5
0.87′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Camelopardalis
mag 6.9
10.2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.41
3.78′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:41 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Hydrus
mag 11.3
3.66′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 10.37
8.43′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Perseus
mag 8.4
5.1′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:03 – Oct 13 4:20
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💫 Planetary nebula
Taurus
mag 10.19
2.2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:12 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 10.99
5.5′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.79
3.47′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:56 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.96
2.47′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:39 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Mensa
(no magnitude data)
5.4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.57
3.25′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:57 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Horologium
mag 10.8
4.58′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Perseus
mag 6.4
9.6′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:00 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 10.13
11.27′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 0:18 – 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 10.65
3.27′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
💫 Planetary nebula
Eridanus
mag 9.6
0.85′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:27 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 10.72
4.35′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 0:08 – 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 10.17
3.66′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Perseus
mag 6.2
4.2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:11 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 11.35
3.72′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Perseus
(no magnitude data)
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:05 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 9.75
5.09′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 9.31
6.25′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Hydrus
(no magnitude data)
7.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Caelum
mag 13.29
3.05′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 10.6
4.19′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 11.5
8.3′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 9.73
7.23′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 11.11
3.91′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Caelum
mag 14
2.15′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Reticulum
mag 10.24
4.13′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Perseus
(no magnitude data)
10.2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:19 – Oct 13 4:20
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