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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 11 / 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
Dorado
mag 12.8
2.08′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Perseus
mag 7
7.8′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:50 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Taurus
mag 11.7
2.08′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:59 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Taurus
mag 11.81
3.06′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:58 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 11.14
3.87′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 10.97
3.33′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:18 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Perseus
mag 10.7
3.3′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:47 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 10.37
5.24′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.72
2.14′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:16 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.08
3.48′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:07 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.53
2.86′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:16 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Perseus
mag 11.8
3′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:30 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.4
2.56′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:17 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 10.85
3.18′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:20 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.24
2.08′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:17 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.69
2.72′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 23:28 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Reticulum
(no magnitude data)
9.6′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 14
2.18′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:31 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Taurus
mag 6.4
27′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:22 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.91
2.4′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 23:10 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 12.28
2.7′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Orion
mag 6.4
13.8′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:47 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Orion
mag 14.54
7.2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:42 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Auriga
mag 7.6
11.4′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:10 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 10.16
6.14′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Caelum
mag 11.62
3.07′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 0:47 – 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Orion
mag 13
2.55′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:32 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 11.85
2.47′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 12.62
2.3′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.16
3.11′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:42 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 11.69
2.68′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Camelopardalis
(no magnitude data)
6′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:40 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 11.1
3.5′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
⭐ Asterism
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
2.5′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.03
3.03′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 23:06 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Auriga
(no magnitude data)
3′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:57 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 11.65
2.9′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:55 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
2.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Lepus
mag 13.22
2.28′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 23:24 – Oct 13 4:20
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⭐ Asterism
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
4.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Lepus
mag 11.5
5.28′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 0:15 – 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Taurus
mag 6.1
18′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:27 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Dorado
mag 9.37
4.4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.4
2.95′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 22:59 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 9.85
2.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
💫 Emission nebula
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
5.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
⭐ Asterism
Dorado
mag 9.94
4.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Dorado
mag 9.4
5.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
💫 Emission nebula
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
4.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
4.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
💫 Emission nebula
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
2.7′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 12.8
2.4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Auriga
mag 7.7
4.5′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:51 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Eridanus
mag 12.1
2.67′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 23:05 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 10.93
5.3′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Lepus
mag 11.6
4′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 23:15 – Oct 13 4:20
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⭐ Asterism
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 10.1
2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Dorado
mag 10.92
24′
Never rises above the horizon at this location