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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 14 / 48)
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.
✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 11.05
2.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 10.7
2.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Lepus
mag 11.66
2.94′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:59 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Orion
mag 9.4
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:59 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Orion
(no magnitude data)
6.9′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:12 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 10.69
5.31′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 18:33 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 12.89
2.72′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 18:33 – Oct 14 4:21
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💫 Reflection nebula
Monoceros
(no magnitude data)
3′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:01 – 4:21
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✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 11.79
2.4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 12.6
2.4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 11.38
2.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 10.16
2.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Gemini
mag 8.6
8.4′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:26 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 12.95
2.3′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 12.7
3′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
💫 Reflection nebula
Orion
(no magnitude data)
3′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:41 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 10.34
2.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Orion
mag 5.9
7.2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:55 – Oct 14 4:21
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💫 Reflection nebula
Monoceros
(no magnitude data)
2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:54 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 11.88
2.6′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
💫 Emission nebula
Orion
(no magnitude data)
40′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:37 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Orion
mag 6.8
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:38 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Orion
mag 9
4.2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:22 – Oct 14 4:21
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💫 Reflection nebula
Monoceros
mag 9
3′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:56 – Oct 14 4:21
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💫 Emission nebula
Monoceros
mag 15.15
12′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:56 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Orion
(no magnitude data)
6.6′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:48 – Oct 14 4:21
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💫 Emission nebula
Monoceros
mag 12.9
2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:57 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Orion
mag 8.7
4.2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:22 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
(no magnitude data)
3.33′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 13.12
3.52′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Dorado
mag 13.29
2.67′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Columba
mag 11.67
5.42′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:24 – 4:21
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✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 12.94
2.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Auriga
mag 10.9
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 21:44 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Orion
mag 8.5
8.7′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:03 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Lepus
mag 11.19
2.77′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:00 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Mensa
mag 13.77
2.21′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Orion
(no magnitude data)
4.8′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:25 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 11.29
3.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Canis Major
mag 8.6
6.3′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:49 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Canis Major
mag 12.23
2.45′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:32 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Canis Major
mag 11.06
4.86′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:02 – 4:21
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✨ Globular cluster
Mensa
mag 13.15
2.9′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 10.94
3.3′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Mensa
mag 12.38
2.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Dorado
mag 10.93
3.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Monoceros
mag 8.45
8.4′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:10 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Canis Major
mag 10.57
4.63′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:40 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Monoceros
(no magnitude data)
4.2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:04 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Pictor
mag 13.87
2.41′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Canis Major
mag 11.87
2.82′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:18 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Monoceros
(no magnitude data)
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:24 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Canis Major
mag 12.15
2.27′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:15 – 4:21
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✨ Globular cluster
Dorado
mag 13.2
2.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Monoceros
mag 3.9
9.9′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:09 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Gemini
(no magnitude data)
4.2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:08 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Monoceros
mag 8.5
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:36 – Oct 14 4:21
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💫 Emission nebula
Monoceros
mag 6
80′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:42 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Monoceros
mag 4.8
9.3′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:43 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Auriga
(no magnitude data)
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:18 – Oct 14 4:21
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