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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 17 / 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.
✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 9.3
4.8′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:36 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 6.5
9.3′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 3:29 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 11.9
2.79′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 18:33 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Puppis
mag 11.47
3.08′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:10 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 7.6
4.98′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 3:44 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Lynx
mag 11.71
2.07′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:19 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 6.5
12.3′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:20 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Lynx
mag 11.7
3.02′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:06 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Lynx
mag 12.39
2.43′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:54 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 6.3
16.5′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Open cluster
Vela
mag 4.7
7.8′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Lynx
mag 11.14
3.63′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:19 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Lynx
mag 12.25
2.99′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:07 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Cancer
mag 12.02
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:38 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Puppis
mag 11.33
2.81′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 3:37 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Cancer
mag 12.31
2.02′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:47 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Puppis
mag 10.81
3.98′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 3:27 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 7.4
6′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 4:01 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 7
7.2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 3:55 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Hydra
mag 13.22
2.17′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:16 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Puppis
mag 12.59
2.19′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:32 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
(no magnitude data)
3.3′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 9.7
3′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 4:01 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 9.2
6′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 3:57 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Puppis
mag 11.8
3.9′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Hydra
mag 13.01
2.08′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:53 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 12.66
2.95′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 18:33 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Carina
(no magnitude data)
3.6′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
💫 Planetary nebula
Hydra
mag 12.7
0.63′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:56 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Hydra
mag 12.91
2.6′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:44 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Pyxis
mag 10.38
7.62′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 3:27 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 13.89
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 18:33 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Hydra
mag 13.96
2.07′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:00 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Cancer
mag 14.61
2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:53 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Cancer
mag 13.55
2.39′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:52 – 4:21
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💫 Reflection nebula
Vela
(no magnitude data)
5′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Pyxis
mag 8.4
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 4:15 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 12.08
2.31′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 18:33 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Pyxis
mag 11.2
5.1′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Carina
mag 11.02
4.67′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Vela
mag 7.32
6.6′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Cancer
mag 11.88
3.15′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:28 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.69
4.45′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:30 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Camelopardalis
mag 10.39
3.93′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 18:33 – Oct 14 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Pyxis
mag 9.2
7.2′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Open cluster
Vela
mag 8.6
5.1′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Vela
mag 8.8
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pyxis
mag 10.59
3.9′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Open cluster
Cancer
(no magnitude data)
6.6′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:37 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Hydra
mag 11.63
2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 3:22 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Vela
mag 6.1
8.4′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Vela
mag 7.8
4.2′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Vela
mag 11.6
5.1′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Cancer
mag 11.64
3.2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:21 – 4:21
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✨ Open cluster
Cancer
(no magnitude data)
10′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 1:43 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 10.86
3.97′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:34 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Lynx
mag 9.69
9.48′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 0:43 – 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.35
4.33′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 22:49 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.86
2′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 13 23:37 – Oct 14 4:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Hydra
mag 11.96
2.93′
Tonight (Oct 13) · best time 🔭 Oct 14 2:33 – 4:21
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