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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 31 / 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.
🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 13.79
2.83′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 12.01
2.18′
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✨ Open cluster
Circinus
(no magnitude data)
5.4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 10.21
4.17′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 10.52
3.8′
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 11.32
3.88′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 13.52
2.84′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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💫 Reflection nebula
Centaurus
(no magnitude data)
2′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 11.69
3.98′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:48
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 12.08
2.34′
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 11.27
3.64′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 19:16
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 13.63
2.03′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:40
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 13.42
2.06′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 3:36 – 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 12.29
2′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:39
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✨ Open cluster
Centaurus
(no magnitude data)
6.3′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 11.57
2.48′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:55
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.98
3.27′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 3:37 – 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 12.94
2.63′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:41
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 11.66
2.49′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:40
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 12.39
2.76′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 14.65
2.75′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:44
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 11.64
2.84′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 10.77
3.98′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.8
2.81′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 4:15 – 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 12.16
3.06′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 12.39
3.61′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 12.78
2.18′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 3:45 – 4:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 13.27
2.84′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:36
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🌌 Galaxy
Canes Venatici
mag 11.86
2.48′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:38
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.88
3.77′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 19:31
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✨ Open cluster
Centaurus
mag 5.6
13.2′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Globular cluster
Boötes
mag 9.7
6.6′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 12.05
2.28′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 14.24
2.6′
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.01
2.39′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 19:57
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 11.13
3.42′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.5
2.51′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 20:07
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 13.31
2.63′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 13.16
2.29′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 11.42
2.17′
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 12.63
2.33′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 13.45
2.69′
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 12.56
2.88′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Boötes
mag 13.78
2.02′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Centaurus
mag 11.99
2.39′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Boötes
mag 13.13
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Boötes
mag 11.91
5.79′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:53
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🌌 Galaxy
Lupus
mag 11.19
4.86′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Boötes
mag 11.94
2.34′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Boötes
mag 11.81
2.86′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:51
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🌌 Galaxy
Hydra
mag 11.82
3.45′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Boötes
mag 11.02
2.28′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 18:57
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 12.35
3.45′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 10.51
5.36′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 10.9
2.83′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 13.47
2.86′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Boötes
mag 11.62
2.2′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 19:10
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🌌 Galaxy
Virgo
mag 12.77
3.13′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Ursa Major
mag 11.02
4.27′
Next chance: Tomorrow night (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – 20:31
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🌌 Galaxy
Boötes
mag 13.79
2.13′
Tonight (Oct 14) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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