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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.
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Each chart shows the altitude on the night of Oct 16 at "Tokyo" (the thick line marks the best time to observe). To change the location, recalculate on each object page.
Night (sunset – sunrise) Full darkness (dusk – dawn) Moon up (darker = brighter moon) Best time to observe (thick line) Now
✨ Globular cluster
Ophiuchus
mag 10.01
6.6′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 18:59
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5:41
✨ Globular cluster
Ophiuchus
mag 11.05
2.7′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Globular cluster
Ophiuchus
mag 7.42
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:10
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✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
(no magnitude data)
3.9′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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⭐ Asterism
Ophiuchus
(no magnitude data)
5.1′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Draco
mag 13.8
2.06′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 23:57
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✨ Globular cluster
Ara
mag 8.86
8.4′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Ophiuchus
(no magnitude data)
13.8′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 20:01
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🌌 Galaxy
Ophiuchus
mag 13.55
3.44′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 20:50
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💫 Planetary nebula
Ophiuchus
mag 11.4
0.63′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 18:47
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✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
mag 5.5
6.9′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Globular cluster
Scorpius
(no magnitude data)
3.9′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Ophiuchus
mag 10.63
2.45′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 20:43
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✨ Globular cluster
Scorpius
mag 7.4
8.4′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Draco
mag 12.69
2.25′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – Oct 16 4:23
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17:06
20:15
23:24
2:33
5:42
✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
mag 8.5
3.3′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Pavo
mag 13.46
2.44′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
mag 8.8
6′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Globular cluster
Ophiuchus
mag 10.71
4.5′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 18:55
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✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
mag 10.6
4.2′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Pavo
mag 12.99
2.47′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Draco
mag 11.83
2.13′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – Oct 16 4:23
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✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
(no magnitude data)
6.9′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
mag 7.2
4.8′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Globular cluster
Ophiuchus
(no magnitude data)
5.7′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 20:44
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🌌 Galaxy
Draco
mag 13.2
2.09′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – Oct 16 4:23
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17:06
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23:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Octans
mag 12.58
3.44′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
💫 Planetary nebula
Sagittarius
mag 12.6
0.08′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:40
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✨ Globular cluster
Sagittarius
mag 10.1
5.1′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:23
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✨ Globular cluster
Scorpius
mag 8
4.8′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
(no magnitude data)
6.9′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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💫 Planetary nebula
Sagittarius
mag 11.2
0.55′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:25
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✨ Open cluster
Scorpius
mag 8.2
7.2′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Globular cluster
Scorpius
mag 10.49
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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⭐ Asterism
Scorpius
(no magnitude data)
7.8′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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✨ Open cluster
Sagittarius
mag 8.2
9′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:18
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⭐ Asterism
Scorpius
(no magnitude data)
2.7′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Below 15° during full darkness
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🌌 Galaxy
Hercules
mag 11.33
2.03′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 21:46
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🌌 Galaxy
Pavo
mag 11.94
2.38′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Scorpius
mag 9.96
4.62′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Hercules
mag 12.54
2.08′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 21:37
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🌌 Galaxy
Draco
mag 10.12
5.94′
Tonight (Oct 15) · best time 🔭 Oct 15 18:31 – Oct 16 4:23
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17:06
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23:24
2:33
5:42
✨ Open cluster
Sagittarius
mag 9.6
4.8′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:48
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✨ Globular cluster
Ophiuchus
mag 11.08
4.8′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 20:22
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✨ Open cluster
Sagittarius
mag 7.6
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 18:56
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✨ Globular cluster
Sagittarius
mag 9.48
3.9′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 18:41
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✨ Open cluster
Ophiuchus
(no magnitude data)
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 21:23
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💫 Emission nebula
Sagittarius
(no magnitude data)
40′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:18
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✨ Globular cluster
Sagittarius
mag 10.65
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 18:42
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✨ Open cluster
Sagittarius
mag 4.6
6′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:19
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✨ Globular cluster
Serpens Cauda
mag 9.85
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 20:52
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💫 Planetary nebula
Sagittarius
mag 11.6
0.17′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:42
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✨ Globular cluster
Serpens Cauda
(no magnitude data)
6′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 20:30
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✨ Globular cluster
Sagittarius
(no magnitude data)
4.08′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:00
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✨ Globular cluster
Sagittarius
mag 9.9
6′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:18
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✨ Open cluster
Sagittarius
mag 8
6.9′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:27
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🌌 Galaxy
Hercules
mag 11.73
2.65′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 21:48
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✨ Globular cluster
Sagittarius
mag 9.08
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:14
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✨ Open cluster
Sagittarius
(no magnitude data)
8.7′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 19:53
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✨ Globular cluster
Sagittarius
mag 11.29
5.4′
Tonight (Oct 16) · best time 🔭 Oct 16 18:29 – 18:34
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