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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 41 / 48)
Each chart shows the altitude on the night of Oct 17 at "Tokyo" (the thick line marks the best time to observe). To change the location, recalculate on each object page.
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 12.02
2.09′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 0:55
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 11.19
3.92′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 0:09
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✨ Open cluster
Cepheus
mag 7.2
25′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 12.52
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:09
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 11.84
2.24′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 0:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 13.34
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 1:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 13.64
2.42′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.19
6.01′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.33
3.79′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 12.33
3.08′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 1:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Tucana
mag 12.31
2.21′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.04
3.66′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 19:37 – 22:16
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✨ Open cluster
Cepheus
mag 13
4.08′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.99
2.38′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 19:43 – 22:10
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✨ Open cluster
Cepheus
(no magnitude data)
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 10.18
5.01′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Cepheus
(no magnitude data)
4.5′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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✨ Open cluster
Cassiopeia
(no magnitude data)
5.7′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 11.69
2.07′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:31
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.88
5.15′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 10.98
3.95′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 3:12
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 12.2
4.99′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Globular cluster
Aquarius
mag 10.48
3′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 1:00
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 12.73
3.4′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 12.28
2.75′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:46
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 10.04
3.33′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – 23:57
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✨ Open cluster
Cepheus
mag 7.9
3.9′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 11.8
3.19′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – 23:59
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.25
4.11′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Cepheus
(no magnitude data)
8′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 11.76
3.03′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:14
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.45
3.88′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 15.98
2.15′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 1:54
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 11.55
2.18′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:21
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
(no magnitude data)
2′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:56
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.03
6.95′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 11.52
2.55′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 1:49
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 12.34
3.03′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 11.35
4.81′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 11.95
2.09′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 1:40
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 11
5.26′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 1:37
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 13.06
2.17′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:35
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 11.06
2.53′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:30
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 11.12
2.5′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:30
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🌌 Galaxy
Grus
mag 12.15
2.56′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Indus
mag 12.67
2.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Octans
mag 13.25
2.08′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Andromeda
mag 11.01
8.09′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:08
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🌌 Galaxy
Tucana
mag 13.48
2.07′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 12.14
2′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 3:17
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✨ Open cluster
Andromeda
mag 5.6
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 10.84
3.1′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 12.31
2.16′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.98
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 2:11
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 12.15
2.15′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 14.69
2.24′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 3:06
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✨ Open cluster
Cepheus
(no magnitude data)
5.1′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 4:24
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🌌 Galaxy
Aquarius
mag 13.6
2.22′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 1:22
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🌌 Galaxy
Pegasus
mag 12.18
2.43′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 18:28 – Oct 18 3:05
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 11.18
4.91′
Tonight (Oct 17) · best time 🔭 Oct 17 20:34 – 22:38
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