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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 5 / 48)
Each chart shows the altitude on the night of Oct 12 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
Sculptor
mag 11.41
3.54′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:04 – Oct 13 1:43
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 11.66
3.74′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:40 – Oct 13 3:08
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 12.26
3′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 13.11
3.7′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:36 – Oct 13 3:13
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 12.25
2.06′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:24 – Oct 13 2:30
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 13.52
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:37 – Oct 13 2:16
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 13.45
2.09′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 3:48
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 14.15
2.11′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:37 – Oct 13 2:17
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 12.57
2.11′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:01 – Oct 13 2:56
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.19
2.2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:08
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✨ Open cluster
Cassiopeia
mag 8.8
2.7′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 12.64
2.06′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 3:47
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 12.3
2.07′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 3:54
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 11.12
4.98′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:02 – Oct 13 2:59
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 12.1
3.2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:48 – Oct 13 3:14
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✨ Open cluster
Cassiopeia
mag 7
4.2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
(no magnitude data)
2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:48 – Oct 13 2:17
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 12.51
2.02′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 11.67
2.77′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:44 – Oct 13 1:30
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 11.93
2.04′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:00 – Oct 13 3:15
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 13.7
2.86′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 3:45
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 11.82
2.92′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
(no magnitude data)
2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 13.2
2.38′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 3:50
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🌌 Galaxy
Cassiopeia
mag 10.85
2.36′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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💫 Emission nebula
Cassiopeia
(no magnitude data)
35′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Globular cluster
Sculptor
mag 8.13
9.6′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:15 – Oct 13 2:10
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 11.18
3.36′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 20:48 – Oct 13 1:37
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🌌 Galaxy
Tucana
mag 2.3
299.92′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 12.29
2.23′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 12.17
2.23′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:03 – Oct 13 3:30
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 11.6
2.86′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Phoenix
mag 14.07
2.46′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time Never reaches 15°
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 9.55
2.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 11.48
2.92′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:58 – Oct 13 3:41
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 12.37
2.63′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 19:00 – Oct 13 3:43
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✨ Globular cluster
Tucana
mag 12.21
2.9′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Tucana
(no magnitude data)
8.5′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 12.59
2.29′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:49 – Oct 13 3:54
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🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 12.02
2.11′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:57 – Oct 13 3:49
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🌌 Galaxy
Tucana
mag 13.43
3.99′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 11.77
2.6′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Cassiopeia
(no magnitude data)
5.1′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
(no magnitude data)
4.2′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Cassiopeia
mag 9.3
6′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 12.14
2.39′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 13.18
2.4′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Andromeda
mag 10.55
3.4′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Tucana
mag 12.46
2.44′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 14.3
2′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 11.48
2.37′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Tucana
mag 12.1
2.1′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Globular cluster
Tucana
mag 10.5
2.8′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
🌌 Galaxy
Cetus
mag 11.47
2.82′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:44 – Oct 13 4:20
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✨ Open cluster
Cassiopeia
(no magnitude data)
3.6′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Tucana
mag 12.04
2.24′
Never rises above the horizon at this location
✨ Open cluster
Cassiopeia
mag 8.8
5.7′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Sculptor
mag 12.89
3.38′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 21:13 – Oct 13 1:53
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 13.5
2.06′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:37 – Oct 13 4:20
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🌌 Galaxy
Pisces
mag 13.94
2.21′
Tonight (Oct 12) · best time 🔭 Oct 12 18:35 – Oct 13 4:20
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