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| Item | Object Description | Con | RA | Dec | VMag | Published Remarks | |||||||||
| M 110 | G-E | And | 00 | h | 40 | m | 24 | s | 41 | ° | 41 | ' | 8.1 | more distant companion to M31 | |
| M 31 | G-S Andromeda Galaxy | And | 00 | h | 42 | m | 42 | s | 41 | ° | 16 | ' | 3.4 | !! Look for dust lanes | |
| M 32 | G-E | And | 00 | h | 42 | m | 42 | s | 40 | ° | 52 | ' | 8.1 | Closest companion to M31 | |
| SAO 55107 | DS 56 Andromedae | And | 01 | h | 53 | m | 06 | s | 37 | ° | 15 | ' | 5.7/5.9 | orange and red giants; optical double | |
| S 266/SAO 37734 | DS g And A/B;(Gamma And A/B); Alamak | And | 02 | h | 03 | m | 54 | s | 42 | ° | 20 | ' | 2.1/4.8 | Yellow-Orange and Blue-green; 10" sep | |
| NGC 891 | G-S | And | 02 | h | 22 | m | 54 | s | 42 | ° | 21 | ' | 9.9 | !! Faint, classic edge on with dust lane | |
| NGC 7640 | G-SB | And | 23 | h | 22 | m | 36 | s | 40 | ° | 50 | ' | 11.8 | small and faint, irregular from unknown interaction | |
| NGC 7662 | PN Blue Snowball Nebula | And | 23 | h | 25 | m | 54 | s | 42 | ° | 33 | ' | 8.3 | !! Annular at high power | |
| NGC 6781 | PN | Aql | 19 | h | 18 | m | 24 | s | 06 | ° | 33 | ' | 11.4 | Pale version of Owl Nebula | |
| SAO 125159 | VS h Aquila (Eta Aql) | Aql | 19 | h | 52 | m | 30 | s | 01 | ° | 00 | ' | 3.5/4.5 | Cepheid w/ 7.18 day period | |
| M 72 | GC | Aqr | 20 | h | 53 | m | 30 | s | -12 | ° | 32 | ' | 9.3 | near the Saturn nebula | |
| M 73 | OC | Aqr | 20 | h | 59 | m | 00 | s | -12 | ° | 38 | ' | 8.9 | group of only 4 stars, an asterism | |
| NGC 7009 | PN Saturn Nebula | Aqr | 21 | h | 04 | m | 12 | s | -11 | ° | 22 | ' | 8.3 | !! Small bright blue-green oval | |
| M 2 | GC | Aqr | 21 | h | 33 | m | 30 | s | 00 | ° | -49 | ' | 6.4 | 200 mm needed to resolve | |
| S 347 SAO 146107 | DS z Aqr (Zeta Aquarius) | Aqr | 22 | h | 28 | m | 48 | s | 15 | ° | 00 | ' | 4.3/4.5 | pale yellow and pale blue; 1.7" sep at PA 207 | |
| NGC 7293 | PN Helix Nebula | Aqr | 22 | h | 29 | m | 30 | s | -20 | ° | 48 | ' | 7.3 | !! Large diffuse, use filter | |
| SAO 165625 | DS 94 Aquarius | Aqr | 23 | h | 19 | m | 06 | s | -13 | ° | 28 | ' | 5.3/7.0 | light emerald and pale rose; sep 12"; 70 lya | |
| SAO 74966 | DS 1 Arietis (1 Ari) | Ari | 01 | h | 50 | m | 24 | s | 22 | ° | 17 | ' | 6.3/7.4 | gold and blue; sep 3" | |
| S 262/SAO 92680 | DS g Arietis; (Gamma Ari); | Ari | 01 | h | 53 | m | 30 | s | 19 | ° | 18 | ' | 4.8/4.8 | blue-white pair, sep 7.8" | |
| S 264/SAO 75051 | DS l Arietis (Lambda Ari) | Ari | 01 | h | 57 | m | 54 | s | 23 | ° | 36 | ' | 4.9/7.7 | yellow and blue, sep 37" | |
| NGC 772 | G-S | Ari | 01 | h | 59 | m | 18 | s | 19 | ° | 01 | ' | 10.3 | diffuse spiral galaxy | |
| IC 405 | DN Flaming Star Nebula | Aur | 05 | h | 16 | m | 12 | s | 34 | ° | 16 | ' | 9.5 | ||
| M 38 | OC | Aur | 05 | h | 28 | m | 42 | s | 35 | ° | 50 | ' | 6.4 | ||
| NGC 1931 | EN/RN | Aur | 05 | h | 31 | m | 24 | s | 34 | ° | 15 | ' | haze surrounding 4 close stars | ||
| M 36 | OC | Aur | 05 | h | 36 | m | 06 | s | 34 | ° | 08 | ' | 6 | bright but scattered group, use low power | |
| M 37 | OC | Aur | 05 | h | 52 | m | 24 | s | 32 | ° | 33 | ' | 5.6 | !! Finest of 3 Aur clusters, very rich | |
| NGC 5466 | GC | Boo | 14 | h | 05 | m | 30 | s | 28 | ° | 32 | ' | 9 | like rich open cluster | |
| S 311/SAO 83500 | DS e Boo (Epsilon Bootes); Izar | Boo | 14 | h | 45 | m | 00 | s | 27 | ° | 04 | ' | 2.5/5.0 | yellow-orange and blue-green; sep 2.8" | |
| S 312/SAO 101250 | DS x Bootis; (Xi Boo) | Boo | 14 | h | 51 | m | 24 | s | 19 | ° | 06 | ' | 4.7/7 | orange and blue, sep 6.9 | |
| S 316/SAO 64686 | MS m Boo (Mu Boo); Alkalurops | Boo | 15 | h | 24 | m | 30 | s | 37 | ° | 23 | ' | 4.3/7 | white and orange triple stars, sep 2 + 108" | |
| NGC 1501 | PN | Cam | 04 | h | 07 | m | 00 | s | 60 | ° | 55 | ' | 11.5 | faint, dark center | |
| NGC 1502 | OC Kemble's Cascade | Cam | 04 | h | 07 | m | 24 | s | 62 | ° | 19 | ' | 5.7 | stars appear like waterfall | |
| NGC 2403 | G-S | Cam | 07 | h | 36 | m | 54 | s | 65 | ° | 36 | ' | 8.5 | !! Very large and bright, visible in binoculars; 8000K LYA | |
| NGC 2655 | G-S | Cam | 08 | h | 55 | m | 30 | s | 78 | ° | 13 | ' | 10.1 | bright ellipse with starlike nucleus | |
| SAO 163422 | MS Prima Giedi; a Cap (Alpha Cap) | Cap | 20 | h | 17 | m | 18 | s | -12 | ° | 30 | ' | 4/9/3.5 | yellow supergiant & giants; optical triple double sys; 45 +7" sep main sep = 377" | |
| S 341/SAO 163481 | DS b Cap (Beta Capricornus) Dabih | Cap | 20 | h | 21 | m | 00 | s | -14 | ° | 46 | ' | 3.1/6.2 | yellow and blue stars; sep 205" | |
| M 30 | GC | Cap | 21 | h | 40 | m | 24 | s | -23 | ° | 11 | ' | 7.3 | toughest in one night M marathon | |
| SAO 10937 | DS Sigma/Struve 3053 | Cas | 00 | h | 02 | m | 24 | s | 66 | ° | 06 | ' | 5.9/7.3 | miniature Albireo; orange and blue; sep 15" | |
| NGC 185 | G-E | Cas | 00 | h | 39 | m | 00 | s | 48 | ° | 20 | ' | 9.2 | companion to M31, small and faint | |
| SAO 21732 | DS h Cas; Achird; (Eta Cas) | Cas | 00 | h | 49 | m | 06 | s | 59 | ° | 49 | ' | 3.4/7.5 | gold and purple stars, sep 12" | |
| NGC 281 | EN | Cas | 00 | h | 52 | m | 48 | s | 56 | ° | 37 | ' | !! Large faint nebulosity near h Cas (Eta Cas) | ||
| NGC 457 | OC Owl Cluster | Cas | 01 | h | 19 | m | 06 | s | 58 | ° | 20 | ' | 6.4 | 80 stars, rich, ET Cluster; Dragonfly Cluster | |
| M 103 | OC | Cas | 01 | h | 33 | m | 12 | s | 60 | ° | 42 | ' | 7.4 | 3 NGC OC's nearby | |
| NGC 663 | OC | Cas | 01 | h | 46 | m | 00 | s | 61 | ° | 15 | ' | 7.1 | 80 stars | |
| SAO 12298 | DS I Cas; (Iota Cas) AB/AC | Cas | 02 | h | 29 | m | 06 | s | 67 | ° | 24 | ' | 4.6/6.9 4.6/9.1 | sep 2.8/ 7.4;160 lya;Tight triple; yellow, lilac, and blue | |
| IC 289 | PN | Cas | 00 | h | 01 | m | 18 | s | 61 | ° | 19 | ' | 13.3 | dim oval smudge, use nebula filter | |
| NGC 7635 | EN Bubble Nebula | Cas | 23 | h | 20 | m | 42 | s | 61 | ° | 13 | ' | very faint, 1/2 degree SW of M52 | ||
| M 52 | OC | Cas | 23 | h | 24 | m | 12 | s | 61 | ° | 35 | ' | 6.9 | Young, rich cluster, faint Bubble Nebula nearby | |
| NGC 7789 | OC | Cas | 23 | h | 57 | m | 00 | s | 56 | ° | 44 | ' | 6.7 | !! 300 stars, faint but rich | |
| NGC 40 | PN | Cep | 00 | h | 13 | m | 00 | s | 77 | ° | 32 | ' | 12.4 | Unusual red planetary, 11.6 mag central star | |
| NGC 6939 | OC | Cep | 20 | h | 31 | m | 24 | s | 60 | ° | 38 | ' | 7.8 | 80 stars, very rich, NGC 6946 in same field | |
| NGC 6946 | G-S | Cep | 20 | h | 34 | m | 48 | s | 60 | ° | 09 | ' | 8.8 | faint diffuse face on spiral | |
| SAO 10057 | DS b Cep (Beta Cepheus) | Cep | 21 | h | 28 | m | 42 | s | 70 | ° | 34 | ' | 3.2/7.9 | Neat contrast in brightness, both bluish white; sep 13" | |
| SAO 33626 | DS Sigma/Struve 2816 AB and AC | Cep | 21 | h | 39 | m | 00 | s | 57 | ° | 29 | ' | 5.6/7.7 5.6/7.8 | stunning triple; sep 17" and 20"; 1000 lya | |
| NGC 7129 | RN | Cep | 21 | h | 42 | m | 48 | s | 66 | ° | 06 | ' | faint RN around sparse cluster | ||
| SAO 33693 | m Cep (Mu Cep); Garnet Star | Cep | 21 | h | 50 | m | 00 | s | 58 | ° | 00 | ' | 3.5 | Reddish star visible to naked eye | |
| SAO 33819 | DS Sigma/Struve 2840 | Cep | 21 | h | 52 | m | 00 | s | 55 | ° | 48 | ' | 5.5/6.6 | splendid greenish white and bluish white pair; sep 18" 600 ly | |
| SAO 19827 | DS x Cep (Xi Cepheus) | Cep | 22 | h | 03 | m | 48 | s | 64 | ° | 38 | ' | 4.4/6.5 | subtle color contrast; sep 7.8; 100 lya | |
| S 348/GCVS 200137 | VS/DS Kruger 60 | Cep | 22 | h | 28 | m | 12 | s | 57 | ° | 70 | ' | 9.8/12 | two red dwarfs; 3 degrees separation at PA 132 | |
| SAO 34508 | VS d Cephei (Delta Cep) | Cep | 22 | h | 29 | m | 12 | s | 58 | ° | 25 | ' | 3.5/4.4 | Cepheid w/ 5.37d period; orange and white stars; sep 41" | |
| NGC 246 | PN | Cet | 00 | h | 47 | m | 04 | s | -11 | ° | 53 | ' | 10.9 | large and faint with mottled structure | |
| NGC 936 | G-S | Cet | 02 | h | 27 | m | 54 | s | -01 | ° | 09 | ' | 10.2 | near M77 | |
| M 77 | G-S | Cet | 02 | h | 42 | m | 42 | s | 00 | ° | -01 | ' | 8.9 | a Seyfert galaxy with starlike nucleus | |
| SAO 110707 | DS g Cetus (Gamma Cetus) | Cet | 02 | h | 43 | m | 18 | s | 03 | ° | 14 | ' | 3.6/6.2 | bright pair with subtle colors; 82 lya | |
| M 41 | OC | CMa | 06 | h | 47 | m | 00 | s | -20 | ° | 44 | ' | 4.5 | bright but coarse | |
| NGC 2359 | EN | CMa | 07 | h | 18 | m | 30 | s | -13 | ° | 12 | ' | bright | ||
| S 80/SAO 115756 | DS Procyon A and B | CMi | 07 | h | 39 | m | 18 | s | 05 | ° | 14 | ' | 0.4/10 | separation 3.2 | |
| S 293/SAO 97645 | MS z Cnc (Zeta Cnc); Tegmine | Cnc | 08 | h | 12 | m | 12 | s | 17 | ° | 39 | ' | 5.6/6.0 | yellow, yellow and yellow-blue triple; sep 5.7 + 0.6" | |
| M 44 | OC Beehive Cluster | Cnc | 08 | h | 40 | m | 06 | s | 19 | ° | 59 | ' | 3.1 | !! low power; 0.59 LYA | |
| SAO 80415 | DS I Cancri (Iota Cnc) | Cnc | 08 | h | 46 | m | 42 | s | 28 | ° | 46 | ' | 4.2/6.6 | yellow-orange and blue-green stars, sep 30" | |
| M 67 | OC | Cnc | 08 | h | 50 | m | 24 | s | 11 | ° | 49 | ' | 6.9 | one of oldest clusters known; 2.7K LYA | |
| M 98 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 13 | m | 48 | s | 14 | ° | 54 | ' | 10.1 | Nearly edge on spiral | |
| M 99 | G-S Pinwheel Galaxy | Com | 12 | h | 18 | m | 48 | s | 14 | ° | 25 | ' | 9.9 | Nearly face on spiral | |
| NGC 4274 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 19 | m | 48 | s | 29 | ° | 37 | ' | 10.4 | ||
| M 100 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 22 | m | 54 | s | 15 | ° | 49 | ' | 9.3 | Face on spiral w/starlike nucleus | |
| M 85 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 25 | m | 24 | s | 18 | ° | 11 | ' | 9.1 | Bright elliptical | |
| NGC 4414 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 27 | m | 24 | s | 31 | ° | 13 | ' | 10.1 | Bright spiral with starlike nucleus | |
| NGC 4494 | G-E | Com | 12 | h | 31 | m | 24 | s | 25 | ° | 47 | ' | 9.8 | Small bright elliptical | |
| M 88 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 32 | m | 00 | s | 15 | ° | 25 | ' | 9.6 | Bright multi-armed spiral | |
| S 302/SAO 100159 | DS 24 Com | Com | 12 | h | 35 | m | 06 | s | 18 | ° | 23 | ' | 5.2/6.7 | yellow and violet blue stars, sep 20.3" | |
| M 91 | G-SB | Com | 12 | h | 35 | m | 24 | s | 14 | ° | 30 | ' | 10.2 | barred spiral | |
| NGC 4559 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 36 | m | 00 | s | 27 | ° | 58 | ' | 10 | Large spiral with course structure | |
| NGC 4565 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 36 | m | 18 | s | 25 | ° | 59 | ' | 9.6 | !! Superb edge on spiral w/ dust lane | |
| NGC 4725 | G-S | Com | 12 | h | 50 | m | 24 | s | 25 | ° | 30 | ' | 9.4 | Very bright large spiral | |
| M 64 | G-S Black Eye Galaxy | Com | 12 | h | 56 | m | 42 | s | 21 | ° | 41 | ' | 8.5 | !! Eye needs big scope; 19K LYA | |
| NGC 4889 | G-S | Com | 13 | h | 00 | m | 06 | s | 27 | ° | 59 | ' | 11.4 | Brightest in Coma Cluster | |
| M 53 | GC | Com | 13 | h | 12 | m | 54 | s | 18 | ° | 10 | ' | 7.5 | 150 mm scope needed; 60K LYA | |
| NGC 5053 | GC | Com | 13 | h | 16 | m | 24 | s | 17 | ° | 42 | ' | 9.8 | ||
| GCVS 270001 | VS R CrB | CrB | 15 | h | 48 | m | 30 | s | 28 | ° | 09 | ' | 5.8 | sooty, variable, carbon star; mag 5.8/14.8, irregular period | |
| NGC 4038/9 | G-S/G-I Antennae Galaxies | Crv | 12 | h | 01 | m | 54 | s | -18 | ° | 52 | ' | 10.4 | "Antennae" interacting galaxies; source of radio waves | |
| NGC 4631 | PN | Crv | 12 | h | 24 | m | 30 | s | -18 | ° | 48 | ' | 10.9 | Small and bright with 13 mV central star | |
| NGC 4111 | G-S | CVn | 12 | h | 07 | m | 06 | s | 43 | ° | 04 | ' | 10.7 | Bright lens shaped edge on spiral | |
| NGC 4214 | G-I | CVn | 12 | h | 15 | m | 36 | s | 36 | ° | 20 | ' | 9.8 | Large irregular galaxy | |
| S 299/SAO 44097 | DS 2 CVn | CVn | 12 | h | 16 | m | 06 | s | 40 | ° | 39 | ' | 5.9/9.0 | gold and blue stars; sep 11.4" | |
| NGC 4244 | G-S | CVn | 12 | h | 17 | m | 30 | s | 37 | ° | 49 | ' | 10.4 | !! Large distinct edge on spiral | |
| M 106 | G-S | CVn | 12 | h | 19 | m | 00 | s | 47 | ° | 18 | ' | 8.4 | !! Superb large bright spiral | |
| NGC 4449 | G-I The Rectangle | CVn | 12 | h | 28 | m | 12 | s | 44 | ° | 06 | ' | 9.6 | Bright with odd rectangular shape | |
| NGC 4490 | G-S Cocoon Galaxy | CVn | 12 | h | 30 | m | 36 | s | 41 | ° | 38 | ' | 9.8 | Bright spiral | |
| NGC 4631 | G-S | CVn | 12 | h | 42 | m | 06 | s | 32 | ° | 32 | ' | 9.2 | !! Large edge on | |
| NGC 4656/7 | G-S | CVn | 12 | h | 44 | m | 00 | s | 32 | ° | 10 | ' | 10.5 | !! in field with NGC 4631, north end curves up | |