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Written by Max Kilmister   

Object

Type

Vmag.

Size

RA

Dec

Distance

Constellation

Common Name

NGC 55

GX

7.9

30' x 6'

00h 14.9m

-39° 11'

5,216,000 ly

Sculptor

 

NGC 247

GX

8.9

20' x 7 '

00h 47.1m

-20° 46'

9,000,000 ? ly

Cetus

 

NGC 253

GX

7.2

25' x 7'

00h 47.6m

-25° 17'

8,150,000 ly

Sculptor

Silver Coin Galaxy

NGC 288

GC

8.1

14'

00h 52.8m

-26° 35'

29,340 ly

Sculptor

 

NGC 1097

GX

9.3

9' x 7 '

01h 24.3m

-30° 17'

39,120,000 ly

Fornax

 

NGC 1291

GX

8.5

7'

03h 17.3m

-41° 08'

26,080,000 ly

Eridanus

 

NGC 1316

GX

8.3

7' x 6 '

03h 22.7m

-37° 12'

55,420,000 ly

Fornax

 

NGC 2070

EN

5.4

40' x 25 '

05h 38.7m

-69° 06'

163,000 ly

Dorado

Tarantula Nebula

NGC 3115

GX

9.1

8' x 3 '

10h 05.2m

-07° 43'

29,340,000 ly

Sextans

 

NGC 3132

PN

9.2

0.8'

10h 07.7m

-40° 26'

2,610 ly

Vela

Eight-Burst Nebula

NGC 3242

PN

7.7

0.7'

10h 24.8m

-18° 38'

2,610 ly

Hydra

Ghost Of Jupiter Nebula

NGC 3372

EM

2.5

120'

10h 45.1m

-59° 41'

1,040 ly

Carina

Eta Carinae Nebula

NGC 3918

PN

8.1

0.2'

11h 50.3m

-57° 11'

2,610 ly

Centaurus

The Blue Planetary Nebula

NGC 4361

PN

10.9

0.8'

12h 24.5m

-18° 48'

 

Corvus

 

NGC 4945

GX

8.4

20' x 4 '

13h 05.1m

-49° 28'

11,410,000 ly

Centaurus

 

NGC 5128

GX

6.8

18' x 14 '

13h 25.5m

-43° 01'

11,410,000 ly

Centaurus

Centaurus A Galaxy

NGC 5139

GC

3.5

86'

13h 26.8m

-47° 29'

16,300 ly

Centaurus

Omega Centauri

NGC 5286

GC

7.6

9'

13h 46.4m

-51° 22'

29,340 ly

Centaurus

 

NGC 5927

GC

8.1

12'

15h 28.0m

-50° 40'

26,080 ly

Lupus

 

NGC 5986

GC

7.5

10'

15h 46.1m

-37° 47'

32,600 ly

Lupus

 

NGC 6302

PN

9.6

1.5' x 0.8 '

17h 13.7m

-37° 06'

4,890 ly

Scorpius

Bug Nebula

NGC 6363

GC

7.9

11'

17h 31.9m

-67° 03'

22,820 ly

Ara

 

NGC 6744

GX

8.4

16' x 10 '

19h 09.8m

-63° 51'

26,080,000 ly

Pavo

 

NGC 7009

PN

8.0

0.5' x 1.5'

21h 04.2m

-11° 22'

2,930 ly

Aquarius

Saturn Nebula

NGC 7293

PN

6.5

15' x 11 '

22h 29.6m

-20° 48'

520 ly

Aquarius

Helix Nebula

Notes:

  • Object Type Codes: OC = Open Cluster, GC = Globular Cluster, GX = Galaxy, PN = Planetary Nebula, EM = Emission (Diffuse) Nebula.
  • Vmag. is the visual magnitude.
  • Object Size is given in arc minutes.
  • Object Distance is given in light years.
Last Updated on Thursday, 08 May 2008 19:48
 


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