Targets
rated 1 to 4, 1 very easy, 4 most difficult. Targets in a one hour
window of R.A., arranged north to south, for easy star hopping.
Available as a Megastar .obs file or Excel
spreadsheet. The Excel has notes embedded
as comments. |
Rating
|
Object |
Con |
Type |
Size
|
Mag
|
RA
|
Dec
|
Other |
2
|
N 2146 |
Cam |
Paul's Picks |
5.3'x3.3'
|
11.4B
|
06 18 41
|
+78 21 27
|
|
2
|
Arp 184 |
Cam |
GX |
4.6'x3.0'
|
11
|
05 42 04
|
+69 22 00
|
NGC 1961 |
2
|
NGC 2126 |
Aur |
OC |
6.5
|
10
|
06 02 30
|
+49 54 00
|
|
4
|
AGC 0553 |
Aur |
GXCL |
1.060
|
15.3
|
06 12 36
|
+48 36 00
|
|
2
|
IC 2149 |
Aur |
Paul's Picks |
34.0"x29.0"
|
11.2P
|
05 56 24
|
+46 06 15
|
|
3
|
N 2192 |
Aur |
OC |
6
|
|
06 15 18
|
+39 51 18
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-232 |
Aur |
BN |
40
|
2
|
05 42 26
|
+36 12 03
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-231 |
Aur |
BN |
12
|
2
|
05 39 18
|
+35 55 30
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-235 |
Aur |
BN |
10
|
3
|
05 41 00
|
+35 51 15
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-233 |
Aur |
BN |
2
|
2
|
05 38 42
|
+35 47 35
|
|
1
|
M037 |
Aur |
OC |
24
|
6
|
05 52 24
|
+32 33 00
|
NGC 2099 |
4
|
Sh 2-241 |
Aur |
BN |
10
|
3
|
06 04 06
|
+30 14 52
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-240 |
Aur |
BN |
180
|
2
|
05 41 00
|
+28 06 14
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-242 |
Aur |
BN |
7
|
2
|
05 51 50
|
+27 00 38
|
|
1
|
M035 |
Gem |
OC |
28
|
5.5
|
06 08 54
|
+24 20 00
|
NGC 2168 |
3
|
NGC 2158 |
Gem |
OC |
4
|
11
|
06 07 24
|
+24 06 00
|
|
1
|
NGC 2129 |
Gem |
OC |
5
|
7.2
|
06 00 42
|
+23 18 00
|
|
2
|
Sh 2-248 |
Gem |
BN |
50
|
3
|
06 16 38
|
+22 30 01
|
IC 443: |
4
|
Sh 2-247 |
Gem |
BN |
9
|
2
|
06 08 30
|
+21 37 12
|
|
3
|
Sh 2-252 |
Ori |
BN |
40
|
3
|
06 09 38
|
+20 30 01
|
N2174/N2175/IC 2159 - Monkey Head Nebula |
4
|
Sh 2-254 |
Ori |
BN |
11
|
2
|
06 12 20
|
+18 02 37
|
|
3
|
Sh 2-257 |
Ori |
BN |
3
|
3
|
06 12 50
|
+17 58 33
|
IC 2162 |
4
|
Sh 2-255 |
Ori |
BN |
3
|
3
|
06 13 08
|
+17 58 31
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-256 |
Ori |
BN |
1
|
2
|
06 12 38
|
+17 56 35
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-258 |
Ori |
BN |
1
|
2
|
06 13 32
|
+17 55 27
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-261 |
Ori |
BN |
45
|
2
|
06 08 56
|
+15 48 07
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-266 |
Ori |
BN |
1
|
3
|
06 18 48
|
+15 16 40
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-267 |
Ori |
BN |
4
|
2
|
06 15 52
|
+14 16 06
|
LBN 875 = PK 196-01.1 |
1
|
NGC 2169 |
Ori |
OC |
5
|
6.4
|
06 08 24
|
+13 57 00
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-269 |
Ori |
BN |
4
|
3
|
06 14 34
|
+13 49 18
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-270 |
Ori |
BN |
1
|
3
|
06 10 12
|
+12 48 55
|
|
2
|
NGC 2194 |
Ori |
OC |
8
|
9.2
|
06 13 48
|
+12 48 00
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-271 |
Ori |
BN |
2
|
3
|
06 14 54
|
+12 21 14
|
PK 197-02.1 |
4
|
Sh 2-272 |
Ori |
BN |
1
|
2
|
06 15 00
|
+12 20 14
|
|
4
|
Abell 14 |
Ori |
PN |
40"x27"
|
|
06 11 08
|
+11 46 43
|
PK 197-3.1 = PN G197.8-03.3 |
3
|
N 2245 |
Mon |
RN |
5x3
|
|
06 32 41
|
+10 09 24
|
|
3
|
Abell 12 |
Ori |
PN |
37"
|
12.4
|
06 02 20
|
+09 39 14
|
PK 198-6.1 = PN G198.6-06.3 |
3
|
NGC 2022 |
Ori |
PN |
28x27
|
11.5
|
05 42 60
|
+09 05 00
|
|
1
|
NGC 2251 |
Mon |
OC |
10
|
8.5
|
06 34 36
|
+08 22 00
|
|
2
|
N 2254 |
Mon |
OC |
4
|
9.7
|
06 35 50
|
+07 40 24
|
|
2
|
N 2236 |
Mon |
OC |
7
|
8.5
|
06 29 40
|
+06 49 48
|
|
2
|
NGC 2186 |
Ori |
OC |
5
|
9.5
|
06 12 60
|
+05 27 00
|
|
1
|
N 2252 |
Mon |
OC |
18
|
7.7
|
06 34 19
|
+05 19 22
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-275 |
Mon |
BN |
100
|
3
|
06 31 42
|
+04 55 47
|
N2246 = Rosette Nebula |
1
|
NGC 2244 |
Mon |
OC |
24
|
6.2
|
06 31 54
|
+04 52 00
|
|
4
|
Abell 13 |
Ori |
PN |
174"x134"
|
15.3
|
06 04 47
|
+03 56 36
|
PK 204-8.1 = PN G204.0-08.5 = YM 28 |
4
|
Sh 2-280 |
Mon |
BN |
40
|
2
|
06 34 18
|
+02 32 23
|
|
2
|
N 2112 |
Ori |
OC |
11
|
8.4
|
05 53 46
|
+00 24 36
|
|
3
|
N 2071 |
Ori |
RN |
4x3
|
|
05 47 07
|
+00 17 39
|
|
1
|
M078 |
ORI |
BN |
8.0x6.0
|
8
|
05 46 48
|
+00 04 00
|
NGC 2068 |
2
|
NGC 2024 |
Ori |
DN |
30x30
|
10.7
|
05 41 42
|
-01 51 00
|
|
3
|
N 2023 |
Ori |
E+R |
10x10
|
|
05 41 38
|
-02 15 33
|
|
4
|
Sh 2-277 |
Ori |
BN |
120
|
3
|
05 40 42
|
-02 26 49
|
IC 434 or N2024? |
1
|
NGC 2232 |
Mon |
OC |
20
|
4
|
06 28 00
|
-04 45 00
|
|
2
|
NGC 2185 |
Ori |
DN |
2x2
|
11
|
06 11 00
|
-06 13 00
|
|
3
|
N 2182 |
Mon |
RN |
3x3
|
|
06 09 30
|
-06 19 35
|
|
3
|
N 2170 |
Mon |
RN |
2x2
|
|
06 07 31
|
-06 23 57
|
|
1
|
NGC 2215 |
Mon |
OC |
8
|
8.6
|
06 20 48
|
-07 17 00
|
|
2
|
NGC 2204 |
CMj |
OC |
13
|
9.1
|
06 15 30
|
-18 39 00
|
|
2
|
N 2196 |
Lep |
GX |
2.8x2.2
|
11
|
06 12 09
|
-21 48 27
|
|
2
|
N 2139 |
Lep |
GX |
2.6x1.9
|
11.6
|
06 01 07
|
-23 40 25
|
|
4
|
Abell 15 |
CMa |
PN |
34"
|
15.8
|
06 27 02
|
-25 22 50
|
PK 233-16.1 = PN G233.5-16.3 |
4
|
AGC 0548 |
Lep |
GXCL |
4.500
|
13.7
|
05 47 6
|
-25 38 00
|
|
|
Source catalogs
All
descriptions are by Steve Gottlieb, including his NGC
Notes, except where otherwise attributed.
visitors since August 31, 2007
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