DEEP SKY OBSERVING
by Mark Wagner

May 2007 third quarter to new moon observing list. Primary targets are generally easy. Secondary targets range from more difficult to very difficult and are near the primary targets as you star hop. The list begins in the north and moves southward. Objects are within roughly a two hour section of right ascension that is at a comfortable elevation the east at astronomical dark.
Primary Target
Secondary Target
Type
Size
Mag.
R.A.
Dec.
Arp 185 GX
 3.0'x2.4'
 11.8
 16 32 38
 78 11 56
NGC 6217
  HCG 78
 GX
 1.4'x0.6'
 14.9
 15 48 17
 68 13 14
Four galaxies, two visible.
  HCG 80
 GX
 0.9'x0.2'
 15.5
 15 59 19
 65 13 57
Four galaxies one visible.
N5585 GX
 6.1'x3.8'
 11.2
 14 19 47
 56 43 45
Nice sight with NGC 5982 and NGC 5981!
  NGC 5631
 GX
 1.7'
 12.4
 14 26 33
 56 35 10
  Big edge on galaxy!
M 102 GX
 6.4'x2.8'
 10.7
 15 06 29
 55 45 48
NGC 5866
N5687 GX
 2.4'x1.6'
 12.6
 14 24 52
 54 28 35
Faint, irregular, mottled, with dim galaxy off west end.
  Arp 136
 GX
 1.6'x1.0'
 13.4
 14 58 40
 53 53 10
  NGC 5280 and NGC 5281
  N5602
 GX
 1.4'x0.7'
 13.6
 14 22 19
 50 30 06
NGC 5676 GX
 4.0'x1.9'
 11.9
 14 32 46
 49 27 29
N5660 and two other galaxies in field.
NGC 5689 GX
 4.0'x1.1'
 12.8
 14 35 29
 48 44 35
Three galaxies.
Arp 90
   GX
 2.2'x0.8'
 13.0
 15 26 07
 41 40 39
NGC 5930 and NGC 5929
  AGC 2197
 GXCL
 89.6'
 13.9
 16 28 12
 40 54 00
73 galaxies
  N5582
 GX
 2.8'x1/7'
 12.5
 14 20 43
 39 31 35
AGC 2199
 GXCL
 89.6'
 13.9
 16 28 36
 39 31 00
88 galaxies
  Arp 297
 GX
 2.1'x1.8'
 13.9
 14 45 19
 38 43 57
NGC 5754
  Arp 69
 GX
 2.2'x1.5'
 14.3
 14 20 26
 35 11 17
NGC 5579 with NGC 5590 nearby
Arp 178
 GX
 2.4'x2.2'
 11.6
 14 24 07
 34 51 31
NGC 5615. Three galaxy system, one bright two dim.
Abell 39 PN
 2.9'
 13.7
 16 27 38
 27 54 33
Large and dim, use an OIII filter.
  AGC 2065
 GXCL
 22.4'
 15.6
 15 22 42
 27 43 00
109 galaxies
Arp 42 GX
 1.5'x1.0'
 13.9
 15 02 42
 23 20 01
NGC 5829 & IC 4526, nice field!
  HCG 73
 GX
 1.5'x1.0'
 13.9
 15 02 42
 23 20 01
Three galaxies, two very dim.
  HCG 77
 GX
 0.6'x0.4'
 14.7
 15 48 16
 21 49 10
Four very close galaxies, only one visible.
  HCG 75
 GX
 0.4'x0.3'
 15.0
 15 21 30
 21 11 26
Six very dim galaxies, two may be visible.
HCG 74
 GX
 0.7'x.0.7'
 14.6
 15 19 46
 20 53 46
Four galaxies, three very dim.
HCG 72
 GX
 0.7'x0.3'
 16.1
 14 47 53
 19 04 36
Four very dim galaxies in a row.
Arp 72 GX
 3.2'x2.6'
 13.2
 15 46 58
 17 53 05
  Interesting hints of detial in larger scopes.
  AGC 2151
 GXCL
 56.0'
 13.8
 16 05 12
 17 44 00
87 galaxies including Arp 71, 122, 172 and 272
AGC 2147
 GXCL
 39.2'
 13.8
 16 02 18
 15 53 00
52 galaxies
Arp 91 GX
 1.6'x1.3'
 12.9
 15 34 32
 15 11 41
NGC 5993 and NGC 5994
  N5600
 GX
 1.4'x1.3'
 12.7
 14 23 49
 14 38 19
Arp 49 GX
 2.5'x1.6'
 12.7
 14 32 25
 08 04 45
NGC 5665. Triangular shape, bright companion.
  HCG 76
 GX
 0.6'x0.3'
 15.9
 15 31 47
 07 18 27
Six dim galaxies, five may be visible.
Arp 274 GX
 1.1'x0.7'
 13.8
 14 35 08
 05 21 32
NGC 5679A and NGC 5679B. Actually a very tight triple system.
  N5668
 GX
 3.3'x3.0'
 12.2
 14 33 24
 04 27 00
NGC 5566 GX
 6.7'x2.1'
 11.5
 14 20 20
 03 56 01
Three galaxies, two edge on, nice trio!
N5775 GX
 4.2'x1.0'
 12.2
 14 53 57
 03 32 42
5 galaxies in field.
NGC 5576
   GX
 3.9'x2.6'
 11.0
 14 21 03
 03 16 16
Close to NGC 5577 group, NGC 5566 group close by field.
N5638 GX
 2.7'x2.4'
 11.2
 14 29 40
 03 14 00
Tight pair of galaxies with several more very dim ones in field.
M5
   GC
 23.0'
 5.7
 15 18 33
 02 04 58
    Outstanding globular with double ster 5 Serpens in field.
NGC 5746
   GX
 7.5'x1.3'
 11.3
 14 44 56
 01 57 14
Nice dusty edge on, other galaxy in field.
NGC 5846
   GX
 3.5'x3.5'
 10.0
 15 06 29
 01 36 23
Nice chain of five galaxies with others in area.
N5750
 GX
 3.0'x1.5'
 12.5
 14 46 10
 -00 13 22
NGC 5634
   GC
 5.5'
 9.5
 14 29 37
 -05 58 35
Nice non-Messier globular cluster!
N5605
 GX
 1.6'x1.3'
 12.9
 14 25 07
 -13 09 47
Very distinctive star field.
N5597 GX
 2.1'x1.6'
 12.6
 14 24 27
 -16 45 48
Next to NGC 5595, nearly equal magnitude.
  N5728
 GX
 3.1'x1.7'
 12.3
 14 42 23
 -17 15 07
Bright galaxy, another nearby.
NGC 5897
   GC
 11.0'
 8.4
 15 17 24
 -21 00 37
Large, loose, low surface brightness globular cluster.
  Abell 40
 PN
 29"
 16.8
 16 48 34
 -21 00 51
Big time challenge object.
  NGC 5694
 GC
 4.3'
 10.2
 14 39 36
 -26 32 18
Small, extended edge on galaxy
  Abell 38
 PN
 151"x98"
 15.7
 16 23 18
 -31 44 58
Another challenge planetary
Note: Source catalogs are Messier, Arp, Abell Planetary, Abell Galaxy Cluster (AGC), Hickson Compact Galaxy (HCG), Herschel 400-I, Herschel 400-II. Herschell 400-I are identified as NGCXXXX, Herschel 400-II as NXXXX.