| Sci.Astro.Amateur Top 100 List | ||||||||
| Caldwell_ID | Name | Type | Const | RA | Dec | Size | Mag | Notes |
| NGC 40 | Planetary Nebula | Cep | 00h 13m 08s | +72° 31' 47 | 1.0'x0.7' | 10.7 | Brightest quasar. Most remote object visible in modest amateur telescopes (about 2 billion light years). | |
| NGC 104 | 47 Tucanae | Globular Cluster | Tuc | 00h 24m 10s | -72° 04' 37 | 30.9' | 4 | Tough in 8-12 aperture. |
| NGC 225 | Open Cluster | Cas | 00h 43m 28s | +61° 47' 06 | 12.0' | 7 | Superb double star. Blue-white/yellow. | |
| NGC 247 | Galaxy | Cet | 00h 47m 11s | -20° 45' 21 | 20.0'x7.0' | 9.1 | ||
| NGC 253 | Galaxy | Scl | 00h 47m 35s | -25° 17' 01 | 25.0'x7.0' | 7.2 | ||
| NGC 457 | Owl Cluster | Open Cluster | Cas | 01h 19m 10s | +58° 20' 02 | 13.0' | 6.4 | Once assumed to be a Open Cluster. Data from Hipparcos spacecraft shows it to be a chance alignment of stars. |
| NGC 654 | Open Cluster | Cas | 01h 44m 10s | +61° 53' 00 | 5.0' | 6.5 | Approx 20 galaxies brighter than mag 13. | |
| NGC 659 | Open Cluster | Cas | 01h 44m 16s | +60° 42' 00 | 5.0' | 7.9 | ||
| NGC 663 | Open Cluster | Cas | 01h 46m 04s | +61° 15' 00 | 16.0' | 7.1 | ||
| NGC 752 | Open Cluster | And | 01h 57m 51s | +37° 41' 05 | 50.0' | 5.7 | ||
| Stock 2 | Muscleman Cluster | Open Cluster | Cas | 02h 15m 04s | +59° 15' 58 | 60.0' | 4.4 | First described by Canadian amateur Lucian J. Kemble. Beautiful chain of about 20 start from about mag 5 to 9. Coordinates are for SAO 12969. A mag 5 star in the middle of the Cascade. |
| NGC 869 | Double Cluster | Open Cluster | Per | 02h 19m 03s | +57° 08' 58 | 30.0' | 5.3 | |
| NGC 884 | Double Cluster | Open Cluster | Per | 02h 22m 27s | +57° 06' 57 | 30.0' | 6.1 | String of bright galaxies. Covers 3 degrees of sky starting with M84 & M86 in Virgo ending with NGCs 4459 & 4474 in Coma Berenices. Coordinates are for M 84 |
| NGC 891 | Galaxy | And | 02h 22m 36s | +42° 20' 50 | 14.0'x3.0' | 9.9 | ||
| NGC 1023 | Galaxy | Per | 02h 40m 27s | +39° 03' 47 | 9.0'x4.0' | 9.4 | ||
| Mel 20 | Alpha Persei Association | Open Cluster | Per | 03h 22m 03s | +48° 59' 56 | 185.0' | 1.2 | Aldebaran not a member. |
| Fornax Gal Cluster | Galactic Cluster | For | 03h 38m 31s | -35° 26' 40 | 3°x2° | |||
| Kemble's Cascade | Asterism | Cam | 03h 57m 30s | +63° 04' 13 | ||||
| NGC 1502 | Open Cluster | Cam | 04h 07m 45s | +62° 19' 49 | 8.0' | 6.9 | Near SE end of Kemble's Cascade. | |
| NGC 1535 | Multiple shells | Planetary Nebula | Eri | 04h 14m 16s | -12° 44' 16 | 20.0x17.0 | 10.4 | |
| NGC 1528 | Open Cluster | Per | 04h 15m 24s | +51° 13' 49 | 24.0' | 6.4 | ||
| Mel 25 | Hyades | Open Cluster | Tau | 04h 27m 02s | +16° 00' 03 | 330.0' | 0.5 | |
| IC 418 | Planetary Nebula | Lep | 05h 27m 30s | -12° 41' 32 | 14.0x11.0 | 10.7 | ||
| NGC 1907 | Open Cluster | Aur | 05h 28m 00s | +35° 18' 53 | 7.0' | 8.2 | ||
| NGC 1973 | Part of Running Man Nebula | Bright Nebula | Ori | 05h 35m 09s | -04° 43' 56 | 5.0'x5.0' | 42 Orionis nebula. | |
| NGC 1975 | Part of Running Man Nebula | Bright Nebula | Ori | 05h 35m 21s | -04° 40' 56 | 10.0'x5.0' | In Large Magellanic Cloud. | |
| NGC 1977 | Part of Running Man Nebula | Bright Nebula | Ori | 05h 35m 27s | -04° 49' 56 | 20.0'x10.0' | ||
| NGC 2070 | Tarantula Nebula | Bright Nebula | Dor | 05h 38m 39s | -69° 04' 51 | 5.0' | 8.3 | |
| NGC 2158 | Open Cluster | Gem | 06h 07m 33s | +24° 05' 56 | 5.0' | 8.6 | ||
| NGC 2169 | 37 Cluster | Open Cluster | Ori | 06h 08m 27s | +13° 56' 59 | 7.0' | 5.9 | |
| NGC 2174 | Bright Nebula | Gemini | 06h 10m 01s | +20° 33' 58 | 25.0'x20.0' | 5 | OC NGC 2244 embedded in nebula. | |
| NGC 2232 | Open Cluster | Mon | 06h 26m 37s | -04° 44' 54 | 30.0' | 3.9 | Involved with Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237). | |
| NGC 2237 | Rosette Nebula | Bright Nebula | Mon | 06h 32m 19s | +04° 59' 03 | 70.0'x80.0' | 5.5 | |
| NGC 2244 | Open Cluster | Mon | 06h 32m 25s | +04° 52' 03 | 24.0' | 4.8 | ||
| NGC 2261 | Hubble's Variable Nebula | Bright Nebula | Monoceros | 06h 39m 13s | +08° 44' 01 | 2.0'x1.0' | 11 | Includes naked-eye S Mon (15 Mon). |
| NGC 2264 | Christmas Tree Cluster or Cone Nebula | Open Cluster | Mon | 06h 40m 58s | +09° 53' 42 | 30.0'x60.0' | 3.9 | |
| NGC 2301 | Open Cluster | Mon | 06h 51m 49s | +00° 28' 04 | 12.0' | 6 | Wolf-Rayet remnant. | |
| NGC 2359 | Thor's Helmet or Duck Nebula | Bright Nebula | CMa | 07h 17m 48s | -13° 12' 54 | 8.0' | ||
| NGC 2360 | Open Cluster | CMa | 07h 17m 48s | -15° 36' 53 | 13.0' | 7.2 | ||
| NGC 2362 | Open Cluster | CMa | 07h 18m 48s | -24° 56' 51 | 8.0' | 4.1 | ||
| NGC 2392 | Eskimo Nebula or Clown Face | Planetary Nebula | Gem | 07h 29m 10s | +20° 54' 42 | 47.0x43.0 | 8.6 | |
| NGC 2403 | Galaxy | Cam | 07h 36m 55s | +65° 35' 42 | 17.8' | 8.5 | In foreground of M 46. | |
| NGC 2438 | Planetary Nebula | Pup | 07h 41m 51s | -14° 44' 06 | 1.1' | 11 | Use UHC or O-III filter. Includes loose cluster of mag 8 to mag 12 stars. | |
| NGC 2467 | Bright Nebula | Pup | 07h 52m 30s | -26° 22' 52 | 15.0' | 7.1 | ||
| NGC 2841 | Galaxy | Uma | 09h 22m 01s | +50° 58' 21 | 7.4'x3.5' | 9.2 | Edge-on spiral | |
| NGC 2903 | Galaxy | Leo | 09h 32m 10s | +21° 29' 58 | 13.3'x6.0' | 9 | ||
| NGC 3115 | Spindle Gal | Galaxy | Sex | 10h 05m 14s | -07° 43' 06 | 8.3'x3.2' | 8.9 | |
| NGC 3242 | Ghost of Jupiter | Planetary Nebula | Hya | 10h 24m 48s | -18° 38' 14 | 40.0x35.0 | 8.6 | |
| NGC 3372 | Eta Carina Nebula | Bright Nebula | Antlia | 10h 43m 47s | -59° 52' 01 | 120.0'x120.0' | 13 | |
| NGC 3532 | Open Cluster | Car | 11h 06m 23s | -58° 40' 03 | 55.0' | 3 | ||
| NGC 3766 | Open Cluster | Cen | 11h 36m 05s | -61° 37' 04 | 12.0' | 5.3 | ||
| NGC 3877 | Galaxy | Uma | 11h 46m 07s | +47° 29' 37 | 5.6'x1.2' | 11 | ||
| NGC 4038 | The Antennae Galaxy or Ringtail Galaxy | Galaxy | Cor | 12h 01m 53s | -18° 51' 55 | 2.6'x1.8' | 10.3 | |
| NGC 4039 | The Antennae | Galaxy | Cor | 12h 01m 54s | -18° 53' 07 | 3.2'x2.2' | 10.6 | |
| NGC 4244 | Galaxy | CVn | 12h 17m 29s | +37° 48' 28 | 18.5'x2.3' | 10.4 | Interacting with NGC 4039. | |
| NGC 4361 | Planetary Nebula | Cor | 12h 24m 30s | -18° 47' 38 | 1.3' | 10.3 | Interacting with NGC 4038. | |
| Mel 111 | Coma Berenices Star Cluster | Open Cluster | Com | 12h 25m 00s | +26° 00' 07 | 275.0' | 1.8 | |
| Markarian's Chain | Galactic Chain | Vir | 12h 25m 04s | +12° 53' 16 | ||||
| 3C 273 | Quasar | Vir | 12h 29m 06s | +02° 03' 01 | 12 | |||
| NGC 4526 | Lost Galaxy | Galaxy | Vir | 12h 34m 03s | +07° 42' 03 | 7.0'x2.7' | 9.7 | Classic edge-on spiral with dust lane. |
| NGC 4565 | Bernice's Hair Clip | Galaxy | Com | 12h 36m 20s | +25° 59' 23 | 15.5'x1.9' | 9.6 | Overlaps NGC 4568. |
| NGC 4567 | Siamese Twins | Galaxy | Vir | 12h 36m 33s | +11° 15' 33 | 3.0'x2.5' | 11.3 | Overlaps NGC 4567. |
| NGC 4568 | Siamese Twins | Galaxy | Vir | 12h 36m 35s | +11° 14' 17 | 5.1'x2.4' | 10.8 | |
| NGC 4631 | Galaxy | CVn | 12h 42m 11s | +32° 32' 42 | 17.0'x3.5' | 9.2 | Same LP field as NGC 4656. | |
| NGC 4656 | Galaxy | CVn | 12h 43m 58s | +32° 10' 21 | 22.0'x3.0' | 10.5 | Same LP field as NGC 4631. | |
| NGC 4755 | Jewel Box Cluster or Kappa Crucis | Open Cluster | Cru | 12h 53m 35s | -60° 20' 08 | 10.0' | 4.2 | |
| Abell 1656 | Coma Gal Cluster | Galactic Cluster | Com | 12h 59m 48s | +27° 59' 04 | 120.0' | 11 | Strong radio source. |
| NGC 5128 | Centaurus A | Galaxy | Cen | 13h 25m 29s | -43° 01' 07 | 18.2'x14.5' | 6.8 | Best Globular Cluster in the sky. |
| NGC 5139 | Omega Centauri | Globular Cluster | Cen | 13h 26m 46s | -47° 28' 45 | 36.3' | 3.7 | |
| NGC 5746 | Galaxy | Vir | 14h 44m 57s | +01° 57' 20 | 7.4'x1.1' | 10.3 | ||
| NGC 5907 | Galaxy | Dra | 15h 15m 52s | +56° 19' 48 | 12.8'x1.8' | 10.3 | ||
| NGC 6210 | Planetary Nebula | Her | 16h 44m 30s | +23° 48' 46 | 20.0x13.0 | 9.7 | Zeta Sco complex. | |
| NGC 6231 | Table of Scorpius | Open Cluster | Sco | 16h 54m 01s | -41° 48' 06 | 15.0' | 2.6 | |
| B 59 | Pipe Nebula (stem) | Dark Nebula | Oph | 17h 21m 02s | -26° 59' 58 | 300.0' | One of the nearest Globulars. | |
| NGC 6369 | Planetary Nebula | Oph | 17h 29m 22s | -23° 45' 37 | 30.0x29.0 | 11 | ||
| B 78 | Pipe Nebula (bowl) | Dark Nebula | Oph | 17h 33m 02s | -25° 59' 58 | 200.0' | ||
| NGC 6397 | Globular Cluster | Ara | 17h 40m 43s | -53° 40' 33 | 25.7' | 5.7 | ||
| IC 4665 | Open Cluster | Oph | 17h 46m 20s | +05° 43' 08 | 41.0' | 4.2 | ||
| NGC 6543 | Cat's Eye Nebula | Planetary Nebula | Dra | 17h 58m 36s | +66° 38' 17 | 22.0x16.0 | 8.3 | |
| NGC 6572 | Planetary Nebula | Oph | 18h 12m 09s | +06° 51' 01 | 15.0x12.0 | 9 | ||
| NGC 6545 | Needle Galaxy | Galaxy | Pav | 18h 12m 18s | -63° 46' 45 | 1.0'x0.9' | 13.2 | |
| NGC 6633 | Open Cluster | Oph | 18h 27m 43s | +06° 34' 14 | 27.0' | 4.6 | ||
| NGC 6781 | Planetary Nebula | Aql | 19h 18m 28s | +06° 32' 46 | 1.9'x1.8' | 11.8 | ||
| Cr 399 | Brocchi's Cluster or The Coathanger | Asterism | Vul | 19h 25m 26s | +20° 11' 18 | 60.0' | 3.6 | |
| Albireo | Star | Cyg | 19h 30m 45s | +27° 57' 55 | 3.1 | |||
| NGC 6819 | Open Cluster | Cyg | 19h 41m 20s | +40° 11' 22 | 5.0' | 7.3 | ||
| NGC 6826 | Blinking Planetary | Planetary Nebula | Cyg | 19h 44m 53s | +50° 31' 42 | 27.0x24.0 | 8.8 | |
| NGC 6885 | Open Cluster | Vul | 20h 12m 02s | +26° 29' 20 | 7.0' | 8.1 | ||
| NGC 6888 | Crescent Nebula | Bright Nebula | Vulpecula | 20h 12m 14s | +38° 20' 21 | 20.0'x10.0' | 8 | |
| NGC 6939 | Open Cluster | Cep | 20h 31m 27s | +60° 38' 22 | 8.0' | 7.8 | Large. Often easier in binoculars than telescope. | |
| NGC 6960 | Western Veil | Supernova Remnant | Cyg | 20h 45m 38s | +30° 43' 20 | 70.0'x6.0' | ||
| NGC 6992 | Eastern Veil | Supernova Remnant | Cyg | 20h 56m 14s | +31° 04' 20 | 25.0'x20.0' | ||
| NGC 7000 | North American Nebula | Bright Nebula | Cyg | 20h 58m 32s | +44° 33' 21 | 175.0'x110.0' | ||
| NGC 7009 | Saturn Nebula | Planetary Nebula | Aqr | 21h 04m 15s | -11° 21' 49 | 28.0x23.0 | 8.3 | |
| IC 1396 | Bright Nebula | Cep | 21h 39m 09s | +57° 46' 58 | 154.0'x140.0' | 3.5 | ||
| NGC 7293 | Helical Nebula | Planetary Nebula | Aqr | 22h 29m 40s | -20° 47' 23 | 16.0'x12.0' | 6.3 | |
| NGC 7331 | Little Andromeda Galaxy | Galaxy | Peg | 22h 37m 08s | +34° 25' 27 | 11.4'x4.0' | 9.5 | With NGC 884. |
| King 10 | Open Cluster | Cep | 22h 54m 58s | +59° 10' 16 | 3.0' | With NGC 869. | ||
| NGC 7662 | Blue Snowball Nebula | Planetary Nebula | And | 23h 25m 57s | +42° 32' 44 | 17.0x14.0 | 8.6 | Edge-on spiral with prominent dust lane. |
| NGC 7789 | Open Cluster | Cas | 23h 57m 04s | +56° 44' 09 | 16.0' | 6.7 | ||