|
April's
Deep Sky List
| Cat.
# |
Type |
Const |
Mag |
Name |
Comments |
| M1 |
M1 |
Tau |
8.0 |
Crab Nebula |
|
| *M3 |
GC |
CVn |
6.4 |
|
|
| M13 |
GC |
Her |
5.9 |
Hercules
Cluster |
Best
GC in northern skies |
| *M35 |
OC |
Gem |
5.1 |
|
|
|
M36 |
OC |
Aur |
6.0 |
|
|
| *M37 |
OC |
Aur |
5.6 |
|
|
|
M38 |
OC |
Aur |
6.4 |
|
|
|
M40 |
AST |
Uma |
8 |
|
|
| *M41 |
OC |
Cma |
4.5 |
|
|
| *M42 |
NEB |
Ori |
4.0 |
Orion
Nebula |
Spectacular!! |
|
M43 |
NEB |
Ori |
9.0 |
|
Part
of Orion Nebula |
| *M44 |
OC |
Cnc |
3.1 |
Beehive
Cluster |
Big,
good in binoculars |
| *M45 |
OC |
Tau |
1.2 |
Pleiades |
Big,
best in binoculars |
|
M46 |
OC |
Pup |
6.1 |
|
|
|
M47 |
OC |
Pup |
4.4 |
|
|
| M48 |
OC |
Hya |
5.8 |
|
|
|
M49 |
GAL |
Vir |
8.4 |
|
|
|
M50 |
OC |
Mon |
5.9 |
|
|
| *M51 |
GAL |
CVn |
8.1 |
Whirlpool
Galaxy |
|
|
M52 |
OC |
Cas |
6.9 |
|
|
|
M53 |
GC |
Com |
7.7 |
|
|
|
M59 |
GAL |
Vir |
9.8 |
|
|
|
M60 |
GAL |
Vir |
8.8 |
|
|
|
M61 |
GAL |
Vir |
9.7 |
|
|
| *M63 |
GAL |
CVn |
8.6 |
Sunflower
Galaxy |
|
| *M64 |
GAL |
Com |
8.5 |
Black-eye
Galaxy |
|
|
M65 |
GAL |
Leo |
9.3 |
|
|
| M66 |
GAL |
Leo |
9.0 |
|
|
|
M67 |
OC |
Cnc |
6.9 |
|
|
|
M68 |
GC |
Hya |
8.2 |
|
|
|
M76 |
PN |
Per |
11 |
Little
Dumbbell |
|
|
M78 |
NEB |
Ori |
8.0 |
|
|
| *M81 |
GAL |
Uma |
6.8 |
|
|
| *M82 |
GAL |
Uma |
8.4 |
|
|
|
M83 |
GAL |
Hya |
8.0 |
|
|
|
M84 |
GAL |
Vir |
8.8 |
|
|
|
M85 |
GAL |
Com |
9.2 |
|
|
|
M86 |
GAL |
Vir |
9.2 |
|
|
|
M87 |
GAL |
Vir |
8.6 |
|
|
|
M88 |
GAL |
Com |
9.5 |
|
|
|
M89 |
GAL |
Vir |
9.8 |
|
|
|
M90 |
GAL |
Vir |
9.5 |
|
|
|
M91 |
GAL |
Com |
10.2 |
|
|
|
M92 |
GC |
Her |
6.5 |
|
|
|
M93 |
OC |
Pup |
6.0 |
|
|
|
M94 |
GAL |
CVn |
8.1 |
|
|
|
M95 |
GAL |
Leo |
9.7 |
|
|
|
M96 |
GAL |
Leo |
9.2 |
|
|
|
M97 |
PN |
Uma |
11 |
Owl Nebula |
|
|
M98 |
GAL |
CVn |
10.1 |
|
|
|
M99 |
GAL |
Com |
9.8 |
|
|
|
M100 |
GAL |
Com |
9.4 |
|
|
|
M101 |
GAL |
Uma |
7.7 |
|
|
|
M103 |
OC |
Cas |
7.0 |
|
|
|
M104 |
GAL |
Vir |
8.3 |
|
|
|
M105 |
GAL |
Leo |
9.3 |
|
|
|
M106 |
GAL |
CVn |
8.3 |
|
|
|
M108 |
GAL |
Uma |
10 |
|
|
|
M109 |
GAL |
Uma |
9.8 |
|
|
| *NGC869 |
OC |
Per |
4.0 |
Double |
|
| *NGC884 |
OC |
Per |
4.0 |
Cluster |
|
|
NGC891 |
GAL |
And |
And |
|
|
|
NGC2244 |
OC |
Mon |
4.8 |
|
|
|
NGC2261 |
NEB |
Mon |
|
Hubble's
Variable Nebula |
|
| NGC2392 |
PN |
Gem |
10.0 |
Eskimo Nebula |
|
|
NGC2903 |
GAL |
Leo |
8.9 |
|
|
| NGC3242 |
PN |
Hya |
9 |
Ghost of Jupiter |
|
*=
extraordinary ; OC = open cluster ; GC = globular cluster ;
NEB = nebula ; PN = planetary
nebula ; GAL = galaxy
|
