| No | NGC# | Con | Type | Rah | Ram | Dec° | Dec' | B | D | Description |
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| 1 | 7009 | Aqr | PN | 21 | 04.2 | -11 | 22 | 8.3 | 25" | !! Saturn Nebula; small bright oval |
| 2 | 7293 | Aqr | PN | 22 | 29.6 | -20 | 48 | 6.5 | 770" | !! Helix Nebula; large diffuse; use filter |
| 3 | 7331 | Peg | G-Sb | 22 | 37.1 | +34 | 25 | 9.5 | 10.7'x4.0' | !! large bright spiral galaxy |
| 4 | 7635 | Cas | EN | 23 | 20.7 | +61 | 12 | ---- | 15x8 | Bubble Nebula; very faint; 30'SW of M52 |
| 5 | 7789 | Cas | OC | 23 | 57.0 | +56 | 44 | 6.7 | 16 | !! 300*; faint but very rich clustcr |
| 6 | 185 | Cas | G-E0 | 00 | 39.0 | +48 | 20 | 11.7 | ~2x2 | companion to M31; paired with NGC 147 |
| 7 | 281 | Cas | EN | 00 | 52.8 | +56 | 37 | ---- | 35x30 | !! large faint nebulosity near eta Cas |
| 8 | 457 | Cas | OC | 01 | 19.1 | +58 | 20 | 6.4 | 13 | 80*; rich; one of the best Cas clusters |
| 9 | 663 | Cas | OC | 01 | 46.0 | +61 | 15 | 7.1 | 16 | 80*; look for NGCs 654 and 659 nearby |
| 10 | IC289 | Cas | PN | 03 | 10.3 | +61 | 19 | 12.3 | 34" | dim oval smudge; use nebula filter |
| 11 | 7662 | And | PN | 23 | 25.9 | +42 | 33 | 9.2 | 20" | !! Blue Snowball; annular at high power |
| 12 | 891 | And | G-Sb | 02 | 22.6 | +42 | 21 | 10 | 13.5x2.8 | !! faint classic edge-on with dust lane |
| 13 | 253 | Scl | G-Scp | 00 | 47.6 | -25 | 17 | 7.1 | 25.1x7.4 | !! very large and bright but at low altitude |
| 14 | 772 | Ari | G-Sb | 01 | 59.3 | +19 | 01 | 10.3 | 7.1x4.5 | diffuse spiral galaxy |
| 15 | 246 | Cet | PN | 00 | 47.0 | -11 | 53 | 8.0 | 225" | faint (closer to magnitude 11); dark mottling |
| 16 | 936 | Cet | G-SBa | 02 | 27.6 | -01 | 09 | 10.1 | 5.2x4.4 | near M77; NGC 941 in same field |
| 17 | 869/884 | Per | OC | 02 | 21.0 | +57 | 08 | ~4.4 | 30/30 | !! Double Cluster; 350*; use low magnification |
| 18 | 1023 | Per | G-E7p | 02 | 40.4 | +39 | 04 | 9.5 | 8.7x4.3 | bright lens-shaped galaxy near M34 |
| 19 | 1491 | Per | EN | 04 | 03.4 | +51 | 19 | ---- | 3.0x3.0 | small fairly bright emission nebula |
| 20 | 1501 | Cam | PN | 04 | 07.0 | +60 | 55 | 12.0 | 52" | faint; dark centre; look for NGC 1502 |
| 21 | 1232 | Eri | G-Sc | 03 | 09.8 | -20 | 35 | 9.9 | 7.8x6.9 | face-on spiral; look for NGC 1300 nearby |
| 22 | 1535 | Eri | PN | 04 | 14.2 | -12 | 44 | 10.4 | 18" | bright planetary with blue-grey disk |
| 23 | 1514 | Tau | PN | 04 | 09.2 | +30 | 47 | 10.8 | 114" | faint glow around magnitude 9.4 central star |
| 24 | 1931 | Aur | E/RN | 05 | 31.4 | +34 | 15 | ---- | 3.0x3.0 | haze surrounding 4 close stars |
| 25 | 1788 | Ori | RN | 05 | 06.9 | -03 | 21 | ---- | 8.0x5.0 | fairly bright but diffuse reflection nebula |
| 26 | 1973+ | Ori | E/RN | 05 | 35.1 | -04 | 44 | ---- | 40x25 | near M42 and M43; often neglected |
| 27 | 2022 | Ori | PN | 05 | 42.1 | +09 | 05 | 12.4 | 18" | small faint and distinct with annular form |
| 28 | 2024 | Ori | EN | 05 | 41.9 | -01 | 51 | ---- | 30x30 | bright but masked by glow from zeta Ori. |
| 29 | 2194 | Ori | OC | 06 | 13.8 | +12 | 48 | 8.5 | 10 | 80*; faint rich; look for 2169 nearby |
| 30 | 2371/2 | Gem | PN | 07 | 25.6 | +29 | 29 | 13.0 | 55" | faint double-lobed planetary; use filter |
| 31 | 2392 | Gem | PN | 07 | 29.2 | +20 | 55 | 8.3 | 13" | !! Clown-Face or Eskimo Nebula |
| 32 | 2237+ | Mon | EN | 06 | 32.3 | +05 | 03 | ---- | 80x60 | !! Rosette Nebula; very large; use nebula filter |
| 33 | 2261 | Mon | E/RN | 06 | 39.2 | +08 | 44 | var. | 2x1 | Hubble's Variable Nebula; comet-shaped |
| 34 | 2359 | CMa | EN | 07 | 18.6 | -13 | 12 | ---- | 8.0x6.0 | bright; look for NGC 2360 and 2362 nearby |
| 35 | 2440 | Pup | PN | 07 | 41.9 | -18 | 13 | 10.3 | 14" | almost starlike; irregular at high power |
| 36 | 2539 | Pup | OC | 08 | 10.7 | -12 | 50 | 6.5 | 22 | 50*; rich cluster near M46 and M47 |
| 37 | 2403 | Cam | G-Sc | 07 | 36.9 | +65 | 36 | 8.4 | 17.8x11.0 | !! very large and bright; visible in binoculars |
| 38 | 2655 | Cam | G-Sa | 08 | 55.6 | +78 | 13 | 10.1 | 5.1x4.4 | bright ellipse with starlike nucleus |
| 39 | 2683 | Lyn | G-Sb | 08 | 52.7 | +33 | 25 | 9.7 | 9.3x2.5 | nearly edge-on spiral very bright |
| 40 | 2841 | UMa | G-Sb | 09 | 22.0 | +50 | 58 | 9.3 | 8.1x3.8 | !! classic elongated spiral; very bright |
| 41 | 3079 | UMa | G-Sb | 10 | 02.2 | +55 | 41 | 10.6 | 7.6x1.7 | edge-on spiral; NGC 2950 nearby |
| 42 | 3184 | UMa | G-Sc | 10 | 18.3 | +41 | 25 | 9.7 | 6.9x6.8 | large diffuse face-on spiral |
| 43 | 3877 | UMa | G-Sb | 11 | 46.1 | +47 | 30 | 10.9 | 5.4x1.5 | edge-on; same field as chi UMa |
| 44 | 3941 | UMa | G-E3 | 11 | 52.9 | +36 | 59 | 9.8 | 3.8x2.5 | small bright elliptical |
| 45 | 4026 | UMa | G-S0 | 11 | 59.4 | +50 | 58 | 10.7 | 5.1x1.4 | Lens-shaped edge-on near gamma UMa |
| 46 | 4088 | UMa | G-Sc | 12 | 05.6 | +50 | 33 | 10.5 | 5.8x2.5 | nearly edge-on; NGC 4085 in same field |
| 47 | 4157 | UMa | G-Sb | 12 | 11.1 | +50 | 29 | 11.9 | 6.9x1.7 | a thin sliver; NGCs 4226 and 4088 nearby |
| 48 | 4605 | UMa | G-SBcp | 12 | 40.0 | +61 | 37 | 9.6 | 5.5x2.3 | bright distinct edge-on spiral |
| 49 | 3115 | Sex | G-E6 | 10 | 05.2 | -07 | 43 | 9.2 | 8.3x3.2 | Spindle Galaxy; bright elongated |
| 50 | 3242 | Hya | PN | 10 | 24.8 | -18 | 38 | 8.6 | 16" | !! Ghost of Jupiter; small and bright |
| 51 | 3003 | LMi | G-Sc | 09 | 48.6 | +33 | 25 | 11.7 | 5.9x1.7 | faint elongated streak |
| 52 | 3344 | LMi | G-Sc | 10 | 43.5 | +24 | 55 | 9.9 | 6.9x6.5 | diffuse face-on spiral |
| 53 | 3432 | LMi | G-SBm | 10 | 52.5 | +36 | 37 | 11.3 | 6.2x1.5 | nearly edge-on; faint flat streak |
| 54 | 2903 | Leo | G-Sb | 09 | 32.2 | +21 | 30 | 8.9 | 1.6x6.6 | !! very large bright elongated spiral |
| 55 | 3384 | Leo | G-E7 | 10 | 48.3 | +12 | 38 | 9.9 | 5.9x2.6 | same field as M105 and NGC 3389 |
| 56 | 3521 | Leo | G-Sb | 11 | 05.8 | -00 | 02 | 8.7 | 9.5x5.0 | very large bright spiral |
| 57 | 3607 | Leo | G-E1 | 11 | 16.9 | +18 | 03 | 10.0 | 3.7x3.2 | NGCs 3605 and 3608 in same field |
| 58 | 3628 | Leo | G-Sb | 11 | 20.3 | +13 | 36 | 9.5 | 14.8x3.6 | large edge-on; same field as M65 and M66 |
| 59 | 4111 | CVn | G-S0 | 12 | 07.1 | +43 | 04 | 10.8 | 4.8x1.1 | bright lens-shaped edge-on spiral |
| 60 | 4214 | CVn | G-Irr | 12 | 15.6 | +36 | 20 | 9.7 | 7.9x6.3 | large irregular galaxy |
| 61 | 4244 | CVn | G-S | 12 | 17.5 | +37 | 49 | 10.2 | 16.2x2.5 | !! large distinct edge-on spiral |
| 62 | 4449 | CVn | G-Irr | 12 | 28.2 | +44 | 06 | 9.4 | 5.1x3.7 | bright rectangular shape |
| 63 | 4490 | CVn | G-Sc | 12 | 30.6 | +41 | 38 | 9.8 | 5.9x3.1 | bright spiral; 4485 (Cocoon Galaxy) in field |
| 64 | 4631 | CVn | G-Sc | 12 | 42.1 | +32 | 32 | 9.3 | 15.1x3.3 | !! large edge-on; Look for companion 4627 |
| 65 | 4656/7 | CVn | G-Sc | 12 | 44.0 | +32 | 10 | 10.4 | 13.8x3.3 | !! in field with 4631; NE end curves up |
| 66 | 5005 | CVn | G-Sb | 13 | 10.9 | +37 | 03 | 9.8 | 5.4x2.7 | bright elongated spiral near alpha CVn |
| 67 | 5033 | CVn | G-Sb | 13 | 13.4 | +36 | 36 | 10.1 | 10.5x5.6 | large bright spiral near NGC 5005 |
| 68 | 4274 | Com | G-Sb | 12 | 19.8 | +29 | 37 | 10.4 | 6.9x2.8 | NGCs 4278/83/86 in same field |
| 69 | 4414 | Com | G-Sc | 12 | 26.4 | +31 | 13 | 10.2 | 3.6x2.2 | bright spiral with starlike nucleus |
| 70 | 4494 | Com | G-E1 | 12 | 31.4 | +25 | 47 | 9.8 | 4.8x3.8 | small bright elliptical |
| 71 | 4559 | Com | G-Sc | 12 | 36.0 | +27 | 58 | 9.8 | 10.5x4.9 | large spiral with coarse structure |
| 72 | 4565 | Com | G-Sb | 12 | 36.3 | +25 | 59 | 9.6 | 16.2x2.8 | !! superb edge-on spiral with dust lane |
| 73 | 4725 | Com | G-Sb | 12 | 50.4 | +25 | 30 | 9.2 | 11.0x7.9 | very bright large spiral |
| 74 | 4038/9 | Crv | G-Sc | 12 | 01.9 | -18 | 52 | 10.7 | ~3x2 | 'Antennae'or 'Rattail' interacting galaxies |
| 75 | 4361 | Crv | PN | 12 | 24.5 | -18 | 48 | 10.3 | 45" | small and bright; with magnitude 13 central star |
| 76 | 4216 | Vir | G-Sb | 12 | 15.9 | +13 | 09 | 9.9 | 8.3x2.2 | Nearly edge-on; with NGCs 4206 and 4222 |
| 77 | 4388 | Vir | G-Sb | 12 | 25.8 | +12 | 40 | 11.0 | 5.1x1.4 | with M84 and 86 in Markarian's chain |
| 78 | 4438 | Vir | G-Sap | 12 | 27.8 | +13 | 01 | 10.1 | 9.3x3.9 | paired with NGC 4435 to form 'The Eyes' |
| 79 | 4517 | Vir | G-Sc | 12 | 32.8 | +00 | 07 | 10.5 | 10.2x1.9 | faint edge-on spiral |
| 80 | 4526 | Vir | G-E7 | 12 | 34.0 | +07 | 42 | 9.6 | 7.6x2.3 | between two magnitude 7 stars; the 'Lost' Galaxy |
| 81 | 4535 | Vir | G-Sc | 12 | 34.3 | +08 | 12 | 9.8 | 6.8x5.0 | near M49 and 45'N of NGC 4526 |
| 82 | 4567/8 | Vir | G-Sc | 12 | 36.5 | +11 | 15 | ~11 | 4.6x2.1 | Siamese Twins' interacting galaxies |
| 83 | 4699 | Vir | G-Sa | 12 | 49.0 | -08 | 40 | 9.6 | 3.5x2.7 | small and bright; look for NGC 4697 3°N |
| 84 | 4762 | Vir | G-SB0 | 12 | 52.9 | +11 | 14 | 10.2 | 8.7x1.6 | flattest galaxy known; 4754 in same field |
| 85 | 5746 | Vir | G-Sb | 14 | 44.9 | +01 | 57 | 10.6 | 7.9x1.7 | fine edge-on spiral near 109 Virginis |
| 86 | 5466 | Boo | GC | 14 | 05.5 | +28 | 32 | 9.1 | 11.0 | loose Class XII; like rich open cluster; faint |
| 87 | 5907 | Dra | G-Sb | 15 | 15.9 | +56 | 20 | 10.4 | 12.3x1.8 | !! fine edge-on with dust lane; near 5866 |
| 88 | 6503 | Dra | G-Sb | 17 | 49.4 | +70 | 09 | 10.2 | 6.2x2.3 | bright elongated spiral |
| 89 | 6543 | Dra | PN | 17 | 58.6 | +66 | 38 | 8.8 | 18" | Cat's Eye Nebula; with magnitude 11 central star |
| 90 | 6210 | Her | PN | 16 | 44.5 | +23 | 49 | 9.3 | 14" | very star like blue planetary |
| 91 | 6369 | Oph | PN | 17 | 29.3 | -23 | 46 | 10.4 | 30" | Little Ghost; look for NGC 6309 nearby |
| 92 | 6572 | Oph | PN | 18 | 12.1 | +06 | 51 | 9.0 | 8" | tiny bright blue oval |
| 93 | 6633 | Oph | OC | 18 | 27.7 | +06 | 34 | 4.6 | 27 | sparse wide field cluster; IC 4756 nearby |
| 94 | 6712 | Sct | OC | 18 | 53.1 | -08 | 42 | 8.2 | 7.2 | small globular; look for IC 1295 in field |
| 95 | 6781 | Aql | PN | 19 | 18.4 | +06 | 33 | 11.8 | 109" | pale version of M97; fairly bright |
| 96 | 6819 | Cyg | OC | 19 | 41.3 | +40 | 11 | 7.3 | 5 | 150*; faint but rich cluster in Milky Way |
| 97 | 6826 | Cyg | PN | 19 | 44.8 | +50 | 31 | 9.8 | 30" | !! Blinking Planetary; magnitude 10.4 central star |
| 98 | 6888 | Cyg | SNR? | 20 | 12.0 | +38 | 21 | ---- | 20x10 | Cresent Nebula; faint; use nebula filter |
| 99a | 6960 | Cyg | SNR | 20 | 45.7 | +30 | 43 | ---- | 70x6 | !! Veil Nebula; west half; use filter! |
| 99b | 6992/5 | Cyg | SNR | 20 | 56.4 | +31 | 43 | ---- | 78x8 | !! Veil Nebula; east half; use filter! |
| 100 | 7000 | Cyg | EN | 20 | 58.8 | +44 | 20 | ---- | 120x100 | !! North American; use filter and low mag. |
| 101 | 7027 | Cyg | PN? | 21 | 07.1 | +42 | 14 | 10.4 | 15" | unusual proto-plantary nebula |
| 102 | 6445 | Sgr | PN | 17 | 49.2 | -20 | 01 | 11.8 | 34" | small bright and annular; near M23 |
| 103 | 6520 | Sgr | OC | 18 | 03.4 | -27 | 54 | 8.1 | 6 | 60*; small; dark nebula B86 in same field |
| 104 | 6818 | Sgr | PN | 19 | 44.0 | -14 | 09 | 9.9 | 17" | Little Gem; annular; NGC 6822 45'S |
| 105 | 6802 | Vul | OC | 19 | 30.6 | +20 | 16 | 8.8 | 3.2 | at east end of Brocchi's cluster Cr 399 |
| 106 | 6940 | Vul | OC | 20 | 34.6 | +28 | 18 | 6.3 | 31 | 60*; fairly rich cluster in Milky Way |
| 107 | 6939 | Cep | OC | 20 | 31.4 | +60 | 38 | 7.8 | 8 | 80*; very rich; NGC 6946 in same field |
| 108 | 6946 | Cep | G-Sc | 20 | 34.8 | +60 | 09 | 8.9 | 11.0x9.8 | faint; diffuse face-on spiral near 6939 |
| 109 | 7129 | Cep | RN | 21 | 42.8 | +66 | 06 | ---- | 8x7 | faint reflection nebula around several stars |
| 110 | 40 | Cep | PN | 00 | 13.0 | +72 | 32 | 10.2 | 37" | unusual red planetary; magnitude 11.6 central star |