This colourful pair of stars is separated by 24.2
arc seconds. The primary is magnitude 3.0, the secondary 8.4. Colors are often described as yellow and pale
lilac.
M68 (NGC 4590)
12hr 39.5m
-26° 45'
A bright globular cluster, mag. 8.0, 9 arc minutes in diameter. Difficult to
resolve, use high power. (Hydra)
M83 (NGC 5236)
13hr 37.0m
-29° 52'
A bright face-on Sc spiral measuring 8 x 10 arc minutes in size. At mag. 8.0,
difficult to observe due to its position deep in the south. (Hydra)
M48 (NGC 2548)
08hr 13.8m
-05° 48'
former "lost" Messier, large sparse cluster (Hydra) PLACEHOLDER
A bright blue planetary nebula, 80 arc seconds in diameter. Magnitude
10.5, central star mag. 13. (Corvus) (110NGC)
NGC 4038! and NGC 4039!
12hr 01.9m
-18° 52'
The "Antennae" or "Rattail" Galaxies - an 11th magnitude pair of interacting galaxies. Both galaxies
measure only 2.5 x 2.5 arc minutes, mottled regions will be visible with larger apertures. (Corvus) (110NGC)
NGC 4462
12hr 29m
-23° 10'
Located near b Corvus, this Sb spiral galaxy glows at magnitude 12.5.
3.7' x 1.6' in size, with a bright central core.
NGC 3242!!
10hr 24.8m
-18° 38'
The "Ghost of Jupiter" - a bright bluish planetary in Hydra. Measuring only 40 arc seconds across,
it glows at mag. 8.9. Look for the mag. 11 central star. (Hydra) (110NGC)
Another pair of interacting galaxies, located deep in the south
between b Hydra and M68. Magnitude 12.0 and 11.4 respectively, 2.4' x 1.9' and 1.9' x 1.5' in size.
NGC 5694
14hr 39m
-26° 32'
A 10.2 magnitude globular cluster, measuring 3.6 arc minutes in size.
Located about 5° east of 49 (p) Hydra.
