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Binocular Stargazing Catalog Compiled by Tom Price-Nicholson Tom Price-Nicholson — Page 1 of 11 Binocular Stargazing Catalog Compiled by Tom Price-Nicholson The deep-sky objects in this catalog can all be seen through a pair of 7 50 binoculars under typical conditions. This catalog was published with the intent of helping amateur binocular astronomers to find targets. Many of the items are included in other catalogs, mainly the Messier, Caldwell, NGC and IC lists. Number Other Catalog Object Type Object Name Con Position Mag(v) Numbers BSC 1 C41 Open cluster Hyades Taurus RA: 04h 27m 0.5 Dec: +15° 52 h m s BSC 2 Barred irregular Large Magellanic Dorado/ RA: 05 23 34.5 0.9 galaxy Cloud Mensa Dec: –69° 45 22 BSC 3 NGC 3372 Emission nebula Eta Carinae Nebula Carina RA: 10h 45m 08.5s 1.0 C92 Dec: –59° 52 04 BSC 4 M45 Open cluster Pleiades Taurus RA: 03h 47m 24s 1.6 Dec: +24° 07 BSC 5 IC 2602 Open cluster Southern Pleiades Carina RA: 10h 43.2m 1.9 C102 Dec: –64° 24 BSC 6 IC 2391 Open cluster Omicron Velorum Vela RA: 08h 40.6m 2.5 C85 Cluster Dec: –53° 02 BSC 7 NGC 6231 Open cluster Northern Jewel Box Scorpius RA: 16h 54m 2.6 C76 Dec: –41° 48 BSC 8 NGC 292 Dwarf irregular Small Magellanic Tucana RA: 00h 52m 44.8s 2.7 galaxy Cloud Dec: –72° 49 43 BSC 9 NGC 3532 Open cluster Football Cluster Carina RA: 11h 05m 33s 3.0 C91 Dec: –58° 43.8 BSC 10 NGC 6475 Open cluster Ptolemy Cluster Scorpius RA: 17h 53m 51.2s 3.3 M7 Dec: –34° 47 34 BSC 11 NGC 224 Spiral galaxy Andromeda Galaxy Andromeda RA: 00h 42m 44.3s 3.44 M31 Dec: +41° 16 09 © 2016 F+W Media SkyandTelescope.com Tom Price-Nicholson — Page 2 of 11 Number Other Catalog Object Type Object Name Con Position Mag(v) Numbers BSC 12 NGC 2632 Open cluster Beehive Cancer RA: 08h 40.4m 3.7 M44 Dec: +19° 59 BSC 13 NGC 2516 Open cluster The Sprinter Carina RA: 07h 58m 20s 3.8 C96 Dec: –60° 52 BSC 14 NGC 5139 Type VIII globular Omega Centauri Centaurus RA: 13h 26m 47.28s 3.9 C80 cluster Dec: –47° 28 46.1 BSC 15 NGC 1976 Diffuse nebula Orion Nebula Orion RA: 05h 35m 17.3s 4.0 M42 Dec: –05° 23 28 BSC 16 NGC 7000 Emission nebula North America Cygnus RA: 20h 59m 17.1s 4.0 C20 Nebula Dec: +44° 31 44 BSC 17 NGC 2362 Open cluster Canis Major RA: 07h 18.6m 4.1 C64 Dec: –24° 59 BSC 18 NGC 6405 Open cluster Butterfly Cluster Scorpius RA: 17h 40.1m 4.2 M6 Dec: –32° 13 BSC 19 NGC 2422 Open cluster Puppis RA: 07h 36.6m 4.2 M47 Dec: –14° 30 BSC 20 NGC 4755 Open cluster Jewel Box Crux RA: 12h 53m 42s 4.2 C94 Dec: –60° 22 BSC 21 NGC 2287 Open cluster Canis Major RA: 06h 46m 4.5 M41 Dec: –20° 46 BSC 22 IC 2944 Emission nebula Running Chicken Centaurus RA: 11h 36m 36s 4.5 C100 Nebula Dec: –63° 02 00 BSC 23 IC 4715 Open cluster Sagittarius Star Sagittarius RA: 18h 17m 4.6 M24 Cloud Dec: –18° 29 BSC 24 IC 4725 Open cluster Sagittarius RA: 18h 31.6m 4.6 M25 Dec: –19° 15 BSC 25 NGC 2244 Open cluster Monoceros RA: 06h 31m 54s 4.8 C50 Dec: +04° 56 © 2016 F+W Media SkyandTelescope.com Tom Price-Nicholson — Page 3 of 11 Number Other Catalog Object Type Object Name Con Position Mag(v) Numbers BSC 26 NGC 104 Type III globular 47 Tucanae Tucana RA: 00h 24m 05.67s 4.91 C106 cluster Dec: –72° 04 52.6 BSC 27 NGC 7654 Open cluster Cassiopeia RA: 23h 24.2m 5.0 M52 Dec: +61° 35 BSC 28 NGC 6656 Type VII globular Sagittarius RA: 18h 36m 23.94s 5.1 M22 cluster Dec: –23° 54 17.1 BSC 29 NGC 6025 Open cluster Triangulum Australe RA: 16h 03m 42s 5.1 C95 Dec: –60° 30 00 BSC 30 NGC 6193 Open cluster Ara RA: 16h 41m 20s 5.2 C82 Dec: –48° 45 48″ BSC 31 NGC 2168 Open cluster Gemini RA: 06h 09.1m 5.3 M35 Dec: +24° 21 BSC 32 NGC 3766 Open cluster Centaurus RA: 11h 36.1m 5.3 C97 Dec: –61° 37 BSC 33 NGC 6087 Open cluster Norma RA: 16h 18m 48s 5.4 C89 Dec: –57° 56 BSC 34 NGC 6752 Type VI globular Pavo RA: 19h 10m 52.11s 5.4 C93 cluster Dec: –59° 59 04.4 BSC 35 NGC 1039 Open cluster Perseus RA: 02h 42.1m 5.5 M34 Dec: +42° 46 BSC 36 NGC 7092 Open cluster Cygnus RA: 21h 31m 42s 5.5 M39 Dec: +48° 25 BSC 37 NGC 2548 Open cluster Hydra RA: 08h 01.7m 5.5 M48 Dec: –05° 45 BSC 38 NGC 752 Open cluster Andromeda RA: 01h 57m 55s 5.7 C28 Dec: +37° 51 57 BSC 39 NGC 598 Spiral galaxy Triangulum galaxy Triangulum RA: 01h 33m 50.02s 5.72 M33 Dec: +30° 39 36.7 © 2016 F+W Media SkyandTelescope.com Tom Price-Nicholson — Page 4 of 11 Number Other Catalog Object Type Object Name Con Position Mag(v) Numbers BSC 40 NGC 6205 Type V globular Hercules Globular Hercules RA: 16h 41m 41.24s 5.8 M13 cluster Cluster Dec: +36° 27 35.5 BSC 41 NGC 2477 Open cluster Puppis RA: 07h 52m 09.8s 5.8 C71 Dec: –38° 32 00 BSC 42 NGC 6124 Open cluster Scorpius RA: 16h 25m 36s 5.8 C75 Dec: –40° 40 00 BSC 43 NGC 6121 Type IX globular Scorpius RA: 16h 23m 35.22s 5.9 M4 cluster Dec: –26° 31 32.7 BSC 44 NGC 2323 Open cluster Monoceros RA: 07h 03.2m 5.9 M50 Dec: -08° 20 BSC 45 NGC 6523 Emission nebula Lagoon Nebula Sagittarius RA: 18h 03m 37s 6.0 M8 Dec: –24° 23 12 BSC 46 NGC 6611 Emission nebula Eagle Nebula Serpens RA: 18h 18m 48s 6.0 M16 Dec: –13° 49 BSC 47 NGC 6618 Emission nebula Omega Nebula Sagittarius RA: 18h 20m 26s 6.0 M17 Dec: –16° 10 36 BSC 48 NGC 2447 Open cluster Puppis RA: 07h 44.6m 6.0 M93 Dec: –23° 52 BSC 49 IC 405 Emission nebula Flaming Star Neb- Auriga RA: 05h 16m 05s 6.0 C31 ula Dec: +34° 27 49 BSC 50 NGC 2437 Open cluster Puppis RA: 07h 41.8m 6.1 M46 Dec: –14° 49 BSC 51 NGC 2682 Open cluster Cancer RA: 08h 51.4m 6.1 M67 Dec: +11° 49 BSC 52 NGC 6838 Type X globular Sagitta RA: 19h 53m 46.49s 6.1 M71 cluster Dec: +18° 46 45.1 BSC 53 NGC 5272 Type VI globular Canes Venatici RA: 13h 42m 11.62s 6.2 M3 cluster Dec: +28° 22 38.2 BSC 54 NGC 7078 Type IV globular Pegasus RA: 21h 29m 58.33s 6.2 M15 cluster Dec: +12° 10 01.2 © 2016 F+W Media SkyandTelescope.com Tom Price-Nicholson — Page 5 of 11 Number Other Catalog Object Type Object Name Con Position Mag(v) Numbers BSC 55 NGC 2099 Open cluster Auriga RA: 05h 52m 18s 6.2 M37 Dec: +32° 33 02 BSC 56 NGC 7089 Type II globular Aquarius RA: 21h 33m 27.02s 6.3 M2 cluster Dec: –00° 49 23.7 BSC 57 NGC 6514 Emission nebula Trifid Nebula Sagittarius RA: 18h 02m 23s 6.3 M20 Dec: –23° 01 48 BSC 58 NGC 1960 Open cluster Auriga RA: 05h 36m 12s 6.3 M36 Dec: +34° 08 04 BSC 59 NGC 6341 Type IV globular Hercules RA: 17h 17m 07.39s 6.3 M92 cluster Dec: +43° 08 09.4 BSC 60 NGC 6541 Type III globular Corona Australis RA: 18h 08m 02.36s 6.3 C78 cluster Dec: –43° 42 53.6 BSC 61 NGC 6254 Type VII globular Ophiuchus RA: 16h 57m 08.92s 6.4 M10 cluster Dec: –04° 05 58.07 BSC 62 NGC 457 Open cluster ET Cluster Cassiopeia RA: 01h 19m 32.6s 6.4 C13 Dec: +58° 17 27 BSC 63 NGC 7243 Open cluster Lacerta RA: 22h 15m 08.6s 6.4 C16 Dec: –49° 53 51 BSC 64 NGC 362 Type III globular Tucana RA: 01h 03m 14.26s 6.4 C104 cluster Dec: –70° 50 55.6 BSC 65 NGC 6531 Open cluster Sagittarius RA: 18h 04.6m 6.5 M21 Dec: –22° 30 BSC 66 NGC 5904 Type V globular Serpens RA: 15h 18m 33.22s 6.65 M5 cluster Dec: +02° 04 51.7 BSC 67 NGC 6397 Type IX globular Ara RA: 17h 40m 42.09s 6.68 C86 cluster Dec: –53° 40 27.6 BSC 68 NGC 7023 Reflection nebula Iris Nebula Cepheus RA: 21h 01m 35.6s 6.8 C4 Dec: +68° 10 10 © 2016 F+W Media SkyandTelescope.com Tom Price-Nicholson — Page 6 of 11 Number Other Catalog Object Type Object Name Con Position Mag(v) Numbers BSC 69 NGC 6494 Open cluster Sagittarius RA: 17h 56.8m 6.9 M23 Dec: –19° 01 BSC 70 NGC 4609 Open cluster Crux RA: 12h 42m 18s 6.9 C98 Dec: –62° 59 42 BSC 71 NGC 1502 Open cluster Camelopardalis RA: 04h 07m 50s 6.9 Dec: +62° 19 54 BSC 72 NGC 3031 Spiral galaxy Bode’s Galaxy Ursa Major RA: 09h 55m 33.2s 6.94 M81 Dec: +69° 03 55 BSC 73 NGC 6992 Supernova remnant Eastern Veil Nebula Cygnus RA: 20h 45m 38s 7.0 NGC 6995 Dec: +30° 42 30 IC 1340 C33 BSC 74 NGC 6960 Supernova remnant Western Veil Nebula Cygnus RA: 20h 45m 38s 7.0 C34 Dec: +30° 42 30 BSC 75 NGC 6913 Open cluster Cygnus RA: 20h 23m 56s 7.1 M29 Dec: +38° 31.4 BSC 76 NGC 663 Open cluster Cassiopeia RA: 01h 46m 7.1 C10 Dec: +61° 15 BSC 77 NGC 6302 Planetary nebula Butterfly Nebula Scorpius RA: 17h 13m 44.21s 7.1 C69 Dec: –37° 06 15.94 BSC 78 IC 5146 Reflection nebula Cocoon Nebula Cygnus RA: 21h 53m 28.7s 7.2 C19 Dec: +47° 16 01 BSC 79 NGC 2360 Open cluster Caroline’s Cluster Canis Major RA: 07h 17m 43s 7.2 C58 Dec: –15° 38 29 BSC 80 NGC 1851 Type II globular Columba RA: 05h 14m 06.76s 7.3 C73 cluster Dec: –40° 02 47.6 BSC 81 NGC 6266 Type IV globular Ophiuchus RA: 17h 01m 12.6s 7.39 M62 cluster Dec: –30° 06 44.5 BSC 82 NGC 1912 Open cluster Auriga RA: 05h 28m 42s 7.4 M38 Dec: +35° 51 18 © 2016 F+W Media SkyandTelescope.com Tom Price-Nicholson — Page 7 of 11 Number Other Catalog Object Type Object Name Con Position Mag(v) Numbers BSC 83 NGC 581 Open cluster Cassiopeia RA: 01h 33.2m 7.4 M103 Dec: –60° 42 BSC 84 NGC 6888 Emission nebula Crescent nebula Cygnus RA: 20h 12m 07s 7.4 C27 Dec: +38° 21.3 BSC 85 NGC 6809 Type XI globular Sagittarius RA: 19h 39m 59.71s 7.42 M55 cluster Dec: –30° 57 53.1 BSC 86 NGC 6273 Type VIII globular Ophiuchus RA: 17h 02m 37.69s 7.1 M19 cluster Dec: –26° 16 04.6 BSC 87 NGC 6613 Open cluster Sagittarius RA: 18h 19.9m 7.2 M18 Dec: –17° 08 BSC 88 NGC 6853 Planetary nebula Dumbbell nebula Vulpecula RA: 19h 59m 36.34s 7.2 M27 Dec: +22° 43 16.09 BSC 89 NGC 5236 Barred spiral galaxy Southern pinwheel galaxy Hydra RA: 13h 37m 00.9s 7.54 M83 Dec: –29° 51 57 BSC 90 NGC 2506 Open cluster Monoceros RA: 08h 00m 01s 7.6 C54 Dec: –10° 46 12 BSC 91 NGC 7293 Planetary nebula Helix nebula Aquarius RA: 22h 29m 38.55s 7.6 C63 Dec: –20° 50 13.6 BSC 92 NGC 5286 Type V globular Centaurus RA: 13h 46m 26.81s 7.6 C84 cluster Dec: –51° 22 27.3 BSC 93 NGC 6626 Type IV globular Sagittarius RA: 18h 24m 32.89s 7.66 M28 cluster Dec: –24° 52 11.4 BSC
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