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Terry Adrians' Deep-Sky Challenge Objects Chart Deep-Sky Challenge Objects No. Object Con Type R.A. Dec m_v Size U # min. A Map # 1 NGC 7822 Cep E/RN 00:03.6 +68:37 - 60x30 15 30 1,6 2 IC 59 Cas E/RN 00:56.7 +61:04 - 10x5 36 20-25 1 3 NGC 609 Cas OC 01:37.2 +64:33 11 3 16 25-30 1,6 4 IC 1795 Cas EN 02:24.7 +61:54 - 27x13 17 20 6 5 Maffei 1 Cas G-E3 02:36.3 +59:39 ~14 5x3 38 30 6 6 NGC 1049 For GC 02:39.7 -34:29 11 0.6 354 25-30 8 7 Abell 426 r Per Gs 03:19.8 +41:31 16-Dec 30 63 20-40 5 8 NGC 1432/35 Tau RN 03:46.1 +23:47 30x30 132 15-Oct 5 9 IC 342 Cam G-SBc 03:46.8 +68:06 ~12 17x17 18 20-30 6 10 NGC 1499 Per EN 04:00.7 +36:37 145x40 95 8-12.5 RFT 5 11 IC 405 Aur E/RN 05:16.2 +34:16 30x19 97 20 5,9 12 HH1 Ori E 05:36.3 -06:45 ~14.5 8" 271 15-Oct 5,9 13 IC 434/B 33 Ori E/DN 05:41.0 -02:28 60x10 226 15-20 dark sky! 5,9 14 Sh 2-276 Ori EN 5:48 1 600x30! 226 10-15 RFT 5,9 15 Abell 12 Ori PN 06:02.4 +09:39 ~13 37" 181 25-30 5,9 16 IC 443 Gem SNR 06:17.0 +22:47 50x40 137 25-30 5,9 17 J 900 Gem PN 06:25.9 +17:47 12.2 8" 137 20 5,9 18 IC 2177 Mon E/RN 07:05.1 -10:42 120x40 273 20-30 9 19 PK 205+14.1 Gem PN 07:29.0 +13:15 ~13 ~700 184 20-25 5,9 20 PK 164+31.1 Lyn PN 07:57.8 +53:25 ~14 6'40" 43 25 4 21 Leo I Leo G-E3 10:08.0 +12:18 9.8 10.7x8.3 189 30 4,7 22 Abell 1367 Leo G's 11:44.0 +19:57 13-16 ~60 147 30-40 6 23 NGC 3172 UMi G-? 11:50.0 +89:07 0.7x0.7 2 25 6 24 NGC 4236 Dra G-SBb 12:16.7 +69:28 13.6 18.6x6.9 25 20-25 6 25 Mrk 205 Dra Quasar 12:22.0 +75:18 14.5 stellar 9 30 4,7 26 3C 273 Vir Quasar 12:29.1 +02:03 12-Deg stellar 238 25-30 7 27 NGC 4676 Com G's 12:46.2 +30:44 14.1p ~ 2x1 108 25 7 28 Abell 1656 Com G's 13:00.1 +27:58 16Deg ~60 149 25-30 3,7 29 NGC 5053 Com GC 13:16.4 +17:42 9.8 10.5 150 20-Oct 3 30 NGC 5897 Lib GC 15:17.4 -21:01 8.6 12.6 334 15-20 3 31 Abell 2065 CrB G's 15:22.7 +27:43 ~16 ~30 154 50 in superb sky! 3 32 NGC 6027 Ser G's 15:59.0 +20:45 ~15 ~ 2x1 155 40 2 33 B 72 Oph DN 17:23.5 -23:38 30 338 8-12.5 RFT 1 34 NGC 6791 Lyr OC 19:20.7 +37:51 9.5 16 118 20-25 1 35 PK 64+5.1 Cyg PN 19:34.8 +30:31 9.6 8" 118 20 1 36 M 1-92 Cyg RN 19:36.3 +29:33 11 12"x6" 118 25-30 2 37 NGC 6822 Sgr G-Irr 19:44.9 -14:48 ~11 10.2x9.5 297 15-Oct 2 38 Palomar 11 Aql GC 19:45.2 -8 9..8 3.2 297 2 39 IC 4997 Sge PN 20:20.2 +16:45 10.9 2" 163 20 1,2 40 IC 1318 Cyg EN 20:26.2 +40:30 large 84 15 RFT 1 41 PK 80-6.1 Cyg PN? 21:02.3 +36:42 13.5 16" 121 25 1 42 IC 1396 Cep EN 21:39.1 +57:30 170x140 57 10-12.5 RFT 1 43 IC 5146 Cyg E/RN 21:53.5 +47:16 12x12 86 20-25 1 44 NGC 7317-20 Peg G's 22:36.1 +33:57 13-14 ea.~1 123 25-30 1 45 Jones 1 Peg PN 23:35.9 +30:28 12.1 320" 124 25-30 1 For more information see the 2004 Observers Handbook MAP 01 NGC609 γ Cas α Cas (Schedar) IC59 β Cas (Caph) NGC7822 Jones1 β Peg (Scheat) NGC7317-20 IC1396 α Cep (Alderamin) IC5146 α Cyg (Deneb) PK80-6.1 IC1318 ε Cyg (Gienah) γ Cyg (Sadr) γ Dra (Eltanin) NGC6791 PK64+5.1 M1-92 α Lyr (Vega) IC4997 α Aql (Altair) Limiting Magnitude: 6.6 PK64+5.1 M1-92 IC4997 MAP 02 α Aql (Altair) Palomar11 NGC6822 α Oph (Rasalhague) σ Sgr (Nunki) η Oph (Sabik) ε Sgr (Kaus Australis) B72 κ Sco (Girtab) λ Sco (Shaula) θ Sco (Sargas) α Sco (Antares) ε Sco (Wei) δ Sco (Dschubba) Limiting Magnitude: 6.6 MAP 03 η UMa (Alkaid) Abell2065 α CrB (Alphecca, Gemma) ε Boo (Izar) NGC6027 α Boo (Arcturus) NGC5053 α Ser (Unukalhai) ζ Oph (Han) β Lib (Zubeneschamali) α Vir (Spica) β1 Sco (Graffias) NGC5897 δ Sco (Dschubba) B72 α Sco (Antares) Limiting Magnitude: 6.6 MAP 04 ε Leo (Ras Elased Australis) γ1 Leo (Algieba) LEOI α Leo (Regulus) δ Leo (Zosma) Abell1367 α β Leo (Denebola) Hya (Alphard) 3C273 γ Vir (Porrima) γ Crv (Gienah) δ Crv (Algorab) ε Crv (Minkar) α Vir (Spica) Limiting Magnitude: 6.6 MAP 05 α Per (Mirfak) Abell426 NGC1499 α Aur (Capella) β Aur (Menkalinan) NGC1432/35 IC405 β Tau (Elnath) α Tau (Aldebaran) IC443 J900 γ Ori (Bellatrix) Abell12 α Ori (Betelgeuse) SH2-276 ε Ori (Alnilam) PK205+14.2 ζ Ori (Alnitak) IC434/B33 β Ori (Rigel) HH1 α CMi (Procyon) Limiting Magnitude: 6.6 β Per (Algol) NGC1499 Abell426 MAP 06 α Per (Mirfak) α Cas (Schedar) Maffei I γ Cas β Cas (Caph) IC1795 α Aur (Capella) NGC609 IC342 NGC7822 α UMi (Polaris) PK164+31.1 NGC3172 Mrk205 β UMi (Kochab) NGC4236 α UMa (Dubhe) ε UMa (Alioth) ζ UMa (Mizar) Limiting Magnitude: 6.6 α UMa (Dubhe) MAP 07 β UMa (Merak) γ UMa (Phecda) ε UMa (Alioth) ζ UMa (Mizar) η UMa (Alkaid) NGC4676 δ Leo (Zosma) Abell1656 Abell1367 ε Boo (Izar) β Leo (Denebola) NGC5053 α Boo (Arcturus) 3C273 α Vir (Spica) Limiting Magnitude: 6.6 α Cet (Menkar) MAP 08 γ Eri (Zaurak) β Cet (Deneb Kaitos) NGC1049 θ1 Eri (Acamar) α Phe (Ankaa) α Eri (Achernar) α Hyi α Car (Canopus) α γ Hyi Tuc α Pic Limiting Magnitude: 6.6 MAP 09 IC443 J900 γ Ori (Bellatrix) Abell12 α Ori (Betelgeuse) SH2-276 ε Ori (Alnilam) ζ Ori (Alnitak) IC434/B33 β Ori (Rigel) HH1 PK205+14.2 α CMi (Procyon) IC2177 α CMa (Sirius) δ CMa (Wesen) ε CMa (Adhara) α Car (Canopus) γ Vel (Suhail al Muhlif) Limiting Magnitude: 6.6.
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