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Southern Sky: Telescopic - Caldwell - Binocular - Planetary Nebulae ID Other Desifnation Type RA Dec Con Size Mag CS B C NGC 104 47 Tucanae Gb 00 24 05.4 -72 04 51.9 Tuc 30.90 4.00 C NGC 121 ESO 50-SC12 Gb 00 26 48.0 -71 32 00.0 Tuc 1.50 10.60 99.90 126 Bet1Tuc * 00 31 32.7 -62 57 29.0 Tuc 4.37 127 Bet2Tuc * 00 31 33.6 -62 57 57.0 Tuc 4.54 NGC 292 SMC, Small Magellanic Cloud, Nubecula Minor Gx 00 52 36.0 -72 48 00.0 Tuc 319.10 2.30 14.00 NGC 330 OC 00 56 18.7 -72 27 45.0 Tuc 2.00 9.60 NGC 346 C+N 00 59 05.0 -72 10 36.0 Tuc 14.00 10.30 B C NGC 362 Gb 01 03 13.9 -70 50 53.9 Tuc 12.90 6.60 NGC 371 ESO 51-SC14 OC 01 03 30.0 -72 03 00.0 Tuc 7.50 13.80 99.90 NGC 419 Gb 01 08 17.3 -72 53 00.0 Tuc 2.60 10.00 B C NGC 1261 Gb 03 12 15.7 -55 12 57.1 Hor 6.90 8.40 NGC 1313 Topsy-Turvy Galaxy, Starburst Galaxy, ESO 82-11 Gx 03 20 05.4 -66 42 08.0 Ret 8.50 9.00 NGC 1549 Gx 04 15 45.0 -55 35 31.2 Dor 3.70 9.90 NGC 1553 Gx 04 16 10.5 -55 46 48.9 Dor 4.10 9.50 NGC 1566 Gx 04 20 00.5 -54 56 16.8 Dor 7.60 9.40 NGC 1763 IC 2115 OC 04 56 48.0 -66 25 00.0 Dor 25.00 99.90 99.90 NGC 1850 OC 05 08 44.9 -68 45 41.7 Dor 3.00 9.30 NGC 1955 C+N 05 26 10.0 -67 29 54.0 Dor 9.00 NGC 1962 C+N 05 26 19.0 -68 50 12.0 Dor 8.00 B C NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula, Looped Nebula, 30 Doradus, True Lovers' Kn C+N 05 38 42.5 -69 06 03.3 Dor 40.00 8.20 NGC 2074 ESO 57-EN8 OC 05 39 06.0 -69 30 00.0 Dor 8.50 99.90 B C NGC 2516 OC 07 58 04.0 -60 45 12.0 Car 30.00 3.80 NGC 2547 OC 08 10 09.0 -49 12 54.0 Vel 20.00 4.70 B C IC 2391 Cr 191 OC 08 39 36.0 -52 55 00.0 Vel 60.00 2.50 99.90 IC 2395 OC 08 42 29.0 -48 07 54.0 Vel 8.00 4.60 NGC 2669 OC 08 46 22.0 -52 56 54.0 Vel 12.00 6.10 PN IC 2448 Pl 09 07 06.3 -69 56 31 Car 8.0" 11.5 B NGC 2808 Gb 09 12 02.6 -64 51 49.9 Car 13.80 6.30 PN C NGC 2867 PK 278-5.1 Pl 09 21 24.0 -58 19 00.0 Car 0.20 9.70 14.90 PN NGC 2899 Pl 09 27 03.1 -56 06 21 Vel 2' 12.2 PN IC 2501 Pl 09 38 47.2 -60 05 31 Car 2.0" 11.3 B NGC 3114 OC 10 02 36.0 -60 07 12.0 Car 35.00 4.20 PN IC 2553 Pl 10 09 20.9 -62 36 48 Car 12" 13 PN C NGC 3195 Gamma Leonis Group, PK 296-20.1 Pl 10 09 24.0 -80 52 00.0 Cha 0.67 11.50 10.80 PN NGC 3211 Pl 10 17 50.6 -62 40 15 Car 12" 11.8 NGC 3247 C+N 10 24 18.0 -57 45 24.0 Car 7.00 7.60 B NGC 3293 Gem Cluster, OCL 816 C+N 10 35 51.0 -58 13 48.0 Car 40.00 4.70 B C IC 2602 Southern Pleiades, Cr 229, Theta Carinae OC 10 42 57.0 -64 23 42.0 Car 50.00 1.90 NGC 3324 Keyhole-Dk neb near brightest part of NGC 3372 DKNb 10 44 24.0 -59 39 00.0 Car B C NGC 3372 Eta Carinae Nebula, Keyhole Nebula Nb 10 45 06.0 -59 52 00.0 Car 120.00 3.00 99.90 PN IC 2621 Pl 11 00 20.1 -65 14 58 Car 5.0" 10.5 B C NGC 3532 Firefly Party Cluster, OCL 839 OC 11 05 39.0 -58 45 12.0 Car 55.00 3.00 NGC 3572 C+N 11 10 23.0 -60 14 54.0 Car 20.00 6.60 PN NGC 3699 Pl 11 27 57.7 -59 57 28 Cen 1.1' 14 PN Fleming 1 PK 290-7.1 Pl 11 28 36.2 -52 56 04 Cen 30" 11.4 C IC 2944 Lambda Centauri Nebula, Running Chicken Nebula, Cr 249 C+N 11 35 47.3 -63 01 10.9 Cen 75.00 4.50 B C NGC 3766 OC 11 36 14.0 -61 36 30.0 Cen 12.00 5.30 PN NGC 3918 Blue Planetary, Ghost of Uranus, PK 294+4.1 Pl 11 50 17.8 -57 10 56.4 Cen 0.20 8.00 15.70 PN NGC 4071 Eyeball Nebula Pl 12 04 17.7 -67 18 35 Mus 1.2' 12.9 C NGC 4372 Gb 12 25 45.6 -72 39 28.3 Mus 18.60 7.80 4730 Alp1Cru, Acrux * 12 26 35.9 -63 05 57.0 Cru 1.33 4731 Alp2Cru, Acrux * 12 26 36.5 -63 05 58.0 Cru 1.73 B C NGC 4609 OC 12 42 18.0 -62 59 42.0 Cru 5.00 6.90 B C Coalsack DKNb 12 53 00.0 -63 00 00.0 Cru 400.00 79.90 79.90 B C NGC 4755 Jewel Box, Kappa Crusis Cluster OC 12 53 39.0 -60 21 42.0 Cru 10.00 4.20 B C NGC 4833 Gb 12 59 35.3 -70 52 31.6 Mus 13.50 7.40 C NGC 4945 Gx 13 05 24.0 -49 28 00.0 Cen 19.80 8.60 NGC 4945A Gx 13 06 36.5 -49 42 00.0 Cen 2.50 12.50 PN IC 4191 Pl 13 08 47.3 -67 38 38 Mus 5.6" 12 PN He 2-90 Pl 13 09 36.4 -61 19 36 Cen 10" 12.7 PN NGC 5189 Sprial Planetary Nebula, PK 307-3.1 Pl 13 33 32.9 -65 58 26.8 Mus 2.60 10.00 14.10 NGC 5286 Gb 13 46 26.6 -51 22 30.0 Cen 9.10 7.60 NGC 5281 OC 13 46 35.0 -62 55 00.0 Cen 5.00 5.90 B NGC 5316 OC 13 53 57.0 -61 52 06.0 Cen 14.00 6.00 PN NGC 5315 Pl 13 53 57.0 -66 30 51 Cir 14.0" 13 5459 Alp1Cen, Alpha Centauri, Rigel Kentaurus, Rigilkent, Toliman * 14 39 35.9 -60 50 07.0 Cen -0.01 5460 Alp2Cen, Alpha Centauri B * 14 39 36.1 -60 50 08.0 Cen 1.33 B C NGC 5823 OC 15 05 30.0 -55 36 12.0 Cir 10.00 7.90 PN NGC 5844 Pl 15 10 40.7 -64 40 28 TrA 1.0' 12 NGC 5927 Gb 15 28 00.4 -50 40 22.7 Lup 12.00 8.30 NGC 5946 Gb 15 35 28.3 -50 39 32.9 Nor 7.10 9.60 PN He 2-131 PK 315-13.1 Pl 15 37 11.2 -71 54 53 Aps 4.9" 11.8 PN NGC 5979 Pl 15 47 41.5 -61 13 06 TrA 8.0" 13 PN Shapley 1 PK 329-2.1 Pl 15 51 40.9 -51 31 28 Nor 1.3' 13.6 PN He 2-138 PK 320-9.1 Pl 15 56 01.7 -66 09 09 TrA 7.0" 13.3 PN He2-141 PK 325-4.1 Pl 15 59 08.8 -58 23 53 Nor 16" 12.4 B C NGC 6025 OC 16 03 17.0 -60 25 54.0 TrA 12.00 5.10 B NGC 6067 OC 16 13 11.0 -54 13 06.0 Nor 13.00 5.60 B C NGC 6087 OC 16 18 50.0 -57 56 06.0 Nor 12.00 5.40 C NGC 6101 Gb 16 25 47.7 -72 12 04.8 Aps 10.70 9.30 PN He2-172 PK 331-5.1 Pl 16 37 42.7 -55 42 26 Ara 5.0" 11.9 NGC 6193 OCL 975 OC 16 41 18.0 -48 46 00.0 Ara 15.00 5.20 99.90 PN He 2-182 PK 325-12.1 Pl 16 54 35.2 -64 14 28 TrA 3.0" 12 PN He 2-185 PK 321-16.1 Pl 17 01 17.3 -70 06 03 TrA 5.0" 12.3 PN NGC 6326 Pl 17 20 46.3 -51 45 15 Ara 15" 12 16.8 NGC 6352 Gb 17 25 29.1 -48 25 21.2 Ara 7.10 8.20 B NGC 6362 Gb 17 31 54.9 -67 02 54.0 Ara 10.70 8.30 B C NGC 6397 Gb 17 40 41.8 -53 40 26.2 Ara 25.70 5.70 C NGC 6744 Gx 19 08 43.8 -63 43 49.0 Pav 15.50 9.00 B C NGC 6752 Pavo Globular, Dunlop 295 Gb 19 10 51.6 -59 58 56.4 Pav 20.40 5.40 PN He 2-434 PK 320-28.1 Pl 19 33 49.4 -74 32 59 Pav 8.0" 12.2 91 Objects.
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