DEEP SKY OBSERVING
December 2009
by Mark Wagner

Targets rated 1 to 4, 1 very easy, 4 most difficult. Targets in a one hour window of R.A., arranged north to south, for easy star hopping. Available as a Megastar .obs file or Excel spreadsheet. The Excel has notes embedded as comments.
Rating
 Object Con Type
Size
Mag
RA
Dec
 Other
3
 N 1184 Cep GX
2.8'x0.6'
12.4
03 16 45
+80 47 36
  
3
 Pal 1 Cas GC
1.15'
13.6
03 33 00
+79 34 00
  
4
 Abell 6 Cas PN
188"x174"
15.0
02 58 41
+64 30 06
 PK 136+4.1 = PN G136.1+04.9
4
 Sh 2-201 Per BN
5'
3
03 03 10
+60 28 42
 IC 1841
2
 NGC 1444 Per OC
4'
6.4
03 49 24
+52 40 00
  
3
 N 1348 Per OC
6'
03 34 09
+51 25 12
  
2
 NGC 1245 Per OC
10'
6.9
03 14 42
+47 15 00
  
2
 N 1169 Per GX
4.2'x2.8'
11.3
03 03 34
+46 23 09
  
2
 N 1161 Per GX
2.8'x2.0'
11.0
03 01 14
+44 53 50
  
2
 N 1193 Per OC
2'
03 05 56
+44 23 00
  
2
 N 1175 Per GX
1.9'x0.6'
12.9
03 04 32
+42 20 22
  
2
 AGC 0426 Tri GXCL
13.900
12.5
03 18 36
+41 31 00
  
2
 N 1207 Per GX
2.3'x1.7'
12.6
03 08 15
+38 22 58
  
1
 NGC 1342 Per OC
15'
7.1
03 31 42
+37 20 00
  
3
 AGC 0407 Ari GXCL
1.810
14.7
03 01 42
+35 51 00
  
2
 N 1156 Ari GX
3.5'x2.5'
11.7
02 59 42
+25 14 15
  
1
 M045 Tau OC
110'
1.4
03 47 00
+24 07 00
 NGC 1432
3
 AGC 0397 Cet GXCL
1.270
15.1
02 57 00
+15 57 00
  
3
 AGC 0401 Cet GXCL
0.817
15.6
02 58 54
+13 35 00
  
3
 AGC 0399 Cet GXCL
0.817
15.6
02 57 54
+13 01 00
  
3
 AGC 0400 Cet GXCL
3.740
13.9
02 57 36
+06 02 00
  
3
 Arp 147 Cet GX
0.7'x0.5'
15.0
03 11 18
+01 18 00
 IC 0298
3
 Arp 219 Eri GX
0.9'x0.8'
14.9
03 39 51
-02 06 00
 UGC 02812
3
 Arp 279 Cet GX
1.7'x1.0'
13.9
03 14 23
-02 48 00
 NGC 1253A
2
 Arp 279 Cet GX
5.3'x2.3'
11.7
03 14 09
-02 49 00
 NGC 1253
3
 Arp 179 Cet GX
0.3'x0.2'
16.6
03 01 40
-04 40 00
 NPM1G -04.0134
3
 Arp 304 Cet GX
1.2'x0.7'
13.7
03 11 19
-08 54 00
 NGC 1242
3
 Arp 304 Cet GX
2.8'x1.7'
12.0
03 11 14
-08 55 00
 NGC 1241
3
 N 1162 Eri GX
1.3'x1.3'
12.5
02 58 55
-12 23 55
  
2
 N 1421 Eri GX
3.5'x0.9'
11.4
03 42 29
-13 29 20
  
3
 N 1172 Eri GX
2.3'x1.8'
11.9
03 01 36
-14 50 12
  
2
 N 1209 Eri GX
2.4'x1.1'
11.5
03 06 03
-15 36 41
  
2
 N 1199 Eri GX
2.4'x1.9'
11.4
03 03 38
-15 36 50
 HICKSON 22
2
 NGC 1407 Eri GX
1.1'x1.1'
10.6
03 40 12
-18 35 00
  
2
 N 1400 Eri GX
2.3'x2.0'
11.0
03 39 30
-18 41 17
  
2
 Arp 41 For GX
7.5'x6.5'
10.1
03 09 45
-20 34 00
 NGC 1232
4
 Arp 41 For GX
0.9'x0.8'
14.7
03 09 45
-20 34 00
 NGC 1232A
2
 N 1353 Eri GX
3.4'x1.4'
11.5
03 32 03
-20 49 05
  
2
 N 1332 Eri GX
4.7'x1.4'
10.3
03 26 17
-21 20 04
  
3
 N 1325 Eri GX
4.7'x1.6'
11.5
03 24 25
-21 32 36
  
4
 Arp 108 For GX
1.0'x0.7'
14.0
03 03 07
-22 12 00
 ESO 547-G003
4
 Arp 108 For GX
0.6'x0.4'
15.0
03 03 05
-22 13 00
 ESO 547-G002
3
 Arp 39 For GX
1.6'x1.3'
13.0
03 29 42
-22 16 00
 NGC 1347
2
 N 1187 Eri GX
5.5'x4.1'
10.8
03 02 37
-22 52 03
  
3
 N1228/29/30 Eri Trio
3.8'
13.2:13.9:14.4
03 08 12
-22 54 00
  
4
 Arp 332 For GX
1.5'x0.9'
13.2
03 08 11
-22 55 00
 NGC 1228
4
 Arp 332 For GX
1.4'x0.9'
13.9
03 08 11
-22 57 00
 NGC 1229
3
 Arp 332 For GX
2.0'x1.1'
13.2
03 08 27
-23 03 00
 IC 1892
1
 Arp 154 Pho GX
12.1'x8.6'
8.2
03 22 41
-37 12 00
 NGC 1316
Source catalogs

Herschel 400 are identified as NGCXXXX, Herschel 400-II are indentified as NXXXX.

Prior lists available in the Astronomical Catalogs and Observing List section of Adventures In Deep Space.

All descriptions are by Steve Gottlieb, including his NGC Notes, except where otherwise attributed.

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