Some Galaxies Accessible to Amateur Astronomers
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| Name |
Constellation |
RA (2000) |
Dec |
Mag |
Notes |
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| M31 (NGC 224) |
Andromeda |
00 42.7 |
+4116 |
4 |
Visible to naked eye |
| M32 (NGC 221) |
Andromeda |
00 42.7 |
+40 52 |
9 |
Elliptical companion of M31 |
| M110 (NGC 205) |
Andromeda |
00 40.4 |
+41 41 |
9 |
Elliptical companion of M31 |
| M81 (NGC 3031) |
Ursa Major |
09 55.5 |
+69 04 |
8 |
- |
| M82 (NGC 3034) |
Ursa Major |
09 55.9 |
+69 41 |
9 |
edge-on dusty starburst galaxy |
| Centaurus A |
Centaurus |
13 25.5 |
-43 01 |
8 |
peculiar radio galaxy |
| LMC |
Doradus |
05 23 |
-69 45 |
2 |
Large Magellanic Cloud |
| SMC |
Tucana |
00 52 |
-72 50 |
3 |
Small Magellanic Cloud |
| M77 (NGC 1068) |
Cetus |
02 42.6 |
-00 01 |
10 |
Seyfert nucleus |
| M87 (NGC 4486) |
Virgo |
12 30.8 |
+12 23 |
9 |
Center of Virgo cluster |
| NGC 4565 |
Coma |
12 36.3 |
+25 59 |
10 |
edge-on spiral, dust lane |
| NGC 3556 |
Ursa Major |
11 11.5 |
+55 40 |
11 |
edge-on spiral |
| NGC 891 |
Andromeda |
02 22.5 |
+42 21 |
10 |
edge-on spiral |
| M104 (NGC 4594) |
Virgo |
12 40.0 |
-11 37 |
9 |
Sombrero galaxy |
| M65 (NGC 3623) |
Leo |
11 18.9 |
+13 05 |
10 |
- |
| M66 (NGC 3627) |
Leo |
11 20.2 |
+12 59 |
10 |
- |
| NGC 2903 |
Leo |
09 32.1 |
+21 30 |
10 |
barred spiral |
| M83 (NGC 5236) |
Hydra |
13 37.0 |
-29 52 |
8 |
barred spiral |
| NGC 7331 |
Pegasus |
22 37.1 |
+34 25 |
10 |
inclined, elongated |
| M94 (NGC 4736) |
Canes Venatici |
12 50.9 |
+41 07 |
9 |
very bright nucleus |
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SOURCE: ftp://crux.astr.ua.edu/web/goodies/data_resources/galaxies.text
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