Field L denotes the location. P: Pinnacles overlook,
B: Little Tycho Observatory, LBRP: Little Bennett Regional Park
Coordinates are J2000.
| Object Name | RA | Dec | mv | Size | NGC comments | Location | Telescope | Date | Observation |
| NGC 103 | 0h 25m 18s | 61° 21' 0" | 9.8 | 5 | Cl, pS, pC, st 11...18 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jun/26 3:52:5 | A nice cluster of ~20 stars 11mv... in a rich field. |
| NGC 129 | 0h 29m 54s | 60° 14' 0" | 6.5 | 21 | Cl, vL, pR, lC, st 9...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/15 21:21:30 | Despite careful searching, this field was not found. WikiSky: A loose grouping of 13...mv stars. Not visible in this urban setting. |
| NGC 129 | 0h 29m 54s | 60° 14' 0" | 6.5 | 21 | Cl, vL, pR, lC, st 9...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2018/Nov/11 20:59:16 | If the cluster is to be considered as the lovely starfield centered on it's coordinates, it's well worth looking up. |
| NGC 133 | 0h 31m 12s | 63° 22' 0" | 9 | 7 | Cl, pL, st 10..., D* inv | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/29 20:19:9 | The field was found but only a few stars of 9.5-11mv were seen. A similar sight was presented by N 146. WikiSky: Confirmed. |
| NGC 136 | 0h 31m 30s | 61° 32' 0" | 1 | glob. cl. , vF, S, eC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/10 21:21:0 | A very faint, small patch. | |
| NGC 146 | 0h 33m 6s | 63° 18' 0" | 9.1 | 7 | Cl, pL, lC, st 11-12, D* | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jul/10 2:2:43 | The cluster was not found. A nice but faint double, HJ 1033, was found in its place. WikiSky: HJ 1033 is at the cluster's center. It's a very loose cluster, needing darker skies to show its existance. |
| NGC 189 | 0h 39m 36s | 61° 4' 0" | 8.8 | 4 | Cl, pL, R, st 11...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/10 21:13:29 | 5 10-11mv stars, with about 10 13-14mv stars clustered around them. Lackluster. |
| NGC 206 | 0h 40m 36s | 40° 44' 0" | 99 | vF, vL, mE 0deg | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Nov/9 21:22:4 | A large, but low contrast brightening of the disk of M 31. | |
| NGC 225 | 0h 43m 24s | 61° 47' 0" | 7.0 | 12 | Cl, L, lC, st 9...10 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/2 21:9:14 | A very loose grouping of a few 8-9mv stars with an almost invisible core of 11-12mv stars. Lackluster. |
| NGC 188 | 0h 44m 0s | 85° 20' 0" | 8.1 | 14 | Cl, vL, R, 150-200 st 10...18 | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Oct/9 21:5:58 | This cluster does not stand out from the Milky way. It was found with the finder chart. The faint stars that make up most of it were unseen on this 4.8mv night. |
| NGC 272 | 0h 51m 24s | 35° 50' 0" | 99 | Cl, L, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Nov/10 19:13:5 | A 9.3mv star with 8 much fainter stars, 11mv... to the SE. DSS: A very loose cluster of only around 10 stars. | |
| NGC 281 | 0h 52m 48s | 56° 37' 0" | 7 | 35 | F, vL, dif, S triple * on np edge | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Dec/5 20:17:26 | A grouping of around 10 stars, with the exquisite triple BU 1 at its center. A beautiful field. The nebula that is burned out in the DSS survey plates is quite invisible from my urban backyard. |
| NGC 381 | 1h 8m 18s | 61° 35' 0" | 9 | 6 | Cl, pC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/16 3:59:2 | A round group of ~ 30 faint stars, 12-14mv. A chain of ~7 12mv stars runs NE-SW through it. |
| NGC 436 | 1h 15m 36s | 58° 49' 0" | 8.8 | 6 | Cl, S, iF, pC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/16 4:9:18 | A cluster of ~8 11-12mv stars with a haze of a few fainter ones as well |
| NGC 457 | 1h 19m 6s | 58° 20' 0" | 6.4 | 13 | Cl, B, L, pRi, st 7, 8, 10 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Dec/18 20:23:22 | A grand cluster of ~80 stars, many of them appear to be double, and many are quite blue. |
| NGC 559 | 1h 29m 30s | 63° 18' 0" | 9.5 | 4 | Cl, B, pL, pRi | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/14 1:30:34 | A faint smattering of nebulosity surrounding 3 9-10mv stars. WikiSky: the nebulosity is a cloud of about 30 13...mv stars. Tonight's skies were hazy, and the night ended early, clouded out. |
| NGC 581 | 1h 33m 12s | 60° 42' 0" | 7.4 | 6 | Cl, pL, B, R, Ri, st 10...11; = M103 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jan/10 21:56:11 | AKA M 103. A cluster of ~50 faint stars and 10 bright ones. A triangle of 9mv stars frames the cluster. Lovely. |
| Trumpler 1 | 1h 35m 38.5s | 61° 17' 15.69" | 8.1 | 2.5 | 25 stars 10mv... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Feb/20 19:13:21 | A group of 4 10-11mv stars in a row, with about 4 just south of them. A very interesting cluster. |
| Trumpler 1 | 1h 35m 38.5s | 61° 17' 15.69" | 8.1 | 2.5 | 25 stars 10mv... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Oct/5 1:58:31 | A remarkable streak of 4 10-11mv stars. |
| Trumpler 1 | 1h 35m 38.5s | 61° 17' 15.69" | 8.1 | 2.5 | 25 stars 10mv... | LBRP | O-18 | 2012/Dec/13 20:37:49 | A small cluster with 4 10mv stars in an almost straight line through its center. |
| NGC 609 | 1h 37m 12s | 64° 33' 0" | 11.0 | 3 | Cl, S, pRi, st 14... | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Dec/13 21:42:41 | A meer faint pair in the C-11, and a very faint sprinkle of stars in the O-18. |
| NGC 637 | 1h 42m 54s | 64° 0' 0" | 8.2 | 4 | Cl, pS, B & vF st | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/16 4:16:42 | A chain of ~8 10-12mv stars running NNE to SSW. There are a few fainter one towards the center. There is a 4" pair of 10mv stars, in pa 355°, STI 264. |
| NGC 654 | 1h 44m 6s | 61° 53' 0" | 6.5 | 5 | Cl, iF, Ri, one *6-7, st 11...14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Feb/13 21:13:47 | A faint cluster of stars, 10-12...mv. There is a 7.3mv foregound star in the field. |
| NGC 659 | 1h 44m 12s | 60° 42' 0" | 7.9 | 5 | Cl, lRi, st B | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/16 4:28:24 | Looks to me like a chance grouping of ~8 10-12mv stars. There might be a haze of much fainter ones, but that might be averted imaganation, too. Wikisky: There is a very slight clumping of Milky Way stars here |
| NGC 659 | 1h 44m 12s | 60° 42' 0" | 7.9 | 5 | Cl, lRi, st B | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Nov/13 20:38:57 | A cluster of faint doubles. There is also a very faint nebulosity here. Aladin/DSS: The "nebulosity" is actually the fainter stars in the cluster. |
| NGC 663 | 1h 46m 0s | 61° 15' 0" | 7.1 | 16 | Cl, B, L, eRi, st pL | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Feb/13 21:6:11 | A large, loose cluster of around 20 stars, 8-11mv. Two nice pairs on either side of 10mv stars, around 5" sep. |
| NGC 752 | 1h 57m 48s | 37° 41' 0" | 5.7 | 50 | Cl, vvL, Ri, st L & sc | B | C-8 | 2006/Dec/13 19:00:00 | A lovely cluster, festooned with doubles and star chains. |
| NGC 744 | 1h 58m 24s | 55° 29' 0" | 7.9 | 11 | Cl, pL, pRi, iF, st 11...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jan/18 21:51:21 | Around 9 bright stars (9.5mv and below) and what appears to be nebulosity around them. |
| NGC 869 | 2h 19m 0s | 57° 9' 0" | 4 | 30 | ! Cl, vvL, vRi, st 7...14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Feb/13 21:18:54 | One of the double clusters. Superb! |
| NGC 884 | 2h 22m 24s | 57° 7' 0" | 4 | 30 | ! Cl, vL, vRi, ruby * M | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Feb/13 21:19:34 | One of the double clusters. Superb! |
| NGC 956 | 2h 32m 24s | 44° 39' 0" | 9 | 8 | Cl, pRi, st 9...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/12 2:37:48 | Around 5 9-11mv stars with a possible haze of fainter ones (13.5...mv) just to the west. Lackluster. WikiSky: Confirmed. |
| IC 1805 | 2h 32m 42s | 61° 27' 0" | 6.5 | 60 | Cl, co, eL neby extends f | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/21 21:27:54 | A wide grouping of around 8 9mv stars with about 20 11... fainter ones. Many of these stars appear double. A nice star field. |
| NGC 957 | 2h 33m 36s | 57° 32' 0" | 7.6 | 11 | Cl, pL, pRi, st 13...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/16 4:55:19 | There seems to be a cluster of 12-13mv stars here, but it doesn't match the chart. Not found? |
| NGC 957 | 2h 33m 36s | 57° 32' 0" | 7.6 | 11 | Cl, pL, pRi, st 13...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/11 20:1:46 | The finder chart does not correspond to the sky. Check with WikiSky. WikiSky: The chart had inadvertently become inverted, thus the confusion. |
| NGC 1039 | 2h 42m 0s | 42° 47' 0" | 5.2 | 35 | Cl, B, vL, lC, sc st 9; = M34 | B | C-8 | 2006/Nov/25 19:30:00 | AKA M 34. Another rich cluster containing many doubles, especially in the center. |
| IC_1824 | 2h 42m 36s | 61° 35' 42" | 6.7 | ?x? | ? | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Oct/25 23:51:51 | A lovely cluster, the same as NGC 1027. |
| NGC 1027 | 2h 42m 42s | 61° 33' 0" | 6.7 | 20 | Cl, L, sc st, one 10m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/21 21:32:23 | This cluster, along with I 1824 are a 7mv star surrounded by a few fainter ones. There is a hint of some 12 mv stars, but they are washed out in tonights almost full moon. |
| IC 1848 | 2h 51m 12s | 60° 26' 0" | 6.5 | 60 | Cl, st F, extends 8mag f, in F neby | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/12 3:0:54 | A lackluster, scattered group of around 10 stars, 7-10mv. |
| NGC 1245 | 3h 14m 42s | 47° 15' 0" | 8.4 | 10 | Cl, pL, Ri, C, iR, st 12...15 | B | C-8 | 2006/Dec/23 19:30:00 | Needs averted vision to see the stars. A brightening of the milky way in this light pollution. |
| NGC 1342 | 3h 31m 36s | 37° 20' 0" | 6.7 | 14 | Cl, vL, ab 60 st | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/12 3:7:50 | A nice cluster of ~25 stars, 9-11mv. There is a bright yellow 6.5mv star around a degree (6 minutes, RA) east of the cluster not on the chart. (Perhaps just off of it?) WikiSky: The star is 7.3mv, and it is yellow. |
| IC_348 | 3h 44m 30s | 32° 17' 0" | 7.3 | 10 | pB, vL, vgbM | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/19 20:0:57 | An interesting cluster. There are two fairly bright pairs on either side (east and west) and a spray of fainter ones between them. Bright Omicron Per is just to the north. This would be better in darker, steadier skies. |
| IC_348 | 3h 44m 30s | 32° 17' 0" | 7.3 | 10 | pB, vL, vgbM | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Dec/30 21:35:20 | |
| Pleiades | 3h 46m 42s | 24° 7' 0" | 3.0 | 50 | Brightest OC. | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Mar/27 20:20:32 | Gorgeous. Seen more times than I've bothered to count. |
| NGC 1444 | 3h 49m 24s | 52° 40' 0" | 6.6 | 4 | Cl of ab 30 st 12...14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/10 20:49:59 | 3 faint (12mv) stars were seen. Lackluster, to say the least. |
| NGC 1496 | 4h 4m 24s | 52° 37' 0" | 10 | 6 | Cl, segment of a ring | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Jan/7 20:23:31 | Dyer's description is accurate. The RNGC position is SSW of the cluster itself. |
| NGC 1502 | 4h 7m 42s | 62° 20' 0" | 5.7 | 8 | Cl, pRi, cC, iF | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Dec/29 21:9:0 | Bright cluster of ~ 20 stars, most of them double, contains the brilliant pair Struve 485. |
| NGC 1502 | 4h 7m 42s | 62° 20' 0" | 5.7 | 8 | Cl, pRi, cC, iF | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Apr/1 20:43:53 | A brilliant cluster of doubles, with a superb pair in the center. |
| NGC 1502 | 4h 7m 42s | 62° 20' 0" | 5.7 | 8 | Cl, pRi, cC, iF | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2019/Jan/25 20:26:17 | An exquisite cluster with a line of binary stars running through its center. |
| NGC 1513 | 4h 10m 0s | 49° 31' 0" | 8.4 | 9 | Cl, L, vRi, pC, st vL | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/10 20:7:16 | 6 9-10 mv stars surround by a nebulous glow, which might just be the milky way. Not a great sight, on this moonlit night. |
| NGC 1528 | 4h 15m 24s | 51° 14' 0" | 6.4 | 24 | Cl, B, vRi, cC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/9 21:21:40 | A large, scattered group of about 50 stars, 10-12mv. Nice. |
| NGC 1545 | 4h 20m 54s | 50° 15' 0" | 6.2 | 18 | Cl, pRi, lC, st L | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/9 21:25:58 | An isoceles triangle of three 7-8mv stars, with a few 9mv outliers. Lackluster. WikiSky: Confirmed. |
| NGC 1582 | 4h 32m 0s | 43° 51' 0" | 7 | 37 | Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st L | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Dec/22 19:59:59 | A large (25'), loose arc of 8-9mv stars with three wide pairs in them. There might be a smattering of 12mv stars at the NE end of the arc. |
| NGC 1605 | 4h 35m 0s | 45° 15' 0" | 10.7 | 5 | Cl, vF, pS, C, st eS | LBRP | C-11 | 2013/Feb/9 19:50:40 | If seen at all, an very faint patch. Averted imagination! WikiSky DSS image: A loose group of 13... mv stars. Hardly stands out from the surrounding Milky Way. |
| NGC 1624 | 4h 40m 24s | 50° 27' 0" | 10.4 | 5 | F, cL, iF, 6 or 7 st + neb | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Oct/16 4:37:52 | A 12mv star with around 4 13... mv stars close to it. There is a slight glow around the stars. |
| NGC 1647 | 4h 46m 0s | 19° 4' 0" | 6.4 | 45 | Cl, vL, st L, sc | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/8 19:21:55 | A very loose cluster of pairs and other stars. Fills the low power, 24mm field. |
| NGC 1662 | 4h 48m 30s | 10° 56' 0" | 6.4 | 20 | Cl of L & S sc st | B | C-8 | 2008/Jan/08 19:00:00 | A loose open cluster, swept up when looking for a double (Struve 535!) with a poorly aligned telescope. Obviously a cluster, but unspectacular. |
| NGC 1664 | 4h 51m 6s | 43° 42' 0" | 7.6 | 18 | Cl, lRi, lC, pL | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/23 21:1:40 | A nice cluster of about 5 pairs, 10mv... with a few fainter stars and perhaps a bit of nebulosity. WikiSky: The nebulosity is a scattering of 12...mv star. |
| NGC 1724 | 5h 3m 30s | 49° 30' 0" | 10 | Cl, vS, st + neb? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Apr/2 21:29:54 | A group of 3 11.5mv stars, with perhaps a faint haze around it. | |
| NGC 1746 | 5h 3m 36s | 23° 49' 0" | 6 | 42 | Cl, P | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/10 20:17:22 | This is just a small triangle of stars in a very starry field. It's a lovely low power field, but the cluster, and those also listed in the field are non entities. |
| NGC 1746 | 5h 3m 36s | 23° 49' 0" | 6 | 42 | Cl, P | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Feb/20 20:03:04 | With NGC 1750 and NGC 1758, a large (~1°), very loose grouping of 8-11mv stars. Recently found to NOT be a cluster. |
| NGC 1750 | 5h 3m 54s | 23° 39' 30" | 25.00x12.0 | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Feb/20 20:03:04 | With NGC 1746 and NGC 1758, a large (~1°), very loose grouping of 8-11mv stars. Recently found to NOT be a cluster. | |
| NGC 1758 | 5h 4m 36s | 23° 47' 54" | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Feb/20 20:03:04 | With NGC 1746 and NGC 1750, a large (~1°), very loose grouping of 8-11mv stars. Recently found to NOT be a cluster. | ||
| NGC 1778 | 5h 8m 6s | 37° 3' 0" | 7.7 | 7 | Cl, pC, lRi, iF, st L | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Apr/1 21:4:32 | A cluster of around 20 stars from 9 to 12.5mv, with a 10mv 10" pair near the center. |
| NGC 1807 | 5h 10m 42s | 16° 32' 0" | 7.0 | 17 | Cl, pRi, st L & S | B | C-8 | 2008/Feb/02 21:00:00 | A large, (~ 40 arc minute), loose cluster of 10 or so bright stars. At the center is a double, 5", position angle 270, 8 - 9 mv. WDS identifies it as HJ 3268, 10", position angle 268, 9.4 - 10.1. |
| NGC 1798 | 5h 11m 39.29s | 47° 41' 44" | 10.0 | ?x? | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Oct/25 3:25:18 | The cluster was not found. Aladin DSS, UCAC4: There is a grouping, perhaps a cluster, of 16mv... stars here. |
| NGC 1817 | 5h 12m 6s | 16° 42' 0" | 7.7 | 16 | Cl, L, Ri, lC, st 11...14 | B | C-8 | 2008/Feb/02 21:00:00 | Too faint for tonight's moisture laden skies. |
| NGC 1817 | 5h 12m 6s | 16° 42' 0" | 7.7 | 16 | Cl, L, Ri, lC, st 11...14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Nov/15 4:13:29 | An irregular group of around 20 stars, 9...mv. 15'x10' in size. |
| NGC 1857 | 5h 20m 12s | 39° 21' 0" | 7.0 | 6 | Cl, pRi, pC, st 7... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Mar/8 21:38:30 | A cluster of faint stars, on the edge of visibility, with a bright yellow 7mv star in it's center. |
| NGC 1893 | 5h 22m 42s | 33° 24' 0" | 7.5 | 11 | Cl, L, Ri, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Dec/2 20:39:17 | This looks like a chance grouping of milky way stars. Very loose, if a cluster at all. WikiSky: There is quite a bit of nebulosity here, invisible in the moonlight and light pollution. |
| NGC 1907 | 5h 28m 0s | 35° 19' 0" | 8.2 | 7 | Cl, pRi, pC, R, st 9...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Dec/15 20:53:5 | A small scatter of ~ 20 9...mv stars, a degree south of M 38. |
| NGC 1912 | 5h 28m 42s | 35° 50' 0" | 6.4 | 21 | Cl, B, vL, vRi, iF, st L & S; = M38 | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/30 03:30:00 | A very nice cluster, approximately 40 arc minutes in size. |
| NGC 1931 | 5h 31m 24s | 34° 15' 0" | 11.3 | 3 | vB, L, R, B*** in M | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Mar/8 21:56:4 | This appears to be a faint (11mv) double surrounded by nebulosity. Confirmed, Burnam, WikiSky. |
| NGC 1981 | 5h 35m 12s | -4° 26' 0" | 4.6 | 25 | Cl, vB, lRi, st L, sc | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/12 3:38:43 | A field filling cluster of around 10 bright, blue white stars. Just North of M 42. Superb, but dwarfed by M 42 itself. |
| NGC 1960 | 5h 36m 6s | 34° 8' 0" | 6.0 | 12 | Cl, B, vL, vRi, lC, st 9...11 sc; = M36 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Mar/9 20:57:48 | A large, cruxiform cluster with many stars that appear to be double. |
| NGC 2099 | 5h 52m 24s | 32° 33' 0" | 5.6 | 24 | Cl, Ri, pCM, st L & S; = M37 | B | C-8 | 2006/Oct/29 03:00:00 | The richest, but faintest of the Auriga Messier clusters. Overall, a beautiful cluster that would be better served by darker skies. |
| NGC 2099 | 5h 52m 24s | 32° 33' 0" | 5.6 | 24 | Cl, Ri, pCM, st L & S; = M37 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2018/Nov/11 2:55:7 | An exquisite cluster, with many doubles. |
| NGC 2112 | 5h 53m 54s | 0° 24' 0" | 9 | 11 | Cl, pL, lRi, pC, st S | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/10 20:36:48 | A loose cluster of 3 9.5mv stars and a few fainter ones barely visible as a glow in tonight's moonwashed sky. WikiSky: The glow is actually partially due to the "Orion loop", NE of the belt. |
| NGC 2129 | 6h 1m 0s | 23° 18' 0" | 6.7 | 7 | Cl, pL, 40 or 50 st 8...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Feb/20 21:16:46 | Three bright stars, with a backgound haze of much fainter ones. |
| NGC 2126 | 6h 3m 0s | 49° 54' 0" | 10 | 6 | Cl, not Ri, *7 n | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Nov/6 1:47:5 | A very loose cluster, subtending about half of the 18mm field. A 6mv star with about 10 11...mv stars around it. |
| NGC 2141 | 6h 3m 6s | 10° 26' 0" | 9.4 | 10 | F, pS, dif | B | C-8 | 2008/Feb/02 21:00:00 | Too faint for tonight's moisture laden skies. |
| NGC 2141 | 6h 3m 6s | 10° 26' 0" | 9.4 | 10 | F, pS, dif | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Feb/27 20:19:31 | Fields found, no sign of a cluster. Tonight is fairly clear. Aladin DSS: There is a cluster of about 180 mostly 15...mv stars here. There are around 5 12.5 - 13.0mv stars in the field, and these might not be associated with the cluster. It will take much darker skies and a larger telescope to see this. |
| IC 2157 | 6h 5m 0s | 24° 0' 0" | 8.4 | 7 | Cl, S | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Jan/24 19:25:46 | A very faint smudge, found only with the aid of the finder chart. No stars seen. |
| NGC 2167 | 6h 6m 54s | -6° 12' 0" | mv | arcMin | NGC Error | B | C-8 | 2008/Feb/28 20:00:00 | Non existant. NGC error. |
| NGC 2158 | 6h 7m 30s | 24° 6' 0" | 8.6 | 5 | Cl, pS, mC, vRi, irr triangle st eS | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/26 03:30:00 | A very faint brightening of the sky near M 35. Only seen when the telescope was slewing. |
| NGC 2158 | 6h 7m 30s | 24° 6' 0" | 8.6 | 5 | Cl, pS, mC, vRi, irr triangle st eS | B | C-8 | 2007/Feb/10 20:00:00 | The companion cluster to M35 was a faint brightening of the sky. M35 itself was a faint brightening of the sky in the finder. Both were barely glimpsed in their respective telescopes. |
| NGC 2158 | 6h 7m 30s | 24° 6' 0" | 8.6 | 5 | Cl, pS, mC, vRi, irr triangle st eS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Feb/6 20:21:39 | An obvious, if low contrast, large patch right next to M 35. Granulated in the 12.5. |
| NGC 2158 | 6h 7m 30s | 24° 6' 0" | 8.6 | 5 | Cl, pS, mC, vRi, irr triangle st eS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Nov/11 3:27:57 | Around 10 12.5mv... stars seen. There was a slight glow around these, caused by the rest of the stars in the cluster. |
| NGC 2158 | 6h 7m 30s | 24° 6' 0" | 8.6 | 5 | Cl, pS, mC, vRi, irr triangle st eS | Big Bend Nat Park | O-15 | 2016/Jan/31 22:41:6 | Easily resolved with the 9mm Meade in these exceptionally dark skies. |
| NGC 2169 | 6h 8m 24s | 13° 57' 0" | 5.9 | 7 | Cl, S, lRi, pmC, ** (ADS 4728) | B | C-8 | 2008/Feb/02 21:00:00 | A bright, loose cluster of around 16 stars. 4' x 6' in position angle approximately 135°. |
| NGC 2169 | 6h 8m 24s | 13° 57' 0" | 5.9 | 7 | Cl, S, lRi, pmC, ** (ADS 4728) | B | C-8 | 2008/Feb/14 19:00:00 | A cluster of 10 bright stars (brighter than 10mv), surrounded by about 10 more faint ones (fainter than 11 mv) in the form of an equilateral triangle around 15 arc minutes in size. The triangle is truncated on its southwestern point. The double Struve 848 is close to the center of the cluster. |
| NGC 2168 | 6h 8m 54s | 24° 20' 0" | 5.1 | 28 | Cl, vL, cRi, pC, st 9...16; = M35 | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/26 03:30:00 | A field filling cluster of bright stars. Approximately 1 degrees in size. |
| NGC 2168 | 6h 8m 54s | 24° 20' 0" | 5.1 | 28 | Cl, vL, cRi, pC, st 9...16; = M35 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2018/Jan/18 22:45:43 | A glorious cluster of about 150 stars, filling the field of the 24mm. NGC 2158 is but a gossamer haze in the 9mm. |
| NGC 2175 | 6h 9m 48s | 20° 19' 0" | 6.8 | 18 | *8 in neb | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/13 3:42:50 | The field was found, but I see no cluster, just the Milky way. Perhaps a slight clump of 12... stars was seen, but nothing I would call a cluster. WikiSky: It's at the center of a faint nebulosity, drounded by the urban skies. |
| NGC 2184 | 6h 11m 0s | -3° 29' 0" | 30 | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Feb/19 20:24:3 | A scattered cluster, filling the 24mm field. About 25 stars 9-11mv. The double HJ 2299 is at the cluster's cenger | |
| NGC 2186 | 6h 12m 12s | 5° 27' 0" | 8.7 | 4 | Cl, pL, pRi, pC, st L and S | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/13 3:53:34 | A tiny cluster, 1.5' across, with 2 10mv stars, and 5 12...mv stars. WikiSky: confirmed |
| NGC 2194 | 6h 13m 48s | 12° 48' 0" | 8.5 | 10 | Cl, L, Ri, gvmCM | P | C-11 | 2009/Apr/17 22:30:00 | A very loose, dull cluster. |
| NGC 2192 | 6h 15m 12s | 39° 51' 0" | 11 | 6 | Cl, cL, C, iF, st vS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Oct/29 6:5:4 | A group of 3 barely visible 13mv stars. |
| NGC 2204 | 6h 15m 42s | -18° 39' 0" | 8.6 | 13 | Cl, L, pRi, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/11 20:28:29 | Field found, cluster not there. WikiSky: Cluster is there, but composed of 12mv... stars. Not found in the bright, urban, moonlight. |
| NGC 2204 | 6h 15m 42s | -18° 39' 0" | 8.6 | 13 | Cl, L, pRi, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Jan/28 22:32:2 | An 11mv star surrounded by a faint glow. |
| NGC 2202 | 6h 16m 50.7s | 5° 59' 48" | 30 | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Feb/19 20:37:13 | An ellipse of about 10 stars, 8-11mv | |
| NGC 2215 | 6h 21m 0s | -7° 17' 0" | 8.4 | 11 | Cl, cL, pRi, pC, st 11...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Feb/20 21:56:45 | A scattering of around 10 8-10.5mv stars with about 25 fainter ones misting around them. |
| NGC 2219 | 6h 23m 24s | -4° 41' 0" | 9.6 | 10 | NGC Error. | B | C-8 | 2008/Jan/04 21:00:00 | This does not seem to be a cluster at all. More like a chance grouping of 6 or 7 bright (7 - 9 mv) Milky way stars. WikiSky does not list it, and a quick look at the PSS confirms it. One of John Hershel's errors. |
| NGC 2232 | 6h 26m 36s | -4° 45' 0" | 3.9 | 30 | B* (10 Mon) + Cl | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/12 3:43:57 | A huge cluster ~2° across, of ~20 bright (6-8 mv) stars. |
| NGC 2236 | 6h 29m 42s | 6° 50' 0" | 8.5 | 7 | Cl, pRi, pC, st 10, 12...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/10 21:2:33 | A 10mv stars with a few other 12mv stars around it. Hardly a cluster. |
| NGC 2243 | 6h 29m 48s | -31° 17' 0" | 9.4 | 5 | F Cl, st 9...11 | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 21:17:38 | A splash of about 20 faint stars, 10mv... Burnham: 50 faint stars, WikiSky: hundreds of stars. |
| NGC 2239 | 6h 32m 19s | 4° 51' 24" | 4.8 | 16x16 | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2015/Feb/13 20:23:58 | A loose cluster of bright stars. Aladin, UCAC4: The proper motions indicate that these stars are a true cluster. |
| NGC 2244 | 6h 32m 24s | 4° 52' 0" | 4.8 | 24 | Cl, beautiful, st sc (12 Mon) | P | C-8 | 2007/Jan/20 22:00:00 | A large cluster in a rich region. The famous "Rosette nebula" was lost in the sky glow. |
| NGC 2244 | 6h 32m 24s | 4° 52' 0" | 4.8 | 24 | Cl, beautiful, st sc (12 Mon) | Big Bend Nat Park | O-15 | 2016/Jan/31 22:28:48 | The skies are clear enough and dark enough to show parts of the nebula. The north eastern part was most apparent, but the entire nebula was glimpsed in the 41mm. The zodical light is so strong as to wipe out much of the western sky! |
| NGC 2250 | 6h 32m 48s | -5° 2' 0" | 9 | 8 | Cl, pRi, lC, iF, st 8, 12...14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jan/22 20:5:47 | Field found, but the cluster was not there. Only a 9mv star. There is perhaps a trace of glow to the NE of the star, but that is questionable. WikiSky: No cluster here, either. RNGC: Perhaps a group of stars 15' West of the NGC position. |
| NGC 2251 | 6h 34m 42s | 8° 22' 0" | 7.3 | 10 | Cl, vL, E, Ri, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/18 4:19:31 | an arc of around 8 stars 8-9mv, with around 7 others around it. There is a pretty quadruple of stars at the bottom of the field, all in a line. |
| NGC 2252 | 6h 35m 0s | 5° 23' 0" | 8 | 20 | Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st S | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jan/22 20:15:14 | Field found but cluster not visible. Just to the east, however, is a superb star chain ending in a equilateral triangle of 8.5mv stars about 15" apart. WikiSky: cluster not found here, either, the star chain and it's trio (which are 30" apart), were found. They are not mentioned in Burnham. |
| NGC 2252 | 6h 35m 0s | 5° 23' 0" | 8 | 20 | Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st S | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/17 22:44:24 | A linear spray of stars. A very strange morphlogy for a star cluster. |
| NGC 2254 | 6h 36m 0s | 7° 40' 0" | 9.7 | 4 | Cl, S, pC, iF, st 11...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/18 4:22:5 | A smudge in the sky of 12...mv stars. There is a 10mv star in the foreground. It is around 7' in size. |
| NGC 2254 | 6h 36m 0s | 7° 40' 0" | 9.7 | 4 | Cl, S, pC, iF, st 11...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2019/Feb/25 20:59:3 | A cluster of a few faint, 12.5... mv stars. |
| NGC 2262 | 6h 38m 24s | 1° 11' 0" | 11 | 4 | Cl, vC, iR, bM, st eS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Feb/19 21:3:28 | There seems to be a very faint, small (1') patch just north of the marked position. This is averted imagination on my part. The NGC 2262's position in the RNGC is incorrect. |
| NGC 2259 | 6h 38m 36s | 10° 53' 0" | 11 | 5 | Cl, cRi, eC, iF, st eS | P | C-11 | 2009/Apr/17 22:30:00 | A small, faint cluster of a few 11.5 mv stars and a cloud of around 50 14mv stars. |
| NGC 2264 | 6h 41m 6s | 9° 53' 0" | 3.9 | 60 | eL neb, 3deg diam, densest 12' sp 15 Mon | B | C-8 | 2006/Oct/06 03:00:00 | A lovely group of sparklers. The Xmas tree cluster, and looks it. |
| NGC 2253 | 6h 42m 24s | 66° 20' 0" | vF, st eS | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/20 20:56:27 | A very faint, 2' smudge. Barely seen, even in the 18 on a good night. The HNGC project and other internet sources list this as a non existant galaxy. My observation is a good example of "averted imagination". | ||
| NGC 2266 | 6h 43m 12s | 26° 58' 0" | 10 | 7 | Cl, pS, eC, Ri, st 11...15 | B | C-8 | 2008/Mar/01 21:00:00 | Too faint for these skies. |
| NGC 2269 | 6h 43m 54s | 4° 34' 0" | 10.0 | 4 | Cl, vmC, not Ri, st vS | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/20 20:25:25 | A very faint smudge. No resolution, about 3' in size. Invisible in the 30mm, only seen in the 18. Tonight is about a 5mv night, naked eye. |
| NGC 2287 | 6h 47m 0s | -20° 44' 0" | 4.5 | 38 | Cl, vL, B, lC, st 8...; = M41 | P | C-8 | 2008/Feb/10 19:00:00 | A large, loose cluster of bright white stars. Nice. |
| NGC 2286 | 6h 47m 36s | -3° 10' 0" | 7.5 | 15 | Cl, L, C, ab 100 st 9...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/10 21:6:54 | A large, loose cluster with many pairs in it. |
| NGC 2281 | 6h 49m 18s | 41° 4' 0" | 5.4 | 15 | Cl, pRi, vlC, st pL | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Apr/9 21:19:5 | A lovely, but somewhat sparse, cluster of 30 7-12 mv stars. There are three doubles in it. |
| NGC 2281 | 6h 49m 18s | 41° 4' 0" | 5.4 | 15 | Cl, pRi, vlC, st pL | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2019/Feb/9 22:0:23 | A gorgeous cluster, containing many doubles. |
| NGC 2301 | 6h 51m 48s | 0° 28' 0" | 6.0 | 12 | Cl, Ri, L, iF, st L & S | B | C-8 | 2008/Feb/28 20:00:00 | A fine spray of stars, in approximately position angle 30°, with a branch at 20°. About 20 arc minutes long. |
| NGC 2302 | 6h 51m 54s | -7° 4' 0" | 8.9 | 3 | Cl, L, P, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Mar/2 20:34:15 | A loose group of around 15 stars, 9mv... |
| NGC 2299 | 6h 51m 56.59s | -7° 5' 4" | 8.9 | ?x? | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2015/Feb/13 20:37:38 | A very loose clump of stars in the winter milky way. Aladin, UCAC4: A quick glance at the proper motions of the bright stars indicates that this is a true cluster. |
| NGC 2306 | 6h 54m 29.49s | -7° 11' 55" | ?x? | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2015/Feb/13 20:40:50 | Perhaps a random group of stars. It doesn't look like a cluster from this light polluted location and small telescope. Aladin, UCAC4: The proper motions do not seem correlated in the brighter stars within 10' of the "cluster" center. | |
| NGC 2304 | 6h 55m 0s | 18° 1' 0" | 10 | 5 | Cl, pL, Ri, mC, st vS | Syria, Va | C-11 | 2012/Jan/15 21:50:48 | A cluster of around 50 12mv... stars in a very rich field. This would have been invisible at Little Tycho. |
| NGC 2309 | 6h 56m 12s | -7° 12' 0" | 11 | 3 | Cl, pL, pRi, mC, st 13 | B | C-8 | 2008/Feb/28 20:00:00 | An approximately 5 arc minute cluster of faint stars (10mv and below). Swept up while looking for W mon. Burnham gives 4 arc minutes, and stars 12mv and below. |
| NGC 2311 | 6h 57m 48s | -4° 35' 0" | 10 | 7 | Cl, lC, not Ri | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Mar/1 20:7:43 | A grouping of faint, 11mv... stars, 3 11mv stars at the North side of the cluster, fainter ones to the South. Perhaps better seen in moonless skies. |
| NGC 2323 | 7h 3m 12s | -8° 20' 0" | 5.9 | 16 | ! Cl, vL, Ri, pC, E, st 12...16; = M50 | P | C-8 | 2008/Jan/03 20:00:00 | AKA M 50. A large (15-20 arc minute), loose cluster of star chains. Whether this effect was due to actual stellar formations as chains or an illusion of my visual processing is unknown. The cluster is in a very rich region of the milky way. A splendid wide field view. |
| NGC 2324 | 7h 4m 12s | 1° 3' 0" | 8.4 | 8 | Cl, L, Ri, cC, st 12...16 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/10 21:16:31 | Two arcs of stars combine at their ends to form a lovely "V". About 10 stars 9mv... |
| NGC 2324 | 7h 4m 12s | 1° 3' 0" | 8.4 | 8 | Cl, L, Ri, cC, st 12...16 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/11 19:39:34 | WikiSky shows this cluster, but is is invisible with a C-8 and moonwashed urban skies. |
| NGC 2335 | 7h 6m 36s | -10° 5' 0" | 7.2 | 12 | Cl, L, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/13 4:27:9 | A chance grouping of 1 7mv, 2 8mv and around 10 12...mv stars. Unimpressive as a cluster, but in a nice field. |
| NGC 2331 | 7h 7m 12s | 27° 21' 0" | 9 | 18 | Cl, L, vlC, S Cl inv | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Dec/30 3:5:40 | A large group of 5 10mv stars, the 11.5mv stars are barely glimpsed in tonight's hazy sky. |
| NGC 2343 | 7h 8m 18s | -10° 39' 0" | 6.7 | 7 | Cl, cL, P, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/13 4:15:34 | A cluster of 3 8-9mv stars with around 15 10-13mv stars clumped around it. Nice field. |
| NGC 2345 | 7h 8m 18s | -13° 10' 0" | 7.7 | 12 | Cl, pL, pRi, gbM, st 10...14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/18 4:33:41 | A lackluster group of ~15 stars, 9mv... There is a pair in the center, 10", 65° pa. |
| NGC 2354 | 7h 14m 18s | -25° 44' 0" | 6.5 | 20 | Cl, cRi, lC | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/14 1:41:25 | A large, loose cluster of stars in a rich region of the Milky Way. |
| NGC 2353 | 7h 14m 36s | -10° 18' 0" | 7.1 | 20 | Cl, L, lC, one vB* | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/13 4:38:43 | A lovely starscape. The cluster itself is a loose grouping of doubles, with a 6mv B star on its southern border. |
| NGC 2355 | 7h 16m 54s | 13° 47' 0" | 10 | 9 | Cl, pS, pRi, mC, st 15...16 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Jan/24 19:36:8 | A small, 2-3', smattering of faint stars, barely visible, 12... There is a bright, 9mv star very close by. |
| NGC 2356 | 7h 16m 59.19s | 13° 45' 0" | 9.7 | ?x? | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Dec/26 1:50:58 | A rich cluster of faint stars, 12mv... in a rich area of the Milky Way. |
| NGC 2360 | 7h 17m 48s | -15° 37' 0" | 7.2 | 13 | Cl, vL, Ri, pC, st 9...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/13 4:48:4 | A small scattering of 9...mv stars. Most of the faint stars in the finder chart with the cluster are not visible in tonight's light pollution. |
| NGC 2362 | 7h 18m 48s | -24° 57' 0" | 4.1 | 8 | Cl, pL, Ri (30 CMa) | P | C-11 | 2009/Apr/17 22:30:00 | A lovely grouping of around 20 bright (10 mv or brighter), blue, stars with a 7th mv star in the center. |
| NGC 2362 | 7h 18m 48s | -24° 57' 0" | 4.1 | 8 | Cl, pL, Ri (30 CMa) | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/12 23:24:27 | A gorgeous cluster, with a bright white 4mv star at its center. |
| NGC 2367 | 7h 20m 6s | -21° 56' 0" | 7.9 | 4 | Cl, S, P, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/13 5:1:25 | A tiny "V" asterism of ~ 4 10mv stars. The top east star is a pair of 10mv stars, in 290° pa, 2.5" sep. |
| NGC 2374 | 7h 24m 0s | -13° 16' 0" | 8.0 | 19 | Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st L | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/18 4:38:55 | A large, 30' group of ~15 9...mv stars. Barely stands out from the rest of the milky way. |
| NGC 2383 | 7h 24m 48s | -20° 56' 0" | 8.4 | 6 | Cl, pS, pmC, st 12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Mar/8 20:3:38 | Only 3 of the brightest stars in this cluster are visible, it needs a darker sky. It is in a rich field, though. WikiSky: A group of around 20 stars, 11mv... form a cloud around the bright trio that was seen through the light pollution. |
| NGC 2384 | 7h 25m 6s | -21° 2' 0" | 7.4 | 3 | Cl, lC, bifid, ** | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Mar/8 20:5:29 | Part of a pair with 2383, another cluster where only 4 or so of it's brightest stars are visible. WikiSky: A wide pair of 9mv stars have a few 10.5mv stars around them. |
| NGC 2395 | 7h 27m 6s | 13° 35' 0" | 8.0 | 12 | Cl, pRi, C | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Mar/20 21:24:53 | In these light polluted skies, hardly seems a cluster. The field was found, but only the central star and hints of a few fainter ones close by were seen. Confirmed by WikiSky. Very few stars in this one, hardly a cluster. |
| NGC 2396 | 7h 28m 6s | -11° 44' 0" | 7 | 10 | Cl, vL, vlC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/8 19:36:56 | The field was found, but the cluster was not. The Milky Way is fairly rich here, so the cluster might be a slightly rich area of it. Confirmed, WikiSky. |
| NGC 2409 | 7h 31m 36.69s | -17° 11' 23" | 7.3 | ?x? | ? | Fall Star Party | C-11 | 2014/Nov/19 4:4:23 | A small group of 9...mv stars in a star crowded part of the milky way. |
| NGC 2414 | 7h 33m 18s | -15° 27' 0" | 7.9 | 4 | Cl, P, lC, st 9... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Feb/23 21:39:5 | A bright 8mv star with 4 9.5-10.5mv stars around it, and some fainter ones barely glimpsed. Hardly a cluster. A degree south west of M 47. |
| NGC 2421 | 7h 36m 18s | -20° 37' 0" | 8.3 | 10 | Cl, L, cRi, st 11...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Mar/8 20:14:12 | A triangle of 11mv stars surrounded by a barely perceptable glow against the light polluted night sky. WikiSky: About 15 13...mv stars make up this glow. |
| NGC 2478 | 7h 36m 35s | -14° 28' 47" | 4.4 | ?x? | ? | Fall Star Party | C-11 | 2014/Nov/19 4:29:56 | This appears to be a chance grouping of stars, and not a true cluster. Aladin, UCAC4: These stars appear to have a common proper motion, so they are indeed a cluster. |
| NGC 2422 | 7h 36m 36s | -14° 30' 0" | 4.4 | 30 | Cl, B, vL, pRi, st L and S; = M47 | B | C-8 | 2007/Dec/18 02:30:00 | A sparse, but bright open cluster containing the exquisite double Struve 1121. |
| NGC 2423 | 7h 37m 6s | -13° 52' 0" | 6.7 | 19 | Cl, vL, Ri, pC, st vS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/18 4:43:58 | A coarse cluster of 8...mv stars. There are 5 pairs in it. Nice. |
| NGC 2420 | 7h 38m 30s | 21° 34' 0" | 8.3 | 10 | Cl, cL, Ri, C, st 11...18 | B | C-8 | 2008/Mar/01 21:00:00 | I could make out 4 or 5 11th-12th mv stars, emmersed in a very faint cloud of dimmer ones. |
| NGC 2439 | 7h 40m 48s | -31° 39' 0" | 6.9 | 10 | Cl, B, pRi, pL, lC, st 9, 12...14 | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 21:11:51 | A cluster of doubles with a bright star towards the center. |
| NGC 2432 | 7h 40m 54s | -19° 5' 0" | 10 | 8 | Cl, pL, pC, E 0deg , st L and S | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Nov/9 4:11:40 | Can't find the field! Too many faint, look alike stars. |
| NGC 2437 | 7h 41m 48s | -14° 49' 0" | 6.1 | 27 | !, Cl, vB, vRi, vL, inv PN ; = M46 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/18 4:57:32 | A large cluster of 10...mv stars with a planetary at its north edge. |
| NGC 2447 | 7h 44m 36s | -23° 52' 0" | 6.2 | 22 | Cl, L, pRi, lC, st 8...13; = M93 | Fall Star Party | C-11 | 2010/Nov/5 4:38:11 | AKA M 93. A very large, rich open cluster, it fills the field of the 30mm. |
| NGC 2451 | 7h 45m 24s | -37° 58' 0" | 2.8 | 45 | Cl, vvL, vlC, one *4.5 | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/12 23:36:3 | A large cluster of about 10 very bright stars, 4-7mv. The brightest is deep yellow. |
| NGC 2453 | 7h 47m 48s | -27° 14' 0" | 8.3 | 5 | Cl, S, pRi, pC | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/12 23:48:56 | A cluster of 4-5 11mv stars and 15 13mv stars. |
| NGC 2477 | 7h 52m 18s | -38° 33' 0" | 5.8 | 27 | !, Cl, B, Ri, L, lC, st 12 | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/12 23:41:55 | A beautiful cluster of about 300 11-13mv stars. |
| NGC 2467 | 7h 52m 36s | -26° 23' 0" | 7 | 16 | pB, vL, R, er, *8 M | P | C-8 | 2007/Mar/18 10:30:00 | Looks like a large, faint planetary. Probably a stromgen sphere. In a rather starry field. Quite nice. |
| NGC 2482 | 7h 54m 54s | -24° 18' 0" | 7.3 | 12 | Cl, L, cRi, vlC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/18 5:7:41 | This is more of a chance grouping of stars in the milky way than a cluster. Lackluster. WikiSky: Confirmed. |
| NGC 2479 | 7h 55m 6s | -17° 43' 0" | 10 | 7 | Cl, pL, pRi, pC, st S | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 21:58:48 | A large splash of faint stars. Burnham: 40 faint stars, WikiSky: no obvious cluster here. |
| NGC 2483 | 7h 55m 54s | -27° 56' 0" | 7.6 | 10 | Cl, L, lC | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 22:5:46 | A cluster in the shape of the letter Y. Perhaps a random clumping, an optical cluster, as it were? WikiSky: Shape confirmed, not in Burnham: "Probably a real cluster", Lindoff and Johansen, Arkiv for Astronomi, 1968 Jan 24. |
| NGC 2489 | 7h 56m 12s | -30° 4' 0" | 7.9 | 8 | Cl, pL, cRi, pC, st 11...13 | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/12 23:56:35 | A not quite round cluster of about 75 stars. There are 3 bright variables just south. |
| NGC 2506 | 8h 0m 12s | -10° 47' 0" | 7.6 | 7 | Cl, pL, vRi, C, st 11...20 | B | C-8 | 2008/Mar/01 21:00:00 | Not found. |
| NGC 2506 | 8h 0m 12s | -10° 47' 0" | 7.6 | 7 | Cl, pL, vRi, C, st 11...20 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Jan/28 23:16:59 | A group of 3 12mv stars in an equilateral triangle. The cluster appears to be slightly to the west of it's marked position by 1'. Confirmed, WikiSky. |
| NGC 2509 | 8h 0m 42s | -19° 4' 0" | 9 | 8 | Cl, B, pRi, lC, st S | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Mar/8 20:41:11 | The field was found, but no cluster. It looks like the rest of the milky way here. WikiSky: A cluster of about 20 stars, mv 12... It was swamped by the light pollution and needs darker skies. |
| NGC 2527 | 8h 5m 18s | -28° 10' 0" | 6.5 | 22 | Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st 10...15 | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 22:18:9 | A large, loose cluster of 8mv... stars. Burnham: 40 stars, 11...mv, WikiSky shows a few 8 - 9mv stars as well. |
| NGC 2533 | 8h 7m 0s | -29° 54' 0" | 7.6 | 4 | Cl, pL, Ri, C, st 9, 13...14 | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 22:13:43 | A very large, coarse cluster, more a brightening of the Milky way. Perhaps non existant? Burnham: 40 faint stars, Wikisky: a small clump of faint stars. |
| NGC 2539 | 8h 10m 42s | -12° 50' 0" | 6.5 | 22 | Cl, vL, Ri, lC, st 11...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/18 5:2:59 | A loose cluster of around 30 10mv... stars. 19 Pup, a 4mv G star is 10' southeast of the cluster. WikiSky: Confirmed. |
| NGC 2547 | 8h 10m 42s | -49° 16' 0" | 4.7 | 20 | Cl, B, L, lC, st 7...16 | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/13 0:14:58 | A large, loose, open cluster. |
| NGC 2546 | 8h 12m 24s | -37° 38' 0" | 6.3 | 41 | Cl, B, L, lC, iE, st 9...12 | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/14 1:35:30 | A very loose cluster of mostly double stars. It almost fills the field of the 41mm. Nice skyscape. |
| NGC 2548 | 8h 13m 48s | -5° 48' 0" | 5.8 | 54 | Cl, vL, pRi, pmC, st 9...13; = M48 | B | C-8 | 2007/Mar/11 19:30:00 | A large, loose cluster, best at low power. |
| NGC 2548 | 8h 13m 48s | -5° 48' 0" | 5.8 | 54 | Cl, vL, pRi, pmC, st 9...13; = M48 | B | C-8 | 2006/Dec/20 04:00:00 | Appears sparse in these light polluted skies. There appear to be quite a few doubles in this cluster. |
| NGC 2548 | 8h 13m 48s | -5° 48' 0" | 5.8 | 54 | Cl, vL, pRi, pmC, st 9...13; = M48 | B | C-8 | 2008/Mar/01 21:00:00 | This would be stunning in a dark sky, as it is, it's a nice washed out cluster of 30 8-10 mv stars with at least that many fainter ones close by. |
| NGC 2567 | 8h 18m 36s | -30° 38' 0" | 7.4 | 10 | Cl, pL, pRi, lC, iR, st 11...14 | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 22:35:21 | A large, oblong cluster of bright stars with 2 chains running through it parallel to the minor axis. Burnham: 50 stars, 11...14. WikiSky: confirmed. |
| NGC 2571 | 8h 18m 54s | -29° 44' 0" | 7.0 | 13 | Cl, vL, cRi, lC, st 9... | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 22:39:27 | An oblong cluster of stars with many doubles in a beautiful star field. Burnham: 25 9...mv stars. WikiSky: most stars seem quite blue. A young cluster. |
| NGC 2579 | 8h 21m 6s | -36° 11' 0" | 7.5 | 10 | D* in pS neb, am 70 st | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/13 0:51:36 | After much effort, the field was found, but no cluster. |
| NGC 2627 | 8h 37m 18s | -29° 57' 0" | 8 | 11 | Cl, cL, pRi, pC, st 11...13 | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Feb/26 22:52:46 | A streak of 10...mv stars. Wikisky: The streak is surrounded by a halo of faint stars. Burnham: 70 stars, 11...13. |
| NGC 2632 | 8h 40m 6s | 19° 59' 0" | 3.1 | 95 | Praesepe; = M44 | B | C-8 | 2007/Mar/08 19:00:00 | A large, sparse, cluster of bright stars, many of them double |
| IC_2395 | 8h 41m 6s | -48° 12' 0" | 4.6 | 8 | Cl, co | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/13 1:5:59 | An irregular group of about 10 bright stars. |
| NGC 2660 | 8h 42m 12s | -47° 9' 0" | 8.8 | 4 | Cl, pS, mC, iR, gbM, st 13...15 | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/13 1:18:1 | Field not found. |
| NGC 2682 | 8h 50m 24s | 11° 49' 0" | 6.9 | 30 | ! Cl, vB, vL, eRi, lC, st 10...15; = M67 | B | C-8 | 2006/Nov/25 04:00:00 | A lovely cluster with only a few doubles. Half fills the 80x field. |
| NGC 2682 | 8h 50m 24s | 11° 49' 0" | 6.9 | 30 | ! Cl, vB, vL, eRi, lC, st 10...15; = M67 | B | C-8 | 2006/Dec/27 04:00:00 | Approximately 30 bright stars, the rest fainter. The cluster is lacking in doubles. |
| NGC 2818 | 9h 16m 0s | -36° 37' 0" | 8.2 | 9 | ! glob. cl. , pB, pL, R, vglbM, in L Cl | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/13 1:48:43 | A small, round fuzz ball, looking more 11mv than 9mv. No resolution, but then there's quite a bit of haze this close to the horizon. Resolution is not to be expected, it's a planetary nebula! |
| NGC 3680 | 11h 25m 42s | -43° 15' 0" | 7.6 | 12 | Cl, cL, pRi, lC, st 10...14 | SAO | C-11 | 2013/Mar/14 4:0:45 | A coarse group of about 30 10mv-13mv stars surrounded by a few 8-9mv stars. |
| NGC 4337 | 12h 23m 54s | -58° 8' 0" | 8.9 | 4 | Cl, pRi, lC, st 12...14 | P | C-8 | 2007/May/11 23:00:00 | Bright Elliptical in Virgo in a spectacular field with M84, M86 and N4388. |
| NGC 4554 | 12h 35m 42s | 11° 11' 0" | 9.6 | 99 | NGC Error | P | C-8 | 2008/May/04 22:30:00 | A very faint glow. WikiSky shows a pair of 13th mv stars here. Probably an NGC error, and a very easy one to make. I saw but a glow, with averted vision, and no double star. Other internet sources confirm that this is indeed an NGC error. |
| NGC 6204 | 16h 46m 30s | -47° 1' 0" | 8.2 | 5 | Cl, pRi, eiCM, st 11...12 | P | C-8 | 2007/Sep/12 21:30:00 | A large cluster, not at bright as M 10, but much more compact, with much fainter stars. It looked a bit elongated to me, in position angle 70 degrees. The cluster was easily granulated, but individual stars were hard to see. It's brightest stars are 14 mv, with most under 20th (Kogon, et al, Astronomical Journal, Vol. 79, p. 387 (1974)) |
| NGC 6204 | 16h 46m 30s | -47° 1' 0" | 8.2 | 5 | Cl, pRi, eiCM, st 11...12 | B | C-8 | 2008/Jul/25 22:00:00 | AKA M 14. Invisible in the aurora commercialias. |
| NGC 6231 | 16h 54m 0s | -41° 48' 0" | 2.6 | 15 | Cl, B, cL, pRi, st 10...13 | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Jul/3 23:57:56 | The jewel box of the Scorpion. A superb cluster of bright white and blue white stars, with a few red ones as well. |
| IC 4665 | 17h 46m 18s | 5° 43' 0" | 4.2 | 41 | Cl, co | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/11 2:0:37 | A large cluster of around 20 bright (6-8mv) stars. This would be best in binoculars, seen from a dark sky site. |
| IC 4665 | 17h 46m 18s | 5° 43' 0" | 4.2 | 41 | Cl, co | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Apr/24 4:46:54 | A huge, sparse cluster of 6-9mv stars. |
| NGC 6469 | 17h 52m 54s | -22° 21' 0" | 8 | 12 | Cl, pRi (in Milky Way) | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jun/26 2:43:39 | Around 6 10-12mv stars in a 10' field. Hardly stands out from the rest of the milky way, this hazy night. Confirmed: WikiSky. |
| NGC 6494 | 17h 56m 48s | -19° 1' 0" | 5.5 | 27 | Cl, B, vL, pRi, lC, st 10...; = M23 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/11 2:6:24 | A cluster of ~40 stars, 9-11 mv, mostly in a 30' field. |
| NGC 6514 | 18h 2m 18s | -23° 2' 0" | 6.3 | 29 | !!! vB, vL, trifid, D* inv; = M20 | P | C-8 | 2006/Oct/13 23:00:00 | Just north of M8, the nebulosity is more uniform that M8's, and fainter. The "Trifid" nature is not so apparent, as it's difficult to see the dark lanes cutting the nebula into 3 parts. It looks more like a cloud crossed by some slightly darker lines. There is a concentration of stars about the nebula, but the entire field looks like a cluster, which, in a way it is: the Sagittarius arm cluster! |
| NGC 6520 | 18h 3m 24s | -27° 54' 0" | 8 | 6 | Cl, pS, Ri, lC, st 9...13 | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Aug/18 23:4:13 | Another very rich part of the milky way, with a few stars posing as a cluster. |
| NGC 6531 | 18h 4m 36s | -22° 30' 0" | 5.9 | 13 | Cl, pRi, lC, st 9...12; = M21 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/11 3:4:23 | A group of around 20 stars, as per Dyer's description. |
| NGC 6530 | 18h 4m 48s | -24° 20' 0" | 4.6 | 15 | Cl, B, L, pRi, f M8 | P | C-8 | 2008/Jul/03 02:30:00 | This is the cluster associated with M8. About 20 bright stars, embedded in the nebula. A spectacular sight, overall. |
| NGC 6546 | 18h 8m 22s | -22° 8' 45" | 8.0 | 25 | Cl, vL, vRi | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jun/26 2:55:34 | A chain of 4 stars with an equilateral triange of stars to the west. Nice field. A degree north of NGC 6546, which was not visible in the hazy aurora commercialis. The star field itself is at 18h 8m 22s, -22° 8' 45" (J2000) |
| NGC 6595 | 18h 17m 0s | -19° 53' 0" | 7 | 11 | F, pL, cE, ** inv; = IC 4700 | LBRP | C-11 | 2011/Jun/29 23:26:51 | A triple star surrounded by a faint haze. |
| NGC 6605 | 18h 17m 6s | -14° 58' 0" | 6 | Cl, lRi, lC, st 10...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Sep/14 21:23:0 | A very coarse open cluster. Just a few bright stars clumped together in the milky way. | |
| NGC 6604 | 18h 18m 6s | -12° 14' 0" | 6.5 | 60 | Cl, lRi, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/1 21:41:57 | A group of 4 bright star, close together in a very rich part of the milky way. Confirmed on WikiSky. |
| NGC 6603 | 18h 18m 24s | -18° 25' 0" | 11 | 5 | !, Cl, vRi, vmC, R, st 15 (Milky Way) | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Sep/27 20:22:14 | AKA M 24. A loose spray of 13mv... stars. There is a slight bar shape running sw - ne in it. |
| NGC 6611 | 18h 18m 48s | -13° 47' 0" | 6.0 | 35 | Cl, at least 100 st L & S; = M16 | B | C-8 | 2008/Sep/01 21:15:00 | This looks like a rather loose open cluster in this light pollution. The wonderful nebulosity is not visible. |
| NGC 6611 | 18h 18m 48s | -13° 47' 0" | 6.0 | 35 | Cl, at least 100 st L & S; = M16 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Sep/14 21:30:2 | The loose cluster only was visible, only the faintest hint of nebulosity. |
| NGC 6613 | 18h 19m 54s | -17° 8' 0" | 6.9 | 9 | Cl, P, vlC; = M18 | P | C-8 | 2007/Sep/12 22:00:00 | A large, loose cluster, enveloped in faint nebulosity. In a starless region of the sky, this grouping would be spectacular, but towards the center of the milky way, it hardly stands out. |
| NGC 6618 | 18h 20m 48s | -16° 11' 0" | 6.0 | 46 | !!!, B, eL, eiF, 2 hooked; = M17 | P | C-8 | 2007/Sep/12 22:00:00 | "The swan" seems to swim northwards through the milky way. One of the most beautiful nebula in the sky. |
| NGC 6625 | 18h 23m 12s | -12° 3' 0" | 9 | Cl, lC, lRi, st 11...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jun/2 1:59:13 | A few faint (11mv...) stars about 2' south of a 5.7mv B star. Seen in the 12.5, best in the 9mm. WikiSky: This does not look like a cluster. NEDS DB: NGC identification is not certain. | |
| NGC 6631 | 18h 27m 9.5s | -12° 1' 35" | 11.7 | 5 | ? | York Co Star Party | C-11 | 2016/Jul/27 22:50:13 | A faint, sparse grouping of stars that look like a slightly brigher part of the Milky way. Aladin/DSS: The image gives the same impression. |
| NGC 6633 | 18h 27m 42s | 6° 34' 0" | 4.6 | 27 | Cl, lC, st L | P | C-8 | 2008/Jul/03 00:00:00 | A loose grouping of bright stars (~ 20 - 40) in a very rich part of the milky way. |
| NGC 6647 | 18h 31m 30s | -17° 21' 0" | 8 | Cl, L, Ri, lC, st vS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jun/2 2:12:36 | The field was found, but the cluster was not visible. RNGC: A brighter part of the Sagittarius star cloud. Not in Burnham. WikiSky: No obvious cluster here. | |
| IC 4725 | 18h 31m 36s | -19° 15' 0" | 4.6 | 32 | Cl, pC; = M25 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/11 3:31:5 | A large, loose cluster of 6-12mv stars. |
| NGC 6645 | 18h 32m 36s | -16° 54' 0" | 9 | 10 | Cl, pL, vRi, pC, st 11...15 | P | C-8 | 2008/Jul/03 00:00:00 | A large, loose cluster. |
| NGC 6649 | 18h 33m 30s | -10° 24' 0" | 8.9 | 6 | Cl, P, lC, pS, st 9-10, 12...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Sep/9 20:49:41 | About 4 "bright" (11.5mv) stars surrounded by a haze of fainter ones. |
| NGC 6664 | 18h 36m 42s | -8° 13' 0" | 7.8 | 16 | Cl, L, pRi, vlC | B | C-8 | 2008/Aug/09 00:40:00 | A very loose grouping of about 10 10-12 mv stars in a bright area of the milky way. |
| IC 4756 | 18h 39m 0s | 5° 27' 0" | 5 | 52 | Cl, C | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/15 20:47:49 | A loose scattering of stars, more than filling the 24mm field. |
| NGC 6683 | 18h 42m 12s | -6° 17' 0" | 10 | 11 | Cl, vRi, vlC (in Milky Way) | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Aug/28 22:6:17 | Not found. Field found, but no cluster. Only a faint pair was seen here. Burnham: Probably not a cluster, HNGC does not include it in "Not found" list. Aladin/DSS: The location is in a dense area of the Milky Way, but nothing looking like a cluster was seen. |
| NGC 6694 | 18h 45m 12s | -9° 24' 0" | 8.0 | 15 | Cl, cL, pRi, pC, st 12...15; = M26 | B | C-8 | 2008/Sep/01 21:15:00 | A few 9th and 10th mv stars, with about 20-30 fainter ones. Lackluster in this light pollution. |
| NGC 6704 | 18h 50m 54s | -5° 12' 0" | 9.2 | 6 | Cl, B, 60 st 13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/May/10 2:32:46 | A faint cluster, like a sparse globular, 1/3 the field of the 12.5, which works out to 4 arc minutes. Burnham: 2 arc minutes. |
| NGC 6705 | 18h 51m 6s | -6° 16' 0" | 5.8 | 14 | !, Cl, vB, L, iR, Ri, *9, st 11...; = M11 | P | C-8 | 2006/Oct/13 23:00:00 | AKA M 11. A large, rich cluster. Perhaps 100 stars are visible with direct vision, and hundreds more appear with averted vision. A wonderful sight. |
| NGC 6709 | 18h 51m 30s | 10° 21' 0" | 6.7 | 13 | Cl, pRi, lC, iF | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Aug/31 21:34:8 | A large, (30'), somewhat sparse, cluster of about 30 stars. 8mv... |
| NGC 6716 | 18h 54m 36s | -19° 53' 0" | 6.9 | 7 | Cl, pRi, st 9...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Sep/14 21:55:30 | Just a coarse scattering of 8.5-11mv stars in the milky way. There is a hint of nebulosity or a cloud of very faint stars as well. |
| NGC 6738 | 19h 1m 24s | 11° 36' 0" | 8 | 15 | Cl, P, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jun/2 2:17:30 | A large (~35') cluster of around 30 stars 8mv... |
| NGC 6755 | 19h 7m 48s | 4° 14' 0" | 7.5 | 15 | Cl, vL, vRi, pC, st 12...14 | P | C-8 | 2008/Oct/30 22:30:00 | Faint, medium sized cluster, barely granulated, but in a rich region of the Milky Way. The brightest stars in it are 14 mv. It's a type X. |
| NGC 6756 | 19h 8m 42s | 4° 41' 0" | 11 | 4 | Cl, S, Ri, lC, st 11...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Aug/24 22:40:45 | The 11.5 and 13.0mv stars near the cluster were glimpsed, but the cluster itself was not. Aladin shows that the cluster itself is a group of around 30 14mv... stars located 90" north of the RNGC position. |
| NGC 6774 | 19h 16m 36s | -16° 16' 0" | Cl, vL, lC | B | C-8 | 2008/Jul/15 02:00:00 | A very coarse grouping of 8 - 9 mv stars, looking like a random grouping of milky way stars and not a true cluster. | ||
| NGC 6791 | 19h 20m 42s | 37° 51' 0" | 9.5 | 16 | vF | B | C-8 | 2006/Sep/02 20:30:00 | A faint, but rich, open cluster. |
| NGC 6791 | 19h 20m 42s | 37° 51' 0" | 9.5 | 16 | vF | B | C-8 | 2007/Jun/21 03:00:00 | A very low contrast brightening of the sky between 2 6th mv stars approximately 15 arc minutes apart in position angle of approximately 45 degrees. No stars were seen. Faint. |
| NGC 6793 | 19h 23m 12s | 22° 11' 0" | Cl, P, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Sep/13 21:5:29 | A loose cluster of ~20 stars 9-12mv. Doesn't stand out much from the surrounding milky way. | ||
| Cr 399 | 19h 25m 24s | 20° 11' 0" | 9.6 | 120 | Coathanger | Backyard | C-8 | 2007/Aug/17 22:00:00 | AKA the coathanger. 2/3 of this cluster fit into the 56mm eyepiece's field. A cute little asterism, better in binoculars. |
| Cr 399 | 19h 25m 24s | 20° 11' 0" | 9.6 | 120 | Coathanger | Backyard | C-8 | 2007/Aug/17 22:00:00 | AKA the coathanger. 2/3 of this cluster fit into the 56mm eyepiece's field. A cute little asterism, better in binoculars. |
| Cr 399 | 19h 25m 24s | 20° 11' 0" | 9.6 | 120 | Coathanger | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Oct/8 21:46:10 | AKA The coathanger, a lovely star field strongly resembling its name. Best in the finder. |
| NGC 6800 | 19h 27m 12s | 25° 8' 0" | 99 | Cl, vL, pRi, vlC, st 10... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Aug/30 21:21:8 | A very loose cluster of around 25 stars, 10...mv | |
| NGC 6802 | 19h 30m 36s | 20° 16' 0" | 8.8 | 3 | Cl, L, vC, E 0deg , st 14...18 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/1 21:58:11 | A splotchy, low contrast brightening of the sky. Barely visible. |
| NGC 6811 | 19h 38m 12s | 46° 34' 0" | 6.8 | 13 | Cl, L, pRi, lC, st 11..14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/1 22:5:56 | Hardly a brightening of the milky way. The true cluster seems to be 20' southwest of the marked position of this one. WikiSky: 6811 is a very low contrast clump of stars, probably a real cluster. The"true" cluster is a chance grouping of 9 7...9mv stars. I suspect that it, too might be a cluster. |
| NGC 6815 | 19h 40m 54s | 26° 51' 0" | 99 | Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st 10...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Sep/4 22:4:11 | About 15 stars 12mv... This just looks like a chance grouping in the Milky Way. It doesn't look like a true cluster. | |
| NGC 6819 | 19h 41m 18s | 40° 11' 0" | 7.3 | 5 | Cl, vL, vRi, st 11...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/24 20:34:29 | A rich cluster of faint (11mv...) stars seen only with averted vision in tonight's moonwashed, hazy skies. Perhaps better in darker skies |
| NGC 6819 | 19h 41m 18s | 40° 11' 0" | 7.3 | 5 | Cl, vL, vRi, st 11...15 | LBRP | C-11 | 2011/Jul/2 1:5:1 | A lovely cluster, in tonight's dark skies. |
| NGC 6823 | 19h 43m 6s | 23° 18' 0" | 7.1 | 12 | Cl, cRi, E, st 11...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/11 2:45:34 | I see a quadruple star of ~9-10mv stars within a 2' field. This does not appear to be a cluster. It is a cluster, with around 4 bright stars and the rest are fairly faint, embedded in nebulosity. |
| NGC 6830 | 19h 51m 0s | 23° 4' 0" | 7.9 | 12 | Cl, L, pRi, pC, st 11...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/29 19:13:17 | A cluster of ~8 stars brighter than 11mv, with a faint haze of dimmer ones. Hardly more than a chance clump in the milky way, visually. WikiSky does not show many dim ones, just the normal background of the milky way. |
| NGC 6834 | 19h 52m 12s | 29° 25' 0" | 7.8 | 5 | Cl, P, lC, st 11...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/29 19:28:12 | Two "bright" stars of aroung 10mv, surrounded by a haze of much fainter ones. Confirmed, WikiSky. |
| NGC 6837 | 19h 53m 8s | 11° 41' 54" | 12.0 | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Sep/22 21:55:52 | There does seem to be a faint 5' wide glow in the designated position. Aladin/DSS: Nothing seen here. This observation was all about averted imagination! | |
| NGC 6837 | 19h 53m 8s | 11° 41' 54" | 12.0 | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2017/Oct/20 20:26:6 | After dilligent searching, I can't find this cluster. Aladin/DSS: There is nothing here indicating a cluster, just athe Milky Way. | |
| NGC 6866 | 20h 3m 42s | 44° 0' 0" | 7.6 | 7 | Cl, L, vRi, cC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/1 22:34:37 | This is just a narrow iscosceles triangle of stars. The true cluster appears to be 12' north of the marked position. Confirmed, WikiSky. |
| NGC 6871 | 20h 5m 54s | 35° 47' 0" | 5.2 | 20 | Cl, st L and S, ** inv | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/9 20:42:34 | A cluster of doubles. A delightful starscape. |
| NGC 6871 | 20h 5m 54s | 35° 47' 0" | 5.2 | 20 | Cl, st L and S, ** inv | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2020/Jul/28 0:48:26 | A lovely, if sparse, cluster of double stars. |
| NGC 6883 | 20h 11m 18s | 35° 51' 0" | 8 | 15 | Cl, pRi, ** inv | B | C-8 | 2007/Aug/31 23:00:00 | A very faint group of stars with 3 10-11 Mv stars in front of them. |
| NGC 6883 | 20h 11m 18s | 35° 51' 0" | 8 | 15 | Cl, pRi, ** inv | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/9 20:46:29 | A few (~20) 10-12mv stars, which appear to be enveloped in nebulosity. WikiSky: Nebulosity confirmed. |
| NGC 6882 | 20h 11m 42s | 26° 33' 0" | 8.1 | 18 | Cl, P, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Dec/1 20:11:1 | A coarse grouping of bright stars, a 6mv, 5 9mv stars, and 10 10mv stars. |
| NGC 6885 | 20h 12m 0s | 26° 29' 0" | 6 | 7 | Cl, vB, vL, Ri, lC, st 6...11 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/11 2:52:27 | A large, loose cluster whose pairs appear to be optical, mostly. There is a bright (6mv) star, 20 Vul, in front of the cluster. |
| IC 4996 | 20h 16m 30s | 37° 38' 0" | 7.0 | 20 | A Triple star. | B | C-8 | 2007/Aug/31 23:00:00 | A tight, lovely little group of about 8 stars about 15' SE of P Cyg. A nice starscape! |
| NGC 6910 | 20h 23m 6s | 40° 47' 0" | 7.4 | 8 | Cl, pB, pS, P, pC, st 10...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/9 20:53:57 | A lovely cluster just north of Gamma Cyg, consisting of two chains of 10mv stars, with 8mv stars at either end of the chains. WkikSky: confirmed. |
| NGC 6913 | 20h 23m 54s | 38° 32' 0" | 6.6 | 7 | Cl, P, lC, st L and S; = M29 | B | C-8 | 2007/Sep/08 22:00:00 | A loose cluster of 6 or so 8mv stars with a few fainter ones (> 10mv) surrounding it. It does pop right out in a low power field. |
| NGC 6913 | 20h 23m 54s | 38° 32' 0" | 6.6 | 7 | Cl, P, lC, st L and S; = M29 | B | C-8 | 2008/Jul/15 02:00:00 | A grouping of about 8 bright (8 - 10) stars. |
| NGC 6939 | 20h 31m 24s | 60° 38' 0" | 7.8 | 8 | Cl, pL, eRi, pCM, st 11...16 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Dec/29 20:21:29 | Not visible in tonight's moonlit, urban skies. |
| NGC 6939 | 20h 31m 24s | 60° 38' 0" | 7.8 | 8 | Cl, pL, eRi, pCM, st 11...16 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Jul/28 4:9:48 | A very coarse clumping of 7 11mv stars, surrounded by a haze of fainter ones. |
| NGC 6940 | 20h 34m 36s | 28° 18' 0" | 6.3 | 31 | Cl, vB, vL, vRi, cC, st pL | B | C-8 | 2007/Sep/04 20:00:00 | A dusting of faint (< 11 Mv) stars bounded by an equilateral triangle of 9 Mv stars, with a few 9-10 Mv stars embedded in it as well. |
| NGC 6940 | 20h 34m 36s | 28° 18' 0" | 6.3 | 31 | Cl, vB, vL, vRi, cC, st pL | B | C-8 | 2008/Jul/15 03:00:00 | A large cluster (~ 40 arc minutes in diameter) of around 40 stars, the brightest of which is approximately 8.5 mv. |
| NGC 6991 | 20h 54m 56.39s | 47° 18' 38" | 30 | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Oct/24 21:6:17 | A widely scattered cluster in a rich area of the Milky Way. A lovely starscape. | |
| NGC 6997 | 20h 56m 30s | 44° 38' 0" | 10 | 15 | Cl, P, lC, st L | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/9 20:25:13 | A clump of around 20 stars, 11-13mv. |
| NGC 6996 | 20h 56m 30s | 45° 28' 24" | 10.0 | ?x? | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2014/Oct/17 21:38:57 | A lackluster cluster. Looks like the milky way surrounding it. |
| NGC 6994 | 20h 59m 0s | -12° 38' 0" | 9 | 3 | Cl, eP, vlC, no neb; = M73 | P | C-8 | 2007/Sep/12 22:00:00 | "Messier's Mistake". An easily made one. This little asterism does indeed seem to have a glow of nebulosity or a cloud of very faint stars around it. It is now not even thought to be a cluster. |
| NGC 7023 | 21h 0m 30s | 68° 10' 0" | 7 | 18 | *7 in eF, eL, neby | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/19 21:33:29 | Only the 7mv V380 Cep was seen in these moonwashed, urban skies. No hint of a cluster, and never mind nebulosity. |
| NGC 7011 | 21h 1m 50s | 47° 21' 17" | 30 | ? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2016/Oct/24 21:3:37 | Not visible because it doesn't exist. Aladin/DSS: Confirmed. | |
| NGC 7031 | 21h 7m 18s | 50° 50' 0" | 9.1 | 5 | Cl of triple st, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Aug/30 2:32:27 | A faint double and triple star, about 11.5-12.5mv. |
| NGC 7039 | 21h 11m 12s | 45° 39' 0" | 7.6 | 25 | Cl, vL, pRi, E, st 10... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/19 21:15:58 | Hardly a clumping of the milky way a few, widly spaced 6...mv stars with a faint haze of 11... mv background star. Probably a real cluster, but not at all good visually. WikiSky: Confirmed. |
| NGC 7039 | 21h 11m 12s | 45° 39' 0" | 7.6 | 25 | Cl, vL, pRi, E, st 10... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2019/Sep/9 23:4:55 | Looks more like a chance grouping of the Milky Way than a true cluster. Aladin/Gaia DR2: A very crowded field. Some of the brighter stars have similar parallaxes, but most seem to be "field stars". A very loose cluster, at best. |
| IC 1369 | 21h 12m 6s | 47° 44' 0" | 6.8 | 4 | S neb Cl of st 13m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Sep/14 22:26:12 | A hint of nebulosity, perhaps averted imagination. Needs darker skies. WikiSky: Probably not visible at all. Much too faint for the Urban setting. |
| NGC 7044 | 21h 12m 54s | 42° 29' 0" | 11 | Cl, vF, pL, vRi, vC st 15...18 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Nov/1 19:39:44 | Cluster not visible at given location. It's there, needing a darker sky and bigger telescope. | |
| NGC 7062 | 21h 23m 12s | 46° 23' 0" | 8.3 | 7 | Cl, pS, pRi, pC, st 13... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Aug/28 22:34:19 | A cluster of fairly faint stars (11mv...) flanked by a couple of 9mv field stars. Hard to see, even in this fairly clear, moonless, urban sky. WikiSky: the fields stars are 10mv. |
| NGC 7067 | 21h 24m 12s | 48° 1' 0" | 9.7 | 3 | Cl, P, neb? | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Dec/9 20:49:0 | I don't see any nebulosity here. I do see a faint pair of 12mv stars. There are a few other 11-12 mv stars close by. It looks more like a chance grouping than a cluster. |
| NGC 7063 | 21h 24m 24s | 36° 30' 0" | 7.0 | 8 | Cl, P, st 10... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Dec/1 20:28:37 | A coarse group of about 10 8...mv stars. Towards the center there is a faint pair, 10-12mv, 6" sep, pa 45°. |
| NGC 7082 | 21h 29m 24s | 47° 5' 0" | 7.2 | 25 | Cl, L, cRi, lC, st 10...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Dec/9 20:42:6 | A loose grouping of ~20 stars, 8...mv. |
| NGC 7086 | 21h 30m 30s | 51° 35' 0" | 8.4 | 9 | Cl, cL, vRi, pC, st 11...16 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/25 0:33:10 | About 4 11mv stars with a haze of fainter ones scattered nearby. Lackluster in tonight's full moon washed, hazy skies, but probably superb in darker skies. |
| NGC 7092 | 21h 32m 12s | 48° 26' 0" | 4.6 | 32 | Cl, vL, vP, vlC, st 7...10; = M39 | B | C-8 | 2008/Sep/01 23:00:00 | A field filling cluster of 30 bright stars. Probably best in binoculars. |
| NGC 7092 | 21h 32m 12s | 48° 26' 0" | 4.6 | 32 | Cl, vL, vP, vlC, st 7...10; = M39 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2019/Oct/23 21:11:7 | A lovely cluster of bright stars filling the 24mm field. |
| IC_1396 | 21h 39m 6s | 57° 30' 0" | 3.5 | 170 | neb part of Milky Way | LBRP | C-11 | 2013/Jul/7 0:11:27 | A superb triple star enveloped in nebulosity. |
| NGC 7129 | 21h 41m 18s | 66° 6' 0" | 12 | 8 | !, cF, pL, gbM *** | LBRP | C-11 | 2013/Jul/7 0:21:34 | A series of patchy, diffuse nebulae over a degree field. Only well seen in the UHC nebular filter. WikiSky, Burnham: More like 7'. The hazy skies caused the stars to show halos which were not celestial. |
| NGC 7128 | 21h 44m 0s | 53° 43' 0" | 9.7 | 3 | Cl, S, pRi, has a ruby *9.5 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jun/25 0:53:40 | A very pale red star (hardly "ruby", as per Dyer's description) centered on a scattering of much fainter stars. |
| NGC 7142 | 21h 45m 54s | 65° 48' 0" | 9.3 | 4 | Cl, cL, cRi, pC, st 11...14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Apr/17 4:0:30 | The star atop the cluster was found, but there was no hint of a cluster. |
| NGC 7142 | 21h 45m 54s | 65° 48' 0" | 9.3 | 4 | Cl, cL, cRi, pC, st 11...14 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Jul/28 4:18:55 | A single bright star, 8.5mv, surrounded by a haze of fainter ones. WikiSky: That bright star is 10.1mv. |
| IC 5146 | 21h 53m 24s | 47° 16' 0" | 7.2 | 12 | pB, vL, iF, *9.5 in M | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Sep/12 22:7:43 | There are faint whisps of nebulosity in the field. Invisible in the 24, barely visible in the 18mm. |
| NGC 7160 | 21h 53m 42s | 62° 36' 0" | 6.1 | 7 | Cl, P, vlC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Dec/9 20:25:51 | This appears to be more a chance grouping of 2 bright (7.5mv) stars and 4 9mv stars than a true cluster. Nice field, though. |
| NGC 7209 | 22h 5m 12s | 46° 30' 0" | 6.7 | 25 | Cl, L, cRi, pC, st 9...12 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/28 20:17:37 | A large, triangular cluster (isosceles) with the tip pointing north. About 40 stars 9...mv, 30' across the base. |
| IC 1434 | 22h 10m 30s | 52° 50' 0" | 9 | 8 | fine Cl, 6 branches, st 12-15m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jan/3 19:49:49 | A slight brightening of the sky at this position. No sign of 12mv stars. Barely a clump on WikiSky, too. |
| IC 1434 | 22h 10m 30s | 52° 50' 0" | 9 | 8 | fine Cl, 6 branches, st 12-15m | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Oct/14 21:1:3 | A loose spray of around 20 stars. 4 9mv stars, and the rest 11mv... |
| NGC 7226 | 22h 10m 30s | 55° 25' 0" | 9.6 | 2 | pB, L, in cluster | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jan/3 19:41:52 | Field found, cluster not visible. Hard to see on WikiSky, too. |
| NGC 7226 | 22h 10m 30s | 55° 25' 0" | 9.6 | 2 | pB, L, in cluster | LBRP | C-11 | 2012/Aug/18 22:49:27 | The entire field in the 41mm Panoptic looks like a cluster. N 7226 is but a few of the stars in the center. Nice starscape, but no cluster. |
| NGC 7234 | 22h 12m 24s | 57° 16' 24" | 7.7 | ?x? | ? | LBRP | C-11 | 2014/Oct/25 20:40:4 | A patch of 7 brighter stars and 15 or so fainter ones. AKA NGC 7235. Some NGC lists define it as non existant. |
| NGC 7235 | 22h 12m 36s | 57° 17' 0" | 7.7 | 4 | Cl, pC, has a ruby *10 | LBRP | C-11 | 2010/Oct/9 19:52:1 | A loose cluster of around 20 stars, 7.5...11mv. |
| NGC 7243 | 22h 15m 18s | 49° 53' 0" | 6.4 | 21 | Cl, L, P, lC, st vL | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Sep/5 22:7:47 | A lovely cluster of about 60 stars, 8mv.. with an exquisite pair at its center. Roughly triangular in shape. |
| NGC 7245 | 22h 15m 18s | 54° 20' 0" | 9.2 | 5 | Cl, C, st eS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Nov/1 20:25:21 | Faint, diffuse, if seen at all. The field was found but the cluster which is a brightening of the Milky Way, is hard to see. |
| IC_1442 | 22h 16m 30s | 54° 3' 0" | 9.1 | Cl of neb stars | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Aug/17 1:39:18 | A hazy patch of faint stars, 5' in diameter. WikiSky's DSS: There is a slight gathering of 11...mv stars here. | |
| NGC 7261 | 22h 20m 24s | 58° 5' 0" | 8.4 | 6 | Cl, L, pRi, lC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/10 21:1:15 | 8 stars 9-12mv, with a faint smattering of a few 13mv stars. |
| NGC 7281 | 22h 24m 42s | 57° 50' 0" | Cl, L, pRi, lC, st 10...16 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/10 21:2:37 | 5 10-11 mv stars in a row, with 2 stars south of them. Cluster? | ||
| NGC 7296 | 22h 28m 12s | 52° 17' 0" | 10 | 4 | Cl, iR, lC, st vS | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2013/Oct/2 23:23:57 | A very loose cluster of about 15 stars, 11.0mv... |
| NGC 7380 | 22h 47m 0s | 58° 6' 0" | 7.2 | 25 | Cl, pL, pRi, lC, st 9...13 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/28 20:31:28 | A widely scattered cluster of ~20 9...mv stars in a lovely field. |
| NGC 7510 | 23h 11m 30s | 60° 34' 0" | 7.9 | 4 | Cl, pRi, pC, fan-sh, st pB | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Nov/27 20:23:42 | A fairly compact, small (4') cluster. The edge of the cluster is an equilateral triangle of stars, the northern most one being faint, 11mv. Most of the cluster is in the southern 2' of it, with around 7 10mv stars in it. WikiSky: The northern most star is 12.3mv. The fainter stars, barely glimpsed, were 13mv. |
| NGC 7654 | 23h 24m 12s | 61° 35' 0" | 6.9 | 13 | Cl, L, Ri, mCM, R, st 9...13; = M52 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Sep/19 3:35:4 | A large cluster of around 40 stars, 9mv -12mv. There is an 8mv star in the SW corner of the cluster. |
| NGC 7686 | 23h 30m 12s | 49° 8' 0" | 5.6 | 15 | Cl, P, lC, st 7...11 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Dec/1 20:44:38 | A 6, 7, two 9, and 4 11mv stars in a loose group. |
| NGC 7762 | 23h 49m 48s | 68° 2' 0" | 10 | 11 | Cl, pRi, pC, st 11...15 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2011/Jul/10 2:10:41 | A faint clump of 11.5...mv stars, perhaps 10 of them. |
| NGC 7788 | 23h 56m 42s | 61° 24' 0" | 9 | 9 | Cl, S, pRi, vC, st 10, 13... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Jan/28 21:9:57 | Entire field inconsistent with the sky. Not found. |
| NGC 7788 | 23h 56m 42s | 61° 24' 0" | 9 | 9 | Cl, S, pRi, vC, st 10, 13... | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/29 20:7:38 | 10 "bright" (9-11mv) stars surounded with a haze of fainter ones (12mv...). WikiSky: Confirmed. |
| NGC 7789 | 23h 57m 0s | 56° 44' 0" | 6.7 | 16 | Cl, vL, vRi, vmC, st 11...18 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2009/Dec/10 22:11:58 | A rich cluster of faint stars, not helped by the vignetting of the observatory dome. |
| NGC 7789 | 23h 57m 0s | 56° 44' 0" | 6.7 | 16 | Cl, vL, vRi, vmC, st 11...18 | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2012/Nov/29 20:6:28 | Even in bright, moonlit, urban skies, a superb cluster. |
| NGC 7790 | 23h 58m 24s | 61° 13' 0" | 8.5 | 17 | Cl, pRi, pC | Little Tycho | C-8 | 2010/Oct/29 20:3:17 | 4 "bright" (10-11mv) stars with a haze of around 20 fainter ones, visible in the 12.5 with averted vision. WikiSky: Confirmed. |