Editing Observing List: Deep Sky Objects for Light Polluted Skies Looking: south (181 degrees from North) : 28 degrees from horizon Field of View: 93 degrees (width) : 63 degrees (height) Limiting Magnitude: 6.4 Observing Conditions: Clear Sky Clock Online... Universal Time: 1/5/2009 04:38:21 Local Time: 1/4/2009 8:38:21 PM Julian Day: 2454836.69329 Sidereal Time: 3h 56m 54.8s Delta T: 82.8 seconds Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Latitude: 36° 12.817' N Longitude: 115° 16.017' W Heliocentric X: -0.254091118 au Y: 0.949907780 au Z: 1475.5 km Distance from Sun: 0.983304169 au Angle from Ecliptic Plane: 2.06892976 arcseconds Phi: 104.975466 degrees Name Kind Mag Size Alt Az Constellation Rise Transit Set Database RA Dec Illumination Semi-Major Distance Andromeda Galaxy Galaxy 4.50 2.1° 52.4° 293.0° Andromeda 8:32 AM 5:25 PM 2:18 AM Messier Objects 0h 43m 27.6s 41° 21' 46" Butterfly Cluster Open Cluster 4.50 36' -68.2° 272.7° Scorpius 6:09 AM 10:24 AM 2:39 PM Messier Objects 17h 41m 12.2s -32° 16' 55" Christmas Tree Cluster Open Cluster 3.90 20' 44.4° 114.8° Monoceros 4:50 PM 11:22 PM 5:54 AM NGC-IC Database 6h 41m 28.8s 9° 53' 16" Clown Nebula Planetary Nebula 9.90 15" 41.5° 93.3° Gemini 5:03 PM 12:10 AM 7:17 AM NGC-IC Database 7h 29m 43.7s 20° 53' 37" Dumbbell Nebula Planetary Nebula 7.50 13' -7.8° 305.7° Vulpecula 5:28 AM 12:42 PM 7:56 PM Messier Objects 19h 59m 58.6s 22° 44' 20" Eye Nebula Planetary Nebula 8.60 16" -16.5° 101.4° Hydra 10:00 PM 3:05 AM 8:10 AM NGC-IC Database 10h 25m 12.8s -18° 41' 20" Hercules Cluster Globular Cluster 7.00 36' -16.6° 350.6° Hercules 1:09 AM 9:25 AM 5:41 PM Messier Objects 16h 42m 00.4s 36° 26' 11" Hyades Asterism 69.5° 159.5° Taurus 2:14 PM 9:07 PM 4:00 AM Constellations 4h 26m 26.4s 16° 44' 50" Lagoon Nebula Cluster with Nebulosity 5.00 54' -60.2° 284.4° Sagittarius 6:00 AM 10:47 AM 3:35 PM Messier Objects 18h 04m 38.8s -24° 21' 09" M5 Globular Cluster 7.00 32' -50.7° 15.1° Serpens Caput 1:49 AM 7:58 AM 2:07 PM Messier Objects 15h 19m 02.3s 2° 02' 58" M32 Galaxy 10.00 7.4' 52.3° 292.3° Andromeda 8:43 AM 5:25 PM 2:06 AM Messier Objects 0h 43m 12.3s 40° 55' 08" M37 Open Cluster 6.00 22' 65.9° 90.2° Auriga 2:38 PM 10:34 PM 6:29 AM Messier Objects 5h 52m 53.2s 32° 32' 51" M38 Open Cluster 7.00 26' 71.3° 84.2° Auriga 1:58 PM 10:10 PM 6:22 AM Messier Objects 5h 29m 23.1s 35° 52' 07" M41 Open Cluster 5.00 32' 20.4° 137.7° Canis Major 6:28 PM 11:27 PM 4:27 AM Messier Objects 6h 46m 37.6s -20° 43' 39" M48 Open Cluster 5.50 37' 16.7° 110.6° Hydra 7:08 PM 12:55 AM 6:41 AM Messier Objects 8h 14m 16.0s -5° 48' 57" M50 Open Cluster 7.00 36' 27.5° 125.9° Monoceros 6:05 PM 11:44 PM 5:22 AM Messier Objects 7h 03m 10.7s -8° 24' 02" M77 Galaxy 10.50 8.9' 50.0° 209.5° Cetus 1:22 PM 7:24 PM 1:27 AM Messier Objects 2h 43m 08.2s 0° 01' 32" M81 Galaxy 8.50 21' 33.5° 25.4° Ursa Major n/a 2:36 AM n/a Messier Objects 9h 56m 13.0s 69° 01' 44" M84 Galaxy 11.00 10' -20.1° 55.8° Virgo 10:24 PM 5:05 AM 11:46 AM Messier Objects 12h 25m 36.1s 12° 50' 02" M84 Galaxy 11.00 10' -20.1° 55.8° Virgo 10:24 PM 5:05 AM 11:46 AM Messier Objects 12h 25m 36.1s 12° 50' 02" NGC 129 Open Cluster 6.50 21' 49.6° 323.2° Cassiopeia n/a 5:12 PM n/a NGC-IC Database 0h 30m 30.7s 60° 16' 10" NGC 663 Open Cluster 7.10 16' 57.6° 331.1° Cassiopeia n/a 6:28 PM n/a NGC-IC Database 1h 46m 39.9s 61° 17' 54" NGC 752 Open Cluster 5.70 50' 66.4° 282.9° Andromeda 10:15 AM 6:40 PM 3:04 AM NGC-IC Database 1h 58m 15.0s 37° 49' 44" NGC 869 Open Cluster 5.30 30' 63.5° 330.0° Perseus n/a 7:01 PM n/a NGC-IC Database 2h 19m 42.7s 57° 10' 41" NGC 884 Open Cluster 6.10 30' 63.9° 330.7° Perseus n/a 7:04 PM n/a NGC-IC Database 2h 23m 11.2s 57° 11' 13" NGC 1342 Open Cluster 6.70 14' 84.9° 285.4° Perseus 11:53 AM 8:13 PM 4:33 AM NGC-IC Database 3h 32m 16.0s 37° 24' 24" Orion Nebula Diffuse Nebula 5.00 48' 42.4° 145.8° Orion 4:28 PM 10:16 PM 4:04 AM Messier Objects 5h 35m 35.8s -5° 25' 29" Owl Cluster Open Cluster 6.40 13' 56.2° 323.4° Cassiopeia n/a 6:01 PM n/a NGC-IC Database 1h 20m 07.4s 58° 20' 23" Pinwheel Cluster Open Cluster 6.00 12' 69.5° 88.4° Auriga 2:15 PM 10:18 PM 6:20 AM NGC-IC Database 5h 36m 54.5s 34° 08' 51" Pleiades, Seven Sisters Open Cluster 1.37 1.8° 77.8° 190.4° Taurus 1:04 PM 8:28 PM 3:52 AM Messier Objects 3h 47m 21.4s 24° 13' 07" Ring Nebula Planetary Nebula 9.50 1.7' -9.3° 323.6° Lyra 3:40 AM 11:36 AM 7:33 PM Messier Objects 18h 53m 55.7s 33° 02' 19"