Name/Designation | Right Ascension | Declination | Type | Magnitude | Size | Distance | Date |
Location | Instrument | Eyepiece | Filter | Notes |
IC2006 | 03:54.1 | -35 39 | Galaxy | 12.2 | 2.3'x2.1' | 53MLY | February 24 2012 | Belanglo |
250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 9mmNagler | | Round and very bright, especially the nucleus. |
NGC1232 | 03:09.8 | -20 35 | Galaxy | 9.9 | 7.8' x 6.9' | 72MLY | September 15 2006 | Belanglo |
250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 32mmSWA | | Large, bright, round, uniform. |
NGC1291 | 03:17.3 | -41 08 | Galaxy | 8.5 | 10.5' x 9.1' | 29MLY | Jan 05 2003 | Cataract |
250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl/9.7mmSP/6mmPlossl | | Beautiful. Very bright core and bright halo. Looks really good at all magnifications. |
NGC1291 | 03:17.3 | -41 08 | Galaxy | 8.5 | 10.5' x 9.1' | 29MLY | Jan 05 2003 | Wiruna |
250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 13.8mmSWA | | Oriented north-south, with a field star on the northern edge. Very bright with an extremely bright nucleus
, which tends to overshadow the rest. |
NGC1487 | 03:55.8 | -42 22 | Galaxy | 11.4 | 2.0'x1.4' | 23MLY | Feb 24 2012 | Belanglo |
250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 9mmNagler | | Appears elliptical. Forms a tight triangle with two nearby field stars. |
NGC1535; PK206-40.1 | 04:14.2 | -12 44 | Planetary Nrbula | 9.6 | 18"x44" | 5KLY | December 31 1997 | Farmborough Heights |
250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl | | Quite large and bright and easy to pick as a planetary at low power. Increasing magnification showed no
extra detail. There is a very bright centre, possibly a star. |
NGC1637 | 04:41.5 | -02 51 | Galaxy | 10.9 | 3.3' x 2.9' | 27MLY | Feb 05 2005 | Cordeaux |
250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 13.8mmSWA | | A faint, round haze. Uniform in brightness. Possibly an elliptical galaxy. |