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Name/Designation | Right Ascension | Declination | Type | Magnitude | Size | Distance | Date | Location | Instrument | Eyepiece | Filter | Notes |
NGC2434 | 07:34.9 | -69 17 | Galaxy | 11.2 | 2.5' x 2.5' | 106MLY | January 19 2007 | Lostock | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 13.8mmSWA | In same field as NGC2442. Much smaller tha 2442. Two faint stars appear 'embedded' in the galaxy. | |
NGC2442 | 07:36.4 | -69 32 | Galaxy | 10.4 | 6.0' x 5.5' | 47MLY | June 16 2001 | Barren Grounds | 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian | 26mmPlossl | Irregular faint haze only just visible.[A contrasting observation on January 19 2007 from Lostock: Very large and oval with a bright, very concentrated nucleus]. |