Observing plan for evening of Friday, March 03, 2006
Universal Time: 03/03/2006 19:00
Local Time: 03/03/2006 19:00
Julian Day: 2453798.292
Sidereal Time: 5h 21m 41.3s
Delta T: 80.2 seconds
Location: Killylane Reservoir, UK
Latitude: 54° 49.083' N
Longitude: 5° 59.417' W
Heliocentric X: -0.94848 au
Y: 0.28883 au
Z: 3204 km
Distance from Sun: 0.99148 au
Angle from Ecliptic Plane: 4.4559 arcseconds
Phi: 163.06 degrees
Name Kind Mag Size Constellation Rise Transit Set RA Dec
M1 (Crab Nebula) Unknown 9 11' Taurus 10:49 19:13 03:37 5h 34.876m 22° 1.228'
M2 Globular Cluster 7.5 23' Aquarius 05:15 11:13 17:12 21h 33.765m -0° 47.944'
M3 Globular Cluster 7 48' Canes Venatici 17:54 03:19 12:44 13h 42.463m 28° 20.876'
M4 (Cat's Eye) Globular Cluster 7.5 31' Scorpius 02:55 06:00 09:05 16h 23.975m -26° 32.983'
M5 Globular Cluster 7 32' Serpens Caput 22:41 04:55 11:10 15h 18.882m 2° 3.595'
M9 Globular Cluster 9 13' Ophiuchus 02:45 06:56 11:06 17h 19.625m -18° 32.338'
M10 Globular Cluster 7.5 25' Ophiuchus 00:54 06:34 12:13 16h 57.480m -4° 6.742'
M11 (Wild Duck Cluster) Open Cluster 7 17' Scutum 03:04 08:31 13:58 18h 51.384m -6° 16.391'
M12 (Gumball Globular) Globular Cluster 8 16' Ophiuchus 00:32 06:24 12:16 16h 47.558m -1° 57.858'
M13 (Hercules Cluster) Globular Cluster 7 36' Hercules n/a 06:18 n/a 16h 41.897m 36° 26.485'
M14 Globular Cluster 9.5 14' Ophiuchus 01:33 07:18 13:02 17h 37.928m -3° 15.476'
M15 (Pegasus Cluster) Globular Cluster 7.5 31' Pegasus 03:55 11:10 18:24 21h 30.261m 12° 11.608'
M16 (Eagle Nebula) Cluster with Nebulosity 6.5 27' Serpens Cauda 03:18 07:59 12:41 18h 19.276m -13° 50.552'
M17 (Omega Nebula) Cluster with Nebulosity 7 25' Sagittarius 03:35 08:01 12:28 18h 21.153m -16° 11.587'
M18 (Black Swan) Open Cluster 8 17' Sagittarius 03:40 08:00 12:21 18h 20.452m -17° 4.360'
M19 Globular Cluster 8.5 13' Ophiuchus 03:31 06:39 09:47 17h 3.006m -26° 16.605'
M24 (Delle Caustiche, Sagittarius Star Cloud) Cluster with Nebulosity 11.5 1.3' Sagittarius 03:47 07:56 12:05 18h 16.179m -18° 43.219'
M25 Open Cluster 4.9 30' Sagittarius 04:06 08:12 12:19 18h 32.135m -19° 5.254'
M26 Open Cluster 9.5 17' Scutum 03:16 08:25 13:35 18h 45.603m -9° 22.456'
M27 (Dumbbell Nebula) Planetary Nebula 7.5 13' Vulpecula 01:10 09:40 18:09 19h 59.841m 22° 43.755'
M29 Open Cluster 9 15' Cygnus n/a 10:04 n/a 20h 24.358m 38° 31.328'
M30 Globular Cluster 8.5 20' Capricornus 07:45 11:20 14:55 21h 40.737m -23° 9.122'
M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) Galaxy 4.5 2.1° Andromeda n/a 14:22 n/a 0h 43.286m 41° 20.757'
M32 Galaxy 10 7.4' Andromeda n/a 14:22 n/a 0h 43.030m 40° 54.121'
M33 (Triangulum Galaxy, Pinwheel Galaxy) Galaxy 7 49' Triangulum 05:16 15:13 01:09 1h 34.129m 30° 41.300'
M34 Open Cluster 6 22' Perseus n/a 16:21 n/a 2h 42.616m 42° 47.987'
M35 Open Cluster 5.5 34' Gemini 11:04 19:47 04:31 6h 9.487m 24° 20.140'
M36 Open Cluster 6.5 21' Auriga 07:58 19:15 06:32 5h 36.844m 34° 10.649'
M37 Open Cluster 6 22' Auriga 09:01 19:31 06:00 5h 52.682m 32° 32.893'
M38 Open Cluster 7 26' Auriga n/a 19:07 n/a 5h 29.175m 35° 52.045'
M39 Open Cluster 5.5 42' Cygnus n/a 11:11 n/a 21h 31.913m 48° 31.021'
M40 (Winnecke 4) Double Star 9 3.5' Ursa Major n/a 02:00 n/a 12h 22.585m 58° 2.940'
M41 (Little Beehive) Open Cluster 5 32' Canis Major 16:30 20:24 00:19 6h 46.492m -20° 43.375'
M42 (Orion Nebula) Diffuse Nebula 5 48' Orion 13:41 19:14 00:46 5h 35.445m -5° 25.536'
M43 (de Mairan’s Nebula) Diffuse Nebula 7 43' Orion 13:41 19:14 00:47 5h 35.815m -5° 17.751'
M44 (Beehive Cluster) Open Cluster 4 45' Cancer 14:12 22:18 06:24 8h 40.499m 19° 44.265'
M45 (Pleiades, Seven Sisters) Open Cluster 1.37 1.8° Taurus 08:43 17:26 02:08 3h 47.171m 24° 12.615'
M46 Open Cluster 6.5 31' Puppis 16:44 21:20 01:55 7h 41.984m -14° 50.555'
M47 Open Cluster 4.5 40' Puppis 16:37 21:15 01:52 7h 36.930m -14° 31.099'
M48 Open Cluster 5.5 37' Hydra 16:22 21:52 03:22 8h 14.113m -5° 48.325'
M49 Galaxy 10 8.1' Virgo 19:18 02:07 08:56 12h 30.075m 7° 58.078'
M50 Open Cluster 7 36' Monoceros 15:26 20:41 01:56 7h 3.029m -8° 23.692'
M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) Galaxy 8 18' Canes Venatici n/a 03:07 n/a 13h 30.149m 47° 10.656'
M52 (The Scorpion) Open Cluster 8 26' Cassiopeia n/a 13:04 n/a 23h 24.944m 61° 36.759'
M53 Globular Cluster 8.5 11' Coma Berenices 18:56 02:50 10:44 13h 13.206m 18° 8.612'
M56 Globular Cluster 9.5 9.0' Lyra 23:07 08:57 18:46 19h 16.866m 30° 11.670'
M57 (Ring Nebula) Planetary Nebula 9.5 1.7' Lyra 21:53 08:34 19:14 18h 53.812m 33° 2.010'
M58 Galaxy 11 16' Virgo 19:03 02:15 09:27 12h 38.042m 11° 47.038'
M59 Galaxy 11.5 5.0' Virgo 19:08 02:19 09:30 12h 42.344m 11° 36.918'
M60 Galaxy 10.5 9.8' Virgo 19:11 02:21 09:31 12h 43.942m 11° 31.827'
M61 (Swelling Spiral) Galaxy 10.5 9.7' Virgo 19:31 01:59 08:27 12h 22.223m 4° 26.262'
M62 (Flickering Globular) Globular Cluster 8 11' Ophiuchus 04:12 06:38 09:04 17h 1.588m -30° 6.803'
M63 (Sunflower Galaxy) Galaxy 8.5 16' Canes Venatici n/a 02:53 n/a 13h 16.165m 41° 59.891'
M64 (Blackeye Galaxy) Galaxy 9 17' Coma Berenices 18:13 02:34 10:55 12h 57.020m 21° 38.831'
M65 (Leo Triplet 1) Galaxy 10.5 7.0' Leo 17:37 00:56 08:16 11h 19.278m 13° 3.112'
M66 (Leo Triplet 2) Galaxy 10 8.8' Leo 17:38 00:58 08:17 11h 20.562m 12° 56.902'
M67 (King Cobra) Open Cluster 7.5 25' Cancer 15:17 22:29 05:41 8h 51.711m 11° 48.428'
M68 Globular Cluster 9 8.8' Hydra 23:14 02:17 05:20 12h 39.800m -26° 46.840'
M71 Globular Cluster 8.5 6.7' Sagitta 01:35 09:34 17:33 19h 54.068m 18° 48.011'
M72 Globular Cluster 10 6.0' Aquarius 05:44 10:33 15:23 20h 53.969m -12° 31.738'
M73 Open Cluster 9 3.2' Aquarius 05:49 10:39 15:28 20h 59.278m -12° 36.757'
M74 (The Phantom) Galaxy 10.5 13' Pisces 07:38 15:16 22:54 1h 37.039m 15° 49.205'
M75 Globular Cluster 9.5 5.2' Sagittarius 06:01 09:46 13:32 20h 6.456m -21° 53.976'
M76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula) Planetary Nebula 12 3.2' Perseus n/a 15:21 n/a 1h 42.686m 51° 36.379'
M77 (Cetus A) Galaxy 10.5 8.9' Cetus 10:19 16:22 22:25 2h 42.977m 0° 0.789'
M78 Diffuse Nebula 8 2.5' Orion 13:22 19:25 01:28 5h 47.014m 0° 3.398'
M79 Globular Cluster 8.5 18' Lepus 15:39 19:03 22:26 5h 24.393m -24° 30.777'
M80 Globular Cluster 8.5 10' Scorpius 02:17 05:54 09:30 16h 17.416m -22° 59.392'
M81 (Bode's Galaxy) Galaxy 8.5 21' Ursa Major n/a 23:33 n/a 9h 55.974m 69° 2.676'
M82 (Cigar Galaxy) Galaxy 9.5 14' Ursa Major n/a 23:34 n/a 9h 56.393m 69° 38.935'
M83 (Southern Pinwheel Galaxy) Galaxy 8.5 14' Hydra 00:45 03:14 05:43 13h 37.334m -29° 53.644'
M84 Galaxy 11 10' Virgo 18:44 02:02 09:21 12h 25.444m 12° 51.069'
M85 Galaxy 10.5 5.8' Coma Berenices 18:08 02:03 09:57 12h 25.733m 18° 8.935'
M86 Galaxy 11 8.2' Virgo 18:45 02:03 09:22 12h 26.505m 12° 54.406'
M87 (Virgo A) Galaxy 11 5.9' Virgo 18:53 02:08 09:24 12h 31.134m 12° 21.133'
M88 Galaxy 11 7.8' Coma Berenices 18:41 02:09 09:38 12h 32.314m 14° 22.874'
M89 Galaxy 11.5 5.4' Virgo 18:56 02:13 09:29 12h 35.989m 12° 30.554'
M90 Galaxy 11 18' Virgo 18:54 02:14 09:35 12h 37.146m 13° 8.903'
M91 Galaxy 11.5 16' Coma Berenices 18:44 02:13 09:42 12h 35.757m 14° 27.688'
M92 Globular Cluster 7.5 36' Hercules n/a 06:53 n/a 17h 17.304m 43° 7.835'
M93 Open Cluster 6.5 39' Puppis 17:53 21:23 00:52 7h 44.907m -23° 51.815'
M94 (Cat's Eye Galaxy) Galaxy 9.5 15' Canes Venatici n/a 02:28 n/a 12h 51.195m 41° 5.102'
M95 Galaxy 11 7.9' Leo 17:10 00:22 07:33 10h 44.299m 11° 40.576'
M96 Galaxy 10.5 9.3' Leo 17:12 00:24 07:36 10h 47.083m 11° 47.359'
M97 (Owl Nebula) Planetary Nebula 12 4.7' Ursa Major n/a 00:52 n/a 11h 15.168m 54° 59.016'
M98 Galaxy 11 14' Coma Berenices 18:19 01:51 09:23 12h 14.111m 14° 52.233'
M99 Galaxy 10.5 7.6' Coma Berenices 18:28 01:56 09:25 12h 19.130m 14° 23.624'
M100 Galaxy 10.5 7.6' Coma Berenices 18:22 02:00 09:38 12h 23.234m 15° 47.533'
M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) Galaxy 8.5 46' Ursa Major n/a 03:40 n/a 14h 3.428m 54° 18.582'
M102 (Spindle Galaxy) Galaxy 10.5 5.3' Draco n/a 04:43 n/a 15h 6.663m 55° 44.252'
M103 Open Cluster 7 13' Cassiopeia n/a 15:13 n/a 1h 33.861m 60° 41.342'
M104 (Sombrero Galaxy) Galaxy 9.5 12' Virgo 21:22 02:17 07:13 12h 40.306m -11° 39.466'
M105 Galaxy 11 5.3' Leo 17:09 00:25 07:42 10h 48.158m 12° 33.095'
M106 Galaxy 9.5 35' Canes Venatici n/a 01:56 n/a 12h 19.276m 47° 16.638'
M107 Globular Cluster 10 14' Ophiuchus 01:23 06:09 10:56 16h 32.878m -13° 4.041'
M108 Galaxy 11 14' Ursa Major n/a 00:49 n/a 11h 11.907m 55° 38.364'
M109 Galaxy 11 14' Ursa Major n/a 01:35 n/a 11h 57.937m 53° 20.476'
M110 Galaxy 10 30' Andromeda n/a 14:20 n/a 0h 40.699m 41° 43.273'