Galaxies
Object reference | Size | Shape | Visual Scale | Telescope used |
M 106 | large | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4631 | large | slither | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4631 | large | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 63 | large | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
M 63 | large | oval | TAL 1 | |
M 94 | large | circular | TAL 1 | |
M 51 | large | oval | 8 inch Orion | |
NGC 4214 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4151 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4449 | medium | circular | TAL 1 | |
NGC 5005 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4111 | small | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4143 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4617 | very small | slither | Eddie 20 inch | |
NGC 5353 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5354 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4956 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5103 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4244 | large | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4490 | medium | oval | TAL 1 | |
NGC 4618 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4460 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5371 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4220 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4914 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5377 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5375 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5350 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4346 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5444 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4485 | very small | circular | Heritage 130 | |
NGC 5127 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5362 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4627 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5145 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5198 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5406 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5347 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5318 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5123 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5157 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5173 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4218 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5303A | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4656 | large | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5033 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5023 | medium | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5297 | medium | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4183 | medium | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4217 | small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5301 | small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5290 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4357 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5320 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5440 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4248 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4138 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5351 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5273 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5378 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5395 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4389 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4534 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5311 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5383 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4369 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4625 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5326 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5131 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5380 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5313 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5394 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5337 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4986 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5014 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4800 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5223 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5445 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4868 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5336 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5407 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4619 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4232 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4231 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5355 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5358 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4226 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5228 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5312 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4392 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch |
This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.
Other notes
Best placed during the spring and summer.
Canes Vanatici has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 120, 80.
So when you look at this constellation you are looking straight up out of our galaxy.