Galaxies
Object reference | Size | Shape | Visual Scale | Telescope used |
M 64 | large | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
M 64 | large | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 99 | medium | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4473 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4477 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4725 | large | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 100 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 85 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 88 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4274 | medium | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
M 91 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4494 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4278 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4459 | small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4459 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4314 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4251 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4414 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4394 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4245 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4212 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4379 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4169 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4283 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
M 98 | medium | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4450 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4064 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4651 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4314 | small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4448 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4203 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4419 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4350 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4884 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4474 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4874 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4162 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4152 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4379 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4158 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4262 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4377 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4196 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4022 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4174 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4559 | large | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4293 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4302 | medium | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4173 | small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4710 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4689 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4312 | small | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4839 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4136 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4571 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5172 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4396 | small | thin oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4539 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4298 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4340 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4498 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4793 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5012 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4421 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4525 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4185 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4104 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4189 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4634 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4310 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4474 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4150 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4134 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4014 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4237 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4540 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5116 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4383 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4336 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4032 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4789 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4659 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4239 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4175 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4595 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4841A | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4018 | very small | slither | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4489 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4685 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4405 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4479 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4911 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4286 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4827 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4344 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4375 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4468 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4495 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4515 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4555 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4670 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4676A | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5180 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4131 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4816 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5158 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4110 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4841B | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4053 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4055 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4080 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4556 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4090 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4066 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4061 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4057 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4155 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4132 | very small | thin oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4126 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4065 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4692 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4211A | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4092 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4059 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4673 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4076 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4860 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4865 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4091 | very small | thin oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4253 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4023 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4308 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4275 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4853 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4015 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4098 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4089 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4095 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch |
This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.
Other notes
Best placed late autumn and early winter.
Cetus has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 170, -50 to -80.
So when you look at this constellation you are looking well below the galactic plane under the Perseus arm of our spiral galaxy.