Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 2695	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
M 83	large	circular	<0.5	8 inch Orion
NGC 2713	small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3203	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2962	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 2811	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2765	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2555	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2960	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2706	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2716	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 2698	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2616	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 2917	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 2699	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Galaxy groupings

NGC 2698 / NGC 2699 - Faint pair

Other notes

Best placed from Winter through to May depending on which part of the constellation you are viewing.

Hydra has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 230-320, 30.

So when you look at this constellation you are looking above the galactic plane above the Orion arm of our spiral galaxy.

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