Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 1684	very small	oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 1843	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1670	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1691	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1762	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 2110	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1819	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 1924	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 1875	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1740	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1713	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1678	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 1682	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then by size.

Other notes

Best placed from mid autumn to early spring.

Orion has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 210, -20.

So when you look at this constellation you are looking below the galactic plane under the Perseus arm of our spiral galaxy.

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