Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 1023	medium	oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 1169	small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 1275	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1138	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1003	medium	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 1129	small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1186	small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1161	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 1167	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 1171	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1207	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1272	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1250	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1198	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1175	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 1265	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1233	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1122	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 1106	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 1465	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1053	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1086	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1282	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1278	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1050	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1267	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
UGC 2836	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
IC 312	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
PGC 10980	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1273	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1005	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1293	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1270	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1277	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1130	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1281	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Other notes

Best placed from late summer to early winter.

Perseus has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 150, -50.

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

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