Galaxies
Object reference | Size | Shape | Visual Scale | Telescope used |
NGC 5962 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 6010 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5980 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5996 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5990 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6017 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5921 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 6118 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6070 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5957 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5970 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5984 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5928 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 6012 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5953 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 5937 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6004 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6014 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5956 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6020 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6018 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6021 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 6023 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5936 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
IC 1116 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5954 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch |
This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.
Other notes
Best placed from mid spring to late summer.
Serpens has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 30, 10.
So when you look at this constellation you are looking through the galactic plane towards the core of our spiral galaxy.