Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
M 81	large	oval	3	Meade 16 inch
M 82	large	oval	3	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3998	very small	circular	3	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2768	medium	oval	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2841	medium	oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3945	medium	oval	2	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3675	medium	oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5322	medium	circular	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4605	medium	oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3077	medium	circular	2	TAL 150P
NGC 4026	small	thin oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2685	small	oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4036	small	oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3898	small	circular	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2681	small	circular	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3941	small	circular	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3665	small	circular	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2787	small	oval	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3949	very small	oval	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3982	very small	circular	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3674	very small	oval	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3353	very small	circular	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3796	very small	circular	2	Eddie 20 inch
M 101	large	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
M 108	medium	thin oval	1	TAL 150P
NGC 3953	medium	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3945	medium	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2976	medium	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 4088	medium	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3642	medium	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2985	small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3893	small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4062	small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5308	small	slither	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3613	small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5389	small	thin oval	1	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 3619	small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4102	small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3310	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2950	very small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4041	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3738	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
IC 750	very small	oval	1	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 3738	very small	circular	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3610	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3583	very small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5430	very small	oval	1	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 3415	very small	oval	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3921	very small	oval	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 5376	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5631	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3348	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3894	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3813	very small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3690	very small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4686	very small	thin oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5475	very small	thin oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3687	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3762	very small	thin oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3658	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5218	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2639	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3683	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3888	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3835	very small	oval	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3978	very small	circular	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3922	very small	oval	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 2810	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 4500	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3266	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3990	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3458	very small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3838	very small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3648	very small	oval	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3737	very small	circular	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3757	very small	circular	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3870	very small	circular	1	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 3809	very small	circular	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3994	very small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3694	very small	circular	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3530	very small	oval	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3718	medium	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3079	medium	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3198	medium	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3184	medium	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
M 109	medium	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3359	medium	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4157	medium	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4096	medium	thin oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2805	medium	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 4144	medium	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3319	medium	oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3726	medium	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5585	medium	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3448	medium	thin oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4100	medium	thin oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3877	medium	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4051	medium	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3938	medium	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5204	small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 3917	small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3631	small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5474	small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 4013	small	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3614	small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
UGC 6930	small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3756	small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
UGC 5459	small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2654	small	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3600	small	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2820	small	slither	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 5448	small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3972	small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5422	small	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4814	small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3549	small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5205	small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2742	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3780	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
UGC 6534	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 2693	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3729	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3206	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3769	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3966	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5485	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5443	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2998	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3963	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3995	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4085	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2870	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3913	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3913	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2880	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3683A	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
IC 749	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 2629	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2771	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 4290	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3320	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3259	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2701	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3811	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5473	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3182	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5379	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 3891	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3669	very small	slither	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 3652	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 4335	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3516	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3065	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2769	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3179	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3835	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3788	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3471	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3657	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3043	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3668	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2756	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3782	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2854	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5480	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3595	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2742A	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2650	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2726	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3445	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2675	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 4081	very small	oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3656	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3916	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 2892	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3928	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2800	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 5481	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3205	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3286	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3207	very small	oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3207	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3237	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3238	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2692	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3796	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3991	very small	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3958	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3202	very small	oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 2676	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3622	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3202	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 4047	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3654	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3931	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 4161	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2856	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2814	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3895	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 5370	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3066	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3770	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3835A	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3550	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 5216	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
UGC 6135	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3759	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3985	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3111	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2684	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3135	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3406	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3558	very small	circular	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3191	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3517	very small	oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
IC 691	very small	oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 3410	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2767	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2686	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Galaxy groupings

M 81 / M 82 - 4/3 - The most awesome pair in the sky
NGC 3065 / NGC 3066 - 0.5/0.5
Other notes

Best placed from mid winter through to late summer

Ursa Major has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 140, 60.

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

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