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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 01 May 2010 12:02 |
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NSAAC May Youth Program Observing List
Shows Best month to view each object in Northeast Massachusetts area. Object is visible for at least one month before and after the month shown in the table
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May Messier List
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Cls
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Primary ID
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Con
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RA (Ap)
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Dec (Ap)
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Mag
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Size
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Doub
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M 40
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UMa
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12h22m45.2s
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+58°01'32"
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9.6
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Gal
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M 109
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UMa
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11h58m10.6s
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+53°19'02"
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10.5
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7.4'x 4.9'
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Gal
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M 106
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CVn
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12h19m30.7s
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+47°14'45"
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9.1
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16.6'x 6.3'
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Gal
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M51
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CVn
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13h30m21.1s
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+47°08'23"
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8.7
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9.8'x 7.8'
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Gal
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M63
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CVn
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13h16m19.6s
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+41°58'23"
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9.3
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12.0'x 7.2'
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Gal
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M 94
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CVn
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12h51m24.7s
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+41°03'45"
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8.7
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10.0'x 8.7'
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Gal
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M 64
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Com
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12h57m16.4s
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+21°37'30"
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9.3
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10.0'x 5.0'
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Gal
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M 85
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Com
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12h25m57.4s
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+18°07'53"
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10.0
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7.6'x 5.9'
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Glob
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M 53
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Com
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13h13m27.5s
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+18°06'45"
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7.7
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13.0'
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Gal
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M 100
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Com
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12h23m28.4s
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+15°45'46"
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10.0
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7.6'x 6.8'
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Gal
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M 98
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Com
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12h14m21.9s
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+14°50'22"
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10.9
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9.5'x 2.3'
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Gal
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M 91
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Com
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12h35m59.7s
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+14°26'12"
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10.9
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5.4'x 4.6'
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Gal
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M 88
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Com
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12h32m32.6s
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+14°21'38"
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10.2
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7.8'x 4.8'
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Gal
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M 99
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Com
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12h19m23.1s
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+14°21'24"
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10.4
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5.1'x 4.6'
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Gal
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M 90
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Vir
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12h37m23.4s
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+13°06'11"
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10.1
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9.5'x 4.5'
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Gal
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M 86
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Vir
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12h26m45.6s
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+12°53'09"
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9.8
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10.0'x 7.4'
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Gal
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M 84
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Vir
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12h25m37.4s
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+12°49'36"
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10.1
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6.3'x 5.5'
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Gal
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M 89
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Vir
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12h36m13.3s
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+12°29'47"
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10.7
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6.9'x 6.6'
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Gal
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M 87
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Vir
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12h31m22.6s
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+12°19'53"
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9.6
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7.9'x 7.4'
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Gal
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M 58
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Vir
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12h38m17.3s
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+11°45'32"
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10.5
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5.6'x 4.4'
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Gal
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M 59
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Vir
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12h42m35.6s
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+11°35'18"
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10.7
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4.8'x 3.3'
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Gal
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M 60
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Vir
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12h44m13.4s
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+11°29'36"
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9.8
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7.4'x 6.3'
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Gal
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M 49
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Vir
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12h30m20.4s
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+07°56'25"
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9.3
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9.3'x 7.6'
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Gal
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M 61
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Vir
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12h22m28.6s
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+04°24'51"
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10.2
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6.3'x 5.8'
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Gal
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M104
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Vir
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12h40m33.6s
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-11°41'01"
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9.1
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9.1'x 5.6'
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Glob
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M 68
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Hya
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12h40m03.1s
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-26°48'16"
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7.3
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11.0'
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Gal
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M 83
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Hya
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13h37m38.2s
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-29°55'19"
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7.8
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14.1'x 13.2'
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May Best NGC Objects
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Cls
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Primary ID
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Con
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RA (Ap)
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Dec (Ap)
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Mag
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Size
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Gal
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NGC 4605
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UMa
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12h40m30.1s
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+61°33'08"
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10.8
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5.9'x 2.3'
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Gal
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NGC 4026
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UMa
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11h59m59.6s
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+50°54'15"
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11.7
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4.7'x 0.9'
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Gal
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NGC 4088
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UMa
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12h06m07.7s
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+50°28'55"
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11.3
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5.8'x 2.2'
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Gal
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NGC 4449
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CVn
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12h28m43.5s
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+44°02'04"
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9.5
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5.2'x 3.3'
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Gal
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NGC 4490
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CVn
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12h31m08.9s
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+41°35'08"
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9.8
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6.3'x 2.0'
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Gal
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NGC 4244
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CVn
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12h18m02.8s
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+37°44'55"
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10.4
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15.1'x 5.9'
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Gal
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NGC 5005
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CVn
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13h11m27.3s
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+37°00'06"
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10.5
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5.4'x 2.0'
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Gal
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NGC 5033
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CVn
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13h13m58.5s
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+36°32'14"
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10.7
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9.5'x 4.3'
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Gal
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NGC 4214
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CVn
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12h16m12.5s
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+36°16'10"
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10.2
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7.8'x 6.3'
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Gal
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NGC 4631
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CVn
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12h42m40.1s
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+32°29'04"
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9.5
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13.2'x 2.4'
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Gal
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NGC 4656
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CVn
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12h44m30.0s
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+32°06'43"
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9.7
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8.5'x 1.1'
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Gal
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NGC 4414
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Com
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12h27m00.1s
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+31°09'50"
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11.0
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2.8'x 1.6'
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Gal
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NGC 4274
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Com
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12h20m23.8s
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+29°33'19"
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11.3
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5.0'x 2.1'
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Gal
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NGC 4559
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Com
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12h36m30.5s
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+27°54'04"
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10.3
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10.0'x 4.3'
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Gal
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NGC 4565
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Com
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12h36m53.7s
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+25°55'43"
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10.1
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14.5'x 2.3'
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Gal
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NGC 4494
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Com
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12h31m57.0s
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+25°42'58"
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10.7
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4.4'x 4.2'
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Gal
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NGC 4725
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Com
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12h50m59.1s
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+25°26'33"
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9.9
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9.5'x 6.6'
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Gal
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NGC 4216
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Vir
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12h16m27.8s
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+13°05'24"
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11.0
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7.9'x 1.9'
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Gal
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NGC 4388
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Vir
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12h26m20.3s
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+12°36'08"
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11.9
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5.5'x 1.4'
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PNe
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NGC 4361
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Crv
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12h25m05.0s
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-18°50'47"
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10.9
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1.3'
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May Other Showpieces
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Cls
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Primary ID
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Con
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RA (Ap)
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Dec (Ap)
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Mag
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Size
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DVar
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Mizar, Zeta UMa
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UMa
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13h24m23.4s
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+54°52'13"
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2.1
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QSO
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3C 273.0
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Vir
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12h29m40.4s
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+01°59'31"
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12.8
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Last Updated on Saturday, 01 May 2010 12:43 |