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	April-June Objects				Object Size/		Rating		                       For Best View:		                       Coordinates					
	Name	Constellation	Object Type	Magnitudes	Double Star Separation	Dob	small	binocs	sky	magnification	Right Ascension	Declination	notes	page	additional description	
																
	"Zeta Cancri, Tegmine"	Cancer	Double Star	"5.3, 6.3"	"1.1"""	2	3	x	steady	highest	8 H 12.2 min.	17ˇ 39'	near M44 (the Beehive)	92	nice pair of yellow stars (a challenging triple in a Dob)	
	"M44, Beehive"	Cancer	Open Cluster	3.1	70'	1	3	4	any	lowest	8 H 40.3 min.	19ˇ 41'	great open cluster in Cancer	92	"visible naked eye and great in binoculars or finder, but too large for best view in telescopes"	
	24 Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"6.9, 7.5"	"5.6"""	1	x	x	steady	high	8 H 26.7 min.	24ˇ 32'	near M44 (the Beehive)	93	Dob challenge double	
	M67	Cancer	Open Cluster	6.9	25'	3	3	2	any	low	8 H 51 min.	11ˇ 49'	open cluster in Cancer	94	open cluster; moderately rich with medium brightness range and strong central concentration	
	VZ Cancri	Cancer	Variable Star	7.18-7.91; 4.28 hours		1	1	2	any	any	8 H 40.9 min.	9ˇ 49'	variable star in Cancer	94	dynamic variable: compare with nearby 37 Cancri	
	Epsilon Hydrae	Hydrae	Double Star	"3.5, 6.7"	"2.8"""	2	x	x	steady	high	8 H 46.8 min.	6ˇ 25'	double star near M67	95	Dob challenge double	
	Phi-2 Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"6.2, 6.2"	"5.2"""	3	2	x	steady	high	8 H 26.8 min.	26ˇ 56'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	equal white pair	
	Struve 1266	Cancer	Double Star	"8.8, 10.0"	"24"""	1	1	x	steady	high	8 H 44.4 min.	28ˇ 27'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	"dim, close white pair"	
	Iota Cancri	Cancer	Double Star	"4.1, 6.0"	"31"""	2	2	x	steady	medium	8 H 46.7 min.	28ˇ 46'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	wide yellow-blue pair	
	57 Cancri	Cancer	Triple Star	"6.1, 6.4"	"1.5"""	2	1	x	steady	low/highest	8 H 54.2 min.	30ˇ 35'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	"close, equal pair with a dimmer third companion"	
	Kappa Leonis	Leo	Double Star	"4.6, 9.7"	"2.4"""	3	1	x	steady	highest	9 H 24.7 min.	26ˇ 11'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	"unequal, close Dob challenge"	
	"Gamma Leonis, Algieba"	Leo	Double Star	"2.4, 3.6"	"4.6"""	3	3	x	steady	high	10 H 20 min.	19ˇ 51'	best of the Cancer-Leo doubles	96	bright yellow-orange pair	
	53 Cancri	Cancer	"Double Star, Exoplanets"	"6.2, 9.7"	"43"""	3	3	x	steady	high	8 H 52.5 min.	28ˇ 16'	one of the Cancer-Leo doubles	97	"wide, unequal double near Iota Cancri"	
	NGC 3242	Hydra	Planetary Nebula	7.7	1'	3	1	x	dark	high	10 H 24.8 min.	-18ˇ 39Ő'	planetary nebula 'Ghost of Jupiter' 	98	planetary nebula	
	M65	Leo	Galaxy	9.2	"2.9' by 9', N-S"	3	2	x	dark	low	11 H 18.9 min.	13ˇ 7'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	spiral galaxy; the roundest of the Leo Trio (with M66 and NGC 3628)	
	M66	Leo	Galaxy	8.9	"4' by 9', N-S"	3	2	x	dark	low	11 H 20.2 min.	13ˇ 1'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	"spiral galaxy; quite bright, oddly-shaped member of the Leo Trio (with M65 and NGC 3628)"	
	NGC 3628	Leo	Galaxy	9.6	"13.1' by 3.1' , E-W"	3	1	x	dark	low	11 H 20.3 min.	13ˇ 37'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	"spiral galaxy; nifty, elongated member of the Leo Trio (with M65 and M66)"	
	54 Leonis	Leo	Double Star	"4.5, 6.3"	"6.6"""	2	2	x	steady	high	10 H 55.6 min.	24ˇ 45'	double star near the Leo trio	101		
	NGC 3607	Leo	Galaxy	9.9	4'	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 16.9 min.	18ˇ 3'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	"elliptical galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	NGC 3608	Leo	Galaxy	10.7	2.8'	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 17 min.	18ˇ 9'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	"elliptical galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	NGC 3632	Leo	Galaxy	10.9	"3' by 2', NW-SSE"	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 20.1 min.	18ˇ 21'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	"spiral galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	M95	Leo	Galaxy	9.8	"5' by 7', N-S"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 44 min.	11ˇ 42'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	"spiral galaxy; with M96 and M105, visible in small telescopes"	
	M96	Leo	Galaxy	9.3	"5' by 7', N-S"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 46.8 min.	11ˇ 49'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	"spiral galaxy; with M95 and M105, visible in small telescopes"	
	M105	Leo	Galaxy	8.4	"4' by 5', ENE-WSW"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 47.8 min.	12ˇ 35'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	"elliptical galaxy; with M95 and M96, visible in small telescopes"	
	NGC 3384	Leo	Galaxy	9.9	"5.4' by 2.7' , NE-SE"	2	x	x	dark	low	10 H 48.3 min.	12ˇ 38'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	"elliptical galaxy, quite bright and next to M105"	
	NGC 3389	Leo	Galaxy	11.8	"2.9' by 1.3' , ESE-WSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	10 H 48.5 min.	12ˇ 32'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	dim spiral galaxy making a tight triangle with M105 amd NGC 3384	
	NGC 3412	Leo	Galaxy	10.4	"3.7' by 2.2' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	10 H 50.9 min.	13ˇ 25'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	"spiral galaxy, off to the northeastern edge of the Leo I galaxy group"	
	"Gamma Virginis, Porrima"	Virgo	Double Star	"3.5, 3.5"	"1.3"" (in 2010, increasing)"	2	3	x	steady	high	12 H 41.7 min.	-1ˇ 27'	"bright, widening double in Virgo"	104	"bright equal yellow pair, separated by 1.9"" in 2012, 2.6"" in 2016, and 3.0"" in 2020"	
	Struve 1689	Virgo	Double Star	"7.1, 9.1"	"30"""	1	1	x	any	medium	12 H 55.5 min.	11ˇ 30'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	"wide, dim, unequal double en route from Vindemiatrix to the Virgo galaxies"	
	NGC 4754	Virgo	Galaxy	10.5	"4.4' by 2.4' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 52.3 min.	11ˇ 19'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	"spiral galaxy; dim, near NGC 4762"	
	NGC 4762	Virgo	Galaxy	10.1	"8.7' by 1.7' , NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 52.9 min.	11ˇ 14'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	spiral galaxy; the first you encounter in the Virgo group as you start from Vindemiatrix	
	NGC 4469	Virgo	Galaxy	11.5	"3.8' by 1.3' , E-W"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29.5 min.	8ˇ 45'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	dim spiral galaxy near M49	
	M49	Virgo	Galaxy	8.3	"8' by 10', NNE-SSW"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 29.8 min.	8ˇ 0'	bright; Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	"bright elliptical galaxy, away from the bulk of the Virgo group"	
	NGC 4526	Virgo	Galaxy	9.6	"7' by 2.5' , ESE-WSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 34 min.	7ˇ 42'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	spiral galaxy near M49	
	NGC 4535	Virgo	Galaxy	9.8	"7.1' by 5' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 34.3 min.	8ˇ 12'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	spiral galaxy near M49	
	M84	Virgo	Galaxy	9.2	"5' by 6', NW-SE"	3	1	1	dark	low	12 H 25.1 min.	12ˇ 53'	"bright; Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	"bright elliptical galaxy anchoring the western end of Markarian's chain, next to M86"	
	M86	Virgo	Galaxy	8.9	"5' by 8', NW-SE"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 26.2 min.	12ˇ 57'	"bright; Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	"bright elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain, next to M84"	
	NGC 4435	Virgo	Galaxy	10.8	"3' by 2.2' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 27.7 min.	13ˇ 5'	"Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	"dim, small elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain, right next to NGC 4438"	
	NGC 4438	Virgo	Galaxy	10	"8.5' by 3' , NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 27.8 min.	13ˇ 0'	"Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	"elongated-looking spiral galaxy in Markarian's chain, near M86"	
	NGC 4461	Virgo	Galaxy	11.1	"3.4' by 1.4' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29 min.	13ˇ 11'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	dim spiral galaxy in Markarian's chain	
	NGC 4473	Virgo	Galaxy	10.2	"4.5' by 2.5' , E-W"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29.8 min.	13ˇ 26'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	dim elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain	
	NGC 4477	Virgo	Galaxy	10.4	3.4'	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 30 min.	13ˇ 38'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	dim spiral galaxy at the northeastern end of Markarian's chain	
	M87	Virgo	Galaxy	8.6	"6' by 8', N-S"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 30.8 min.	12ˇ 23'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	"bright, prominent elliptical galaxy southest of Markarian's chain"	
	M88	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	9.4	"3' by 6', NW-SE"	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 32 min.	14ˇ 25'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	spiral galaxy	
	M91	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	10.1	"4' by 5', NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 35.4 min.	14ˇ 30'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	spiral galaxy	
	M89	Virgo	Galaxy	9.9	3' by 3.5'	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 35.7 min.	12ˇ 33'	"Virgo galaxy charts 3,4"	107	elliptical galaxy	
	M90	Virgo	Galaxy	9.4	"4' by 9', NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 36.8 min.	13ˇ 10'	"Virgo galaxy charts 3,4"	107	spiral galaxy	
	M58	Virgo	Galaxy	9.6	"4' by 6', E-W"	1	1	x	dark	low	12 H 37.7 min.	11ˇ 49'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	spiral galaxy	
	M59	Virgo	Galaxy	9.7	"3' by 5', N-S"	1	1	x	dark	low	12 H 42 min.	11ˇ 39'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	elliptical galaxy near M60	
	NGC 4638	Virgo	Galaxy	11.1	"2.2' by 1.4' , NW-SE"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 42.8 min.	11ˇ 27'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	dim elliptical galaxy near M59 and M60	
	M60	Virgo	Galaxy	8.8	"6' by 7', ESE-WSW"	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 43.7 min.	11ˇ 33'	bright; Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	bright elliptical galaxy	
	M98	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	7.9	"2.8' by 9', NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 13.8 min.	14ˇ 54'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	spiral galaxy	
	NGC 4216	Virgo	Galaxy	10.3	"8.1' by 1.8' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 15.9 min.	13ˇ 9'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	"spiral galaxy; not very bright, but a pretty little elongate oval"	
	M99	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	7.9	"4' by 5', NE-SE"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 18.8 min.	14ˇ 25'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	spiral galaxy	
	Struve 1685	Coma Berenices	Double Star	"7.3, 7.8"	"16"""	1	x	x	steady	high	12 H 52 min.	19ˇ 10'	double star near M64	110	"dim, equal double near M64"	
	M53	Coma Berenices	Globular Cluster	7.7	13'	3	2	1	dark	low	13 H 12.9 min.	18ˇ 10'	with M64	110	globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	M64 	Coma Berenices	Galaxy	8.5	#N/A	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 56.8 min.	21ˇ 31'	"Black Eye Galaxy, with M53"	110	spiral galaxy	
	"Alpha CVn, Cor Caroli"	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"2.9, 5.5"	"19"""	2	2	x	any	medium	12 H 56 min.	38ˇ 19'	"easy, colorful double star"	112	"easy, pretty blue-yellow pair"	
	M94	Canes Venatici	Galaxy	8.1	"12' by 14', ESE-WSW"	3	1	x	dark	low	12 H 50.9 min.	41ˇ 7'	"small, bright galaxy"	112	spiral galaxy	
	2 Canum Venaticorum	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"5.9, 8.7"	"11"""	2	1	x	any	medium	12 H 16.1 min.	40ˇ 40'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	unequal blue-yellow pair	
	Struve 1702	Canes Venatici	Double Star	"8.7, 9.4"	"35"""	1	1	x	any	medium	12 H 58.5 min.	38ˇ 17'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	"dim, wide pair"	
	M63	Canes Venatici	Galaxy	8.5	"7' by 12', ESE-WSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	13 H 15.8 min.	42ˇ 2'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	spiral galaxy	
	"Y CVn, La Superba"	Canes Venatici	Carbon Star	4.86-5.88; 268 days		2	2	2	any	low	14 H 41.1 min.	13ˇ 44'	carbon star near Cor Caroli	113	"beautiful deep red in binoculars, finder, or any telescope"	
	M3	Canes Venatici	Globular Cluster	6.6	18'	3	3	1	dark	medium	13 H 42.2 min.	28ˇ 23'	bright globular cluster	114	bright and pretty globular cluster; intermediate concentration	
	Pi Boštis	Boštes	Double Star	"4.9, 5.8"	"5.6"""	2	2	x	steady	high	14 H 40.7 min.	16ˇ 23'	one of the Boštes doubles	116	yellow-blue pair	
	"Epsilon Boštis, Izar"	Boštes	Double Star	"2.6, 4.8"	"3.0"""	3	3	x	steady	high	14 H 45 min.	27ˇ 4Ő'	best of the Boštes doubles	116	"famous, pretty yellow-blue pair"	
	Xi Boštis	Boštes	"Double Star, Exoplanets"	"4.8, 7.0"	"6.4"""	3	2	x	steady	high	14 H 51.4 min.	19ˇ 6Ő'	"a Boštes double star, with planets"	116	yellow star with nearby dimmer orange companion	
	"Mu Boštes, Alkalurops"	Boštes	Triple Star	"7.94.3, 7.1, 7.6"	"109"", 2.2"""	3	1	2	steady	high	15 H 24.5 min.	37ˇ 23Ő'	a triple star in Boštes 	116	"star with two much dimmer companions, one boringly distant, one challengingly close "	
	Zeta Coronae Borealis	Corona Borealis	Double Star	"5.0, 5.9"	"6.3"""	2	2	x	steady	high	15 H 39.4 min.	36ˇ 38Ő'	one of the 'Boštes doubles'	116	nice double with a yellow primary and a blue-green secondary