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	Galaxies					Rating		                       For Best View:		                       Coordinates						
	Name	Constellation	Magnitude	Size	Dob	small	binocs	sky	magnification	Right Ascension	Declination	notes	page	Season	additional description	
																
	M65	Leo	9.2	"2.9' by 9', N-S"	3	2	x	dark	low	11 H 18.9 min.	13¡ 7'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy; the roundest of the Leo Trio (with M66 and NGC 3628)	
	M66	Leo	8.9	"4' by 9', N-S"	3	2	x	dark	low	11 H 20.2 min.	13¡ 1'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; quite bright, oddly-shaped member of the Leo Trio (with M65 and NGC 3628)"	
	NGC 3628	Leo	9.6	"13.1' by 3.1' , E-W"	3	1	x	dark	low	11 H 20.3 min.	13¡ 37'	one of the 'Leo trio' galaxies	100	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; nifty, elongated member of the Leo Trio (with M65 and M66)"	
	NGC 3607	Leo	9.9	4'	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 16.9 min.	18¡ 3'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	Apr.-Jun.	"elliptical galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	NGC 3608	Leo	10.7	2.8'	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 17 min.	18¡ 9'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	Apr.-Jun.	"elliptical galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	NGC 3632	Leo	10.9	"3' by 2', NW-SSE"	2	1	x	dark	low	11 H 20.1 min.	18¡ 21'	galaxy near the Leo trio	101	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy, part of a nice little Dob trio (NGC 3607, 3608, 3632)"	
	M95	Leo	9.8	"5' by 7', N-S"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 44 min.	11¡ 42'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; with M96 and M105, visible in small telescopes"	
	M96	Leo	9.3	"5' by 7', N-S"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 46.8 min.	11¡ 49'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; with M95 and M105, visible in small telescopes"	
	M105	Leo	8.4	"4' by 5', ENE-WSW"	3	1	x	dark	low	10 H 47.8 min.	12¡ 35'	one of the bright Leo I galaxies	102	Apr.-Jun.	"elliptical galaxy; with M95 and M96, visible in small telescopes"	
	NGC 3384	Leo	9.9	"5.4' by 2.7' , NE-SE"	2	x	x	dark	low	10 H 48.3 min.	12¡ 38'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	Apr.-Jun.	"elliptical galaxy, quite bright and next to M105"	
	NGC 3389	Leo	11.8	"2.9' by 1.3' , ESE-WSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	10 H 48.5 min.	12¡ 32'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	Apr.-Jun.	dim spiral galaxy making a tight triangle with M105 amd NGC 3384	
	NGC 3412	Leo	10.4	"3.7' by 2.2' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	10 H 50.9 min.	13¡ 25'	in Leo I Galaxy Group	102	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy, off to the northeastern edge of the Leo I galaxy group"	
	NGC 4754	Virgo	10.5	"4.4' by 2.4' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 52.3 min.	11¡ 19'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; dim, near NGC 4762"	
	NGC 4762	Virgo	10.1	"8.7' by 1.7' , NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 52.9 min.	11¡ 14'	Virgo galaxy chart 1	105	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy; the first you encounter in the Virgo group as you start from Vindemiatrix	
	NGC 4469	Virgo	11.5	"3.8' by 1.3' , E-W"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29.5 min.	8¡ 45'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	Apr.-Jun.	dim spiral galaxy near M49	
	M49	Virgo	8.3	"8' by 10', NNE-SSW"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 29.8 min.	8¡ 0'	bright; Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	Apr.-Jun.	"bright elliptical galaxy, away from the bulk of the Virgo group"	
	NGC 4526	Virgo	9.6	"7' by 2.5' , ESE-WSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 34 min.	7¡ 42'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy near M49	
	NGC 4535	Virgo	9.8	"7.1' by 5' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 34.3 min.	8¡ 12'	Virgo galaxy chart 2	106	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy near M49	
	M84	Virgo	9.2	"5' by 6', NW-SE"	3	1	1	dark	low	12 H 25.1 min.	12¡ 53'	"bright; Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	Apr.-Jun.	"bright elliptical galaxy anchoring the western end of Markarian's chain, next to M86"	
	M86	Virgo	8.9	"5' by 8', NW-SE"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 26.2 min.	12¡ 57'	"bright; Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	Apr.-Jun.	"bright elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain, next to M84"	
	NGC 4435	Virgo	10.8	"3' by 2.2' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 27.7 min.	13¡ 5'	"Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	Apr.-Jun.	"dim, small elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain, right next to NGC 4438"	
	NGC 4438	Virgo	10	"8.5' by 3' , NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 27.8 min.	13¡ 0'	"Virgo galaxy charts 4,5"	107	Apr.-Jun.	"elongated-looking spiral galaxy in Markarian's chain, near M86"	
	NGC 4461	Virgo	11.1	"3.4' by 1.4' , N-S"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29 min.	13¡ 11'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	dim spiral galaxy in Markarian's chain	
	NGC 4473	Virgo	10.2	"4.5' by 2.5' , E-W"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 29.8 min.	13¡ 26'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	dim elliptical galaxy in Markarian's chain	
	NGC 4477	Virgo	10.4	3.4'	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 30 min.	13¡ 38'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	dim spiral galaxy at the northeastern end of Markarian's chain	
	M87	Virgo	8.6	"6' by 8', N-S"	3	2	1	dark	low	12 H 30.8 min.	12¡ 23'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	"bright, prominent elliptical galaxy southest of Markarian's chain"	
	M88	Coma Berenices	9.4	"3' by 6', NW-SE"	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 32 min.	14¡ 25'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M91	Coma Berenices	10.1	"4' by 5', NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 35.4 min.	14¡ 30'	Virgo galaxy chart 4	107	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M89	Virgo	9.9	3' by 3.5'	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 35.7 min.	12¡ 33'	"Virgo galaxy charts 3,4"	107	Apr.-Jun.	elliptical galaxy	
	M90	Virgo	9.4	"4' by 9', NNE-SSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 36.8 min.	13¡ 10'	"Virgo galaxy charts 3,4"	107	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M58	Virgo	9.6	"4' by 6', E-W"	1	1	x	dark	low	12 H 37.7 min.	11¡ 49'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M59	Virgo	9.7	"3' by 5', N-S"	1	1	x	dark	low	12 H 42 min.	11¡ 39'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	Apr.-Jun.	elliptical galaxy near M60	
	NGC 4638	Virgo	11.1	"2.2' by 1.4' , NW-SE"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 42.8 min.	11¡ 27'	Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	Apr.-Jun.	dim elliptical galaxy near M59 and M60	
	M60	Virgo	8.8	"6' by 7', ESE-WSW"	2	1	1	dark	low	12 H 43.7 min.	11¡ 33'	bright; Virgo galaxy chart 3	107	Apr.-Jun.	bright elliptical galaxy	
	M98	Coma Berenices	7.9	"2.8' by 9', NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 13.8 min.	14¡ 54'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	NGC 4216	Virgo	10.3	"8.1' by 1.8' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 15.9 min.	13¡ 9'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	Apr.-Jun.	"spiral galaxy; not very bright, but a pretty little elongate oval"	
	M99	Coma Berenices	7.9	"4' by 5', NE-SE"	1	x	x	dark	low	12 H 18.8 min.	14¡ 25'	Virgo galaxy chart 5	108	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M64 	Coma Berenices	8.5	#N/A	2	1	x	dark	low	12 H 56.8 min.	21¡ 31'	"Black Eye Galaxy, with M53"	110	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M94	Canes Venatici	8.1	"12' by 14', ESE-WSW"	3	1	x	dark	low	12 H 50.9 min.	41¡ 7'	"small, bright galaxy"	112	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	M63	Canes Venatici	8.5	"7' by 12', ESE-WSW"	2	1	x	dark	low	13 H 15.8 min.	42¡ 2'	with M94 and Cor Caroli	113	Apr.-Jun.	spiral galaxy	
	NGC 6207	Hercules	11.4	"3' by 1.2' , NNE-SSW"	2	x	x	dark	medium	16 H 43.1 min.	36¡ 50'	dim galaxy very near M13	121	Jul.-Sep.	spiral galaxy; a Dob challenge close to M13	
	NGC 247	Cetus	8.9	"19.2' by 5.5' , NNE-SSW"	1	x	x	dark	medium	0 H 47.1 min.	-20¡ 46'	challenging galaxy in Cetus	174	Oct.-Dec.	spiral galaxy; less prominent than NGC 253	
	NGC 253	Sculptor	7.3	"29' by 6.8' , NE-SE"	3	1	1	dark	medium	0 H 47.5 min.	-25¡ 17'	the 'Sculptor Galaxy'	174	Oct.-Dec.	spiral galaxy; an elongate slash of light	
	M110	Andromeda	8.4	"11' by 19', N-S"	2	1	x	dark	low	0 H 40.3 min.	41¡ 41'	companion galaxy to M31	176	Oct.-Dec.	elliptical galaxy; irregularly shaped dimmer companion to M31	
	M31	Andromeda	3.5	"60' by 185', NE-SE"	4	4	4	dark	low	0 H 42.7 min.	41¡ 16'	The Great Andromeda Galaxy	176	Oct.-Dec.	the great Andromeda spiral galaxy - an awesome sight in all telescopes	
	M32	Andromeda	8.1	"6' by 8', N-S"	2	2	1	dark	low	0 H 42.7 min.	40¡ 52'	bright companion galaxy to M31	176	Oct.-Dec.	"elliptical galaxy; small, bright companion to M31"	
	M33	Triangulum	5.5	"40' by 65', NNE-SSW"	3	3	3	dark	low	1 H 33.9 min.	30¡ 39'	Triangulum Galaxy	178	Oct.-Dec.	"great Tringulum spiral galaxy; invisible in beight skies, but delightful in dark skies"	
	NGC 604	Triangulum	12	1.9'	1	x	x	dark	medium	1 H 34.5 min.	30¡ 47Õ'	star-forming region inside M33	179	Oct.-Dec.	"star-forming region in one of the arms of the Triangulum Galaxy, M33"	
	M81	Ursa Major	7	"11' by 20', NNE-SSW"	3	2	1	dark	low	9 H 55.6 min.	69¡ 4'	Ursa Major galaxy in pair with M82	200	North	"bright, oval spiral galaxy; makes nice pair with M82"	
	M82	Ursa Major	8.6	"4' by 11', ENE-WSW"	3	2	1	dark	low	9 H 56.1 min.	69¡ 42'	Ursa Major galaxy in pair with M81	200	North	"interesting, lumpy-looking edge-on spiral galaxy; makes nice pair with M81"	
	NGC 2976	Ursa Major	10.1	"5.9' by 2.7' , NW-SE"	1	x	x	dark	low	9 H 47.3 min.	67¡ 55'	dim galaxy near M81 & M82	201	North	dim spiral galaxy near M81 and M82	
	NGC 3077	Ursa Major	10	5'	2	x	x	dark	low	10 H 3.3 min.	68¡ 44'	dim galaxy near M81 & M83	201	North	dim spiral galaxy near M81 and M82	
	M51	Canes Venatici	8.1	"6' by 11', N-S"	3	2	1	dark	medium	13 H 29.9 min.	47¡ 12'	"Whirlpool Galaxy, M51"	204	North	"wonderful spiral galaxy, with spiral arms appearing in a Dob on a dark night"	
	NGC 5195	Canes Venatici	9.6	"5.9' by 4.6' , E-W"	2	1	x	dark	medium	13 H 30 min.	47¡ 16'	companion 'attached to' M51	204	North	dwarf galaxy 'attached to' the end of one of M51's arms - small but it appears quite btight	
	M101	Ursa Major	8.4	15'	3	2	1	dark	medium	14 H 3.2 min.	54¡ 21'	Pinwheel galaxy	206	North	face-on spiral galaxy - on a dark night a Dob may show a hint of spiral arms	
	Small Magellanic Cloud	Tucana	2.3	6.5¡ by 3.5¡	4	4	3	dark	low	0 H 53 min.	-72¡ 50'	The SMC (Small Magellanic Cloud)	210	South	huge-looking dwarf galaxy companion to the Milky Way; very much worth exploring	
	Large Magellanic Cloud	Dorado	0.2	10¡ by 8¡	5	5	5	dark	low	5 H 20 min.	-69¡ 0'	The LMC (Large Magellanic Cloud)	216	South	the great celestial candy shop - a treat everywhere you look in it	
	NGC 4945	Centaurus	8.6	"19.8' by 4' , NE-SE"	2	x	x	dark	medium	13 H 5.4 min.	-49¡ 28'	nice edge-on galaxy for large 'scopes	238	South	"large spiral galaxy, with low surface brighhtness - but a lovely sight in a Dob on a dark night"	
	NGC 5128	Centaurus	6.6	"25.7' by 20' , NE-SE"	3	2	1	dark	medium	13 H 25.5 min.	-43¡ 1'	"the 'Hamburger' galaxy, Centaurus-A"	239	South	"spiral galaxy; large, with a diffuse dark band separating the 'hamburger buns'; a fun challenge"	
	NGC 6744	Pavo	8.3	"20.1' by 12.9' , NNE-SSW"	3	1	x	dark	medium	19 H 09.7 min.	 -63¡ 51'	a nice face-on spiral galaxy in Pavo	241	South	pretty galaxy; resolving structure is a fun challenge