| Object | Type | Con | VMag | Size | RA | Dec | Pop. Name | Notes |
| NGC 752 | OC | And | 5.7 | 50.0' | 01h 57m 51s | +37° 41' 05" | ||
| NGC 891 | Gal | And | 9.9 | 14.0'x3.0' | 02h 22m 36s | +42° 20' 50" | edge-on spiral w/prominent dust lane | |
| NGC 7662 | PN | And | 8.6 | 17.0"x14.0" | 23h 25m 57s | +42° 32' 44" | Blue Snowball Nebula | |
| NGC 6781 | PN | Aql | 11.8 | 1.9'x1.8' | 19h 18m 28s | +06° 32' 46" | ||
| NGC 7009 | PN | Aqr | 8.3 | 28.0"x23.0" | 21h 04m 15s | -11° 21' 49" | Saturn Nebula | |
| NGC 7293 | PN | Aqr | 6.3 | 16.0'x12.0' | 22h 29m 40s | -20° 47' 23" | Helical Nebula | |
| NGC 6397 | GC | Ara | 5.7 | 25.7' | 17h 40m 43s | -53° 40' 33" | one of the nearest Globulars | |
| NGC 1907 | OC | Aur | 8.2 | 7.0' | 05h 28m 00s | +35° 18' 53" | ||
| NGC 1502 | OC | Cam | 6.9 | 8.0' | 04h 07m 45s | +62° 19' 49" | near SE end of Kemble's Cascade | |
| Kemble's Cascade | Asterism | Cam | 03h 57m 30s | +63° 04' 13" | first described by Canadian amateur Lucian J. Kemble; beautiful chain of about 20 mag. 5…9 stars; coordinates are for SAO 12969, a mag. 5 star in the middle of the Cascade | |||
| NGC 2403 | Gal | Cam | 8.5 | 17.8' | 07h 36m 55s | +65° 35' 42" | ||
| NGC 3372 | BN | Car | 120.0'x120.0' | 10h 43m 47s | -59° 52' 01" | Eta Carina Nebula | ||
| NGC 3532 | OC | Car | 3.0 | 55.0' | 11h 06m 23s | -58° 40' 03" | ||
| NGC 225 | OC | Cas | 7.0 | 12.0' | 00h 43m 28s | +61° 47' 06" | ||
| NGC 457 | OC | Cas | 6.4 | 13.0' | 01h 19m 10s | +58° 20' 02" | Owl Cluster | |
| NGC 654 | OC | Cas | 6.5 | 5.0' | 01h 44m 10s | +61° 53' 00" | ||
| NGC 659 | OC | Cas | 7.9 | 5.0' | 01h 44m 16s | +60° 42' 00" | ||
| NGC 663 | OC | Cas | 7.1 | 16.0' | 01h 46m 04s | +61° 15' 00" | ||
| Stock 2 | OC | Cas | 4.4 | 60.0' | 02h 15m 04s | +59° 15' 58" | Muscleman Cluster | |
| NGC 7789 | OC | Cas | 6.7 | 16.0' | 23h 57m 04s | +56° 44' 09" | ||
| NGC 3766 | OC | Cen | 5.3 | 12.0' | 11h 36m 05s | -61° 37' 04" | ||
| NGC 5128 | Gal | Cen | 6.8 | 18.2'x14.5' | 13h 25m 29s | -43° 01' 07" | Centaurus A | strong radio source |
| NGC 5139 | GC | Cen | 3.7 | 36.3' | 13h 26m 46s | -47° 28' 45" | Omega Centauri | best GC in the sky |
| NGC 40 | PN | Cep | 10.7 | 1.0'x0.7' | 00h 13m 08s | +72° 31' 47" | ||
| NGC 6939 | OC | Cep | 7.8 | 8.0' | 20h 31m 27s | +60° 38' 22" | ||
| IC 1396 | BN | Cep | 3.5 | 154.0'x140.0' | 21h 39m 09s | +57° 46' 58" | ||
| King 10 | OC | Cep | 3.0' | 22h 54m 58s | +59° 10' 16" | |||
| NGC 247 | Gal | Cet | 9.1 | 20.0'x7.0' | 00h 47m 11s | -20° 45' 21" | ||
| NGC 2359 | BN | CMa | 8.0' | 07h 17m 48s | -13° 12' 54" | Thor's Helmet; Duck Nebula | Wolf-Rayet remnant | |
| NGC 2360 | OC | CMa | 7.2 | 13.0' | 07h 17m 48s | -15° 36' 53" | ||
| NGC 2362 | OC | CMa | 4.1 | 8.0' | 07h 18m 48s | -24° 56' 51" | ||
| Mel 111 | OC | Com | 1.8 | 275.0' | 12h 25m 00s | +26° 00' 07" | Coma Berenices Star Cluster | |
| NGC 4565 | Gal | Com | 9.6 | 15.5'x1.9' | 12h 36m 20s | +25° 59' 23" | Bernice's Hair Clip | classic edge-on spiral with dust lane |
| Abell 1656 | Gal cluster | Com | 11.0 | 120.0' | 12h 59m 48s | +27° 59' 04" | Coma Gal Cluster | tough in 8-12" aperture |
| NGC 4038 | Gal | Cor | 10.3 | 2.6'x1.8' | 12h 01m 53s | -18° 51' 55" | The Antennae; Ringtail Gal | interacting with NGC 4039 |
| NGC 4039 | Gal | Cor | 10.6 | 3.2'x2.2' | 12h 01m 54s | -18° 53' 07" | The Antennae | interacting with NGC 4038 |
| NGC 4361 | PN | Cor | 10.3 | 1.3' | 12h 24m 30s | -18° 47' 38" | ||
| NGC 4755 | OC | Cru | 4.2 | 10.0' | 12h 53m 35s | -60° 20' 08" | Jewel Box Cluster; Kappa Crucis | |
| NGC 4244 | Gal | CVn | 10.4 | 18.5'x2.3' | 12h 17m 29s | +37° 48' 28" | ||
| NGC 4631 | Gal | CVn | 9.2 | 17.0'x3.5' | 12h 42m 11s | +32° 32' 42" | same LP field as NGC 4656 | |
| NGC 4656 | Gal | CVn | 10.5 | 22.0'x3.0' | 12h 43m 58s | +32° 10' 21" | same LP field as NGC 4631 | |
| Albireo | Star | Cyg | 3.1 | 19h 30m 45s | +27° 57' 55" | superb double star; blue-white/yellow | ||
| NGC 6819 | OC | Cyg | 7.3 | 5.0' | 19h 41m 20s | +40° 11' 22" | ||
| NGC 6826 | PN | Cyg | 8.8 | 27.0"x24.0" | 19h 44m 53s | +50° 31' 42" | Blinking Planetary | |
| NGC 6888 | BN | Cyg | 20.0'x10.0' | 20h 12m 14s | +38° 20' 21" | Crescent Nebula | ||
| NGC 6960 | SNR | Cyg | 70.0'x6.0' | 20h 45m 38s | +30° 43' 20" | Western Veil | ||
| NGC 6992 | SNR | Cyg | 25.0'x20.0' | 20h 56m 14s | +31° 04' 20" | Eastern Veil | ||
| NGC 7000 | BN | Cyg | 175.0'x110.0' | 20h 58m 32s | +44° 33' 21" | North American Nebula | large; often easier in binoculars than telescope | |
| NGC 2070 | BN | Dor | 8.3 | 5.0' | 05h 38m 39s | -69° 04' 51" | Tarantula Nebula | in Lg. Magellanic Cloud |
| NGC 5907 | Gal | Dra | 10.3 | 12.8'x1.8' | 15h 15m 52s | +56° 19' 48" | ||
| NGC 6543 | PN | Dra | 8.3 | 22.0"x16.0" | 17h 58m 36s | +66° 38' 17" | Cat's Eye Nebula | |
| NGC 1535 | PN | Eri | 10.4 | 20.0"x17.0" | 04h 14m 16s | -12° 44' 16" | multiple shells | |
| Fornax Gal. Cluster | Gal cluster | For | 3°x2° | 03h 38m 31s | -35° 26' 40" | approx. 20 galaxies brighter than mag. 13 | ||
| NGC 2158 | OC | Gem | 8.6 | 5.0' | 06h 07m 33s | +24° 05' 56" | ||
| NGC 2392 | PN | Gem | 8.6 | 47.0"x43.0" | 07h 29m 10s | +20° 54' 42" | Eskimo Nebula; Clown Face | |
| NGC 6210 | PN | Her | 9.7 | 20.0"x13.0" | 16h 44m 30s | +23° 48' 46" | ||
| NGC 3242 | PN | Hya | 8.6 | 40.0"x35.0" | 10h 24m 48s | -18° 38' 14" | Ghost of Jupiter | |
| NGC 2903 | Gal | Leo | 9.0 | 13.3'x6.0' | 09h 32m 10s | +21° 29' 58" | ||
| IC 418 | PN | Lep | 10.7 | 14.0"x11.0" | 05h 27m 30s | -12° 41' 32" | ||
| NGC 2232 | OC | Mon | 3.9 | 30.0' | 06h 26m 37s | -04° 44' 54" | ||
| NGC 2237 | BN | Mon | 5.5 | 70.0'x80.0' | 06h 32m 19s | +04° 59' 03" | Rosette Nebula | OC NGC 2244 embedded in nebula |
| NGC 2244 | OC | Mon | 4.8 | 24.0' | 06h 32m 25s | +04° 52' 03" | involved with Rosette Neb. (NGC 2237) | |
| NGC 2261 | BN | Mon | 2.0'x1.0' | 06h 39m 13s | +08° 44' 01" | Hubble's Variable Nebula | ||
| NGC 2264 | OC | Mon | 3.9 | 30.0'x60.0' | 06h 40m 58s | +09° 53' 42" | Christmas Tree Cluster; Cone Nebula | includes naked-eye S Mon (15 Mon) |
| NGC 2301 | OC | Mon | 6.0 | 12.0' | 06h 51m 49s | +00° 28' 04" | ||
| B 59, 65-7 | DN | Oph | 300.0' | 17h 21m 02s | -26° 59' 58" | Pipe Nebula (stem) | ||
| NGC 6369 | PN | Oph | 11.0 | 30.0"x29.0" | 17h 29m 22s | -23° 45' 37" | ||
| B 78 | DN | Oph | 200.0' | 17h 33m 02s | -25° 59' 58" | Pipe Nebula (bowl) | ||
| IC 4665 | OC | Oph | 4.2 | 41.0' | 17h 46m 20s | +05° 43' 08" | ||
| NGC 6572 | PN | Oph | 9.0 | 15.0"x12.0" | 18h 12m 09s | +06° 51' 01" | ||
| NGC 6633 | OC | Oph | 4.6 | 27.0' | 18h 27m 43s | +06° 34' 14" | ||
| NGC 1973 | BN | Ori | 5.0'x5.0' | 05h 35m 09s | -04° 43' 56" | part of Running Man Nebula | ||
| NGC 1975 | BN | Ori | 10.0'x5.0' | 05h 35m 21s | -04° 40' 56" | part of Running Man Nebula | ||
| NGC 1977 | BN | Ori | 20.0'x10.0' | 05h 35m 27s | -04° 49' 56" | part of Running Man Nebula | 42 Orionis nebula | |
| NGC 2169 | OC | Ori | 5.9 | 7.0' | 06h 08m 27s | +13° 56' 59" | "37" Cluster | |
| NGC 2174 | BN | Ori | 25.0'x20.0' | 06h 10m 01s | +20° 33' 58" | |||
| NGC 6545 | Gal | Pav | 13.2 | 1.0'x0.9' | 18h 12m 18s | -63° 46' 45" | Needle Galaxy | |
| NGC 7331 | Gal | Peg | 9.5 | 11.4'x4.0' | 22h 37m 08s | +34° 25' 27" | Little And Gal | |
| NGC 869 | OC | Per | 5.3 | 30.0' | 02h 19m 03s | +57° 08' 58" | Double Cluster | w/NGC 884 |
| NGC 884 | OC | Per | 6.1 | 30.0' | 02h 22m 27s | +57° 06' 57" | Double Cluster | w/NGC 869 |
| NGC 1023 | Gal | Per | 9.4 | 9.0'x4.0' | 02h 40m 27s | +39° 03' 47" | ||
| Mel 20 | OC | Per | 1.2 | 185.0' | 03h 22m 03s | +48° 59' 56" | Alpha Persei Association | |
| NGC 1528 | OC | Per | 6.4 | 24.0' | 04h 15m 24s | +51° 13' 49" | ||
| NGC 2438 | PN | Pup | 11.0 | 1.1' | 07h 41m 51s | -14° 44' 06" | in foreground of M 46 | |
| NGC 2467 | BN | Pup | 7.1 | 15.0' | 07h 52m 30s | -26° 22' 52" | use UHC or O-III filter; includes loose cluster of mag. 8-12 stars | |
| NGC 253 | Gal | Scl | 7.2 | 25.0'x7.0' | 00h 47m 35s | -25° 17' 01" | edge-on spiral | |
| NGC 6231 | OC | Sco | 2.6 | 15.0' | 16h 54m 01s | -41° 48' 06" | Table of Scorpius | zeta Sco complex |
| NGC 3115 | Gal | Sex | 8.9 | 8.3'x3.2' | 10h 05m 14s | -07° 43' 06" | Spindle Gal | |
| Mel 25 | OC | Tau | 0.5 | 330.0' | 04h 27m 02s | +16° 00' 03" | Hyades | Aldebaran not a member |
| NGC 104 | GC | Tuc | 4.0 | 30.9' | 00h 24m 10s | -72° 04' 37" | 47 Tucanae | |
| NGC 2841 | Gal | Uma | 9.2 | 7.4'x3.5' | 09h 22m 01s | +50° 58' 21" | ||
| NGC 3877 | Gal | Uma | 11.0 | 5.6'x1.2' | 11h 46m 07s | +47° 29' 37" | ||
| Markarian's Chain | Gal chain | Vir | 12h 25m 04s | +12° 53' 16" | string of bright galaxies; covers 3 degrees of sky, starting with M84 & M86 in Virgo, ending with NGCs 4459 & 4474 in Coma Berenices; coordinates are for M 84 | |||
| 3C 273 | Quasar | Vir | 12.0 | 12h 29m 06s | +02° 03' 01" | brightest quasar; most remote object visible in modest amateur telescopes (~ 2 billion light years) | ||
| NGC 4526 | Gal | Vir | 9.7 | 7.0'x2.7' | 12h 34m 03s | +07° 42' 03" | Lost Gal | |
| NGC 4567 | Gal | Vir | 11.3 | 3.0'x2.5' | 12h 36m 33s | +11° 15' 33" | Siamese Twins | overlaps NGC 4568 |
| NGC 4568 | Gal | Vir | 10.8 | 5.1'x2.4' | 12h 36m 35s | +11° 14' 17" | Siamese Twins | overlaps NGC 4567 |
| NGC 5746 | Gal | Vir | 10.3 | 7.4'x1.1' | 14h 44m 57s | +01° 57' 20" | ||
| Cr 399 | Asterism | Vul | 3.6 | 60.0' | 19h 25m 26s | +20° 11' 18" | Brocchi's Cluster; The Coathanger | once assumed to be a OC; data from Hipparcos spacecraft shows it to be a chance alignment of stars |
| NGC 6885 | OC | Vul | 8.1 | 7.0' | 20h 12m 02s | +26° 29' 20" |