PiFinder · observing scorecard
Stephen James O'Meara's 109 finest deep-sky objects left out of both the Messier and Caldwell lists.
observed not yet manual check-off
| # | Object | Type | Constellation | Mag | Logged | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | ✓ | NGC 189 | open cluster | Cassiopeia | 8.8 | as NGC 189 |
| H2 | ✓ | NGC 225 | open cluster | Cassiopeia | 7 | as NGC 225 |
| H7 | ✓ | NGC 659 | open cluster | Cassiopeia | 7.9 | as NGC 659 |
| H14 | ✓ | Col 39Alpha Persei Cluster | open cluster | Perseus | 2.3 | as Col 39 |
| H23 | ✓ | NGC 1502Part of Kemble's Cascade | open cluster | Camelopardalis | 6 | as NGC 1502 |
| H25 | NGC 1528 | open cluster | Perseus | 6.4 | — | |
| H26 | NGC 1545 | open cluster | Perseus | 6.2 | — | |
| H27 | ✓ | NGC 1647 | open cluster | Taurus | 6.4 | as NGC 1647 |
| H29 | Col 69Orion Cluster / Lambda Orionis Cluster | open cluster | Orion | 3 | — | |
| H30 | NGC 1981Upper Sword | open cluster | Orion | 4.2 | — | |
| H31 | Col 72Lower Sword | open cluster | Orion | 3 | — | |
| H36 | ✓ | NGC 216937 Cluster | open cluster | Orion | 5.9 | as NGC 2169 |
| H38 | ✓ | NGC 2264Christmas Tree cluster / Cone nebula | open cluster | Monoceros | 4.1 | as NGC 2264 |
| H39 | NGC 2301 | open cluster | Monoceros | 6 | — | |
| H40 | NGC 2353 | open cluster | Monoceros | 7.1 | — | |
| H44 | NGC 2547 | open cluster | Vela | 4.7 | — | |
| H45 | NGC 2539 | open cluster | Puppis | 6.5 | — | |
| H46 | NGC 2546 | open cluster | Puppis | 6.3 | — | |
| H50 | IC 2488 | open cluster | Vela | 6 | — | |
| H53 | NGC 3228 | open cluster | Vela | 6 | — | |
| H54 | NGC 3293 | open cluster | Carina | 4.7 | — | |
| H62 | ✓ | Col 256Coma Star Cluster | open cluster | Coma Berenices | 1.6 | as Col 256 |
| H71 | NGC 5281 | open cluster | Centaurus | 5.9 | — | |
| H73 | NGC 5662 | open cluster | Centaurus | 5.5 | — | |
| H79 | NGC 6242 | open cluster | Scorpius | 6.4 | — | |
| H80 | NGC 6281 | open cluster | Scorpius | 5.4 | — | |
| H82 | NGC 6400 | open cluster | Scorpius | 8.8 | — | |
| H83 | ✓ | IC 4665 | open cluster | Ophiuchus | 4.7 | as IC 4665 |
| H88 | ✓ | NGC 6520 | open cluster | Sagittarius | 7.6 | as NGC 6520 |
| H92 | ✓ | NGC 6633 | open cluster | Ophiuchus | 4.6 | as Ta2 166 as NGC 6633 as NGC 6633 |
| H93 | ✓ | IC 4756 | open cluster | Serpens | 4.3 | as Ta2 169 as IC 4756 as IC 4756 |
| H94 | ✓ | NGC 6709 | open cluster | Aquila | 6.7 | as NGC 6709 as NGC 6709 |
| H98 | ✓ | NGC 6819 | open cluster | Cygnus | 7.3 | as NGC 6819 |
| H100 | ✓ | NGC 6866 | open cluster | Cygnus | 7.6 | as NGC 6866 |
| H101 | ✓ | NGC 6940 | open cluster | Vulpecula | 6.3 | as NGC 6940 |
| H105 | ✓ | Col 439Elephant's Trunk Nebula | open cluster | Cepheus | 3.8 | as Col 439 |
| H106 | NGC 7380 | open cluster | Cepheus | 7.2 | — | |
| H108 | ✓ | NGC 7789Caroline's Rose Cluster | open cluster | Cassiopeia | 6.7 | as NGC 7789 |
| # | Object | Type | Constellation | Mag | Logged | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H5 | NGC 404 | spiral galaxy | Andromeda | 10 | — | |
| H6 | NGC 584 | spiral galaxy | Cetus | 10.5 | — | |
| H8 | ✓ | NGC 772 | spiral galaxy | Aries | 10.3 | as NGC 772 |
| H9 | NGC 908 | spiral galaxy | Cetus | 10.2 | — | |
| H10 | NGC 1023The Perseus Lenticular | spiral galaxy | Perseus | 9.5 | — | |
| H11 | NGC 1232 | spiral galaxy | Eridanus | 9.8 | — | |
| H12 | NGC 1291 | spiral galaxy | Eridanus | 8.5 | — | |
| H13 | NGC 1316Radio Galaxy Fornax A | spiral galaxy | Fornax | 8.2 | — | |
| H17 | NGC 1365The Fornax Barred Spiral | spiral galaxy | Fornax | 9.5 | — | |
| H18 | NGC 1399 | elliptical galaxy | Fornax | 9.4 | — | |
| H19 | NGC 1398 | spiral galaxy | Fornax | 9.5 | — | |
| H20 | NGC 1404 | elliptical galaxy | Fornax | 10 | — | |
| H47 | NGC 2683 | spiral galaxy | Lynx | 9.7 | — | |
| H48 | NGC 2655 | spiral galaxy | Camelopardalis | 10.1 | — | |
| H49 | NGC 2841 | spiral galaxy | Ursa Major | 9.3 | — | |
| H51 | NGC 2903 | spiral galaxy | Leo | 8.8 | — | |
| H52 | NGC 3184 | spiral galaxy | Ursa Major | 9.6 | — | |
| H55 | NGC 3344 | spiral galaxy | Leo Minor | 9.7 | — | |
| H56 | NGC 3521 | spiral galaxy | Leo | 9.2 | — | |
| H57 | NGC 3621 | spiral galaxy | Hydra | 9.4 | — | |
| H58 | NGC 3628The Wobbly Edge-On Galaxy | spiral galaxy | Leo | 9.6 | — | |
| H59 | NGC 4214 | irregular galaxy | Canes Venatici | 9.6 | — | |
| H60 | NGC 4216 | spiral galaxy | Virgo | 10.3 | — | |
| H63 | NGC 4490 | spiral galaxy | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | — | |
| H65 | NGC 4526 | spiral galaxy | Virgo | 9.6 | — | |
| H66 | NGC 4605 | spiral galaxy | Ursa Major | 10.1 | — | |
| H67 | NGC 4656The Hockey Stick Galaxy | spiral galaxy | Canes Venatici | 10.1 | — | |
| H68 | NGC 4699 | spiral galaxy | Virgo | 9.6 | — | |
| H69 | NGC 4725 | spiral galaxy | Coma Berenices | 9.3 | — | |
| H70 | NGC 5102 | spiral galaxy | Centaurus | 9.5 | — | |
| H72 | NGC 5363 | spiral galaxy | Virgo | 10.5 | — | |
| H74 | NGC 5746 | spiral galaxy | Virgo | 10.5 | — | |
| H75 | ✓ | NGC 5866Spindle Galaxy | spiral galaxy | Draco | 9.9 | as M 102 |
| H85 | ✓ | NGC 6503 | spiral galaxy | Draco | 10.2 | as NGC 6503 |
| H109 | NGC 7793 | spiral galaxy | Sculptor | 9 | — |
| # | Object | Type | Constellation | Mag | Logged | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H16 | NGC 1360 | planetary nebula | Fornax | 9.4 | — | |
| H22 | ✓ | NGC 1501 | planetary nebula | Camelopardalis | 11.5 | as NGC 1501 |
| H24 | NGC 1535 | planetary nebula | Eridanus | 9.6 | — | |
| H28 | IC 418 | planetary nebula | Lepus | 9.1 | — | |
| H41 | NGC 2440 | planetary nebula | Puppis | 9.4 | — | |
| H61 | NGC 4361 | planetary nebula | Corvus | 10.9 | — | |
| H64 | IC 3568 | planetary nebula | Camelopardalis | 10.3 | — | |
| H78 | ✓ | NGC 6210 | planetary nebula | Hercules | 8.8 | as NGC 6210 |
| H81 | ✓ | NGC 6369 | planetary nebula | Ophiuchus | 11.4 | as NGC 6369 |
| H84 | ✓ | NGC 6445Little Gem | planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 11.2 | as NGC 6445 |
| H90 | ✓ | NGC 6572The Emerald | planetary nebula | Ophiuchus | 8.1 | as NGC 6572 |
| H99 | ✓ | NGC 6818 | planetary nebula | Sagittarius | 9.3 | as NGC 6818 |
| H103 | NGC 7008 | planetary nebula | Cygnus | 10.7 | — | |
| H104 | NGC 7027 | planetary nebula | Cygnus | 8.5 | — |
| # | Object | Type | Constellation | Mag | Logged | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H3 | ✓ | NGC 281 | bright nebula | Cassiopeia | 7.8 | as NGC 281 |
| H15 | ✓ | NGC 1333 | bright nebula | Perseus | 5.7 | as NGC 1333 |
| H32 | NGC 1977 | bright nebula | Orion | 6.3 | — | |
| H33 | NGC 1999 | bright nebula | Orion | 9.5 | — | |
| H34 | NGC 2024The Flame Nebula | bright nebula | Orion | 7.2 | — | |
| H35 | NGC 2163 | bright nebula | Orion | 11 | — | |
| H37 | NGC 2175 | bright nebula | Orion | 6.9 | — | |
| H43 | NGC 2467 | bright nebula | Puppis | 7.1 | — | |
| H102 | Northern Coalsack | dark nebula | Cygnus | — | manual |
| # | Object | Type | Constellation | Mag | Logged | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H4 | NGC 288 | globular cluster | Sculptor | 8.1 | — | |
| H76 | NGC 5897 | globular cluster | Libra | 8.4 | — | |
| H77 | NGC 5986 | globular cluster | Lupus | 7.6 | — | |
| H86 | NGC 6441 | globular cluster | Scorpius | 7.2 | — | |
| H89 | ✓ | NGC 6544 | globular cluster | Sagittarius | 7.5 | as NGC 6544 |
| H91 | ✓ | NGC 6624 | globular cluster | Sagittarius | 7.6 | as NGC 6624 |
| H95 | ✓ | NGC 6712 | globular cluster | Scutum | 8.1 | as NGC 6712 |
| H96 | NGC 6723 | globular cluster | Sagittarius | 6.8 | — |
| # | Object | Type | Constellation | Mag | Logged | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H21 | ✓ | SaA 17Kemble's Cascade | asterism | Camelopardalis | — | as SaA 17 |
| H42 | NGC 2451 | asterism | Puppis | 2.8 | — | |
| H97 | ✓ | Col 3994-5 Vul. / Al Sufi's Cluster, Brocchi's Cluster, Coathanger | asterism | Vulpecula | 3.5 | as Col 399 |
| H107 | O'Meara 1 | asterism | — | manual |
| # | Object | Type | Constellation | Mag | Logged | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H87 | Barnard's Star | star | 9.5 | manual |