This list was contributed by Willie Koorts <wpk@SAAO.AC.ZA>. He writes:
This is a copy of our own "Caldwell list" - composed by John Caldwell at SAAO. This is a list kept at our telescopes for "public viewing", open nights, etc. (SAAO is at latitude -32.38)
Also note the revised copy of this list which is available at the SAAO website.

There's also an ASCII Version of this file.

BEST SKY OBJECTS FROM SAAO LATITUDE, 2000 EDITION

(please communicate corrections to J.Caldwell SAAO)
                           ****GENERAL INTEREST****

47 Tuc          NGC104         0 24 06 -72 05 00 (2000)    glob  31'  4m, good in binocs
Beta Tuc        HR126/27/36    0 31 30 -62 58 00 (2000)    4.4(27")4.8(10')4.5
NGC253 Scl      NGC253         0 47 36 -25 17 00 (2000)    glxy  25'  7m
Gamma Ari       HR545/6        1 53 30 +19 18 00 (2000)    4.8(8")4.8, far north
M77 Cet         NGC1068        2 42 42 - 0 01 00 (2000)    glxy  7'  9m
Theta Eri       HR897/8        2 58 18 -40 18 00 (2000)    3.4(8")4.5
NGC1535 Eri     NGC1535        4 14 12 -12 44 00 (2000)    plneb  20"  10m
Orion Neb M42   NGC1976        5 35 24 - 5 27 00 (2000)    neb  66'  5m, good in binocs
Iota Ori        HR1899         5 35 24 - 5 55 00 (2000)    2.8(11")6.9
30 Dor Neb      NGC2070        5 38 42 -69 06 00 (2000)    neb  40'  8m, "Tarantula"
Beta Mon        HR2356/7/8     6 28 48 - 7 02 00 (2000)    4.7(7")5.2(1.7')6.1
NGC3132 Vel     NGC3132       10 07 42 -40 26 00 (2000)    plneb  47"  8m, "Southern Ring"
Gamma Leo       HR4057/8      10 20 00 +19 51 00 (2000)    2.2(4.3")3.5, 619yr, far north
NGC3242 Hya     NGC3242       10 24 48 -18 38 00 (2000)    plneb  40"  9m, "Ghost of Jupiter"
Eta Car Neb     NGC3372       10 45 04 -59 41 03 (2000)    neb  120'  5m, good in binocs
M66 Leo         NGC3627       11 20 12 +12 59 00 (2000)    glxy  9'  9m, far north
Acrux (AlphaCru)HR4730/31     12 26 36 -63 06 00 (2000)    1.4(4.4")1.9(1.5')4.9, good in binocs
M49 Vir         NGC4472       12 29 48 + 8 00 00 (2000)    glxy  9'  8m
M87 Vir         NGC4486       12 30 48 +12 24 00 (2000)    glxy  7'  9m, far north
Sombrero M104   NGC4594 Vir   12 40 40 -11 37 00 (2000)    glxy  9'  8m
M60 Vir         NGC4649       12 43 42 +11 33 00 (2000)    glxy  7'  9m, far north
NGC4725 Com     NGC4725       12 50 24 +25 30 00 (2000)    glxy  11'  9m, far north
Jewel Box Clus  NGC4755 Cru   12 53 36 -60 20 00 (2000)    clus  10'  4m
Blackeye M64    NGC4826 Com   12 56 42 +21 41 00 (2000)    glxy  9'  8.5m, far north
Centaurus A     NGC5128       13 25 30 -43 01 00 (2000)    glxy  18'  7m
Omega Cen       NGC5139       13 26 48 -47 29 00 (2000)    glob  36'  4m, good in binocs
M83 Hya         NGC5236       13 37 00 -29 52 00 (2000)    glxy  11'  8m
Alpha Cen       HR5459/60     14 39 36 -60 50 00 (2000)    0.0(20")1.2, 80yr
M5 Ser          NGC5904       15 18 36 + 2 05 00 (2000)    glob  17'  6m
Delta Ser       HR5788/9      15 34 48 +10 32 00 (2000)    4.1(4.4")5.2
Beta Sco        HR5984/5      16 05 24 -19 48 00 (2000)    2.6(14")4.9
Alpha Her       HR6406/7      17 14 36 +14 23 00 (2000)    3.5(4.7")5.5, far north
Trifid Neb M20  NGC6514 Sgr   18 02 36 -23 02 00 (2000)    neb  29'  8m
NGC6572 Oph     NGC6572       18 12 06 + 6 51 00 (2000)    plneb  15"  9m
Theta Ser       HR7141/2      18 56 12 + 4 12 00 (2000)    4.5(22")4.5
NGC6744 Pav     NGC6744       19 09 48 -63 51 00 (2000)    glxy  15'  9m
NGC6752 Pav     NGC6752       19 10 54 -59 59 00 (2000)    glob  20'  5m
Dumbbell Neb    NGC6853 Vul   19 59 36 +22 43 00 (2000)    plneb  6'  8m, far north
Gamma Del       HR7947/8      20 46 42 +16 07 00 (2000)    4.5(10")5.5, far north
Saturn Neb Aqr  NGC7009       21 04 12 -11 22 00 (2000)    plneb  30"  8m
M15 Peg         NGC7078       21 30 00 +12 10 00 (2000)    glob  12'  6m, far north
M2 Aqr          NGC7089       21 33 30 - 0 49 00 (2000)    glob  13'  6.5m
NGC7793 Scl     NGC7793       23 57 48 -32 35 00 (2000)    glxy  9'  9m

                       ****SPECIALIZED TO BINOCULARS AND SMALL TELESCOPES****

M31 And         NGC224         0 42 42 +41 16 00 (2000)    glxy  3deg  3.5m, v. far north
SMC             NGC292         0 52 42 -72 50 00 (2000)    glxy  5deg  2m
M33 Tri         NGC598         1 33 54 +30 39 00 (2000)    glxy  62'  6m, v. far north
Pleiades M45    Tau            3 47 00 +24 07 00 (2000)    clus  110'  1m, far north
California Neb  NGC1499  Per   4 00 42 +36 37 00 (2000)    neb  145', dark sky, v. far north
Kappa Tau       HR1387/8       4 25 24 +22 18 00 (2000)    4.2(5.6')5.3, far north
Hyades Tau      Mel25          4 27 00 +16 00 00 (2000)    clus  5.5deg  1m, far north
Theta Tau       HR1411/2       4 28 42 +15 32 00 (2000)    3.4(5.6')3.8, far north
LMC                            5 23 36 -69 45 00 (2000)    glxy  11deg  0m
Delta Ori       HR1851/2       5 32 00 - 0 18 00 (2000)    2.2(53")6.3
Lambda Ori Clus Cr69           5 35 06 + 9 56 00 (2000)    clus  65'  3m
Gamma Lep       HR1983         5 44 30 -22 27 00 (2000)    3.7(1.6')6.3, colors!
M35 Gem         NGC2168        6 08 54 +24 20 00 (2000)    clus  28'  5m, far north
NGC2232 Mon     NGC2232        6 26 36 - 4 45 00 (2000)    clus  30'  4m
Rosette Neb Mon NGC2237/9      6 32 18 + 5 03 00 (2000)    neb +clus  80'  4m
Cone Neb Mon    NGC2264        6 40 54 + 9 54 00 (2000)    neb +S Mon  60'  4m
M41 CMa         NGC2287        6 46 00 -20 44 00 (2000)    clus  38'  4.5m
Pi Pup Clus     Cr135          7 17 00 -36 50 00 (2000)    clus  50'  2m
M47 Pup         NGC2422        7 36 36 -14 30 00 (2000)    clus  30'  4m
NGC2451 Pup     NGC2451        7 45 24 -37 58 00 (2000)    clus  45'  3m
NGC2516 Car     NGC2516        7 58 18 -60 52 00 (2000)    clus  30'  4m
Gamma Vel       HR3206/7       8 09 30 -47 20 00 (2000)    1.9(41")4.2 + 3 more
NGC2547 Vel     NGC2547        8 10 42 -49 16 00 (2000)    clus  20'  5m
Praesepe M44    NGC2632 Cnc    8 40 06 +19 59 00 (2000)    clus  95'  3m, far north
IC2391 Vel      IC2391         8 40 12 -53 04 00 (2000)    clus  50'  2.5m, "Omicron Vel clus"
NGC3114 Car     NGC3114       10 02 42 -60 07 00 (2000)    clus  35'  4m
IC2602 Car      IC2602        10 43 12 -64 24 00 (2000)    clus  50'  2m, "Theta Carinae clus"
Delta Cha       HR4231/4      10 45 18 -80 28 00 (2000)    4.5(6')5.5
Coma Star Clus  Mel 111       12 25 00 +26 00 00 (2000)    clus  5deg  2m, far north
Gamma Cru       HR4763/4      12 31 12 -57 07 00 (2000)    1.6(1.8')6.7
Mu Cru          HR4898/9      12 54 36 -57 11 00 (2000)    4.0(35")5.2
Tau Lup         HR5395/6      14 26 06 -45 13 00 (2000)    4.6(10.4')5.0
Alpha Lib       HR5530/1      14 50 54 -16 02 00 (2000)    2.8(3.8')5.2
NGC6025 TrA     NGC6025       16 03 42 -60 30 00 (2000)    clus  12'  5m
Delta Aps       HR6020/1      16 20 18 -78 42 00 (2000)    4.7(1.7')5.1
M4 Sco          NGC6121       16 23 36 -26 32 00 (2000)    glob  26'  6m
M13 Her         NGC6205       16 41 42 +36 28 00 (2000)    glob  17'  6m, v. far north
NGC6231 Sco     NGC6231       16 54 00 -41 48 00 (2000)    clus  15'  3m, "Zeta Sco clus"
M6 Sco          NGC6405       17 40 06 -32 13 00 (2000)    clus  15'  4m
NGC6397 Ara     NGC6397       17 40 42 -53 40 00 (2000)    glob  26'  6m
IC4665 Oph      IC4665        17 46 18 + 5 43 00 (2000)    clus  41'  4m
M7 Sco          NGC6475       17 53 54 -34 49 00 (2000)    clus  80'  3m
Lagoon Neb M8   NGC6523 Sgr   18 03 48 -24 23 00 (2000)    neb  90'  6m
M24 Sgr                       18 16 54 -18 29 00 (2000)    starcloud  90'  4.5m
Eagle Neb M16   NGC6611 Ser   18 18 48 -13 47 00 (2000)    neb  35'  6m
Omega Neb M17   NGC6618 Sgr   18 20 48 -16 11 00 (2000)    neb  46'  6m
NGC6633 Oph     NGC6633       18 27 42 + 6 34 00 (2000)    clus  27'  5m
M25 Sgr         IC4725        18 31 36 -19 15 00 (2000)    clus  32'  5m
Delta Tel       HR6934/8      18 31 48 -45 55 00 (2000)    5.0(9')5.1
M22 Sgr         NGC6656       18 36 24 -23 54 00 (2000)    glob  24'  5m
Epsilon Lyr     HR7051/2/3/4  18 44 18 +39 40 00 (2000)    4.7(3.5')5.1, v. far north
Zeta Lyr        HR7056/7      18 44 48 +37 36 00 (2000)    4.3(44")5.9, v. far north
M11 Sct         NGC6705       18 51 06 - 6 16 00 (2000)    clus  14'  6m
Delta Lyr       HR7131/9      18 54 30 +36 54 00 (2000)    4.5(10.5')5.6 +clus, v. far north
Albireo(BetaCyg)HR7417/8      19 30 42 +27 58 00 (2000)    3.1(34")5.1, colors!, far north
Alpha Cap       HR7747/54     20 18 06 -12 33 00 (2000)    3.6(6.3')4.2
Veil Neb Cyg    NGC6992/5     20 56 24 +31 43 00 (2000)    neb  60', dark sky, v. far north
N. America Neb  NGC7000 Cyg   20 58 48 +44 20 00 (2000)    neb  120', dark sky, v. far north
Gamma Eql       HR8097        21 10 18 +10 08 00 (2000)    4.7(5.9')5.9
Helix Neb Aqr   NGC7293       22 29 36 -20 48 00 (2000)    plneb  13'  6.5m, dark sky

                   ****SPECIALIZED TO LARGE TELESCOPES AND EXCELLENT SEEING****

Alpha Psc       HR596          2 02 00 + 2 46 00 (2000)    4.2(1.9")5.1. 933yr
Gamma Cet       HR804          2 43 18 + 3 14 00 (2000)    3.5(2.8")7.3
Rigel (Beta Ori)HR1713         5 14 30 - 8 12 00 (2000)    0.1(10")6.8
Eta Ori         HR1788         5 24 30 - 2 24 00 (2000)    3.8(1.5")4.8(1.9')9.4
Zeta Ori        HR1948/9       5 40 48 - 1 57 00 (2000)    1.9(2.4")4.0(1.0')9.9
Sirius(AlphaCMa)HR2491         6 45 06 -16 43 00 (2000)    -1.5(4.5)8.5
Delta Vel       HR3485         8 44 42 -54 43 00 (2000)    2.1(2.6")5.1
Gamma Cen       HR4819        12 41 30 -48 58 00 (2000)    2.9(1.0")2.9, 84yr
Gamma Vir       HR4825/6      12 41 42 - 1 27 00 (2000)    3.5(3.0")3.5, 171yr
Beta Mus        HR4844        12 46 18 -68 06 00 (2000)    3.7(1.4")4.0
Agena (Beta Cen)HR5267        14 03 48 -60 22 00 (2000)    0.7(1.3")3.9, also "Hadar"
Zeta Boo        HR5477/8      14 41 06 +13 44 00 (2000)    4.5(1.0")4.6, far north
Pi Lup          HR5605/6      15 05 06 -47 03 00 (2000)    4.6(1.4")4.7
Xi Sco          HR5977/8      16 04 24 -11 22 00 (2000)    4.8(0.8")5.1(8")7.3
Nu Sco          HR6026/7      16 12 00 -19 28 00 (2000)    4.3(0.9")6.8(41")6.4, AB 46yr
Antares(AlphSco)HR6134        16 29 24 -26 26 00 (2000)    1.2(2.7")5.4, 878yr
70 Oph          HR6752        18 05 30 + 2 30 00 (2000)    4.2(1.5")6.0
Gamma CrA       HR7226/7      19 06 24 -37 04 00 (2000)    4.8(1.3")5.1, 120yr
Zeta Aqr        HR8558/9      22 28 48 - 0 01 00 (2000)    4.3(2.0")4.5

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