Astronomical League's Southern Sky Binocular Club

The Astronomical League has provided a list of 73 (non-Messier) Southern Deep Sky objects which should be observable with 7x50 binoculars (or larger) without much difficulties, provided the objects come high enough over the horizon, and the sky is sufficiently dark. For observing any 50 of these 73 objects with binoculars, the Astronomical League grants a certificate; look on their original Southern Sky Binocular Club page.

This collection is of course also suitable as observing list for amateurs independent of this condition, as these objects can be viewed with moderately sized telescopes also. They are presented here linked to the Messier pages whenever possible.

  Object      R.A.    DEC     Mag    PA*   Type     Size      Const  Urn  SA   

NGC 104 00 24.1 -72 05 4.5 ----- GbCl 25.0' Tuc 440 24 SMC 00 52.8 -72 50 2.7 10 Glxy 316'X186' Tuc 441 24 NGC 362 01 03.2 -70 51 6.6 ----- GbCl 12.9' Tuc 441 24 NGC 1261 03 12.3 -55 13 8.4 ----- GbCl 6.9' Hor 419 24 NGC 1851 05 14.1 -40 03 7.2 ----- GbCl 11.0' Col 393 19 LMC 05 23.6 -69 45 0.9 170 Glxy 646'X550' Dor 444 24 NGC 2070 05 38.6 -69 05 8.2 ----- BNeb 40'X25' Dor 445 24 NGC 2451 07 45.4 -37 58 2.8 ----- OpCl 45.0' Pup 362 19 NGC 2477 07 52.3 -38 33 5.8 ----- OpCl 27.0' Pup 362 19 NGC 2516 07 58.3 -60 52 3.8 ----- OpCl 29.0' Car 424 24 NGC 2547 08 10.7 -49 16 4.7 ----- OpCl 20.0' Vel 396 20 NGC 2546 08 12.4 -37 38 6.3 ----- OpCl 40.0' Pup 362 20 NGC 2627 08 37.3 -29 57 8.4 ----- OpCl 11.0' Pyx 363 20 IC 2391 08 40.2 -53 04 2.5 ----- OpCl 50.0' Vel 425 25 IC 2395 08 41.1 -48 12 4.6 ----- OpCl 7.0' Vel 397 20 NGC 2659 08 42.6 -44 57 8.6 ----- OpCl 2.7' Vel 397 20 NGC 2670 08 45.5 -48 47 7.8 ----- OpCl 9.0' Vel 397 20 NGC 2808 09 12.0 -64 52 6.3 ----- GbCl 13.8' Car 448 25 IC 2488 09 27.6 -56 59 7.4 ----- OpCl 14.0' Vel 425 25 NGC 2910 09 30.4 -52 54 7.2 ----- OpCl 5.0' Vel 426 25 NGC 2925 09 33.7 -53 26 8.3 ----- OpCl 12.0' Vel 426 25 NGC 3114 10 02.7 -60 07 4.2 ----- OpCl 35.0' Car 426 25 NGC 3201 10 17.6 -46 25 6.7 ----- GbCl 18.0' Vel 399 20 NGC 3228 10 21.8 -51 43 6.0 ----- OpCl 18.0' Vel 426 25 NGC 3293 10 35.8 -58 14 4.7 ----- OpCl 5.0' Car 427 25 Mel 101 10 42.1 -65 06 8.0 ----- OpCl 13.0' Car 449 25 IC 2602 10 43.2 -64 24 1.9 ----- OpCl 50.0' Car 449 25 NGC 3372 10 43.8 -59 52 1.0 ----- BNeb 120'X120' Car 427 25 NGC 3532 11 06.4 -58 40 3.0 ----- OpCl 55.0' Car 427 25 IC 2714 11 17.9 -62 42 8.2 ----- OpCl 12.0' Car 449 25 Mel 105 11 19.5 -63 30 8.5 ----- OpCl 4.0' Car 449 25 NGC 3766 11 36.1 -61 37 5.3 ----- OpCl 12.0' Cen 428 25 NGC 4052 12 01.9 -63 12 8.8 ----- OpCl 7.0' Cru 450 25 NGC 4103 12 06.7 -61 15 7.4 ----- OpCl 6.0' Cru 428 25 NGC 4337 12 23.9 -58 08 8.9 ----- OpCl 3.5' Cru 428 25 NGC 4349 12 24.5 -61 54 7.4 ----- OpCl 15.0' Cru 428 25 H 5 12 29.0 -60 46 8.5 ----- OpCl 7.0' Cru 428 25 NGC 4463 12 30.0 -64 48 7.2 ----- OpCl 5.0' Mus 450 25 H 6 12 37.9 -68 28 9.9 ----- OpCl 7.0' Mus 450 25 NGC 4609 12 42.3 -62 58 6.9 ----- OpCl 5.0' Cru 451 25 COALSACK 12 52.0 -63 00 --- ----- DkNb 240'X360' Cru 451 25 NGC 4755 12 53.6 -60 20 4.2 ----- OpCl 10.0' Cru 429 25 NGC 4815 12 58.0 -64 57 8.6 ----- OpCl 3.0' Mus 451 25 NGC 4833 12 59.6 -70 53 7.3 ----- GbCl 13.5' Mus 451 25 NGC 4852 13 00.1 -59 36 8.9 ----- OpCl 11.0' Cen 429 25 NGC 5128 13 25.5 -43 01 7.0 35 Glxy 18'X14' Cen 403 21 NGC 5139 13 26.8 -47 29 3.5 ----- GbCl 36.0' Cen 403 21 NGC 5286 13 46.4 -51 22 7.6 ----- GbCl 9.1' Cen 430 25 NGC 5316 13 53.9 -61 52 6.0 ----- OpCl 13.0' Cen 430 25 NGC 5460 14 07.6 -48 19 5.6 ----- OpCl 25.0' Cen 404 21 NGC 5617 14 29.8 -60 43 6.3 ----- OpCl 10.0' Cen 430 25 NGC 5662 14 35.2 -56 33 5.5 ----- OpCl 12.0' Cen 431 25 NGC 5822 15 05.2 -54 21 6.5 ----- OpCl 39.0' Lup 431 25 NGC 5823 15 05.7 -55 36 7.9 ----- OpCl 10.0' Cir 431 25 NGC 5925 15 27.7 -54 31 8.4 ----- OpCl 14.0' Nor 431 25 NGC 6025 16 03.7 -60 30 5.1 ----- OpCl 12.0' TrA 432 26 NGC 6067 16 13.2 -54 13 5.6 ----- OpCl 12.0' Nor 432 26 H 10 16 19.9 -54 59 9.0 ----- OpCl 30.0' Nor 432 26 NGC 6087 16 18.9 -57 54 5.4 ----- OpCl 12.0' Nor 432 26 NGC 6124 16 25.6 -40 40 5.8 ----- OpCl 40.0' Sco 407 22 NGC 6134 16 27.7 -49 09 7.2 ----- OpCl 6.0' Nor 407 22 NGC 6152 16 32.7 -52 37 8.1 ----- OpCl 29.0' Nor 433 26 NGC 6167 16 34.4 -49 36 6.7 ----- OpCl 7.0' Nor 407 22 NGC 6208 16 49.5 -53 49 7.2 ----- OpCl 15.0' Ara 433 26 NGC 6231 16 54.0 -41 48 2.6 ----- OpCl 14.0' Sco 407 22 H 13 17 05.4 -48 11 9.0 ----- OpCl 15.0' Ara 407 22 IC 4651 17 24.7 -49 57 6.9 ----- OpCl 12.0' Ara 408 22 NGC 6352 17 25.5 -48 25 8.1 ----- GbCl 7.1' Ara 408 22 NGC 6362 17 31.9 -67 03 8.3 ----- GbCl 10.7' Ara 455 26 NGC 6397 17 40.7 -53 40 5.7 ----- GbCl 25.7' Ara 434 26 NGC 6541 18 08.0 -43 42 6.1 ----- GbCl 13.0' CrA 409 22 NGC 6584 18 18.6 -52 13 9.2 ----- GbCl 7.9' Tel 434 26 NGC 6752 19 10.9 -59 59 5.4 ----- GbCl 20.4' Pav 435 26


Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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