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Winter
| Object Name | Constellation | Magnitude | Type | Known As |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messier 34 | Perseus | +5.19 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 35 | Gemini | +5.51 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 36 | Auriga | +6.00 | Open Cluster | Pinwheel |
| Messier 37 | Auriga | +5.59 | Open Cluster | Starfish |
| Messier 38 | Auriga | +6.40 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 41 | Canis Major | +4.50 | Open Cluster | Little Beehive |
| Messier 45 | Taurus | +1.50 | Open Cluster | Pleiades |
| Messier 46 | Puppis | +6.00 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 47 | Puppis | +4.40 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 48 | Hydra | +5.80 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 50 | Monoceros | +5.90 | Open Cluster | Heart-Shaped |
| Messier 52 | Cassiopeia | +6.90 | Open Cluster | Scorpion |
| Messier 67 | Cancer | +6.90 | Globular Cluster | King Cobra |
| NGC 1502 | Camelopardalis | +6.90 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 1513 | Perseus | +8.39 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 1528 | Perseus | +6.40 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 1545 | Perseus | +6.19 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 1758 | Taurus | ~+6 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 2129 | Gemini | +6.70 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 2169 | Orion | +5.9 | Open Cluster | “37” Cluster |
| NGC 2232 | Monoceros | +4.20 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 2244 | Monoceros | +4.80 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 2264 | Monoceros | +4.09 | Open Cluster | Christmas Tree |
| NGC 2281 | Auriga | +5.40 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 2353 | Monoceros | +7.10 | Open Cluster | Avery’s Island |
| NGC 2360 | Canis Major | +7.19 | Open Cluster | Caroline’s Cluster |
| NGC 2419 | Lynx | +10.4 | Globular Cluster | Intergalactic Wanderer |
| NGC 2451 | Puppis | +3.00 | Open Cluster | Stinging Scorpion |
| NGC 2506 | Monoceros | +7.60 | Open Cluster | Caldwell 54 |
| IC 348 (Collinder 41) | Perseus | +7.30 | Open Cluster | |
| Caldwell 41 | Taurus | +0.50 | Open Cluster | Hyades |
Spring
| Object Name | Constellation | Magnitude | Type | Known As |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coma Cluster | Coma Berenices | +1.79 | Open Cluster | Melotte 111 |
| Messier 3 | Canes Venatici | +6.30 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 5 | Serpens | +5.70 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 44 | Cancer | +3.09 | Open Cluster | Beehive |
| Struve 1659 | Corvus | +6.61 | Asterism | Stargate |
Summer
| Object Name | Constellation | Magnitude | Type | Known As |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocchi’s Cluster | Vulpecula | +3.6 | Asterism | Coathanger |
| IC 4665 | Ophiuchus | +4.20 | Open Cluster | |
| IC 4756 | Serpens | +4.60 | Open Cluster | Graff’s Cluster |
| IC 4996 | Cygnus | +6.80 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 4 | Scorpius | +5.63 | Globular Cluster | Cat’s Eye |
| Messier 7 | Scorpius | +3.3 | Open Cluster | Ptolemy’s Cluster |
| Messier 9 | Ophiuchus | +7.71 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 10 | Ophiuchus | +6.60 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 12 | Ophiuchus | +6.70 | Globular Cluster | Gumball |
| Messier 13 | Hercules | +5.80 | Globular Cluster | Great Hercules |
| Messier 14 | Ophiuchus | +7.60 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 21 | Sagittarius | +6.50 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 22 | Sagittarius | +5.10 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 23 | Sagittarius | +5.50 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 25 | Sagittarius | +4.60 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 26 | Scutum | +8.09 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 29 | Cygnus | +6.60 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 39 | Cygnus | +4.59 | Open Cluster | |
| Messier 71 | Sagitta | +8.20 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 75 | Sagittarius | +8.50 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 92 | Hercules | +6.42 | Globular Cluster | |
| NGC 6229 | Hercules | +9.39 | Globular Cluster | |
| NGC 6356 | Ophiuchus | +8.25 | Globular Cluster | |
| NGC 6633 | Ophiuchus | +4.60 | Open Cluster | Captain Hook |
| NGC 6664 | Scutum | +7.80 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 6709 | Aquila | +6.69 | Open Cluster | Flying Unicorn |
| NGC 6811 | Cygnus | +6.80 | Open Cluster | Hole in Cluster |
| NGC 6866 | Cygnus | +7.60 | Open Cluster | Kite Cluster |
| NGC 6871 | Cygnus | +5.19 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 6883 | Cygnus | +8.00 | Open Cluster | Asteroids Cluster |
| NGC 6910 | Cygnus | +7.40 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 6934 | Delphinus | +8.82 | Globular Cluster | Caldwell 47 |
| NGC 7006 | Delphinus | +10.6 | Globular Cluster | Caldwell 42 |
| NGC 7039 | Cygnus | +7.59 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 7063 | Cygnus | +7.00 | Open Cluster |
Autumn
| Object Name | Constellation | Magnitude | Type | Known As |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messier 2 | Aquarius | +6.5 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 11 | Scutum | +5.8 | Open Cluster | Wild Duck |
| Messier 15 | Pegasus | +6.9 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 30 | Capricornus | +7.7 | Globular Cluster | Jellyfish |
| Messier 56 | Lyra | +8.3 | Globular Cluster | |
| Messier 73 | Aquarius | +8.9 | Asterism | |
| Messier 103 | Cassiopeia | +7.4 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 225 | Cassiopeia | +7.0 | Open Cluster | Sailboat |
| NGC 457 | Cassiopeia | +6.4 | Open Cluster | Owl Cluster |
| NGC 559 | Cassiopeia | +9.5 | Open Cluster | Caldwell 8 |
| NGC 663 | Cassiopeia | +7.1 | Open Cluster | Caldwell 10 |
| NGC 752 | Andromeda | +5.7 | Open Cluster | Caldwell 28 |
| NGC 869 | Perseus | +6.4 | Open Cluster | Caldwell 14 |
| NGC 884 | Perseus | +6.4 | Open Cluster | Caldwell 14 |
| NGC 1027 | Cassiopeia | +6.7 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 6819 | Cygnus | +7.3 | Open Cluster | Foxhead |
| NGC 6823 | Vulpecula | +7.1 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 6830 | Vulpecula | +7.9 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 6885 | Vulpecula | +8.1 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 6940 | Vulpecula | +6.3 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 7160 | Cepheus | +6.1 | Open Cluster | Herschel 383 |
| NGC 7243 | Lacerta | +6.4 | Open Cluster | Caldwell 16 |
| NGC 7281 | Cepheus | +8.0 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 7510 | Perseus | +7.9 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 7686 | Andromeda | +5.6 | Open Cluster | |
| NGC 7789 | Cassiopeia | +6.7 | Open Cluster | Caroline’s Rose |
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