Galaxies
Object reference | Size | Shape | Visual Scale | Telescope used |
NGC 2903 | large | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 66 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 65 | medium | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 96 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3521 | large | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3384 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 105 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3607 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3377 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3412 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3489 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3626 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3227 | medium | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3593 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3705 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3640 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3608 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3900 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3301 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3226 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3248 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3032 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4008 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3067 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3611 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3598 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2954 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 3462 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3524 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3177 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3655 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3842 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2918 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3209 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2893 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3628 | large | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3338 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3495 | small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3666 | small | thin oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3239 | small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3810 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3596 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2911 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3190 | small | oval | Heritage 130 | |
NGC 3501 | small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3646 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3041 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3507 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3684 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3221 | small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3692 | small | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3686 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3162 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2964 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3681 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3020 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3279 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3389 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3370 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3193 | very small | circular | Heritage 130 | |
NGC 3801 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3968 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3455 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3437 | very small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3599 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2916 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 2939 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3367 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 2862 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3131 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3872 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3659 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3230 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3861 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2874 | very small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3098 | very small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3987 | very small | slither | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 3060 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3434 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2968 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3185 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3547 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3094 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3800 | very small | thin oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3287 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3630 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3024 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3274 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2894 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
UGC 6697 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3526 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3869 | very small | thin oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3816 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3053 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 3937 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3454 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2872 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3300 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3812 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3753 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3815 | very small | oval | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3940 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3689 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3853 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3997 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 3993 | very small | slither | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 2919 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3352 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 2882 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3873 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3070 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3862 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3912 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3615 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3605 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3332 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3362 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3649 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2948 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3947 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3306 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3821 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2906 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3691 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3016 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3773 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3222 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4005 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 3844 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3840 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3651 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3426 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3506 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3213 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3860 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3817 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 3618 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3457 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2914 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3653 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3750 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3819 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
PGC 30265 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3799 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3954 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 2984 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3107 | very small | circular | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 3837 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
PGC 30263 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3851 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3119 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch |
This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.
Galaxy groupings
NGC 3607 / NGC 3608 - 2/1 - Lovely pair with NGC 3607 being the brighter of the two
M65 / M66 - Very bright pair NGC 3628 is also close by
M95 / M96 / M105 - Very bright group
NGC 3190 / NGC 3193 - 2/2 - Nice bright pair
NGC 2964 / NGC 2965 - 0.5/0.5 - Faint pair
NGC 3226 / 3227 - 0.5/0.5 - Faint pair
Other notes
Best placed from mid winter to late spring.
Leo has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 230, 60.
So when you look at this constellation you are looking well above the galactic plane above the Perseus arm of our spiral galaxy.