Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 3344	medium	circular	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3414	small	circular	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3245	small	circular	2	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3504	very small	circular	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3158	very small	circular	2	Meade 16 inch
NGC 2859	small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3294	small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3396	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3277	very small	circular	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3395	very small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3486	medium	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3432	medium	slither	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3003	medium	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3254	small	thin oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3510	small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3430	small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3126	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3424	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3381	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3106	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3413	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 3451	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3380	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3021	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 2955	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3512	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3160	very small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3235	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3334	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3400	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3418	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3163	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3159	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3265	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3151	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3442	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3099	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 3161	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Galaxy groupings included above

NGC 3395 / NGC 3396 - Faint pairing

Other notes

Best placed from mid winter to early summer.

Leo Minor has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 190, 60.

So when you look at this constellation you are looking high above the galactic plane above the Perseus arm of our spiral galaxy.

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