March Objects These are some show piece objects listed by object type, catalog number and constellation.
NEBULAS:
M42 (Orion nebula) Orion
M43 Orion
M1 (Crab nebula) Taurus
NGC2438 and Open Cluster M46 Pupis
NGC2261 (Hubble's Varaible Nebula) Monoceros 06 h 39.2 m, +08 deg 44min
NGC2024 (Flame Nebula) Orion 05 h 40.7 m, +02 deg, 27 min
NGC2392 (Eskimo nebula) 07 h 29.2 m, +20 deg 55 minGALAXIES:
M65/66 Leo
M81/82 Ursa Major
M51/NGC5195 Ursa Major
NGC3115 (Spindle Galaxy) Sextans, 10 h 05.2 m, -07 deg 43 min.GLOBULAR CUSTERS
M3 Canes Venatici
M53 Coma Berenices
M79 Lepus
NGC2419 Lynx (Intergalactic Wanderer) 07 h 38.1 m, +38 deg 53 minOPEN CLUSTERS
M45 Taurus (Pleiades)
M44 Cancer (Beehive or Praesepe)
M41 Canus Major
M46 with nebula NGC2438 Pupis
M47 Pupis
M48 Hydra
M50 Monoceros
M35 Gemini
NGC2158 (Same field of view with M35) 06 h 07.5 min, +24 deg 06 min
M36 Auriga
M37 Auriga
M38 Auriga
NGC2169 (Backwards 37) Orion 06 h 08.4 m, +13 deg 57 min
NGC2264 (Christmas tree cluster) 06 h 41.1 m, +09 deg 53 minMULTIPLE STARS
NAME CON RA (2000) DEC MAG SEP PA NOTES
Alcor/Mizar (zeta) UMa 13h 23.9m +54d 56m 1.8/2.2/4 12/14 150
Dubhe (alpha) UMa 11h 04m +62d 01m 1.8/7 6.3 yel/blu
Iota Can 08h 46.7m +28d 46m 4.0/6.6 30.4 307 yel/blu
Acubens (alpha) Can 08h 58.5m +11d 51m 4.3/11.8 11.3"
Castor (alpha) Gem 07h 34.6m +31d 53m 1.9/3/8.9 4.1"/71" 68
Wasat (delta) Gem 07h 21.1m +21d 59m 3.5/8.2 7.5" 226 yel/r.dwarf
Mekbuda (zeta) Gem 07h 04m +21d 59m 3.6/4.2 Cepheid variable
Mekbuda is one of the brightest variabe stars. It has a period of 10.6 days during wich its magnitude fluctuates between 3.6 and 4.2. With binoculars you might note a magnitude 7.6 companion wich is actually unrelated to Zeta.
MESSIER LIST
MARCH MESSIER OBJECTS - SEDS, Tony Cecce, Corning, NY, 12 month tour of the Messier catalog
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Last updated March 20, 2005 by Bill Castro