AANC Century Award Candidate List

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Constellation Object Type Name Right Ascension Declination Nickname Comments
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Great Red Spot

"Jupiter's Great Red Spot"
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Comet

Choose a comet Observe any visible comet, many resources available
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Hadley Rille

"Hadley Rille" Lunar feature
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Mercury

Planet Mercury
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Titan

Titan Moon of Saturn
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Schroeders Valley

"Schroeders Valley" Lunar feature
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Uranus

"Uranus"
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Vallis Alpinis

"Vallis Alpinis" Lunar feature
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System The Straight Wall

"The Straight Wall" Lunar feature
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Meteor


Any meteor, log time and constellation
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System International Space Station

International Space Station Satellite
ZZ Any/Ecliptic Solar System Clavius

"Clavius" Lunar feature
Virgo Variable Stars SS Virginis 12h25m 1
Red star
Aquila Variable Stars V Aquilae 19h04m -6
Easy find
Perseus Variable Stars Algol 03h01m 42 "Algol"
Cygnus Multiple Stars beta Cygnus 19h28m 27 "Albireo"
Ursa Major Multiple Stars Polaris

"Polaris"
Ursa Major Multiple Stars Mizar 13h21m 58

Orion Multiple Stars sigma Orionis 05h36m 2
4 stars visible
Lyra Multiple Stars epsilon Lyrae 18h42m 39 "The Double Double"
Leo Multiple Stars Allgieba 10h17m 20 "Algieba"
Cetus Multiple Stars o Cetus 02h16m -3 Mira, "The Wonderful"
Cassiopeia Multiple Stars n Cass 00h46m 57 "Achird", "The Pink Buddy"
Canes Venatici Multiple Stars Cor Caroli 12h53m 38 Cor Caroli
Cancer Multiple Stars iota canceri 08h43m 28

Bootes Multiple Stars kappa 17 bootis



Andromeda Multiple Stars Almach 02h00m 42 "Almach"
Aries Multiple Stars Mesarthim 01h50m 19 "Mesarthim"
Corvus Multiple Stars delta Corvus 12h27m -16
Yellow & reddish-purple
Lyra Planetary Nebula M57 18h54m 33 "The Ring Nebula"
Vulpecula Planetary Nebula M27 20h00m 23 "The Dumbbell"
Andromeda Planetary Nebula NGC 7662 23h26m 43 "The Blue Snowball"
Perseus Planetary Nebula M76 01h42m 52 "The Little Dumbbell"
Hydra Planetary Nebula NGC 3242 10h25m -19 "Ghost of Jupiter"
Gemini Planetary Nebula NGC 2392 07h29m 21 "Eskimo"
Cygnus Planetary Nebula NGC 6826 19h45m 51 "The Blinking Planetary"
Corvus Planetary Nebula NGC 4361 12h22m -18

Cetus Planetary Nebula NGC 246 00h47m -12

Aquarius Planetary Nebula NGC 7009 21h04m -11 "The Saturn Nebula"
Aquarius Planetary Nebula NGC 7293 22h30m -21 "The Helix Nebula"
Draco Planetary Nebula NGC 6543 17h59m 67 "The Cat's Eye"
Ursa Major Planetary Nebula M97 11h11m 56 "The Owl Nebula"
Virgo Galaxy M84 12h25m 13
beginning of Markarian Chain
Leo Galaxy M95 10h44m 12
part of Leo Trio
Corvus Galaxy NGC 4038, NGC 4039 12h02m -19 "Ring-Tail Galaxy"
Leo Galaxy M105 10h48m 13
part of Leo Trio
Lynx Galaxy NGC 2683



Pegasus Galaxy NGC 7331 22h37m 34

Pisces Galaxy M74 01h34m 16

Triangulum Galaxy M33 01h33m 30
needs dark sky!
Ursa Major Galaxy M81 09h55m 69

Virgo Galaxy M86 12h26m 13
paired with M84
Virgo Galaxy M60 12h44m 12

Virgo Galaxy NGC 4762 12h53m 11
seen with NGC 4754
Virgo Galaxy M104 12h40m -12 "The Sombrero"
Leo Galaxy M96 10h47m 12
part of Leo Trio
Ursa Major Galaxy M82 09h56m 70

Canes Venatici Galaxy M51 13h20m 47 "The Whirlpool Galaxy"
Leo Galaxy M66 11h20m 13

Leo Galaxy M65 11h19m 13

Andromeda Galaxy M31 00h42m 41 "Great Galaxy"
Andromeda Galaxy M32 00h43m 41
companion of M31
Canes Venatici Galaxy NGC 4214 12h16m 36

Canes Venatici Galaxy M106, NGC 4258 12h19m 47

Cetus Galaxy NGC 247 00h34m -21

Coma Berenices Galaxy NGC 4725 12h48m 26

Coma Berenices Galaxy NGC 4565 12h36m 26 "Berenice's Hairpin"
Coma Berenices Galaxy NGC 4559 12h36m 28

Coma Berenices Galaxy M64 12h37m 22 "Blackeye Galaxy"
Cetus Galaxy NGC 253 00h45m -26

Hydra Galaxy M83, NGC 5236 13h37m -30

Andromeda Galaxy M110 00h40m 41
companion of M31
Scutum Open Cluster M11 18h51m -5 "The Wild Duck Cluster"
Vulpecula Open Cluster Collinder 399 19h25m 20 "The Coathanger"
Perseus Open Cluster M34 02h42m 42

Puppis Open Cluster M46 07h42m -15

Puppis Open Cluster M47 07h37m -14

Scorpius Open Cluster M7 17h54m -35

Gemini Open Cluster M35 06h09m 24

Monoceros Open Cluster NGC 2264 06h41m 10 "The Christmas Tree"
Scorpius Open Cluster M6 17h40m -32 "Butterfly"
Canis Major Open Cluster NGC 2362, Tau Canis Majoris 07h19m -25 "The Dog Butt"
Canis Major Open Cluster M41 06h47m 21

Cancer Open Cluster M67 08h50m 12

Cancer Open Cluster M44 08h40m 20 "Beehive"
Camelopardalis Open Cluster NGC 1502 04h08m 62 cluster and "Kemble's Cascade"
Auriga Open Cluster M38, NGC 1912 05h29m 36

Auriga Open Cluster M36, NGC 1960 05h36m 34

Auriga Open Cluster M37 05h52m 32

Cassiopeia Open Cluster NGC 457 01h19m 58 "E.T." "Owl" "Cachina Doll"
Perseus Open Cluster NGC 884 and NGC 869 02h19m 57 "The Double Cluster"
Hercules Globular Cluster M13 16h42m 36 "Hercules Cluster"
Serpens Globular Cluster M5 15h19m 2

Scorpius Globular Cluster M4 16h23m -26

Sagittarius Globular Cluster M22 18h36m -24 "Kate's Cluster"
Ophiuchus Globular Cluster M10 16h57m -4

Hercules Globular Cluster M92 17h17m 43

Capricornus Globular Cluster M30 21h40m -23

Canes Venatici Globular Cluster M3 13h42m 28

Aquarius Globular Cluster M2, NGC 7089 21h34m -1

Ophiuchus Globular Cluster M12 16h47m -2

Ophiuchus Dark Nebula B-72 17h23m -24 "The S-Nebula" "The Snake Nebula"
Sagittarius Dark Nebula B-86 18h03m -28 "Barnard's Ink Spot"
Sagittarius Diffuse Nebula M17 18h18m -16 "The Swan" "Omega
Cygnus Diffuse Nebula NGC 6960 20h46m 31 "Veil Nebula" Western portion
Orion Diffuse Nebula M42 05h35m 5 "Orion Nebula"
Sagittarius Diffuse Nebula M8 18h04m -24 "Lagoon Nebula"
Sagittarius Diffuse Nebula M20 18h03m -23 "Trifid Nebula"
Serpens Diffuse Nebula M16 18h19m -14 "Eagle Nebula"
Taurus Diffuse Nebula M1 05h34m 22 "Crab Nebula"