In this table you can see all the relevant data about the 33 double and multiple galaxies. Click on the name of a Galaxy in order to read the observations. Since this is a special project, our time "window" for observing this set of Galaxies is not limited to two months but along the entire year. It started on 21st, March, 2002, just in order to celebrate Spring in Northern Hemisphere.
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Sharp splitting!
Luis Argüelles
| Name |
Separation
|
mv
|
SB
|
PA
|
RA(J2000)
|
Dec(J2000)
|
Difficulty
|
| NGC
3031 (M81) NGC 3034 (M82) NGC 3077 |
37'
47' |
7.92
9.24 10.79 |
13.00
12.80 13.10 |
3
114 |
09h55m33.5s
|
+69°04'00"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
4649 (M60) NGC 4647 NGC 4660 NGC 4638 NGC 4621 (M59) NGC 4606 |
2.8
25.0 14.4 24.6 45.3 |
8.80
11.30 11.20 11.20 9.60 11.80 |
12.80
13.10 12.80 12.90 12.50 13.20 |
315
149 244 284 299 |
12h43m42.0s
|
+11°33'00"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
3627 (M66) NGC 3623 (M65) NGC 3628 |
20.2
35.7 |
8.90
9.30 9.50 |
12.50
12.40 13.70 |
287
1 |
11h20m14.4s
|
+12°59'42"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
5194 (M51) NGC 5195 |
4.4
|
9.16
10.59 |
12.60
13.10 |
11
|
13h29m53.3s
|
+47°11'48"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
4552 (M89) NGC 4551 NGC 4550 |
17.5
20.5 |
9.80
12.00 11.70 |
12.30
12.90 12.80 |
181
186 |
12h35m39.9s
|
+12°33'25"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
5746 NGC 5740 |
18.3
|
10.30
11.90 |
12.30
13.40 |
206
|
14h44m56.4s
|
+01°57'16"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
5813 NGC 5806 |
21.0
|
10.50
11.70 |
12.80
13.00 |
303
|
15h01m11.2s
|
+01°42'08"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
4568 (1) NGC 4567 |
1.4'
|
10.80
11.30 |
13.20
13.10 |
340
|
12h36m34.7s
|
+11°14'15"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
4742 (2) NGC 4760 NGC 4781 |
19.6
38.6 |
11.30
11.40 11.10 |
12.30
12.50 12.40 |
97
97 |
12h51m48.0s
|
-10°27'18"
|
Easy
|
| NGC
4472 (M49) NGC 4488 |
27.0
|
8.40
12.20 |
12.70
13.90 |
36
|
12h29m46.5s
|
+07°59'58"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4406 (M86) NGC 4374 (M84) NGC 4402 NGC 4387 NGC 4388 NGC 4413 NGC 4425 |
17.0
10.0 10.9 18.2 20.8 19.6 |
8.90
9.10 11.80 12.10 11.00 12.20 11.80 |
13.90
12.30 13.00 12.30 13.30 13.50 12.50 |
258
355 222 200 166 130 |
12h26m11.8s
|
+12°56'49"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4382 (M85) NGC 4394 |
7.6'
|
9.10
10.90 |
13.00
13.30 |
79
|
12h25m24.6s
|
+18°11'27"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4631 NGC 4627 NGC 4656 |
3.1
31.7 |
9.20
12.40 10.50 |
13.30
13.60 14.80 |
310
135 |
12h42m11.4s
|
+32°32'39"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4321 (M100) NGC 4312 NGC 4379 |
18.0
35.5 |
9.30
11.70 11.70 |
13.00
12.90 12.30 |
199
112 |
12h22m55.2s
|
+15°49'23"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4490 NGC 4485 |
3.7
|
9.80
11.90 |
13.00
13.80 |
346
|
12h30m36.6s
|
+41°38'23"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
3607 NGC 3608 NGC 3599 |
5.9
19.7 |
9.90
10.80 11.90 |
12.90
12.60 13.80 |
11
280 |
11h16m54.0s
|
+18°03'00"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4254 (M99) NGC 4298 NGC 4302 NGC 4262 |
41.1
43.3 29.4 |
9.90
11.30 11.60 11.60 |
13.00
12.80 13.00 12.70 |
74
75 20 |
12h18m49.3s
|
+14°25'07"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
5846 NGC 5850 |
10.3
|
10.00
10.80 |
12.30
13.80 |
111
|
15h06m24.0s
|
+01°36'00
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
3379 (M105) NGC 3384 NGC 3389 |
7.2
9.7 |
10.10
10.72 12.42 |
12.10
12.80 12.90 |
67
108 |
10h47m49.8s
|
+12°34'57"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
5363 NGC 5364 NGC 5356 |
14.5
17.7 |
10.10
10.50 12.60 |
12.90
14.20 13.30 |
175
286 |
13h56m07s
|
+05°15'19"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4473 NGC 4477 |
12.8
|
10.20
10.40 |
12.40
13.10 |
15
|
12h29m48.8s
|
+13°25'49"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4438 NGC 4435 NGC 4461 NGC 4458 |
4.4
21.6 22.5 |
10.20
10.80 11.20 12.10 |
13.80
12.70 12.80 12.80 |
344
61 52 |
12h27m48.0s
|
+13°01'00"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
5033 NGC 5005 |
41.2
|
10.20
9.80 |
14.40
12.70 |
313
|
13h13m28s
|
+36°35'38"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4762 NGC 4754 |
10.7
|
10.30
10.60 |
13.40
13.10 |
298
|
12h52m56.3s
|
+11°13'48"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4459 NGC 4474 |
14.0
|
10.40
11.50 |
12.70
12.20 |
68
|
12h29m00s
|
+13°59'00"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4654 NGC 4639 |
17.5
|
10.50
11.50 |
13.20
13.30 |
297
|
12h43m56s
|
+13°07'33"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4038 (3) NGC 4039 |
1.2
|
10.50
10.30 |
13.70
13.00 |
169
|
12h01m53s
|
-18°51'54"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4621 (M59) NGC 4638 NGC 4647 NGC 4649 (M60) |
2.7
14.4 24.6 |
10.56
12.23 11.36 9.63 |
12.50
12.90 13.10 12.80 |
316
244 284 |
12h43m40s
|
+11°32'58"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4666 NGC 4653 |
20.4
|
10.70
12.20 |
12.40
13.80 |
253
|
12h45m06s
|
-00°28'00"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
4593 NGC 4602 NGC 4597 |
19.2
28.5 |
10.90
11.50 12.10 |
13.50
12.70 14.00 |
49
163 |
12h39m42s
|
-05°21'00"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
3705 NGC 3692 |
26.5
|
11.10
12.10 |
13.30
12.70 |
287
|
11h30m06s
|
+09°17'00"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
2190 NGC 3187 NGC 3193 NGC 3185 |
4.9
5.8 10.7 |
11.20
13.40 10.90 12.20 |
13.00
14.90 12.70 12.80 |
300
50 216 |
10h18m06s
|
+21°49'59"
|
Moderate
|
| NGC
5350 NGC 5354 NGC 5353 NGC 5371 |
3.7
4.9 27.1 |
11.30
11.40 11.00 10.60 |
13.40
12.80 12.70 13.30 |
165
168 77 |
13h53m21s
|
+40°21'48"
|
Moderate
|
Notes:
(1): Also knowns as "The
Siamese Twins"
(2): Start with a double
star: Struve 1682
(3): Also knowns as "The
Antennae"