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    CENTAURUS (the Centaur)

Centaurus is a large constellation that surrounds most of Crux.  It lies in a rich part of the Milky Way and contains many deep sky objects. Of interest are Alpha Centauri - the closest star system to our solar system (4.3 light years away), Omega Centauri - the largest globular cluster in the sky, and Centaurus A - a violent radio source galaxy.  My favourite object in this constellation is Omega Centauri (NGC 5139).

(Please note that not all of the objects listed below have been photographed or sketched. Please click on the blue ones for a link...)

NGC/IC Bayer M Other TYPE RA DEC MAG M2 Size/Sep/Period DESCRIPTION
4937       - 13h 04.7' -47° 13'       eeF, S, R, p of 2
5043       - 13h 16.7' -60° 04'       Cl, P, E, sc st 11
5045       - 13h 17.0' -63° 25'       Cl, vL, vRi, st 11
5155       - 13h 29.6' -63° 25'       Cl, vRi
5269       - 13h 44.8' -62° 55'       Cl, P, L, iF, st 12
5284       - 13h 46.6' -59° 11'       Cl, L, vRi, st 7...16
I4376       *** 14h 10.8' -30° 49'       F, S, eE 40deg
5299       Ast 13h 50.4' -59° 56'     30 Cl, vL, vRi
I2944       C+N 11h 36.6' -63° 02' 4.0   75 *3.4 in eL neb
  2E+05   3 DS 13h 51.8m -33º 00' 4.5 6.0 7.9  
5139     Omega Cen Gb 13h 26.8' -47° 29' 3.0   36.3 !!!, glob. cl. , omega
5286       Gb 13h 46.4' -51° 22' 7.0   9.1 glob. cl. , vB, pL, R,
3533       Gx 11h 07.2' -37° 10'     2.6 eeF, vS* att
3557       Gx 11h 10.0' -37° 32' 10.0   4 B, S, R, pgmbM, 1st of
3564       Gx 11h 10.6' -37° 33' 12.0   2.1 pF, S, R, bM, 2nd of 3
3568       Gx 11h 10.8' -37° 27'     2.4 vF, pL, R, * inv, 3 B s
3573       Gx 11h 11.3' -36° 51'       eF, S, R, glbM, 3 st 11
3706       Gx 11h 29.7' -36° 25' 12.0   2.9 pB, cS, R, psmbM
3742       Gx 11h 35.4' -37° 56'       pF, pL, vlE, glbM
3749       Gx 11h 35.8' -37° 59'       F, cS, lE, gvlbM
3778       Gx 11h 38.4' -50° 43'     1.4 eF, S, R, am 50 S st
3783       Gx 11h 39.0' -37° 45' 13.0   1.9 cB, R, sbMN *, *9 sf
3882       Gx 11h 46.1' -56° 22'       vF, lE, 2 st inv
3903       Gx 11h 49.1' -37° 30'       pB, cS, vlE, lbM
I2977       Gx 11h 55.2' -37° 42'     2 eF, vS, *7 sp
4112       Gx 12h 07.1' -40° 11'       F, S, vlE, glbM, 3 B st
4219       Gx 12h 16.4' -43° 20' 12.0   4.5 pF, pL, pmE, vglbM
I3253       Gx 12h 23.7' -34° 38' 12.0   3.3 eF, vL, mE 20deg , lbM
I3290       Gx 12h 25.2' -39° 47'     1.6 pF, vS, R, * att, 4373
4373       Gx 12h 25.3' -39° 45' 11.0   3.2 pB, S, R, pgvmbM
I3370       Gx 12h 27.6' -39° 20' 11.0   2.8 pB, pL, R, *8.5 p 4'
4444       Gx 12h 28.6' -43° 16'     1.6 eF, L, R, vgbM
4499       Gx 12h 32.1' -39° 58'       vF, L, R, vglbM
4507       Gx 12h 35.6' -39° 55' 13.0   2.3 pB, S, R, psmbM *16
4553       Gx 12h 36.1' -39° 27'     2.1 F, vlE, glbM
4573       Gx 12h 37.7' -43° 37'       vF, S, *10 n 30"
4574       Gx 12h 37.7' -35° 30'       vF, L, lE, vglbM
4575       Gx 12h 37.9' -40° 32' 13.0   2.2 F, S, pmE, 2 st p
4601       Gx 12h 40.8' -40° 54'     2.2 eF, L, R, pslbM, p of 2
4603       Gx 12h 40.9' -40° 59' 12.0   3.8 F, L, R, vgbM, r
I3639       Gx 12h 40.9' -36° 45'     1.4 pF, pS, *12.5 ssp
4616       Gx 12h 42.3' -40° 39'     1.6 eF, vS, R, * att nf, p
4622       Gx 12h 42.6' -40° 45'     2.1 pF, S, R, pslbM, f of 2
4645       Gx 12h 44.2' -41° 45' 13.0   2.2 pB, S, psbM
4650       Gx 12h 44.3' -40° 44'       vF, R, bM, r
4661       Gx 12h 45.2' -40° 49'     1.1 F, pL, R, gbM
4672       Gx 12h 46.3' -41° 43'     1.9 eF, S, R, vgbM
4677       Gx 12h 47.0' -41° 35' 12.0   2.9 eF, lE, vgbM
4679       Gx 12h 47.5' -39° 34' 13.0   2.3 eeF, pL, R
4681       Gx 12h 47.5' -43° 20'       pF, S, R, gbM
4683       Gx 12h 47.7' -41° 32' 12.0   2.1 eF, pS, R, vgbM, S* sp
4696       Gx 12h 48.8' -41° 19' 10.0   3.5 pB, L, R, gbM, r
4706       Gx 12h 49.9' -41° 17' 12.0   2.2 vF, vS, R, psbM
4709       Gx 12h 50.1' -41° 23'     2.7 pB, cS, R, gbM
4729       Gx 12h 51.8' -41° 08'     1.3 neb, 1st of 3, p & a li
4730       Gx 12h 52.0' -41° 09'     1.2 2nd of 3
4743       Gx 12h 52.3' -41° 24'       F, R, gbM
4744       Gx 12h 52.4' -41° 04'       F, L, E, gbM, 3rd of 3
4751       Gx 12h 52.9' -42° 40'       B, pS, R, vg, vsmbM
4785       Gx 12h 53.5' -48° 46'       vF, S, R, glbM
4767       Gx 12h 53.9' -39° 43' 13.0   2.6 B, pS, lE, mbM
I3896       Gx 12h 56.6' -50° 19' 13.0   2.2 bM, mag 14
4811       Gx 12h 56.9' -41° 48'       eF, cS, R, gbM, p of 2
4812       Gx 12h 56.9' -41° 49'       eF, S, R, gbM, f of 2
4832       Gx 12h 57.8' -39° 44'       pF, vS, R, sbM *17, *10
4835       Gx 12h 58.1' -46° 15' 12.0   3.4 F, pL, mE, vgbM
4903       Gx 13h 01.4' -30° 56' 15.0     vF, cS, R, * att, p of
4905       Gx 13h 01.5' -30° 52' 15.0     vF, vS, R, slbM, f of 2
I3986       Gx 13h 01.5' -32° 17'     2 eeF, pS, R, *10 nf
4909       Gx 13h 02.0' -42° 46'       eF, 3 or 4 st 11-12 f
I 844       Gx 13h 03.3' -30° 31'     1.3 vF, vS, lbM
4930       Gx 13h 04.1' -41° 25'     3.6 vF, R, triangle 2 st 8,
4936       Gx 13h 04.3' -30° 32' 11.0   1.9 pB, S, R, bM, * f 6s
4940       Gx 13h 04.9' -47° 16'       F, S, R, f of 2
I3974       Gx 13h 05.3' -35° 20'     2.1 eeF, pS, lE; = 4947
4945       Gx 13h 05.4' -49° 28' 9.0   20 B, vL, vmE 39deg
4946       Gx 13h 05.4' -43° 36'       B, pS, R, gpmbM, p of 2
4947       Gx 13h 05.4' -35° 20' 12.0   2.8 F, pL, R, vglbM
4950       Gx 13h 05.5' -43° 31'       eF, S, R, pslbM, f of 2
4953       Gx 13h 06.1' -37° 34'       vF, pS, am 3 S st
4976       Gx 13h 08.6' -49° 30' 10.0   4.3 B, pL, R, gmbM
I4200       Gx 13h 09.6' -51° 58'     1.4 F, bM, mag 14.5
4988       Gx 13h 09.8' -43° 06'       vF, S, E, r
5011       Gx 13h 12.9' -43° 06' 13.0   2 pB, cS, R, am 4 st
5026       Gx 13h 14.2' -42° 58' 13.0   2.3 pB, pL, R, gbM, *7 nf
I4214       Gx 13h 17.7' -32° 06'     2.4 pB, pS, R, *9 sf
5062       Gx 13h 18.4' -35° 26'       eF, vS, E, r
5063       Gx 13h 18.4' -35° 20'       eF, vS, R, * nr
I4219       Gx 13h 18.5' -31° 38'     1 eeF, pL, R, *9 sp
5064       Gx 13h 19.0' -47° 55' 13.0   2.8 B, S, R, pslbM
5082       Gx 13h 20.9' -43° 42'     3.1 vF, S, R, 1st of 4
5090       Gx 13h 21.1' -43° 44' 13.0   2.6 pB, pL, R, 3rd of 4
5086       Gx 13h 21.2' -43° 46'       eF, vS, R, 2nd of 4
5091       Gx 13h 21.2' -43° 44'     2.2 cF, S, vlE, 4th of 4
5102       Gx 13h 22.0' -36° 38' 9.0   9.3 vB, pS, R, svmbM
5108       Gx 13h 23.2' -32° 20' 15.0     eeF, p of 2
5114       Gx 13h 24.0' -32° 21' 14.0     F, lE, psbM, f of 2
5121       Gx 13h 24.8' -37° 41' 12.0   2.3 cB, S, R, psmbM, r
5124       Gx 13h 24.8' -30° 19' 13.0     vF, S, vlE
5126       Gx 13h 24.9' -30° 20' 14.0     vF, vS
5128     Cen A Gx 13h 25.5' -43° 01' 7.0   18.2 !!, vB, vL, vmE 122deg
5140       Gx 13h 26.3' -33° 53' 13.0   0.5 vF, S, R, glbM
I4247       Gx 13h 26.7' -30° 22' 15.0   1.2 S, E, mag 14
5156       Gx 13h 28.7' -48° 55' 13.0   2.1 pB, cS, iE, glbM, r
5161       Gx 13h 29.2' -33° 10' 12.0   5.4 pF, L, vmE, pgbM, rr
5188       Gx 13h 31.3' -34° 47' 13.0     F, pL, vlE, vglbM
5193       Gx 13h 31.9' -33° 14' 13.0   1.8 pB, S, R, g, psbM
5206       Gx 13h 33.7' -48° 09'       F, pL, R, vgbM
5215       Gx 13h 35.0' -33° 30' 15.0     eF, eS, * s and * p
5220       Gx 13h 35.9' -33° 28'       vF, S, R, *10 f
I4296       Gx 13h 36.6' -33° 58' 10.0     pF, pS, R
I4299       Gx 13h 36.8' -34° 04' 12.0     eeF, eS, F* att
5234       Gx 13h 37.5' -49° 50'     1.2 eeF, S, lE
5237       Gx 13h 37.6' -42° 52'       F, pL, cE, vglbM
5244       Gx 13h 38.6' -45° 53'       vF, S, R, vglbM, *13 at
5219       Gx 13h 38.7' -45° 51'       vF, S, R, * n, nr; = 52
5253       Gx 13h 39.9' -31° 39' 10.0   4 B, pL, E 45deg +/- , ps
I4312       Gx 13h 40.5' -51° 04'     1.6 eeF, bM
5266       Gx 13h 43.0' -48° 11' 12.0   3.2 B, pL, vlE, vglbM, 3 st
I4321       Gx 13h 44.4' -30° 08' 15.0   0.5 bM, mag 15
I4324       Gx 13h 45.4' -30° 13' 15.0   0.4 bM, mag 13.5
5291       Gx 13h 47.4' -30° 25'     1.4 vF, R, vlbM, **  p
5292       Gx 13h 47.7' -30° 57' 14.0   1.6 pF, S, R, 2 st nr
5298       Gx 13h 48.2' -30° 27' 14.0   1.4 F, S, R, gbM
I4327       Gx 13h 48.7' -30° 13'     1.1 bM, mag 12.5
5302       Gx 13h 48.8' -30° 31' 12.0   1.7 F, S, R, gbM
I4329       Gx 13h 49.1' -30° 18' 11.0   3.2 F, cS, bM
5304       Gx 13h 50.0' -30° 35' 15.0   1 eF, pS, lE, vF* at 160d
5333       Gx 13h 54.5' -48° 31'     1.9 vF, vS, R, *8 f
5357       Gx 13h 56.0' -30° 20' 14.0     pF, S, R, glbM, bet 2 s
5365       Gx 13h 57.9' -43° 57' 12.0   3.1 pB, cS, R, pgbM, am st
I4352       Gx 13h 58.4' -34° 31'     1.9 sev eF st in eeF neb, 2
5397       Gx 14h 01.2' -33° 57'       vF, S, R, gbM
5398       Gx 14h 01.4' -33° 04' 13.0   2.9 pB, pL, R, vgbM
5419       Gx 14h 03.7' -33° 59' 12.0     pB, pL, R, gpmbM
I4366       Gx 14h 05.2' -33° 46'     1.8 vF, vS, cE 170deg
I4362       Gx 14h 05.4' -41° 49'     1.7 vF, S, vE 175deg
I4367       Gx 14h 05.6' -39° 12'     1.8 eeF, pS, R, bet 2 st
5488       Gx 14h 08.0' -33° 18'       F, R, *8 s nr; = IC 437
I4375       Gx 14h 08.1' -33° 19'     3 eF, eS, eE 15deg , stel
5483       Gx 14h 10.4' -43° 19' 12.0   3.1 pF, vL, R, vgbM
5489       Gx 14h 12.0' -46° 05'     1.4 vF, S, R, bM
5494       Gx 14h 12.4' -30° 39' 13.0   2.2 pB, L, R, gbM, rr
I4386       Gx 14h 15.0' -43° 58'     3.1 F, vS, R
I4387       Gx 14h 15.0' -44° 00'     1.3 F, vS, R
5516       Gx 14h 15.8' -48° 07'       pF, S, R, psbM, S**  nf
I4388       Gx 14h 16.0' -31° 46' 15.0   0.8 vF, vS, R, sbM
I4391       Gx 14h 16.3' -31° 41' 15.0   0.5 vF, vS, R
I4390       Gx 14h 17.0' -44° 59'     1.7 eF, vS, mE 5deg , stell
I4393       Gx 14h 17.8' -31° 21'     2.3 cF, S, eE 75deg
I4451       Gx 14h 34.6' -36° 17'     1.9 vF, vS, R, * n 0'.5
I4464       Gx 14h 37.8' -36° 53'     1.6 vF, S, R, N, wisp at 45
5786       Gx 14h 59.0' -42° 01'       F, mE, B* sf
I2872       Nb 11h 29.0' -62° 57'     12 vL, mE, bM
I2948       Nb 11h 38.8' -63° 32'     60 eeL
5367       Nb 13h 57.7' -39° 59'     4 !, vB, vL, vl, vsmbM **
3680       OC 11h 25.7' -43° 15' 7.0   12 Cl, cL, pRi, lC, st 10.
3766       OC 11h 36.1' -61° 37' 5.0   12 Cl, pL, pRi, pC, st 8..
3909       OC 11h 49.6' -48° 15'       Cl, vL, lC, st 9...14
3960       OC 11h 50.9' -55° 42' 8.0   7 Cl, pL, pRi, gpmbM, st
4230       OC 12h 17.3' -55° 08' 9.0   6 Cl, F, pL, iF, st 13...
4852       OC 13h 00.1' -59° 36' 9.0   11 Cl, L, pRi, iR, st 10
5120       OC 13h 26.1' -63° 25' 13.0   3 Cl, eRi, mC, st 12...16
5138       OC 13h 27.3' -59° 01' 7.0   8 Cl, Ri, lC, st 11
5168       OC 13h 31.2' -60° 56' 9.0   4 Cl, vF, S, vRi, st 15
5281       OC 13h 46.6' -62° 54' 5.0   5 Cl, B, S, pC, iR, st 10
5316       OC 13h 53.9' -61° 52' 6.0   14 Cl, pL, pC, st 11
5381       OC 14h 00.6' -59° 34'     14 Cl, Ri, vC, pL, st 11..
5460       OC 14h 07.6' -48° 19' 5.0   25 Cl, vL, vlC, st 8...
5606       OC 14h 27.8' -59° 38' 7.0   3 Cl, S, pC, st L & S
5617       OC 14h 29.8' -60° 43' 6.0   10 Cl, L, pRi, pCM, st 8..
5662       OC 14h 35.2' -56° 33' 5.0   12 Cl, L, pRi, lC, st 9...
3699       Pl 11h 28.0' -59° 57'     1.1 B, pL, iR, pgpmbM
3918       Pl 11h 50.3' -57° 11' 8.0   0.2 PN , !, S, R, blue, = *
5307       Pl 13h 51.1' -51° 12' 12.0   0.2 PN , or vF, eS, Dneb
5408       Pl 14h 03.3' -41° 23'       eF, E bet 2 vS st
I2949         11h 40.9' -46° 29'       no descr
I3057         12h 15.0' -44° 29'       cF, S, R (defect?)
I4233         13h 24.0' -30° 19'       eeF, pS, R, 4 st sf
I4291         13h 37.0' -62° 03'       pS, R, bM
I4311         13h 40.1' -51° 03'       vF; spiral?
I 953         13h 55.0' -30° 21'       vF, eS, gbM
I 955         13h 55.7' -30° 16'       vF, vS, gbM
I 957         13h 56.1' -30° 14'       vF, S, gbM
I4347         13h 57.6' -40° 01'       *9 in eeF neb
I4359         14h 05.4' -45° 16'       eF, vS, E 170deg , bet
I4378         14h 12.1' -34° 16'       vF, vS, E 150deg
I4379         14h 12.1' -34° 17'       vF, vS, E 90deg
I4385         14h 14.7' -42° 18'       vS, R, lbM
I4389         14h 16.8' -40° 33'       vF, vS, R, dif
I4400         14h 22.3' -60° 35'       F, S, E
I4411         14h 25.0' -35° 01'       F, S, eE 45deg
I4421         14h 28.1' -37° 35'       eef, vS, R, F* f
I4430         14h 29.4' -33° 37'       cF, cS, indistinct
I4432         14h 29.8' -39° 32'       vF, vS, mE 85deg
I1023         14h 32.4' -35° 48'       neb
I4458         14h 37.2' -39° 28'       eF, eS, E 100deg
I4490         14h 45.4' -36° 10'       oval, around 2 st 9.5 &
I4511         14h 52.1' -40° 30'       cS, R, lbM, dif