For example:
| Search type |
Syntax |
Description and Example |
| To find a Messier object: |
[M|m]1-110 |
Enter "M" or "m" and a number between 1 and 110 inclusive (the M is optional),
e.g: "M42" or "42"
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| To find a Caldwell object: |
(C|c)1-109 |
Enter "C" or "c" and a number between 1 and 109 inclusive (the C is mandatory),
e.g: "C41", "c41"
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| To find an NGC object: |
[NGC|ngc|N|n] 1-7840 |
Enter "NGC", "ngc", "N" or "n" and a number between 1 and 7840 inclusive (the NGC is optional if the number is greater than 110),
e.g: "NGC891", "n891", "891" or
"NGC40", "n40" (Note "40" means "M40" the double star in UMa).
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| To find an IC object: |
(IC|ic|I|i)1-5386 |
Enter "IC", "ic", "I" or "i" and a number between 1 and 5386 inclusive (the IC is mandatory),
e.g: "IC5146", "i5146" (Note "5146" means "NGC5146" a faint galaxy in Virgo)
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| To find an object by name: |
word |
Enter a word or part word to search for an object by name. If the word matches several objects a list will be presented for you to choose the object,
e.g: "cocoon", "ring", "bug" etc.
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(please note all searches are case insensitive, i.e. "abell12" is the same as "ABELL12")
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