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Herschel - Herschel Double Stars - Herschel 400 - Herschel II - Herschel 3 - Herschel Sprint - Herschel Regions - TSP 2026
Herschel
Friedrich William Herschel's catalog of deep sky objects.
When a Herschel galaxy is part of a close galaxy group, the complete group is included. For example: NGC536 in Andromeda is part of the galaxy group Hickson 10, NGC5596 in Serpens is part of Arp 72, NGC2278 in Lynx is part of Holmberg 112, etc.
Updated: 22 September 2025 - V3.0.1
Observing guides (pages): 2533 (7280)
Index files: 64
AstroPlanner planfiles: 60
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 196
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 255
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- 1 of 12: Andromeda through Auriga
- 2 of 12: Boötes through Cancer
- 3 of 12: Canes Venatici through Cepheus
- 4 of 12: Coma Berenices
- 5 of 12: Cetus through Delphinus
- 6 of 12: Draco through Hercules
- 7 of 12: Hydra through Leo
- 8 of 12: Leo Minor through Orion
- 9 of 12: Pegasus through Sagitta
- 10 of 12: Ursa Major
- 11 of 12: Virgo
- 12 of 12: Sagittarius through Vulpecula
152 open clusters
38 globular clusters
35 nebulae
6 HII regions
34 planetary nebulae
3 supernova remnants
2026 galaxies
34 asterisms
1 star cloud
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Herschel Double Stars
Friedrich William Herschel's 794 double stars.
1782RSPT…72..112H
1785RSPT…75…40H
1822MmRAS…1..166H
Published: 17 May 2026 - V2.0
Where Herschel's designation is not used as a double star's primary designation in WDS, the primary WDS designation is added in parentheses.
Observing guides (pages): 59 (161)
Index files: 60
AstroPlanner planfiles: 60
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 59
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 60
Herschel 400
The objects in the Herschel 400 Observing Program.
When a Herschel galaxy is part of a close galaxy group, the complete group is included. For example: NGC3190 & NGC3193 in Leo are part of the galaxy group Hickson 44, NGC5560 & NGC5566 in Virgo are part of Arp 286, NGC3949 in Ursa Major is part of Holmberg 301, etc.
Updated: 22 September 2025 - V3.0.1
Observing guides (pages): 444 (1247)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 94
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 95
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- 1 of 2: Andromeda through Monoceros
- 2 of 2: Ophiuchus through Vulpecula
99 open clusters
35 globular clusters
10 nebulae
23 planetary nebulae
227 galaxies
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Herschel II
The objects in the Herschel II Observing Program.
When a Herschel galaxy is part of a close galaxy group, the complete group is included. For example: NGC1199 in Eridanus is part of the galaxy group Hickson 22, NGC5560 & NGC5566 in Virgo are part of Arp 286, NGC7463 & NGC7465 in Pegasus are part of Holmberg 802, etc.
Updated: 22 September 2025 - V3.0.1
Observing guides (pages): 439 (1262)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 76
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 77
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- 1 of 2: Andromeda through Libra
- 2 of 2: Lynx through Vulpecula
36 open clusters
3 globular clusters
21 nebulae
3 HII regions
9 planetary nebulae
2 supernova remnants
320 galaxies
1 star cloud
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Herschel 3
The 292 galaxies and galaxy groups in the Herschel 3 list.
When a Herschel galaxy is part of a close galaxy group, the complete group is included. For example: NGC536 in Andromeda is part of the galaxy group Hickson 10, NGC750 & NGC751 in Triangulum are part of Arp 166, NGC4128 in Draco is part of Holmberg 337, etc.
Updated: 22 September 2025 - V3.0.1
Observing guides (pages): 327 (955)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 35
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 35
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- 1 of 2: Andromeda through Leo
- 2 of 2: Leo Minor through Virgo
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Herschel Sprint
The 69 galaxies and galaxy groups in the Herschel Sprint a.k.a. the Herschel Marathon or the Herschel Hustle.
When a Herschel galaxy is part of a close galaxy group, the complete group is included. For example: NGC4004 in Leo is part of the galaxy group Holmberg 312, NGC4169, NGC4173, NGC4174 & NGC4175 in Coma Berenices form Hickson 61, etc.
Updated: 22 September 2025 - V3.0.1
Observing guides (pages): 78 (268)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours: 8
Argo Navis User Catalogs: 8
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Herschel Regions
52 Regions by Friedrich William Herschel.
The work of dr. Arndt Latußeck aided in determining Herschel's sweeps.
These observing guides display the regions Herschel observed. The imagery, observing notes and other information will allow modern day astronomers to draw their own conclusions on Herschel's (perceived) observations.
Published: 22 September 2025 - V3.0
Observing guides (pages): 63 (150)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Texas Star Party 2026 - Advanced Observing Program
The objects in the Advanced Observing Program for the 2026 Texas Star Party - "William Herschel", in CSOG format.
Published: 18 April 2026
Observing guides (pages): 40 (99)
Index files: 1
AstroPlanner planfiles: 1
Autostar Tours / NexTours / EQTours / Argo Navis User Catalogs: 19
8 open clusters
7 globular clusters
1 nebula
5 planetary nebulae
19 galaxies & galaxy groups
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