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Nova Hunter's Handbook
Search Area Location Chart
The American Association of Variable Star Observers
Nova Search Committee
Search Area Location Chart
Search area location charts will help you organize your nova search observing program. Each area is numbered and represents an area of the Milky Way whose dimensions are approximately 10 degrees of declination by one hour of right ascension. Use these charts to document areas of the heavens you are searching.
| Area No. | Dec. | Right
Asc. |
| From | To | From | To |
| Degrees | Degrees | h | m | h | m |
| 1A |
70 |
90 |
19 |
30 |
21 |
00 |
| 1 |
70 |
90 |
21 |
00 |
22 |
30 |
| 2 |
70 |
90 |
22 |
30 |
24 |
00 |
| 3 |
70 |
90 |
24 |
00 |
01 |
30 |
| 4 |
70 |
90 |
01 |
30 |
03 |
00 |
| 4A |
70 |
90 |
03 |
00 |
04 |
30 |
| 5A |
60 |
70 |
19 |
00 |
20 |
00 |
| 5 |
60 |
70 |
20 |
00 |
21 |
00 |
| 6 |
60 |
70 |
21 |
00 |
22 |
00 |
| 7 |
60 |
70 |
22 |
00 |
23 |
00 |
| 8 |
60 |
70 |
23 |
00 |
24 |
00 |
| 9 |
60 |
70 |
24 |
00 |
01 |
00 |
| 10 |
60 |
70 |
01 |
00 |
02 |
00 |
| 11 |
60 |
70 |
02 |
00 |
03 |
00 |
| 12 |
60 |
70 |
03 |
00 |
04 |
00 |
| 12A |
60 |
70 |
04 |
00 |
05 |
00 |
| 13A |
50 |
60 |
18 |
00 |
19 |
00 |
| 13 |
50 |
60 |
19 |
00 |
20 |
00 |
| 14 |
50 |
60 |
20 |
00 |
21 |
00 |
| 15 |
50 |
60 |
21 |
00 |
22 |
00 |
| 16 |
50 |
60 |
22 |
00 |
23 |
00 |
| 17 |
50 |
60 |
23 |
00 |
24 |
00 |
| 18 |
50 |
60 |
24 |
00 |
01 |
00 |
| 19 |
50 |
60 |
01 |
00 |
02 |
00 |
| 20 |
50 |
60 |
02 |
00 |
03 |
00 |
| 21 |
50 |
60 |
03 |
00 |
04 |
00 |
| 22 |
50 |
60 |
04 |
00 |
05 |
00 |
| 22A |
50 |
60 |
05 |
00 |
06 |
00 |
| 23A |
40 |
50 |
17 |
00 |
17 |
50 |
| 23 |
40 |
50 |
17 |
50 |
18 |
40 |
| 24 |
40 |
50 |
18 |
40 |
19 |
30 |
| 25 |
40 |
50 |
19 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
| 26 |
40 |
50 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
10 |
| 27 |
40 |
50 |
21 |
10 |
22 |
00 |
| 28 |
40 |
50 |
22 |
00 |
22 |
50 |
| 29 |
40 |
50 |
22 |
50 |
23 |
40 |
| 30 |
40 |
50 |
23 |
40 |
00 |
30 |
| 31 |
40 |
50 |
00 |
30 |
01 |
20 |
| 32 |
40 |
50 |
01 |
20 |
02 |
10 |
| 33 |
40 |
50 |
02 |
10 |
03 |
00 |
| 34 |
40 |
50 |
03 |
00 |
03 |
50 |
| 35 |
40 |
50 |
03 |
50 |
04 |
40 |
| 36 |
40 |
50 |
04 |
40 |
05 |
30 |
| 37 |
40 |
50 |
05 |
30 |
06 |
20 |
| 38 |
40 |
50 |
06 |
20 |
07 |
10 |
| 38A |
40 |
50 |
07 |
10 |
08 |
00 |
| 39A |
30 |
40 |
17 |
00 |
17 |
40 |
| 39 |
30 |
40 |
17 |
40 |
18 |
20 |
| 40 |
30 |
40 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
00 |
| 41 |
30 |
40 |
19 |
00 |
19 |
40 |
| 42 |
30 |
40 |
19 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
| 43 |
30 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
00 |
| 44 |
30 |
40 |
21 |
00 |
21 |
40 |
| 45 |
30 |
40 |
21 |
40 |
22 |
20 |
| 45A |
30 |
40 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
00 |
| 45B |
30 |
40 |
23 |
00 |
23 |
40 |
| 46A |
30 |
40 |
23 |
40 |
00 |
20 |
| 46 |
30 |
40 |
00 |
20 |
01 |
00 |
| 47 |
30 |
40 |
01 |
00 |
01 |
40 |
| 48 |
30 |
40 |
01 |
40 |
02 |
20 |
| 49 |
30 |
40 |
02 |
20 |
03 |
00 |
| 50 |
30 |
40 |
03 |
00 |
03 |
40 |
| 51 |
30 |
40 |
03 |
40 |
04 |
20 |
| 52 |
30 |
40 |
04 |
20 |
05 |
00 |
| 53 |
30 |
40 |
05 |
00 |
05 |
40 |
| 54 |
30 |
40 |
05 |
40 |
06 |
20 |
| 55 |
30 |
40 |
06 |
20 |
07 |
00 |
| 56 |
30 |
40 |
07 |
00 |
07 |
40 |
| 56A |
30 |
40 |
07 |
40 |
08 |
20 |
| 57A |
20 |
30 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
40 |
| 57 |
20 |
30 |
15 |
40 |
16 |
20 |
| 58 |
20 |
30 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
00 |
| 59 |
20 |
30 |
17 |
00 |
17 |
40 |
| 60 |
20 |
30 |
17 |
40 |
18 |
20 |
| 61 |
20 |
30 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
00 |
| 62 |
20 |
30 |
19 |
00 |
19 |
40 |
| 63 |
20 |
30 |
19 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
| 64 |
20 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
00 |
| 64A |
20 |
30 |
21 |
00 |
21 |
40 |
| 65A |
20 |
30 |
02 |
40 |
03 |
20 |
| 65 |
20 |
30 |
03 |
20 |
04 |
00 |
| 66 |
20 |
30 |
04 |
00 |
04 |
40 |
| 67 |
20 |
30 |
04 |
40 |
05 |
20 |
| 68 |
20 |
30 |
05 |
20 |
06 |
00 |
| 69 |
20 |
30 |
06 |
00 |
06 |
40 |
| 70 |
20 |
30 |
06 |
40 |
07 |
20 |
| 71 |
20 |
30 |
07 |
20 |
08 |
00 |
| 72 |
20 |
30 |
08 |
00 |
08 |
40 |
| 72A |
20 |
30 |
08 |
40 |
09 |
20 |
| 73A |
10 |
20 |
15 |
20 |
16 |
00 |
| 73 |
10 |
20 |
16 |
00 |
16 |
40 |
| 74 |
10 |
20 |
16 |
40 |
17 |
20 |
| 75 |
10 |
20 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
00 |
| 76 |
10 |
20 |
18 |
00 |
18 |
40 |
| 77 |
10 |
20 |
18 |
40 |
19 |
20 |
| 78 |
10 |
20 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
00 |
| 79 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
00 |
20 |
40 |
| 79A |
10 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
21 |
20 |
| 80A |
10 |
20 |
04 |
00 |
04 |
40 |
| 80 |
10 |
20 |
04 |
40 |
05 |
20 |
| 81 |
10 |
20 |
05 |
20 |
06 |
00 |
| 82 |
10 |
20 |
06 |
00 |
06 |
40 |
| 83 |
10 |
20 |
06 |
40 |
07 |
20 |
| 84 |
10 |
20 |
07 |
20 |
08 |
00 |
| 84A |
10 |
20 |
08 |
00 |
08 |
40 |
| 85A |
0 |
10 |
15 |
40 |
16 |
20 |
| 85 |
0 |
10 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
00 |
| 86 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
00 |
17 |
40 |
| 87 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
40 |
18 |
20 |
| 88 |
0 |
10 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
00 |
| 89 |
0 |
10 |
19 |
00 |
19 |
40 |
| 90 |
0 |
10 |
19 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
| 90A |
0 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
00 |
| 91A |
0 |
10 |
04 |
20 |
05 |
00 |
| 91 |
0 |
10 |
05 |
00 |
05 |
40 |
| 92 |
0 |
10 |
05 |
40 |
06 |
20 |
| 93 |
0 |
10 |
06 |
20 |
07 |
00 |
| 94 |
0 |
10 |
07 |
00 |
07 |
40 |
| 94A |
0 |
10 |
07 |
40 |
08 |
20 |
| 95A |
0 |
-10 |
15 |
20 |
16 |
00 |
| 95 |
0 |
-10 |
16 |
00 |
16 |
40 |
| 96 |
0 |
-10 |
16 |
40 |
17 |
20 |
| 97 |
0 |
-10 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
00 |
| 98 |
0 |
-10 |
18 |
00 |
18 |
40 |
| 99 |
0 |
-10 |
18 |
40 |
19 |
20 |
| 100 |
0 |
-10 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
00 |
| 100A |
0 |
-10 |
20 |
00 |
20 |
40 |
| 101A |
0 |
-10 |
04 |
40 |
05 |
20 |
| 101 |
0 |
-10 |
05 |
20 |
06 |
00 |
| 102 |
0 |
-10 |
06 |
00 |
06 |
40 |
| 103 |
0 |
-10 |
06 |
40 |
07 |
20 |
| 103A |
0 |
-10 |
07 |
20 |
08 |
00 |
| 103B |
0 |
-10 |
08 |
00 |
08 |
40 |
| 104A |
-10 |
-20 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
40 |
| 104 |
-10 |
-20 |
15 |
40 |
16 |
20 |
| 105 |
-10 |
-20 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
00 |
| 106 |
-10 |
-20 |
17 |
00 |
17 |
40 |
| 107 |
-10 |
-20 |
17 |
40 |
18 |
20 |
| 108 |
-10 |
-20 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
00 |
| 109 |
-10 |
-20 |
19 |
00 |
19 |
40 |
| 109A |
-10 |
-20 |
19 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
| 110A |
-10 |
-20 |
05 |
40 |
06 |
20 |
| 110 |
-10 |
-20 |
06 |
20 |
07 |
00 |
| 111 |
-10 |
-20 |
07 |
00 |
07 |
40 |
| 112 |
-10 |
-20 |
07 |
40 |
08 |
20 |
| 112A |
-10 |
-20 |
08 |
20 |
09 |
00 |
| 112B |
-10 |
-20 |
09 |
00 |
09 |
40 |
| 113B |
-20 |
-30 |
13 |
00 |
13 |
40 |
| 113A |
-20 |
-30 |
13 |
40 |
14 |
20 |
| 113 |
-20 |
-30 |
14 |
20 |
15 |
00 |
| 114 |
-20 |
-30 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
40 |
| 115 |
-20 |
-30 |
15 |
40 |
16 |
20 |
| 116 |
-20 |
-30 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
00 |
| 117 |
-20 |
-30 |
17 |
00 |
17 |
40 |
| 118 |
-20 |
-30 |
17 |
40 |
18 |
00 |
| 119 |
-20 |
-30 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
00 |
| 120 |
-20 |
-30 |
19 |
00 |
19 |
40 |
| 120A |
-20 |
-30 |
19 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
| 121A |
-20 |
-30 |
05 |
40 |
06 |
20 |
| 121 |
-20 |
-30 |
06 |
20 |
07 |
00 |
| 122 |
-20 |
-30 |
07 |
00 |
07 |
40 |
| 123 |
-20 |
-30 |
07 |
40 |
08 |
20 |
| 123A |
-20 |
-30 |
08 |
20 |
09 |
00 |
| 123B |
-20 |
-30 |
09 |
00 |
09 |
40 |
| 124A |
-30 |
-40 |
13 |
00 |
13 |
40 |
| 124 |
-30 |
-40 |
13 |
40 |
14 |
20 |
| 125 |
-30 |
-40 |
14 |
20 |
15 |
00 |
| 126 |
-30 |
-40 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
40 |
| 126A |
-30 |
-40 |
15 |
40 |
16 |
20 |
| 126B |
-30 |
-40 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
00 |
| 126C |
-30 |
-40 |
17 |
00 |
17 |
40 |
| 127A |
-30 |
-40 |
17 |
40 |
18 |
20 |
| 127 |
-30 |
-40 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
00 |
| 128 |
-30 |
-40 |
19 |
00 |
19 |
40 |
| 129 |
-30 |
-40 |
06 |
20 |
07 |
00 |
| 130 |
-30 |
-40 |
07 |
00 |
07 |
40 |
| 131 |
-30 |
-40 |
07 |
40 |
08 |
20 |
| 132 |
-30 |
-40 |
08 |
20 |
09 |
00 |
| 133 |
-30 |
-40 |
09 |
00 |
09 |
40 |
| 134 |
-30 |
-40 |
09 |
40 |
10 |
20 |
| 134A |
-30 |
-40 |
10 |
20 |
11 |
00 |
| 135A |
-40 |
-50 |
05 |
50 |
06 |
40 |
| 135 |
-40 |
-50 |
06 |
40 |
07 |
30 |
| 136 |
-40 |
-50 |
07 |
30 |
08 |
20 |
| 137 |
-40 |
-50 |
08 |
20 |
09 |
10 |
| 138 |
-40 |
-50 |
09 |
10 |
10 |
00 |
| 139 |
-40 |
-50 |
10 |
00 |
10 |
50 |
| 140 |
-40 |
-50 |
10 |
50 |
11 |
40 |
| 141 |
-40 |
-50 |
11 |
40 |
12 |
30 |
| 142 |
-40 |
-50 |
12 |
30 |
13 |
20 |
| 143 |
-40 |
-50 |
13 |
20 |
14 |
10 |
| 144 |
-40 |
-50 |
14 |
10 |
15 |
00 |
| 145 |
-40 |
-50 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
50 |
| 146 |
-40 |
-50 |
15 |
50 |
16 |
40 |
| 147 |
-40 |
-50 |
16 |
40 |
17 |
30 |
| 148 |
-40 |
-50 |
17 |
30 |
18 |
20 |
| 148A |
-40 |
-50 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
10 |
| 149A |
-50 |
-60 |
05 |
00 |
06 |
00 |
| 149 |
-50 |
-60 |
06 |
00 |
07 |
00 |
| 150 |
-50 |
-60 |
07 |
00 |
08 |
00 |
| 151 |
-50 |
-60 |
08 |
00 |
09 |
00 |
| 152 |
-50 |
-60 |
09 |
00 |
10 |
00 |
| 153 |
-50 |
-60 |
10 |
00 |
11 |
00 |
| 154 |
-50 |
-60 |
11 |
00 |
12 |
00 |
| 155 |
-50 |
-60 |
12 |
00 |
13 |
00 |
| 156 |
-50 |
-60 |
13 |
00 |
14 |
00 |
| 157 |
-50 |
-60 |
14 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
| 158 |
-50 |
-60 |
15 |
00 |
16 |
00 |
| 159 |
-50 |
-60 |
16 |
00 |
17 |
00 |
| 160 |
-50 |
-60 |
17 |
00 |
18 |
00 |
| 160A |
-50 |
-60 |
18 |
00 |
19 |
00 |
| 161A |
-60 |
-70 |
04 |
00 |
05 |
00 |
| 161 |
-60 |
-70 |
05 |
00 |
06 |
00 |
| 162 |
-60 |
-70 |
06 |
00 |
07 |
00 |
| 163 |
-60 |
-70 |
07 |
00 |
08 |
00 |
| 164 |
-60 |
-70 |
08 |
00 |
09 |
00 |
| 165 |
-60 |
-70 |
09 |
00 |
10 |
00 |
| 166 |
-60 |
-70 |
10 |
00 |
11 |
00 |
| 167 |
-60 |
-70 |
11 |
00 |
12 |
00 |
| 168 |
-60 |
-70 |
12 |
00 |
13 |
00 |
| 169 |
-60 |
-70 |
13 |
00 |
14 |
00 |
| 170 |
-60 |
-70 |
14 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
| 171 |
-60 |
-70 |
15 |
00 |
16 |
00 |
| 171A |
-60 |
-70 |
16 |
00 |
17 |
00 |
| 172A |
-70 |
-90 |
07 |
30 |
09 |
00 |
| 172 |
-70 |
-90 |
09 |
00 |
10 |
30 |
| 173 |
-70 |
-90 |
10 |
30 |
12 |
00 |
| 174 |
-70 |
-90 |
12 |
00 |
13 |
30 |
| 175 |
-70 |
-90 |
13 |
30 |
15 |
00 |
| 175A |
-70 |
-90 |
15 |
00 |
16 |
30 |
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