| M40 |
.....A double star about 1.5 deg. NE of delta UMa |
| M81, M82 |
.....Pair Galaxies above the head of Bear, 18 million ly. away |
| M97(Owl Nebula) |
.....Round planetary nebula 2 degrees East of Beta Ursae Majoris |
| Pinwheel Nebula M101 |
.....Face-on Galaxy 4 degree East of Mizar, 22 million ly. away |
| M108 |
.....Irregular galaxy 2 degrees East of Beta Ursae Majoris |
| M109 |
.....Compact galaxy 40 minutes SE of gamma UMa, 41 million ly. away |
| NGC2685 |
.....A small "Polar Ring Galaxy" positioned at the mouth of Big Bear |
| NGC2742, NGC2768 |
.....Spiral & elliptic galaxies at the throat of Big Bear |
| NGC2787 |
.....Small galaxy positioned 3deg west of M81 & M82 |
| NGC2841 |
.....A spiral galaxy at the tip of Big Bear's forefoot |
| Around NGC2857 |
.....Three paralleling small galaxies 3 deg. SW of theta UMa. |
| NGC3079 |
.....At the root of hindleg, a bit warped edge-on galaxy |
| NGC3184 |
.....At the tip of hindleg, a dimmed face-on galaxy |
| NGC3198 |
.....Medium sized spiral galaxy at the tip of hind leg of Big Bear |
| NGC3310 |
.....Face-on galaxy with bright nucleus & dimmed arms in SW of beta UMa |
| NGC3718, NGC3729 |
.....Two bared-galaxies 3deg. west of gamma UMa |
| NGC3945 |
.....Inconspicuous bared galaxy between alpha and delta UMa |
| NGC3953 |
.....Medium-sized bared galaxy 1.3 deg. south from gamma UMa |
| NGC4051 |
.....A seyfert galaxy at the hind leg of Big Bear. |
| NGC4088 |
.....An unique-shaped spiral between M106 & M109 |
| NGC4157 |
.....Small edge-on galaxy lying between M106 & M109 |
| NGC5474 |
.....An indistinct spiral lying 44 arc minutes south of M101 |
| IC2574 |
.....A large but dimmed irregular galaxy in northern region of UMa |
| Abell 1185 |
.....Galaxy cluster at a border to Leo, 430 millions ly away |
Guide for Deep Sky Objects
