Spermatozoon
DSS image of Spermatozoon
Overlaid DSS image of Spermatozoon, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around Spermatozoon

Type  Asterism
Magnitude  8
Size  30'
Right Ascension  5h 43'  (2000)
Declination  21° 30' N
Constellation  Taurus
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jan 2, 2016    Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" Gypsy @ 80x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

An odd line of eight stars of roughly the same magnitude spanning the eyepiece field, a small triangle of stars marks the eastern end

Steve Coe

35' E of Zeta TAU; 0.5 degree-long chain of nearly equal magnitude stars; with brightest at point of triangular head
― SAC Asterism Database
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Nearby objects for Spermatozoon
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Spermatozoon