Nova Hunter's Handbook
Search Area Location Chart
The American Association of Variable Star Observers
Nova Search Section
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 |
Revised 10/74