Sumer Stars are in the east at 10 PM in early June, and in the west at 10 PM in late November. They are not visible at all late December through late February.
Coordinates are epoch 2000.
| Constellation | Name | Description | Magnitude | RA | dec |
| Lyra | Vega | 5th brightest star, reference for m=0 | 0.00 | 18h 36m 56.4s | 38º 47' 3" |
| Aquilla | altair | 13th brightest star | 0.77 | 19h 50m 47.2s | 8º 52' 8" |
| Scorpius | Antaries | "rival of" or "against Mars" (red giant on ecliptic) 15th brightest star | 0.96 | 16h 29m 24.4s | -26º 25' 5.5" |
| Cygnus | Deneb | 20th brightest star | 1.25 | 20h 41m 25.9s | 45º 16' 49" |
| Scorpius | Shaula | "stinger" 25th brightest star | 1.63 | 17h 33m 36.5s | -37º 6' 13" |
| Scorpius | ngc 6231 | open cluster w/ neb - VERY low | 2.00 | 16h 56m 6.1s | -41º 0' 52" |
| Libra | zubeneschamali | "north claw" | 2.59 | 15h 17m 0.3s | -9º 22' 58" |
| Libra | zubenelgenubi | "south claw" name is remnant of Scorpio, before Libra existed | 2.75 | 14h 50m 52.6s | -16º 2' 30" |
| Cygnus | Alberio | Blue-yellow pair | 3.03 | 19h 30m 43.2s | 27º 58" 30' |
| Scorpius | M7 (Ptolomy's cluster) | open cluster | 3.30 | 17h 53m 18.2s | -34º 46' 12" |
| Cygnus | ngc7000 | emission neb - diffuse | 4.00 | 20h 58m 53.2s | 44º 26' 3" |
| Scorpius | M6 (Butterfly) | open cluster | 4.20 | 17h 40m 35.9s | -32º 16' 34" |
| Lyra | epsilon | double-double | 4.50 | 18h 44m 22.7s | 39º 36' 46" |
| Cygnus | M39 | open cluster | 4.59 | 21h 31m 42.0s | 48º 29' 28" |
| Sagittarius | M25 | open cluster | 4.90 | 18h 31m 46.3s | -19º 5' 22" |
| Sagittarius | M8 (Lagoon nebula) | emission neb | 5.00 | 18h 4m 4.6s | -24º 21' 7" |
| Sagittarius | M20 (Trifid) | nebula | 5.00 | 18h 2m 24.1s | -22º 57' 51" |
| Sagittarius | M22 (sagettarius cluster) | globular cluster | 5.09 | 18h 36m 20.9s | -23º 54' 13" |
| Vulpecula | Coathanger Cluster | open cluster - very wide: good binoc obj. | 5.12 | 19h 26m 28.4s | 20º 11' 55" |
| Hercules | M13 (Great Cluster in Hercules) | globular cluster | 5.70 | 16h 41m 40.4s | 36º 27' 19" |
| Serpens Caput | M5 | globular cluster | 5.70 | 15h 18m 34.1s | 2º 5' 2" |
| Scutum | M11 (Wild Duck) | open cluster | 5.80 | 18h 51m 3.2s | -6º 16' 41" |
| Sagittarius | M23 | open cluster | 6.00 | 17h 56m 58.2s | -18º 59' 23" |
| Sagittarius | M17 (omega neb) | cluster w/neb | 6.00 | 18h 20m 47.8s | -16º 11' 36" |
| Serpens Cauda | NGC 6611 / M16 (Eagle) | cluster w/neb | 6.50 | 18h 18m 55.5s | -13º 50' 33" |
| Ophiuchus | M10 | globular cluster | 6.60 | 16h 57m 9.3s | -4º 6' 1" |
| Ophiuchus | M62 (flickering cluster) | globular cluster | 6.70 | 17h 1m 36.6s | -30º 6' 7" |
| Ophiuchus | M12 (gumball) | globular cluster | 6.80 | 16h 47m 14.3s | -1º 57' 3" |
| Cygnus | ngc6960 (veil nebula) | SNR (see also ngc 6992) | 7.00 | 20h 46m 27.4s | 30º 41' 29" |
| Cygnus | ngc 6992 (veil nebula) | SNR (see also ngc 6960) | 7.00 | 20h 56m 6.8s | 31º 27' 49" |
| Sagittarius | M55 | globular cluster | 7.00 | 19h 40m 0s | -30º 58' 0" |
| Sagittarius | M21 | open cluster | 7.00 | 18h 4m 11.6s | -22º 29' 32" |
| Vulpecula | M27 (dumbell) | planetary neb | 7.30 | 19h 59m 34.6s | 22º 42' 52" |
| Hercules | M92 | globular cluster | 7.50 | 17h 17m 6.7s | 43º 8' 22" |
| Scorpius | M4 (Cat's Eye) | globular cluster - probably closest one to us at 7.2 kly | 7.50 | 16h 23m 36s | -26º 32' 0" |
| Lyra | T | VERY red, but dim | 7.56 | 18h 32m 20.0s | 36º 59' 55" |
| Sagittarius | M18 (black Swan) | open cluster | 8.00 | 18h 20m 5.6s | -17º 4' 22" |
| Sagitta | M71 | globular cluster | 8.50 | 19h 53m 47.7s | 18º 47' 10" |
| Ophiuchus | M19 | globular cluster | 8.50 | 17h 2m 37.5s | -26º 15' 56" |
| Scorpius | M80 | globular cluster | 8.50 | 16h 17m 3s | -22º 58' 21" |
| Sagittarius | M70 | globular cluster | 8.50 | 18h 43m 15.1s | -32º 17' 32" |
| Sagittarius | M54 (part of SagDEG) | globular cluster | 8.50 | 18h 55m 14.7s | -30º 29' 15" |
| Sagittarius | M28 | globular cluster | 8.50 | 18h 24m 31.6s | -24º 52' 30" |
| Lyra | M 57 (ring nebula) | planetary neb | 8.80 | 18h 53m 35s | 33º 1' 41" |
| Cygnus | M29 | open cluster | 9.00 | 20h 24m 8.1s | 38º 30' 14" |
| Ophiuchus | M9 | globular cluster | 9.00 | 17h 19m 15.9s | -18º 31' 49" |
| Sagittarius | M69 | globular cluster | 9.00 | 18h 31m 23.1s | -32º 20' 46" |
| Sagittarius | ngc 6822 | Irregular galaxy | 9.30 | 19h 44m 57.7s | -14º 48' 10" |
| Lyra | M56 | globular cluster | 9.50 | 19h 16m 37.6s | 30º 11' 8" |
| Scutum | M26 | open cluster | 9.50 | 18h 45m 15.9s | -9º 22' 42" |
| Ophiuchus | M14 | globular cluster | 9.50 | 17h 37m 36.2s | -3º 15' 7" |
| Cygnus | ngc 6946 | sp gal | 9.66 | 20h 34m 54.1s | 60º 8' 56" |
| cygnus | ngc 6826 (blinking planetary) | planetary nebula | 9.80 | 19h 44m 48.0s | 50º 31' 30" |
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