If you arrived at this page, it must mean you have read and enjoyed Andy Edelen’s observing feature article in the February 2026 issue of the magazine on page 22 titled “Galaxy-Hopping in the Winter Hexagon.” The objects he featured are all small and faint, so use the following photo illustrations from the STScI Digitized Sky Survey to help guide you to the object’s exact locations. North is up in all the images.

Galaxy UGC 3205 in Auriga
UGC 3205 in Auriga

Daniel Nimmervoll / VdB 31 - AstroBin
Galaxy NGC 1762 in Orion
NGC 1762 in Orion POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxy NGC 1819 in Orion
NGC 1819 in Orion POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxies IC 412, IC 413, and IC 414 in Orion
IC 412, IC 413, and IC 414 in Orion POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxy NGC 1924 in Orion
NGC 1924 in Orion POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxy NGC 2110 in Orion
NGC 2110 in Orion POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxy UGC 3457 in Monoceros
UGC 3457 in Monoceros POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxy NGC 2350 in Canis Minor
NGC 2350 in Canis Minor POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxy NGC 2418 in Gemini
NGC 2418 in Gemini POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxy NGC 2339 in Gemini
NGC 2339 in Gemini POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxies NGC 2341 and NGC 2342 in Gemini
NGC 2341 and NGC 2342 in Gemini POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxies NGC 2365 and UGC 3824 in Gemini
NGC 2365 and UGC 3824 in Gemini POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxies NGC 2274, NGC 2275, NGC 2289, NGC 2290, and NGC 2294 in Gemini
NGC 2274, NGC 2275, NGC 2289, NGC 2290, and NGC 2294 in Gemini POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
Galaxies IC 2193, IC 2196, and IC 2199 in Gemini
IC 2193, IC 2196, and IC 2199 in Gemini POSS-II / STSCI / CALTECH / PALOMAR OBSERVATORY

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