MESSIER LIST

M

NGC

CON

TYPE

RA

DEC

M_v

SIZE

REMARKS

1

1952

Tau

SNR

05^h 34.5'

+22° 01'

8.4

6x4

Crab Nebula

2

7089

Aqr

GC

21 ^h 33.5'

-00° 49'

6.4

12.9

3

5272

CVn

GC

13 ^h 42.2'

+28° 23'

5.9

16.2

4

6121

Sco

GC

16 ^h 23.6'

-26° 32'

5.8

26.3

5

5904

Ser

GC

15 ^h 18.6'

+02° 05'

5.7

17.4

6

6405

Sco

OC

17 ^h 40.1'

-32° 13'

4.2

33

Butterfly Cluster

7

6475

Sco

OC

17 ^h 53.9'

-34° 49'

3.3

80

8

6523

Sgr

EN

18 ^h 03.8'

-24° 23'

~

45x30

Lagoon Nebula

9

6333

Oph

GC

17 ^h 19.2'

-18° 31'

7.6

9.3

10

6254

Oph

GC

16 ^h 57.1'

-04° 06'

6.6

15.1

11

6705

Sct

OC

18 ^h 51.1'

-06° 16'

5.8

13

Wild Duck Cluster

12

6218

Oph

GC

16 ^h 47.2'

-01° 57'

6.8

14.5

13

6205

Her

GC

16 ^h 41.7'

+36° 28'

5.7

16.6

Hercules Cluster

14

6402

Oph

GC

17 ^h 37.6'

-03° 15'

7.6

11.7

15

7078

Peg

GC

21 ^h 30.0'

+12° 10'

6.0

12.3

16

6611

Ser

EN+OC

18 ^h 18.6'

-13° 58'

~

35x28

Eagle Nebula

17

6618

Sgr

EN

18 ^h 20.8'

-16° 11'

~

20x15

Swan or Omega Nebula

18

6613

Sgr

OC

18 ^h 19.9'

-17° 08'

6.9

10

19

6273

Oph

GC

17 ^h 02.6'

-26° 16'

6.7

13.5

20

6514

Sgr

E/RN

18 ^h 02.3'

-23° 02'

~

20x20

Trifid Nebula

21

6531

Sgr

OC

18 ^h 04.6'

-22° 30'

5.9

13

22

6656

Sgr

GC

18 ^h 36.4'

-23° 54'

5.1

24

23

6494

Sgr

OC

17 ^h 56.8'

-19° 01'

5.5

27

24

~

Sgr

Starcloud

18 ^h 16.5'

-18° 50'

4.6

95x35

25

IC4725

Sgr

OC

18 ^h 31.6'

-19° 15'

4.6

32

26

6694

Sct

OC

18 ^h 45.2'

-09° 24'

8.0

14

27

6853

Vul

PN

19 ^h 59.6'

+22° 43'

7.3

>348"

Dumbbell Nebula

28

6626

Sgr

GC

18 ^h 24.5'

-24° 52'

6.8

11.2

29

6913

Cyg

OC

20 ^h 23.9'

+38° 32'

6.6

6

30

7099

Cap

GC

21 ^h 40.4'

-23° 11'

7.3

11

31

224

And

G-SAb

00 ^h 42.7'

+41° 16'

3.4

185x75

Andromeda Galaxy

32

221

And

G-E5 pec

00 ^h 42.7'

+40° 52'

8.1

11x7

33

598

Tri

G-Sacd

01 ^h 33.9'

+30° 39'

5.7

67x42

34

1039

Per

OC

02 ^h 42.0'

+42° 47'

5.2

35

35

2168

Gem

OC

06 ^h 08.9'

+24° 20'

5.1

28

36

1960

Aur

OC

05 ^h 36.1'

+34° 08'

6.0

12

37

2099

Aur

OC

05 ^h 52.4'

+32° 33'

5.6

20

38

1912

Aur

OC

05 ^h 28.7'

+35° 50'

6.4

21

39

7092

Cyg

OC

21 ^h 32.2'

+48° 26'

4.6

31

40

~

Uma

2 stars

12 ^h 22.4'

+58° 05'

8.0

~

Winnecke 4

41

2287

Cma

OC

06 ^h 47.0'

-20° 44'

4.5

38

42

1976

Ori

E/RN

05 ^h 35.4'

-05° 27'

~

65x60

Orion Nebula

43

1982

Ori

E/RN

05 ^h 35.6'

-05° 16'

~

20x15

44

2632

Cnc

OC

08 ^h 40.1'

+19° 59'

3.1

95

Praesepe or Beehive

45

~

Tau

OC

03 ^h 47.0'

+24° 07'

1.2

110

Pleiades Cluster

46

2437

Pup

OC

07 ^h 41.8'

-14° 49'

6.1

27

47

2422

Pup

OC

07 ^h 36.6'

-14° 30'

4.4

29

48

2548

Hya

OC

08 ^h 13.8'

-05° 48'

5.8

54

49

4472

Vir

G-E2

12 ^h 29.8'

-08° 00'

8.4

8.1x7.1

50

2323

Mon

OC

07 ^h 03.2'

-08° 20'

5.9

16

51

5194/5

CVn

G-Sabc

13 ^h 29.9'

+47° 12'

8.4

8x7

Whirlpool Galaxy

52

7654

Cas

OC

23 ^h 24.2'

+61° 35'

6.9

12

53

5024

Com

GC

13 ^h 12.9'

+18° 10'

7.5

12.6

54

6715

Sgr

GC

18 ^h 55.1'

-30° 29'

7.6

9.1

55

6809

Sgr

GC

19 ^h 40.0'

-30° 58'

6.4

19.0

56

6779

Lyr

GC

19 ^h 16.6'

+30° 11'

8.3

7.1

57

6720

Lyr

PN

18 ^h 53.6'

+33° 02'

8.8

>71"

Ring Nebula

58

4579

Vir

G-SABb

12 ^h 37.7'

+11° 49'

9.7

5.5x4.6

59

4621

Vir

G-E5

12 ^h 42.0'

+11° 39'

9.6

4.6x3.6

60

4649

Vir

G-E2

12 ^h 43.7'

+11° 33'

8.8

7.1x6.1

61

4303

Vir

G-SABbc

12 ^h 21.9'

+04° 28'

9.7

6.0x5.9

62

6266

Oph

GC

17 ^h 01.2'

-30° 07'

6.7

14.1

63

5055

CVn

G-Sabc

13 ^h 15.8'

+42° 02'

8.6

14x8

Sunflower Galaxy

64

4826

Com

G-Saab

12 ^h 56.7'

+21° 41'

8.5

9.2x4.6

Black Eye Galaxy

65

3623

Leo

G-SABa

11 ^h 18.9'

+13° 05'

9.3

8.7x2.2

66

3627

Leo

G-SABb

11 ^h 20.2'

+12° 59'

8.9

8.2x3.9

67

2682

Cnc

OC

08 ^h 50.4'

+11° 49'

6.9

29

68

4590

Hya

GC

12 ^h 39.5'

-26° 45'

7.7

12

69

6637

Sgr

GC

18 ^h 31.4'

-32° 21'

7.6

7.1

70

6681

Sgr

GC

18 ^h 43.2'

-32° 18'

8.0

7.8

71

6838

Sge

GC

19 ^h 53.8'

+18° 47'

8.0

7.2

72

6981

Aqr

GC

20 ^h 53.5'

-12° 32'

9.3

5.9

73

6994

Aqr

OC

20 ^h 59.0'

-12° 38'

8.9p

2.8

74

628

Psc

G-Sac

01 ^h 36.7'

+15° 47'

9.4

11x11

75

6864

Sgr

GC

20 ^h 06.1'

-21° 55'

8.5

6

76

650/51

Per

PN

01 ^h 42.4'

+51° 34'

10.1

>65"

Little Dumbbell

77

1068

Cet

G-SABab

02 ^h 42.7'

-00° 01'

8.9

8.2x7.3

78

2068

Ori

RN

05 ^h 46.7'

+00° 03'

~

8x6

79

1904

Lep

GC

05 ^h 24.5'

-24° 33'

7.8

8.7

80

6093

Sco

GC

16 ^h 17.0'

-22° 59'

7.3

8.9

81

3031

Uma

G-Saab

09 ^h 55.6'

+69° 04'

6.9

24x13

82

3034

Uma

G-I0

09 ^h 55.8'

+69° 41'

8.4

12x6

83

5236

Hya

G-SABc

13 ^h 37.0'

-29° 52'

7.6

16x13

84

4374

Vir

G-E1

12 ^h 25.1'

+12° 53'

9.1

5.1x4.1

85

4382

Com

G-SA0+

12 ^h 25.4'

+18° 11'

9.1

7.5x5.7

86

4406

Vir

G-E3

12 ^h 26.2'

+12° 57'

8.9

12x9

87

4486

Vir

G-E0-1

12 ^h 30.8'

+12° 24'

8.6

7.1x7.1

88

4501

Com

G-Sab

12 ^h 32.0'

+14° 25'

9.6

6.1x2.8

89

4552

Vir

G-E

12 ^h 35.7'

+12° 33'

9.8

3.4x3.4

90

4569

Vir

G-SABab

12 ^h 36.8'

+13° 10'

9.5

10x4

91

4548

Com

G-SBb

12 ^h 35.4'

+14° 30'

10.2

5.0x4.1

92

6341

Her

GC

17 ^h 17.1'

+43° 08'

6.4

11.2

93

2447

Pup

OC

07 ^h 44.6'

-23° 52'

•6.2

22

94

4736

CVn

G-SAab

12 ^h 50.9'

+41° 07'

8.2

13x11

95

3351

Leo

G-SBb

10 ^h 44.0'

+11° 42'

9.7

7.8x4.6

96

3368

Leo

G-SABab

10 ^h 46.8'

+11° 49'

9.2

6.9x4.6

97

3587

Uma

PN

11 ^h 14.8'

+55° 01'

9.9

194"

Owl Nebula

98

4192

Com

G-SABab

12 ^h 13.8'

+14° 54'

10.1

9.1x2.1

99

4254

Com

G-Sac

12 ^h 18.8'

+14° 25'

9.9

4.6x4.3

100

4321

Com

G-SA0

12 ^h 22.9'

+15° 49'

9.3

6.2x5.3

101

5457

Uma

G-SABcd

14 ^h 03.2'

+54° 21'

7.9

26x26

Pinwheel Galaxy

102

5866?

Dra?

G-SABab

15 ^h 06.5'

+55° 46'

9.9

6.6x3.2

103

581

Cas

OC

01 ^h 33.2'

+60° 42'

7.4

6

104

4594

Vir

G-SA

12 ^h 40.0'

-11° 37'

8.0

7.1x4.4

Sombrero Galaxy

105

3379

Leo

G-E1

10 ^h 47.9'

+12° 35'

9.3

3.9x3.9

106

4258

CVn

G-SABbc

12 ^h 19.0'

+47° 18'

8.4

20x8

107

6171

Oph

GC

16 ^h 32.5'

-13° 03'

8.1

10.0

108

3556

Uma

G-SBcd

11 ^h 11.5'

+55° 40'

10.0

8.1x2.1

109

3992

UMa

G-SBbc

11 ^h 57.6'

+53° 23'

9.8

7.6x4.3

110

205

And

G-E3 pec

00 ^h 40.4'

+41° 41'

8.1

20x12