2011-01-01

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ID



NGC Number



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Object Type:



Common Name:




M 1



NGC 1952



05h34m32s



+22°00'52"



Taurus



Supernova Remnant



The Crab Nebula




M 2



NGC 7089



21h33m27s



-00°49'24"



Aqr



Globular Cluster








M 3



NGC 5272



13h42m11s



+28°22'31"



CVn



Globular Cluster








M 4



NGC 6121



16h23m36s



-26°31'32"



Sco



Globular Cluster



The Cat's Eye




M 5



NGC 5904



15h18m34s



+02°04'58"



Ser



Globular Cluster








M 6



NGC 6405



17h40m06s



-32°13'00"



Sco



Open Cluster



The Butterfly Cluster




M 7



NGC 6475



17h53m54s



-34°49'00"



Sco



Open Cluster



Ptolemy's Cluster




M 8



NGC 6523



18h03m37s



-24°23'12"



Sgr



Diffuse Nebula



The Lagoon Nebula




M 9



NGC 6333



17h19m12s



-18°30'59"



Oph



Globular Cluster








M 10



NGC 6254



16h57m09s



-04°05'58"



Oph



Globular Cluster








M 11



NGC 6705



18h51m06s



-06°16'00"



Sct



Open Cluster



The Wild Duck Cluster




M 12



NGC 6218



16h47m15s



-01°56'52"



Oph



Globular Cluster



Gumball Cluster




M 13



NGC 6205



16h41m42s



+36°27'36"



Her



Globular Cluster



Great Hercules Globular Cluster




M 14



NGC 6402



17h37m36s



-03°15'00"



Oph



Globular Cluster








M 15



NGC 7078



21h29m58s



+12°10'00"



Peg



Globular Cluster



Great Pegasus Cluster




M 16



NGC 6611



18h18m48s



-13°47'00"



Ser



Emission Nebula



Eagle Nebula




M 17



NGC 6618



18h20m26s



-16°10'36"



Sgr



Diffuse Nebula



Omega - Horseshoe - Swan




M 18



NGC 6613



18h19m54s



-17°08'00"



Sgr



Open Cluster



Black Swan




M 19



NGC 6273



17h02m38s



-26°16'05"



Oph



Globular Cluster








M 20



NGC 6514



18h02m23s



-23°01'48"



Sgr



Diffuse Nebula



The Trifid Nebula




M 21



NGC 6531



18h04m36s



-22°30'00"



Sgr



Open Cluster








M 22



NGC 6656



18h36m24s



-23°54'12"



Sgr



Globular Cluster



Great Sagittarius Cluster




M 23



NGC 6494



17h56m48s



-19°01'00"



Sgr



Open Cluster








M 24



NGC 6603



18h18m24s



-18°25'00"



Sgr



Star Cloud



Milky Way Patch




M 25



IC 4725



18h31m36s



-19°15'00"



Sgr



Open Cluster








M 26



NGC 6694



18h45m12s



-09°24'00"



Sct



Open Cluster








M 27



NGC 6853



19h59m36s



+22°43'00"



Vul



Planetary Nebula



The Dumbbell Nebula




M 28



NGC 6626



18h24m36s



-24°52'00"



Sgr



Globular Cluster








M 29



NGC 6913



20h23m54s



+38°32'00"



Cyg



Open Cluster








M 30



NGC 7099



21h40m24s



-23°11'00"



Cap



Globular Cluster








M 31



NGC 224



00h42m44s



+41°16'06"



And



Spiral Galaxy



The Andromeda Galaxy




M 32



NGC 221



00h42m42s



+40°51'57"



And



Elliptical Galaxy



Satellite Galaxy of M31




M 33



NGC 598



01h33m51s



+30°39'37"



Tri



Spiral Galaxy



The Triangulum Galaxy




M 34



NGC 1039



02h42m06s



+42°43'00"



Per



Open Cluster








M 35



NGC 2168
a



06h08m56s



+24°21'28"



Gem



Open Cluster








M 36



NGC 1960



05h36m18s



+34°08'27"



Aur



Open Cluster








M 37



NGC 2099



05h52m18s



+32°33'11"



Aur



Open Cluster








M 38



NGC 1912



05h28m43s



+35°51'18"



Aur



Open Cluster








M 39



NGC 7092



21h31m48s



+48°26'55"



Cyg



Open Cluster








M 40



N/A



12h22m12s



+58°04'58"



UMa



Double-Star



Double-Star WNC4 - Winnecke 4




M 41



NGC 2287



06h46m00s



-20°45'00"



CMa



Open Cluster








M 42



NGC 1976



05h35m12s



-05°23'00"



Orion



Diffuse Nebula



The Great Orion Nebula




M 43



NGC 1982



05h35m30s



-05°16'00"



Orion



Diffuse Nebula



de Mariran's Nebula (part of Orion Nebula)




M 44



NGC 2632



08h40m22s



+19°40'19"



Cnc



Open Cluster



Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster




M 45



No listing



03h47m00s



+24°07'00"



Tau



Open Cluster



Subaru, The Pleiades - The Seven Sisters




M 46



NGC 2437



07h41m48s



-14°49'00"



Pup



Open Cluster








M 47



NGC 2422 / NGC 2478 (same object)



07h36m36s



-14°30'00"



Pup



Open Cluster








M 48



NGC 2548



08h13m48s



-05°36'00"



Hya



Open Cluster








M 49



NGC 4472



12h29m48s



+08°01'00"



Vir



Elliptical Galaxy








M 50



NGC 2323



07h02m42s



-08°23'00"



Mon



Open Cluster








M 51



NGC 5194



13h30m00s



+14°11'00"



CVn



Spiral Galaxy



The Whirlpool Galaxy




M 52



NGC 7654



23h24m12s



+61°35'00"



Cas



Open Cluster



The Scorpion




M 53



NGC 5024



13h12m54s



+18°10'00"



Com



Globular Cluster








M 54



NGC 6715



18h55m06s



-30°29'00"



Sgr



Globular Cluster








M 55



NGC 6809



19h39m59s



-30°57'44"



Sgr



Globular Cluster








M 56



NGC 6779



19h16m36s



+30°11'00"



Lyr



Globular Cluster








M 57



NGC 6720



18h53m35s



+33°01'44"



Lyr



Planetary Nebula



The Ring Nebula




M 58



NGC 4579



12h37m48s



+11°50'00"



Vir



Spiral Galaxy








M 59



NGC 4621



12h42m06s



+11°39'00"



Vir



Elliptical Galaxy








M 60



NGC 4649



12h43m42s



+11°34'00"



Vir



Elliptical Galaxy








M 61



NGC 4303



12h36m54s



+04°29'00"



Vir



Spiral Galaxy



Swelling Spiral




M 62



NGC 6266



17h01m12s



-30°07'00"



Oph



Globular Cluster



Flickering Globular




M 63



NGC 5055



13h15m48s



+42°02'00"



CVn



Spiral Galaxy



Sunflower Galaxy




M 64



NGC 4826



12h56m42s



+21°41'00"



Com



Spiral Galaxy



Black Eye Galaxy




M 65



NGC 3623



11h18m56s



+13°05'37"



Leo



Spiral Galaxy



Leo Triplet (along with M66 and NGC 3628)




M 66



NGC 3627



11h20m12s



+12°59'00"



Leo



Spiral Galaxy



Leo Triplet (along with M65 and NGC 3628)




M 67



NGC 2682



08h51m20s



+11°48'43"



Cnc



Open Cluster



King Cobra




M 68



NGC 4590



12h39m28s



-26°44'34"



Hya



Globular Cluster








M 69



NGC 6637



18h31m23s



-32°20'53"



Sgr



Globular Cluster








M 70



NGC 6681



18h43m12s



-32°17'00"



Sgr



Globular Cluster








M 71



NGC 6838



19h53m42s



+18°47'00"



Sge



Globular Cluster








M 72



NGC 6981



20h53m30s



-12°32'38"



Aqr



Globular Cluster








M 73



NGC 6994



20h59m00s



-12°38'00"



Aqr



Open Cluster








M 74



NGC 628



01h36m36s



+15°48'00"



Psc



Spiral Galaxy



The Phantom




M 75



NGC 6864



20h06m06s



-21°55'00"



Sgr



Globular Cluster








M 76



NGC 650 and NGC 651



01h42m18s



+51°34'16"



Per



Planetary Nebula



The Little Dumbbell - Cork - Butterfly




M 77



NGC 1068



02h42m41s



-00°00'47"



Cet



Spiral Galaxy



Cetus A




M 78



NGC 2068



05h46m48s



+00°04'00"



Orion



Reflection Nebula








M 79



NGC 1904



05h24m11s



-24°31'27"



Lep



Globular Cluster








M 80



NGC 6093



16h17m03s



-22°58'30"



Sco



Globular Cluster








M 81



NGC 3031



09h55m33s



+69°03'55"



UMa



Spiral Galaxy



Bode's Galaxy (Nebula)




M 82



NGC 3034



09h55m48s



+69°41'00"



UMa



Irregular Galaxy



The Cigar Galaxy




M 83



NGC 5236



13h37m06s



-29°52'00"



Hya



Spiral Galaxy



The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy




M 84



NGC 4374



12h25m06s



+12°53'00"



Vir



Lenticular Galaxy








M 85



NGC 4382



12h25m30s



+18°12'00"



Com



Lenticular Galaxy








M 86



NGC 4406



12h26m12s



+12°57'00"



Vir



Lenticular Galaxy








M 87



NGC 4486



12h30m36s



+12°24'00"



Vir



Elliptical Galaxy



Virgo A




M 88



NGC 4501



12h32m24s



+14°26'00"



Com



Spiral Galaxy








M 89



NGC 4552



12h35m42s



+12°34'00"



Vir



Elliptical Galaxy








M 90



NGC 4569



12h36m54s



+13°10'00"



Vir



Spiral Galaxy








M 91



NGC 4548



12h35m30s



+14°30'00"



Com



Spiral Galaxy



Missing Messier Object




M 92



NGC 6341



17h17m06s



+43°08'00"



Her



Globular Cluster








M 93



NGC 2447



07h44m36s



-23°52'00"



Pup



Open Cluster








M 94



NGC 4736



12h50m54s



+41°07'00"



CVn



Spiral Galaxy



Croc's Eye Galaxy




M 95



NGC 3351



10h43m58s



+11°42'13"



Leo



Spiral Galaxy








M 96



NGC 3368



10h46m42s



+11°49'00"



Leo



Spiral Galaxy








M 97



NGC 3587



11h14m48s



+55°01'00"



UMa



Planetary Nebula



The Owl Nebula




M 98



NGC 4192



12h13m54s



+14°55'00"



Com



Spiral Galaxy








M 99



NGC 4254



12h18m54s



+14°26'00"



Com



Spiral Galaxy



St. Katherine's Wheel




M 100



NGC 4321



12h23m00s



+15°50'00"



Com



Spiral Galaxy



The Mirror of M99




M 101



NGC 5457



14h03m18s



+54°22'00"



UMa



Spiral Galaxy



The Pinwheel Galaxy




M 102



NGC 5866



15h06m30s



+55°45'47"



Dra



Lenticular Galaxy



Spindle Galaxy




M 103



NGC 581



01h33m22s



+60°39'29"



Cas



Open Cluster








M 104



NGC 4594



12h39m59s



-11°37'23"



Vir



Spiral Galaxy



The Sombrero Galaxy




M 105



NGC 3379



10h47m48s



+12°35'00"



Leo



Elliptical Galaxy








M 106



NGC 4258



12h18m54s



+14°19'00"



CVn



Spiral Galaxy








M 107



NGC 6171



16h32m32s



-13°03'13"



Oph



Globular Cluster








M 108



NGC 3556



11h11m30s



+55°40'00"



Uma



Spiral Galaxy








M 109



NGC 3992



11h57m36s



+53°23'00"



UMa



Spiral Galaxy








M 110



NGC 205



00h40m24s



+41°41'00"



And



Elliptical Galaxy



Satellite Galaxy of M31