MESSIER LIST INDEX

Observation List Objects





ID


NGC Number


RA


DE


Con


Object Type:


Common Name:


Mag





NGC 1952


05h34m32s


+22°00'52"


Taurus


Supernova Remnant


The Crab Nebula


9.0




NGC 7089


21h33m27s


-00°49'24"


Aqr


Globular Cluster





6.4




NGC 5272


13h42m11s


+28°22'31"


CVn


Globular Cluster





6.3




NGC 6121


16h23m36s


-26°31'32"


Sco


Globular Cluster


The Cat's Eye


5.8




NGC 5904


15h18m34s


+02°04'58"


Ser


Globular Cluster





5.7




NGC 6405


17h40m06s


-32°13'00"


Sco


Open Cluster


The Butterfly Cluster


4.2




NGC 6475


17h53m54s


-34°49'00"


Sco


Open Cluster


Ptolemy's Cluster


3.3




NGC 6523


18h03m37s


-24°23'12"


Sgr


Diffuse Nebula


The Lagoon Nebula


4.6




NGC 6333


17h19m12s


-18°30'59"


Oph


Globular Cluster





7.6




NGC 6254


16h57m09s


-04°05'58"


Oph


Globular Cluster





6.6




NGC 6705


18h51m06s


-06°16'00"


Sct


Open Cluster


The Wild Duck Cluster


5.8




NGC 6218


16h47m15s


-01°56'52"


Oph


Globular Cluster


Gumball Cluster


6.8




NGC 6205


16h41m42s


+36°27'36"


Her


Globular Cluster


Great Hercules Globular Cluster


5.7




NGC 6402


17h37m36s


-03°15'00"


Oph


Globular Cluster





7.6




NGC 7078


21h29m58s


+12°10'00"


Peg


Globular Cluster


Great Pegasus Cluster


6.3




NGC 6611


18h18m48s


-13°47'00"


Ser


Emission Nebula


Eagle Nebula


6.0




NGC 6618


18h20m26s


-16°10'36"


Sgr


Diffuse Nebula


Omega - Horseshoe - Swan


6.0




NGC 6613


18h19m54s


-17°08'00"


Sgr


Open Cluster


Black Swan


6.9




NGC 6273


17h02m38s


-26°16'05"


Oph


Globular Cluster





6.7




NGC 6514


18h02m23s


-23°01'48"


Sgr


Diffuse Nebula


The Trifid Nebula


6.3




NGC 6531


18h04m36s


-22°30'00"


Sgr


Open Cluster





5.9




NGC 6656


18h36m24s


-23°54'12"


Sgr


Globular Cluster


Great Sagittarius Cluster


5.1




NGC 6494


17h56m48s


-19°01'00"


Sgr


Open Cluster





5.5




NGC 6603


18h18m24s


-18°25'00"


Sgr


Star Cloud


Milky Way Patch


4.6




IC 4725


18h31m36s


-19°15'00"


Sgr


Open Cluster





4.6




NGC 6694


18h45m12s


-09°24'00"


Sct


Open Cluster





8.9




NGC 6853


19h59m36s


+22°43'00"


Vul


Planetary Nebula


The Dumbbell Nebula


7.5




NGC 6626


18h24m36s


-24°52'00"


Sgr


Globular Cluster





7.7




NGC 6913


20h23m54s


+38°32'00"


Cyg


Open Cluster





6.6



M 30


NGC 7099


21h40m24s


-23°11'00"


Cap


Globular Cluster





7.0



M 31


NGC 224


00h42m44s


+41°16'06"


And


Spiral Galaxy


The Andromeda Galaxy


3.4



M 32


NGC 221


00h42m42s


+40°51'57"


And


Elliptical Galaxy


Satellite Galaxy of M31


8.3



M 33


NGC 598


01h33m51s


+30°39'37"


Tri


Spiral Galaxy


The Triangulum Galaxy


5.7



M 34


NGC 1039


02h42m06s


+42°43'00"


Per


Open Cluster





5.2



M 35


NGC 2168


06h08m56s


+24°21'28"


Gem


Open Cluster





5.1



M 36


NGC 1960


05h36m18s


+34°08'27"


Aur


Open Cluster





6.0



M 37


NGC 2099


05h52m18s


+32°33'11"


Aur


Open Cluster





5.6



M 38


NGC 1912


05h28m43s


+35°51'18"


Aur


Open Cluster





6.4



M 39


NGC 7092


21h31m48s


+48°26'55"


Cyg


Open Cluster





4.6



M 40


N/A


12h22m12s


+58°04'58"


UMa


Double-Star


Double-Star WNC4 - Winnecke 4


9.7



M 41


NGC 2287


06h46m00s


-20°45'00"


CMa


Open Cluster





4.5



M 42


NGC 1976


05h35m12s


-05°23'00"


Orion


Diffuse Nebula


The Great Orion Nebula


3.7



M 43


NGC 1982


05h35m30s


-05°16'00"


Orion


Diffuse Nebula


de Mariran's Nebula (part of Orion Nebula)


7.0



M 44


NGC 2632


08h40m22s


+19°40'19"


Cnc


Open Cluster


Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster


3.1



M 45


No listing


03h47m00s


+24°07'00"


Tau


Open Cluster


Subaru, The Pleiades - The Seven Sisters


1.2



M 46


NGC 2437


07h41m48s


-14°49'00"


Pup


Open Cluster





6.1



M 47


NGC 2422 / NGC 2478 (same object)


07h36m36s


-14°30'00"


Pup


Open Cluster





4.5



M 48


NGC 2548


08h13m48s


-05°36'00"


Hya


Open Cluster





5.5



M 49


NGC 4472


12h29m48s


+08°01'00"


Vir


Elliptical Galaxy





10.0



M 50


NGC 2323


07h02m42s


-08°23'00"


Mon


Open Cluster





5.9



M 51


NGC 5194


13h30m00s


+14°11'00"


CVn


Spiral Galaxy


The Whirlpool Galaxy


8.0



M 52


NGC 7654


23h24m12s


+61°35'00"


Cas


Open Cluster


The Scorpion


6.9



M 53


NGC 5024


13h12m54s


+18°10'00"


Com


Globular Cluster





8.5



M 54


NGC 6715


18h55m06s


-30°29'00"


Sgr


Globular Cluster





8.4



M 55


NGC 6809


19h39m59s


-30°57'44"


Sgr


Globular Cluster





7.4



M 56


NGC 6779


19h16m36s


+30°11'00"


Lyr


Globular Cluster





8.9



M 57


NGC 6720


18h53m35s


+33°01'44"


Lyr


Planetary Nebula


The Ring Nebula


8.8



M 58


NGC 4579


12h37m48s


+11°50'00"


Vir


Spiral Galaxy





11.0



M 59


NGC 4621


12h42m06s


+11°39'00"


Vir


Elliptical Galaxy





11.5



M 60


NGC 4649


12h43m42s


+11°34'00"


Vir


Elliptical Galaxy





10.5



M 61


NGC 4303


12h36m54s


+04°29'00"


Vir


Spiral Galaxy


Swelling Spiral


10.5



M 62


NGC 6266


17h01m12s


-30°07'00"


Oph


Globular Cluster


Flickering Globular


7.4



M 63


NGC 5055


13h15m48s


+42°02'00"


CVn


Spiral Galaxy


Sunflower Galaxy


8.5



M 64


NGC 4826


12h56m42s


+21°41'00"


Com


Spiral Galaxy


Black Eye Galaxy


8.5



M 65


NGC 3623


11h18m56s


+13°05'37"


Leo


Spiral Galaxy


Leo Triplet (along with M66 and NGC 3628)


9.3



M 66


NGC 3627


11h20m12s


+12°59'00"


Leo


Spiral Galaxy


Leo Triplet (along with M65 and NGC 3628)


8.9



M 67


NGC 2682


08h51m20s


+11°48'43"


Cnc


Open Cluster


King Cobra


6.9



M 68


NGC 4590


12h39m28s


-26°44'34"


Hya


Globular Cluster





7.3



M 69


NGC 6637


18h31m23s


-32°20'53"


Sgr


Globular Cluster





8.3



M 70


NGC 6681


18h43m12s


-32°17'00"


Sgr


Globular Cluster





9.1



M 71


NGC 6838


19h53m42s


+18°47'00"


Sge


Globular Cluster





6.1



M 72


NGC 6981


20h53m30s


-12°32'38"


Aqr


Globular Cluster





9.3



M 73


NGC 6994


20h59m00s


-12°38'00"


Aqr


Open Cluster





8.9



M 74


NGC 628


01h36m36s


+15°48'00"


Psc


Spiral Galaxy


The Phantom


10.5



M 75


NGC 6864


20h06m06s


-21°55'00"


Sgr


Globular Cluster





9.1



M 76


NGC 650 and NGC 651


01h42m18s


+51°34'16"


Per


Planetary Nebula


The Little Dumbbell - Cork - Butterfly


10.1



M 77


NGC 1068


02h42m41s


-00°00'47"


Cet


Spiral Galaxy


Cetus A


9.1



M 78


NGC 2068


05h46m48s


+00°04'00"


Orion


Reflection Nebula





8.0



M 79


NGC 1904


05h24m11s


-24°31'27"


Lep


Globular Cluster





7.8



M 80


NGC 6093


16h17m03s


-22°58'30"


Sco


Globular Cluster





7.9



M 81


NGC 3031


09h55m33s


+69°03'55"


UMa


Spiral Galaxy


Bode's Galaxy (Nebula)


6.8



M 82


NGC 3034


09h55m48s


+69°41'00"


UMa


Irregular Galaxy


The Cigar Galaxy


8.4



M 83


NGC 5236


13h37m06s


-29°52'00"


Hya


Spiral Galaxy


The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy


8.5



M 84


NGC 4374


12h25m06s


+12°53'00"


Vir


Lenticular Galaxy





7.8



M 85


NGC 4382


12h25m30s


+18°12'00"


Com


Lenticular Galaxy





10.5



M 86


NGC 4406


12h26m12s


+12°57'00"


Vir


Lenticular Galaxy





8.9



M 87


NGC 4486


12h30m36s


+12°24'00"


Vir


Elliptical Galaxy


Virgo A


8.6



M 88


NGC 4501


12h32m24s


+14°26'00"


Com


Spiral Galaxy





11.0



M 89


NGC 4552


12h35m42s


+12°34'00"


Vir


Elliptical Galaxy





11.5



M 90


NGC 4569


12h36m54s


+13°10'00"


Vir


Spiral Galaxy





11.0



M 91


NGC 4548


12h35m30s


+14°30'00"


Com


Spiral Galaxy


Missing Messier Object


11.5



M 92


NGC 6341


17h17m06s


+43°08'00"


Her


Globular Cluster





6.3



M 93


NGC 2447


07h44m36s


-23°52'00"


Pup


Open Cluster





6.5



M 94


NGC 4736


12h50m54s


+41°07'00"


CVn


Spiral Galaxy


Croc's Eye Galaxy


8.1



M 95


NGC 3351


10h43m58s


+11°42'13"


Leo


Spiral Galaxy





10.0



M 96


NGC 3368


10h46m42s


+11°49'00"


Leo


Spiral Galaxy





10.0



M 97


NGC 3587


11h14m48s


+55°01'00"


UMa


Planetary Nebula


The Owl Nebula


9.9



M 98


NGC 4192


12h13m54s


+14°55'00"


Com


Spiral Galaxy





11.0



M 99


NGC 4254


12h18m54s


+14°26'00"


Com


Spiral Galaxy


St. Katherine's Wheel


10.5



M 100


NGC 4321


12h23m00s


+15°50'00"


Com


Spiral Galaxy


The Mirror of M99


10.5



M 101


NGC 5457


14h03m18s


+54°22'00"


UMa


Spiral Galaxy


The Pinwheel Galaxy


8.5



M 102


NGC 5866


15h06m30s


+55°45'47"


Dra


Lenticular Galaxy


Spindle Galaxy


10.5



M 103


NGC 581


01h33m22s


+60°39'29"


Cas


Open Cluster





7.4



M 104


NGC 4594


12h39m59s


-11°37'23"


Vir


Spiral Galaxy


The Sombrero Galaxy


7.9



M 105


NGC 3379


10h47m48s


+12°35'00"


Leo


Elliptical Galaxy





9.3



M 106


NGC 4258


12h18m54s


+14°19'00"


CVn


Spiral Galaxy





9.5



M 107


NGC 6171


16h32m32s


-13°03'13"


Oph


Globular Cluster





8.9



M 108


NGC 3556


11h11m30s


+55°40'00"


Uma


Spiral Galaxy





9.9



M 109


NGC 3992


11h57m36s


+53°23'00"


UMa


Spiral Galaxy





11.0



M 110


NGC 205


00h40m24s


+41°41'00"


And


Elliptical Galaxy


Satellite Galaxy of M31


8.1