MESSIER CATALOGUE M# NGC# Con RA Dec vMag Type Dia" Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1952 Tau 05h 34.5m +22d 01' 8.4 SNR 300 Crab Nebula 2 7089 Aqr 21h 33.5m -00d 49' 6.5 GC 3 5272 CVn 13h 42.2m +28d 23' 6.4 GC 4 6121 Sco 16h 23.6m -26d 32' 5.9 GC 5 5904 Ser 15h 18.6m +02d 05' 5.8 GC 6 6405 Sco 17h 40.1m -32d 13' 4.2 OC Butterfly Cluster 7 6475 Sco 17h 53.9m -34d 49' 3.3 OC 8 6523 Sgr 18h 03.8m -24d 23' 5.8 EN 2400 Lagoon Nebula 9 6333 Oph 17h 19.2m -18d 31' 7.9 GC 10 6254 Oph 16h 57.1m -04d 06' 6.6 GC 11 6705 Sct 18h 51.1m -06d 16' 5.8 OC 750 Wild Duck Cluster 12 6218 Oph 16h 47.2m -01d 57' 6.6 GC 13 6205 Her 16h 41.7m +36d 28' 5.9 GC Hercules Cluster 14 6402 Oph 17h 37.6m -03d 15' 7.6 GC 15 7078 Peg 21h 30.0m +12d 10' 6.4 GC 16 6611 Ser 18h 18.8m -13d 47' 6.0 EN Eagle Nebula 17 6618 Sgr 18h 20.8m -16d 11' 7.0 EN 1200 Swan Nebula 18 6613 Sgr 18h 19.9m -17d 08' 6.9 OC 19 6273 Oph 17h 02.6m -26d 16' 7.2 GC 20 6514 Sgr 18h 02.6m -23d 02' 8.5 ERN 900 Trifid Nebula 21 6531 Sgr 18h 04.6m -22d 30' 5.9 OC 22 6656 Sgr 18h 36.4m -23d 54' 5.1 GC 23 6494 Sgr 17h 56.8m -19d 01' 5.5 OC 24 Sgr 18h 16.9m -18d 29' 4.5 SCL (star cloud) 25 4725 Sgr 18h 31.6m -19d 15' 4.6 OC 26 6694 Sct 18h 45.2m -09d 24' 8.0 OC 27 6853 Vul 19h 59.6m +22d 43' 8.1 PN 420 Dumbbell Nebula 28 6626 Sgr 18h 24.5m -24d 52' 6.9 GC 29 6913 Cyg 20h 23.9m +38d 32' 6.6 OC 30 7099 Cap 21h 40.4m -23d 11' 7.5 GC 31 224 And 00h 42.7m +41d 16' 3.4 Sb 14400 Great Andromeda Sp. 32 221 And 00h 42.7m +40d 52' 8.2 E2 (M31 companion) 33 598 Tri 01h 33.9m +30d 39' 5.7 Sc 3600 Triangulum Spiral 34 1039 Per 02h 42.0m +42d 47' 5.2 OC 35 2168 Gem 06h 08.9m +24d 20' 5.1 OC 36 1960 Aur 05h 36.1m +34d 08' 6.0 OC 37 2099 Aur 05h 52.4m +32d 33' 5.6 OC 38 1912 Aur 05h 28.7m +35d 50' 6.4 OC 39 7092 Cyg 21h 32.2m +48d 26' 4.6 OC 40 UMa 12h 22.4m +58d 05' 8.0 DS Winnecke 4 41 2287 CMa 06h 47.0m -20d 44' 4.5 OC 42 1976 Ori 05h 35.4m -05d 27' 4.0 EN Great Orion Nebula 43 1982 Ori 05h 35.6m -05d 16' 9.0 EN Orion Nebula (part) 44 2632 Cnc 08h 40.1m +19d 59' 3.1 OC 5400 Beehive Cluster 45 Tau 03h 47.0m +24d 07' 1.2 OC 7200 Pleiades 46 2437 Pup 07h 41.8m -14d 49' 6.1 OC 47 2422 Pup 07h 36.6m -14d 30' 4.4 OC 48 2548 Hya 08h 13.8m -05d 48' 5.8 OC 49 4472 Vir 12h 29.8m +08d 00' 8.4 E4 50 2323 Mon 07h 03.2m -08d 20' 5.9 OC 51 194&5 CVn 13h 29.9m +47d 12' 8.1 Sc Whirlpool Galaxy 52 7654 Cas 23h 24.2m +61d 35' 6.9 OC 53 5024 Com 13h 12.9m +18d 10' 7.7 GC 54 6715 Sgr 18h 55.1m -30d 29' 7.7 GC 55 6809 Sgr 19h 40.0m -30d 58' 7.0 GC 56 6779 Lyr 19h 16.6m +30d 11' 8.2 GC 57 6720 Lyr 18h 53.6m +33d 02' 9.0 PN Ring Nebula 58 4579 Vir 12h 37.7m +11d 49' 9.8 SB 59 4621 Vir 12h 42.0m +11d 39' 9.8 E3 60 4649 Vir 12h 43.7m +11d 33' 8.8 E1 61 4303 Vir 12h 21.9m +04d 28' 9.7 Sc 62 6266 Oph 17h 01.2m -30d 07' 6.6 GC 63 5055 CVn 13h 15.8m +42d 02' 8.6 Sb Sunflower Galaxy 64 4826 Com 12h 56.7m +21d 41' 8.5 Sb Black Eye Galaxy 65 3623 Leo 11h 18.9m +13d 05' 9.3 Sb 66 3627 Leo 11h 20.2m +12d 59' 9.0 Sb 67 2682 Cnc 08h 50.4m +11d 49' 6.9 OC 68 4590 Hya 12h 39.5m -26d 45' 8.2 GC 69 6637 Sgr 18h 31.4m -32d 21' 7.7 GC 70 6681 Sgr 18h 43.2m -32d 18' 8.1 GC 71 6838 Sge 19h 53.8m +18d 47' 8.3 GC 72 6981 Aqr 20h 53.5m -12d 32' 9.4 GC 73 6994 Aqr 20h 58.9m -12d 38' 5.0 OC 74 628 Psc 01h 36.7m +15d 47' 9.2 Sc 75 6864 Sgr 20h 06.1m -21d 55' 8.6 GC 76 650-1 Per 01h 42.4m +51d 34' 11.5 PN Little Dumbbell 77 1068 Cet 02h 42.7m -00d 01' 8.8 Sbp 78 2068 Ori 05h 46.7m +00d 03' 8.0 RN 79 1904 Lep 05h 24.5m -24d 33' 8.0 GC 80 6093 Sco 16h 17.0m -22d 59' 7.2 GC 81 3031 UMa 09h 55.6m +69d 04' 6.8 Sb 82 3034 UMa 09h 55.8m +69d 41' 8.4 Irr 'exploding' galaxy 83 5236 Hya 13h 37.0m -29d 52' 10.1 Sc 84 4374 Vir 12h 25.1m +12d 53' 9.3 E1 85 4382 Com 12h 25.4m +18d 11' 9.3 Ep 86 4406 Vir 12h 26.2m +12d 57' 9.2 E3 87 4486 Vir 12h 30.8m +12d 24' 8.6 E1 88 4501 Com 12h 32.0m +14d 25' 9.5 Sb 89 4552 Vir 12h 35.7m +12d 33' 9.8 E0 90 4569 Vir 12h 36.8m +13d 10' 9.5 Sb 91 4548 Com 12h 35.4m +14d 30' 10.2 SBb 92 6341 Her 17h 17.1m +43d 08' 6.5 GC 93 2447 Pup 07h 44.6m -23d 52' 6.2 OC 94 4736 CVn 12h 50.9m +41d 07' 8.1 Sbp 95 3351 Leo 10h 44.0m +11d 42' 9.7 SBb 96 3368 Leo 10h 46.8m +11d 49' 9.2 Sbp 97 3587 UMa 11h 14.8m +55d 01' 11.2 PN Owl Nebula 98 4192 Com 12h 13.8m +14d 54' 10.1 Sb 99 4254 Com 12h 18.8m +14d 25' 9.8 Sc 100 4321 Com 12h 22.9m +15d 49' 9.4 Sc 101 5457 UMa 14h 03.2m +54d 21' 7.7 Sc Pinwheel Galaxy 102 5866 Dra 15h 06.5m +55d 46' 10.0 E6p 103 581 Cas 01h 33.2m +60d 42' 7.4 OC 104 4594 Vir 12h 40.0m -11d 37' 8.3 Sb Sombrero Galaxy 105 3379 Leo 10h 47.8m +12d 35' 9.3 E1 106 4258 CVn 12h 19.0m +47d 18' 8.3 Sbp 107 6171 Oph 16h 32.5m -13d 03' 8.1 GC 108 3556 UMa 11h 11.5m +55d 40' 10.0 Sc 109 3992 UMa 11h 57.6m +53d 23' 9.8 Sb 110 205 And 00h 40.4m +41d 41' 8.0 E6 (M31 companion) Legend of Object Types DS Double star E# Elliptical galaxy EN Emission nebula (glowing gas) ERN Emission and reflection nebula GC Globular cluster (stars) Irr Irregular galaxy OC Open cluster (stars) PN Planetary (disc-like) nebula S.. Spiral galaxy SB. Barred spiral galaxy SCL Star cloud