*************************************** * Messier Marathon List with Data * *************************************** The Messier Marathon is generally held during late March / early April when the Sun lies in a part of the zodiac devoid of Messier objects. In these dates it is theoretical possible to see all the objects that Charles Messier listed. One obvious problem is that the Moon is going to interfere with the night in question. The Moon is in a favourable position once every three years. ==================================== The Messier Marathon Search Sequence ==================================== Compiled using work of Don Machholz "Messier Marathon Observer's Guide". Depending on geographic location, it may be impossible to find them all, and may be better to slightly modify this list. In case of doubt consult Don Machholz's book. This list should be good for northern latitudes 20 to 40. No. M# NGC# Con Type ra dec B d 1. M77 1068 Cet 5 02 40.1 -00 14 8.9 30000 2. M74 628 Psc 5 01 24.0 +15 32 10.2 20000 3. M33 598 Tri 5 01 31.1 +30 24 6.7 2300 4. M31 224 And 5 00 40.0 +41 00 4.8 2200 5. M32 221 And 6 00 40.0 +40 36 8.7 2200 6. M110 205 And 6 00 37.6 +41 25 9.4 2200 7. M52 7654 Cas 1 23 22.0 +61 20 7.3 7 8. M103 581 Cas 1 01 29.9 +60 27 7.4 8 9. M76 650 Per 3 01 38.8 +51 19 10.2 3.4 10. M34 1039 Per 1 02 38.8 +42 34 5.5 1.4 11. M45 - Tau 1 03 43.9 +23 58 1.6 0.4 12. M79 1904 Lep 2 05 22.2 -24 34 8.4 54 13. M42 1976 ori 4 05 32.9 -05 25 4.0 1.6 14. M43 1982 Ori 4 05 33.1 -05 18 9.1 1.6 15. M78 2068 Ori 4 05 44.2 +00 02 10.3 1.6 16. M1 1952 Tau 9 05 31.5 +21 59 8.2 6 17. M35 2168 Gem 1 06 05.7 +24 20 5.3 2.8 18. M37 2099 Aur 1 05 49.0 +32 33 6.2 4.6 19. M36 1960 Aur 1 05 32.0 +34 07 6.3 4.1 20. M38 1922 Aur 1 05 25.3 +35 48 7.4 4.2 21. M41 2287 CMa 1 06 44.9 -20 42 4.6 2.4 22. M93 2447 Pup 1 07 42.4 -23 45 6.0 4.5 23. M47 2422 Pup 1 07 34.3 -14 22 4.5 1.6 24. M46 2437 Pup 1 07 39.6 -14 42 6.0 5.4 25. M50 2323 Mon 1 07 00.5 -08 16 6.3 3 26. M48 2548 Hya 1 08 11.2 -05 38 5.3 1.5 27. M44 2632 Cnc 1 08 37.5 +19 52 3.7 0.5 28. M67 2628 Cnc 1 08 48.3 +12 00 6.1 2.25 29. M95 3351 Leo 5 10 41.3 +11 58 10.4 25000 30. M96 3368 Leo 5 10 44.2 +12 05 9.1 25000 31. M105 3379 Leo 6 10 45.2 +12 51 9.2 25000 32. M65 3623 Leo 5 11 16.3 +13 23 9.3 35000 33. M66 3627 Leo 5 11 17.6 +13 17 8.2 35000 34. M81 3031 UMa 5 09 51.5 +69 18 7.9 7000 35. M82 3034 UMa 7 09 51.9 +69 56 8.8 7000 36. M97 3587 UMa 3 11 2.0 +55 18 12.0 2.6 37. M108 3556 UMa 5 11 08.7 +55 57 10.7 25000 38. M109 3992 UMa 5 11 55.0 +53 39 10.8 25000 39. M40 - UMa 8 12 20.0 +58 22 9.1 ? 40. M106 4258 CVn 5 12 16.5 +47 35 8.6 25000 41. M94 4736 CVn 5 12 48.6 +41 23 7.9 14500 42. M63 5055 CVn 5 13 13.5 +42 17 9.5 14500 43. M51 5194 CVn 5 13 27.8 +47 27 8.1 15000 44. M101 5457 UMa 5 14 01.4 +54 35 9.6 15000 45. M102? 5866 Dra 5 15 06.5 +55 45 10.0 40000 46. M53 5024 Com 2 13 10.5 +18 26 7.6 60 47. M64 4826 Com 5 12 54.3 +21 57 8.8 12000 48. M3 5272 CVn 2 13 39.9 +28 38 6.3 30 49. M98 4192 Com 5 12 11.3 +15 11 11.7 70000 50. M99 4254 Com 5 12 16.3 +14 42 10.1 70000 51. M100 4321 Com 5 12 20.4 +16 06 10.6 70000 52. M85 4382 Com 6 12 22.8 +18 28 9.3 70000 53. M84 4374 Vir 6 12 22.6 +13 10 9.3 70000 54. M86 4406 Vir 6 12 23.7 +13 13 9.7 70000 55. M87 4486 Vir 6 12 28.3 +12 40 9.2 70000 56. M89 4552 Vir 6 12 33.1 +12 50 9.5 70000 57. M90 4569 Vir 5 12 34.3 +13 26 10.0 70000 58. M88 4501 Com 5 12 29.5 +14 42 10.2 70000 59. M91 4548 Com 5 12 32.9 +14 46 9.5 70000 60. M58 4579 Vir 5 12 35.1 +12 05 9.2 70000 61. M59 4621 Vir 6 12 39.5 +11 55 9.6 70000 62. M60 4649 Vir 6 12 41.1 +11 49 8.9 70000 63. M49 4472 Vir 6 12 27.3 +08 16 8.5 70000 64. M61 4303 Vir 5 12 19.4 +04 45 10.1 70000 65. M104 4594 Vir 5 12 37.3 -11 21 8.7 50000 66. M68 4590 Hya 2 12 36.8 -26 29 8.0 40 67. M83 5236 Hya 5 13 34.3 -29 37 10.1 8000 68. M5 5904 Ser 2 15 16.0 +02 16 6.2 30 69. M13 6205 Her 2 16 39.9 +36 33 5.7 25 70. M92 6341 Her 2 17 17.1 +43 08 6.5 36 71. M57 6720 Lyr 3 18 51.7 +32 58 9.3 4.1 72. M56 6779 Lyr 2 19 14.6 +30 05 8.2 40 73. M29 6913 Cyg 1 20 22.2 +38 21 7.1 7.2 74. M39 7092 Cyg 1 21 30.4 +48 13 5.2 0.825 75. M27 6853 Vul 3 19 57.4 +22 35 7.6 1.25 76. M71 6838 Sge 2 19 51.4 +18 39 9.0 8.5 77. M107 6171 Oph 2 16 29.7 -12 57 9.2 10 78. M12 6218 Oph 2 16 44.6 -01 52 6.6 16 79. M10 6254 Oph 2 16 54.5 -04 02 6.7 16 80. M14 6402 Oph 2 17 35.0 -03 13 7.7 23 81. M9 6333 Oph 2 17 16.2 -18 28 7.3 25 82. M4 6121 Sco 2 16 20.6 -26 24 6.4 10 83. M80 6093 Sco 2 16 14.1 -22 52 7.7 36 84. M19 6273 Oph 2 16 59.5 -26 11 6.6 20 85. M62 6266 Oph 2 16 58.1 -30 03 6.6 26 86. M6 6405 Sco 1 17 36.8 -32 11 5.3 2 87. M7 6475 Sco 1 17 50.7 -34 48 4.1 1 88. M11 6705 Sct 1 18 48.4 -06 20 6.3 6 89. M26 6694 Sct 1 18 42.5 -09 27 9.3 5 90. M16 6611 Ser 1 18 16.0 -13 48 6.4 7 91. M17 6618 Sgr 4 18 18.0 -16 12 7.5 5 92. M18 6613 Sgr 1 18 17.0 -17 09 7.5 6 93. M24 >6603 Sgr 1 18 15.5 -18 27 4.6 10 94. M25 I4725 Sgr 1 18 28.8 -19 17 6.5 2 95. M23 6494 Sgr 1 17 54.0 -19 01 6.9 4.5 96. M21 6531 Sgr 1 18 01.8 -22 30 6.5 3 97. M20 6514 Sgr 4 17 58.9 -23 02 9.0 2.2 98. M8 6523 Sgr 4 18 01.6 -24 20 6.0 6.5 99. M28 6626 Sgr 2 18 21.5 -24 54 7.3 15 100. M22 6656 Sgr 2 18 33.3 -23 58 5.9 10 101. M69 6637 Sgr 2 18 28.1 -32 23 8.9 25 102. M70 6681 Sgr 2 18 40.0 -32 21 9.6 65 103. M54 6715 Sgr 2 18 52.0 -30 32 8.0 50 104. M55 6809 Sgr 2 19 36.9 -31 03 5.0 20 105. M75 6864 Sgr 2 20 03.2 -22 04 8.0 100 106. M15 7078 Peg 2 21 27.6 +11 57 6.0 40 107. M2 7089 Aqr 2 21 30.9 -01 03 6.3 50 108. M72 6981 Aqr 2 20 50.7 -12 44 9.8 60 109. M73 6994 Aqr 8 20 56.7 -12 50 9.0 ? 110. M30 7099 Cap 2 21 37.5 -23 25 8.4 40 Key: Type: 1=Open Cluster, 2=Globular Cluster, 3=Planetary Nebula, 4=Diffuse Nebula, 5=Spiral Galaxy, 6=Elliptical Galaxy, 7=Irrgeular Galaxy, 8=Multiple Star System, 9=SNR ra = right ascension in hours minutes.decimal seconds dec = declination in degrees minutes B = apparent visual magnitude d = distance in kilo-light-years =================== My Messier Marathon =================== Date: ___. ____ 19___ Observer: ______________ Location: ____________ Lat: _____ Long: ______ Time Zone: ______ Instruments used: _______________________________________________________ General Comments: _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ================ The Object List: ================ No. M# NGC# Con Type Your# Time Comments 1. M77 1068 Cet G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 2. M74 628 Psc G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 3. M33 598 Tri G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 4. M31 224 And G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 5. M32 221 And G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 6. M110 205 And G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 7. M52 7654 Cas OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 8. M103 581 Cas OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 9. M76 650 Per Pl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 10. M34 1039 Per OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 11. M45 - Tau OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 12. M79 1904 Lep Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 13. M42 1976 ori DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 14. M43 1982 Ori DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 15. M78 2068 Ori DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 16. M1 1952 Tau SNR _____ __:__ ________________________________ 17. M35 2168 Gem OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 18. M37 2099 Aur OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 19. M36 1960 Aur OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 20. M38 1922 Aur OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 21. M41 2287 CMa OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 22. M93 2447 Pup OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 23. M47 2422 Pup OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 24. M46 2437 Pup OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 25. M50 2323 Mon OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 26. M48 2548 Hya OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 27. M44 2632 Cnc OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 28. M67 2628 Cnc OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 29. M95 3351 Leo G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 30. M96 3368 Leo G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 31. M105 3379 Leo G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 32. M65 3623 Leo G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 33. M66 3627 Leo G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 34. M81 3031 UMa G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 35. M82 3034 UMa GIr _____ __:__ ________________________________ 36. M97 3587 UMa Pl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 37. M108 3556 UMa G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 38. M109 3992 UMa G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 39. M40 - UMa 2St _____ __:__ ________________________________ 40. M106 4258 CVn G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 41. M94 4736 CVn G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 42. M63 5055 CVn G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 43. M51 5194 CVn G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 44. M101 5457 UMa G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 45. M102? 5866 Dra GS0 _____ __:__ ________________________________ 46. M53 5024 Com Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 47. M64 4826 Com G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 48. M3 5272 CVn Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 49. M98 4192 Com G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 50. M99 4254 Com G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 51. M100 4321 Com G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 52. M85 4382 Com GS0 _____ __:__ ________________________________ 53. M84 4374 Vir GS0 _____ __:__ ________________________________ 54. M86 4406 Vir GS0 _____ __:__ ________________________________ 55. M87 4486 Vir G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 56. M89 4552 Vir G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 57. M90 4569 Vir G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 58. M88 4501 Com G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 59. M91 4548 Com G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 60. M58 4579 Vir G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 61. M59 4621 Vir G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 62. M60 4649 Vir G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 63. M49 4472 Vir G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 64. M61 4303 Vir G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 65. M104 4594 Vir G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 66. M68 4590 Hya Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 67. M83 5236 Hya G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 68. M5 5904 Ser Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 69. M13 6205 Her Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 70. M92 6341 Her Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 71. M57 6720 Lyr Pl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 72. M56 6779 Lyr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 73. M29 6913 Cyg OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 74. M39 7092 Cyg OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 75. M27 6853 Vul Pl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 76. M71 6838 Sge Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 77. M107 6171 Oph Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 78. M12 6218 Oph Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 79. M10 6254 Oph Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 80. M14 6402 Oph Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 81. M9 6333 Oph Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 82. M4 6121 Sco Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 83. M80 6093 Sco Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 84. M19 6273 Oph Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 85. M62 6266 Oph Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 86. M6 6405 Sco OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 87. M7 6475 Sco OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 88. M11 6705 Sct OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 89. M26 6694 Sct OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 90. M16 6611 Ser OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 91. M17 6618 Sgr DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 92. M18 6613 Sgr OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 93. M24 >6603 Sgr OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 94. M25 I4725 Sgr OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 95. M23 6494 Sgr OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 96. M21 6531 Sgr OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 97. M20 6514 Sgr DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 98. M8 6523 Sgr DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 99. M28 6626 Sgr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 100. M22 6656 Sgr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 101. M69 6637 Sgr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 102. M70 6681 Sgr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 103. M54 6715 Sgr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 104. M55 6809 Sgr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 105. M75 6864 Sgr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 106. M15 7078 Peg Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 107. M2 7089 Aqr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 108. M72 6981 Aqr Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 109. M73 6994 Aqr 4St _____ __:__ ________________________________ 110. M30 7099 Cap Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ *********************************** * * * * * Score: _________ of 110 !! * * * * * *********************************** Key: No. : Don Machholz' sequence number M# : Messier number NGC# : NGC (or IC) number Con : Constellation (abbrevated) Type : Object Type (see below) Your# : Your actual sequence number Time : Your observing time (in your time zone) Comments: Any important observing circumstances/results etc. Types: OCl=Open Cluster, Gl=Globular Cluster, Pl=Planetary Nebula, DN=Diffuse Nebula, G S=Spiral Galaxy, G E=Elliptical Galaxy, GIr=Irrgeular Galaxy, GS0=Lenticular (S0) Galaxy, SNR=SNR, 2St=Binary Star, 4St=4 Star System