Messier Objects
Objects with Popular Name
| Messier | Type | Magnitude | Size ['] | Distance [ly] | Const | Sky Atlas | RA [Hrs] | Dec [°] | Alt [°] | NGC | Popular | More |
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| M1 | Supernova Remnant | 8.4 | 8 | 6500 | Taurus | p5 | 5.5755 | 22.0145 | -30.2 | NGC 1952 | Crab Nebula |
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| M6 | Open Cluster | 4 | 20 | 1600 | Scorpius | p22 | 17.6724 | -32.2541 | 20.0 | NGC 6405 | Butterfly Cluster |
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| M7 | Open Cluster | 3 | 80 | 980 | Scorpius | p22 | 17.8975 | -34.7928 | 16.7 | NGC 6475 | Ptolemy Cluster |
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| M8 | Cluster with Nebula | 5 | 45 | 4100 | Sagittarius | p22 | 18.0614 | -24.3803 | 25.6 | NGC 6523 | Lagoon Nebula |
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| M11 | Open Cluster | 5.8 | 14 | 6200 | Scutuum | p16 | 18.8517 | -6.2667 | 35.3 | NGC 6705 | Wild Duck Cluster |
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| M13 | Globular Cluster | 5.8 | 23.2 | 22200 | Hercules | p8 | 16.6949 | 36.4603 | 85.1 | NGC 6205 | The Wall |
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| M16 | Cluster with Nebula | 6 | 7 | 7000 | Serpens | p15 | 18.3133 | -13.7834 | 33.5 | NGC 6611 | Eagle Nebula |
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| M17 | Cluster with Nebula | 6 | 11 | 5500 | Sagittarius | p15 | 18.3467 | -16.1834 | 31.1 | NGC 6618 | Swan/Omega Nebula |
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| M20 | Cluster with Nebula | 6.3 | 28 | 5200 | Sagittarius | p22 | 18.0450 | -22.9719 | 27.0 | NGC 6514 | Trifid Nebula |
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| M22 | Globular Cluster | 5.1 | 17 | 10600 | Sagittarius | p22 | 18.6067 | -23.9033 | 22.6 | NGC 6656 | Sagittarius Cluster |
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| M24 | Star Cloud with Cluster | 11.1 | 5 | 10000 | Sagittarius | p15 | 18.3075 | -18.4061 | 29.5 | NGC 6603 | Little Star Cloud |
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| M27 | Planetary Nebula | 7.6 | 5.8 | 1360 | Vulpecula | p8 | 19.9934 | 22.7211 | 40.7 | NGC 6853 | Dumbbell Nebula |
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| M31 | Galaxy | 4.3 | 189.1 | 254000000 | Andromeda | p4 | 0.7123 | 41.2683 | 0.9 | NGC 224 | Andromeda Galaxy |
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| M33 | Galaxy | 6.2 | 68.7 | 2500000 | Triangulum | p4 | 1.5644 | 30.6575 | -13.8 | NGC 598 | Triangulum Galaxy |
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| M40 | Asterism | 8.4 | 0.8 | 510 | Ursa Major | p5 | 5.6017 | 34.1333 | -18.5 | WIN4 | Winnecke 4 |
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| M42 | Diffuse Nebula | 4 | 90 | 1345 | Orion | p11 | 5.5876 | -5.3903 | -55.5 | NGC 1976 | Orion Nebula |
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| M43 | Diffuse Nebula | 9 | 20 | 1600 | Orion | p11 | 5.5920 | -5.2675 | -55.3 | NGC 1982 | De Mairan's Nebula |
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| M44 | Open Cluster | 3.1 | 95 | 577 | Cancer | p6 | 8.6659 | 19.6725 | -7.4 | NGC 2632 | Beehive Cluster |
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| M45 | Open Cluster | 1.2 | 110 | 410 | Taurus | p4 | 3.7833 | 24.1167 | -30.4 | Mel22 | Pleiades |
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| M51 | Galaxy | 8.9 | 10.8 | 23000000 | Canes Venatici | p7 | 13.4979 | 47.1950 | 56.5 | NGC 5194 | Whirlpool Galaxy |
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| M57 | Planetary Nebula | 9.7 | 1.18 | 2300 | Lyra | p8 | 18.8931 | 33.0292 | 58.0 | NGC 6720 | Ring Nebula |
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| M63 | Galaxy | 9.3 | 12.6 | 37000000 | Canes Venatici | p7 | 13.2636 | 42.0325 | 54.0 | NGC 5055 | Sunflower Galaxy |
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| M64 | Galaxy | 9.3 | 10.3 | 24000000 | Coma Berenices | p7 | 12.9455 | 21.6825 | 44.2 | NGC 4826 | Black-eye Galaxy |
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| M74 | Galaxy | 9.8 | 10 | 30000000 | Pisces | p10 | 1.6116 | 15.7828 | -26.4 | NGC 628 | Phantom Galaxy |
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| M76 | Planetary Nebula | 12.2 | 1.08 | 2500 | Perseus | p4 | 1.7050 | 51.5708 | 3.1 | NGC 650 | Little Dumbbell |
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| M81 | Galaxy | 7.8 | 24.9 | 11800000 | Ursa Major | p2 | 9.9260 | 69.0667 | 30.4 | NGC 3031 | Bode Nebula |
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| M82 | Galaxy | 9.2 | 10.5 | 11500000 | Ursa Major | p2 | 9.9317 | 69.6825 | 30.7 | NGC 3034 | Cigar Galaxy |
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| M83 | Galaxy | 8 | 13.1 | 14700000 | Hydra | p21 | 13.6167 | -29.8678 | 14.8 | NGC 5236 | Southern Pinwheel |
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| M87 | Galaxy | 9.6 | 8.7 | 53500000 | Virgo | p14 | 12.5137 | 12.3900 | 34.1 | NGC 4486 | Virgo A or Smoking Gun Galaxy |
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| M97 | Planetary Nebula | 12 | 3.23 | 2600 | Ursa Major | p2 | 11.2466 | 55.0189 | 35.8 | NGC 3587 | Owl Nebula |
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| M99 | Galaxy | 10.4 | 5.3 | 50200000 | Coma Berenices | p13 | 12.3137 | 14.4169 | 32.7 | NGC 4254 | Coma Pinwheel Galaxy |
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| M101 | Galaxy | 8.2 | 28.5 | 20900000 | Ursa Major | p2 | 14.0534 | 54.3489 | 59.6 | NGC 5457 | Pinwheel Galaxy |
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| M102 | Galaxy | 10.7 | 4.7 | 50000000 | Draco | p2 | 15.1083 | 55.7633 | 65.9 | NGC 5866 | Spindle Galaxy |
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| M104 | Galaxy | 9.2 | 8.6 | 29300000 | Virgo | p14 | 12.6665 | -11.6231 | 20.4 | NGC 4594 | Sombrero Galaxy |
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| Messier | Type | Magnitude | Size ['] | Distance [ly] | Const | Sky Atlas | RA [Hrs] | Dec [°] | Alt [°] | NGC | Popular | More |
