Messier Objects
By Messier Number
| 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 | -32.8 | NGC 1952 | Crab Nebula |
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| M10 | Globular Cluster | 6.6 | 12.2 | 14300 | Ophiuchus | p15 | 16.9525 | -4.0995 | 50.7 | NGC 6254 |
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| M100 | Galaxy | 10.1 | 7.5 | 55000000 | Coma Berenices | p13 | 12.3819 | 15.8222 | 22.8 | NGC 4321 |
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| M101 | Galaxy | 8.2 | 28.5 | 20900000 | Ursa Major | p2 | 14.0534 | 54.3489 | 51.8 | NGC 5457 | Pinwheel Galaxy |
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| M102 | Galaxy | 10.7 | 4.7 | 50000000 | Draco | p2 | 15.1083 | 55.7633 | 59.8 | NGC 5866 | Spindle Galaxy |
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| M103 | Open Cluster | 7.4 | 6 | 10000 | Cassiopeia | p1 | 1.5560 | 60.6581 | 15.8 | NGC 581 |
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| M104 | Galaxy | 9.2 | 8.6 | 29300000 | Virgo | p14 | 12.6665 | -11.6231 | 10.1 | NGC 4594 | Sombrero Galaxy |
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| M105 | Galaxy | 10.5 | 5.3 | 32000000 | Leo | p13 | 10.7971 | 12.5805 | 1.8 | NGC 3379 |
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| M106 | Galaxy | 9.1 | 17.4 | 23700000 | Canes Venatici | p7 | 12.3161 | 47.3064 | 35.1 | NGC 4258 |
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| M107 | Globular Cluster | 7.9 | 3.3 | 20900 | Ophiuchus | p15 | 16.5422 | -13.0536 | 40.9 | NGC 6171 |
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| M108 | Galaxy | 10.6 | 8.6 | 14100000 | Ursa Major | p2 | 11.1915 | 55.6722 | 27.8 | NGC 3556 |
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| M109 | Galaxy | 10.6 | 7.5 | 83500000 | Ursa Major | p2 | 11.9598 | 53.3731 | 33.4 | NGC 3992 |
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| M11 | Open Cluster | 5.8 | 14 | 6200 | Scutuum | p16 | 18.8517 | -6.2667 | 42.9 | NGC 6705 | Wild Duck Cluster |
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| M110 | Galaxy | 8.9 | 19.5 | 26900000 | Andromeda | p4 | 0.6728 | 41.6847 | 9.1 | NGC 205 |
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| M12 | Globular Cluster | 6.7 | 12.2 | 15700 | Ophiuchus | p15 | 16.7874 | -1.9478 | 52.5 | NGC 6218 |
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| M13 | Globular Cluster | 5.8 | 23.2 | 22200 | Hercules | p8 | 16.6949 | 36.4603 | 83.1 | NGC 6205 | The Wall |
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| M14 | Globular Cluster | 7.6 | 6.7 | 30300 | Ophiuchus | p15 | 17.6267 | -3.2458 | 51.4 | NGC 6402 |
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| M15 | Globular Cluster | 6.2 | 12.3 | 33000 | Pegasus | p16 | 21.4995 | 12.1669 | 28.3 | NGC 7078 |
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| M16 | Cluster with Nebula | 6 | 7 | 7000 | Serpens | p15 | 18.3133 | -13.7834 | 38.9 | NGC 6611 | Eagle Nebula |
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| M17 | Cluster with Nebula | 6 | 11 | 5500 | Sagittarius | p15 | 18.3467 | -16.1834 | 36.5 | NGC 6618 | Swan/Omega Nebula |
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| M18 | Open Cluster | 6.9 | 9 | 4900 | Sagittarius | p15 | 18.3317 | -17.1333 | 35.6 | NGC 6613 |
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| M19 | Globular Cluster | 6.8 | 5.3 | 28700 | Ophiuchus | p22 | 17.0438 | -26.2681 | 28.7 | NGC 6273 |
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| Messier | Type | Magnitude | Size ['] | Distance [ly] | Const | Sky Atlas | RA [Hrs] | Dec [°] | Alt [°] | NGC | Popular | More |
