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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| M4 | Globular Cluster | 5.6 | 22.8 | 7200 | Scorpius | p22 | 16.3932 | -26.5253 | 26.3 | NGC 6121 |
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| M40 | Asterism | 8.4 | 0.8 | 510 | Ursa Major | p5 | 5.6017 | 34.1333 | -13.2 | WIN4 | Winnecke 4 |
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| M41 | Open Cluster | 4.5 | 38 | 2300 | Canis Major | p19 | 6.7666 | -20.7542 | -41.5 | NGC 2287 |
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| M42 | Diffuse Nebula | 4 | 90 | 1345 | Orion | p11 | 5.5876 | -5.3903 | -45.9 | NGC 1976 | Orion Nebula |
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| M43 | Diffuse Nebula | 9 | 20 | 1600 | Orion | p11 | 5.5920 | -5.2675 | -45.7 | NGC 1982 | De Mairan's Nebula |
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| M44 | Open Cluster | 3.1 | 95 | 577 | Cancer | p6 | 8.6659 | 19.6725 | 4.7 | NGC 2632 | Beehive Cluster |
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| M45 | Open Cluster | 1.2 | 110 | 410 | Taurus | p4 | 3.7833 | 24.1167 | -30.3 | Mel22 | Pleiades |
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| M46 | Open Cluster | 6.1 | 27 | 5400 | Puppis | p12 | 7.6963 | -14.8100 | -27.0 | NGC 2437 |
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| M47 | Open Cluster | 4.4 | 30 | 1600 | Puppis | p12 | 7.6097 | -14.4825 | -27.9 | NGC 2422 |
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| M48 | Open Cluster | 5.8 | 54 | 1500 | Hydra | p12 | 8.2286 | -5.7505 | -15.5 | NGC 2548 |
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| M49 | Galaxy | 9.3 | 9.8 | 55900000 | Virgo | p13 | 12.4963 | 7.9995 | 43.9 | NGC 4472 |
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| Messier | Type | Magnitude | Size ['] | Distance [ly] | Const | Sky Atlas | RA [Hrs] | Dec [°] | Alt [°] | NGC | Popular | More |
