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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| M7 | Open Cluster | 3 | 80 | 980 | Scorpius | p22 | 17.8975 | -34.7928 | 10.2 | NGC 6475 | Ptolemy Cluster |
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| M70 | Globular Cluster | 7.9 | 7.8 | 29400 | Sagittarius | p22 | 18.7202 | -32.2920 | 5.9 | NGC 6681 |
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| M71 | Globular Cluster | 8.2 | 6.1 | 13000 | Sagitta | p8 | 19.8961 | 18.7783 | 25.6 | NGC 6838 |
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| M72 | Globular Cluster | 9.3 | 5.1 | 54570 | Aquarius | p16 | 20.8911 | -12.5369 | -4.2 | NGC 6981 |
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| M73 | Asterism | 8.9 | 2.8 | 2500 | Aquarius | p16 | 20.9822 | -12.6353 | -5.4 | NGC 6994 |
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| M74 | Galaxy | 9.8 | 10 | 30000000 | Pisces | p10 | 1.6116 | 15.7828 | -34.8 | NGC 628 | Phantom Galaxy |
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| M75 | Globular Cluster | 8.5 | 4.6 | 67500 | Sagittarius | p23 | 20.1013 | -21.9214 | -0.6 | NGC 6864 |
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| M76 | Planetary Nebula | 12.2 | 1.08 | 2500 | Perseus | p4 | 1.7050 | 51.5708 | -1.4 | NGC 650 | Little Dumbbell |
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| M77 | Galaxy | 9.7 | 7.3 | 47000000 | Cetus | p10 | 2.7113 | -0.0133 | -54.5 | NGC 1068 |
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| M78 | Diffuse Nebula | 8 | 8 | 1630 | Orion | p11 | 5.7794 | 0.0792 | -39.0 | NGC 2068 |
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| M79 | Global Cluster | 7.7 | 7.8 | 41000 | Lepus | p19 | 5.4029 | -24.5242 | -58.8 | NGC 1904 |
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| Messier | Type | Magnitude | Size ['] | Distance [ly] | Const | Sky Atlas | RA [Hrs] | Dec [°] | Alt [°] | NGC | Popular | More |
