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Messier Objects
Charles Messier's catalogue of bright deep-sky objects.
105 objects.
| Object | Type | Constellation | Mag | Size (′) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crab NebulaM 1 · NGC 1952 | Supernova remnant | Tau | 8.4 | 8 |
| M 2M 2 · NGC 7089 | Globular cluster | Aqr | 6.25 | 8.4 |
| M 3M 3 · NGC 5272 | Globular cluster | CVn | 6.39 | 16.2 |
| M 4M 4 · NGC 6121 | Globular cluster | Sco | 5.4 | 28.2 |
| M 5M 5 · NGC 5904 | Globular cluster | Ser | 5.95 | 15 |
| Butterfly ClusterM 6 · NGC 6405 | Open cluster | Sco | 4.2 | 15.6 |
| Ptolemy's ClusterM 7 · NGC 6475 | Open cluster | Sco | 3.3 | 22.2 |
| Lagoon NebulaM 8 · NGC 6523 | Nebula | Sgr | 5.8 | 45 |
| M 9M 9 · NGC 6333 | Globular cluster | Oph | 8.42 | 6.9 |
| M 10M 10 · NGC 6254 | Globular cluster | Oph | 4.98 | 9.3 |
| Amas de l'Ecu de SobieskiM 11 · NGC 6705 | Open cluster | Sct | 5.8 | 9 |
| M 12M 12 · NGC 6218 | Globular cluster | Oph | 6.07 | 11.1 |
| Hercules Globular ClusterM 13 · NGC 6205 | Globular cluster | Her | 5.8 | 16.5 |
| M 14M 14 · NGC 6402 | Globular cluster | Oph | 5.73 | 9.9 |
| M 15M 15 · NGC 7078 | Globular cluster | Peg | 6.3 | 11.1 |
| Eagle NebulaM 16 · NGC 6611 | Nebula | Ser | 6 | 120 |
| Checkmark NebulaM 17 · NGC 6618 | Nebula | Sgr | 7 | 12.6 |
| M 18M 18 · NGC 6613 | Open cluster | Sgr | 6.9 | 6 |
| M 19M 19 · NGC 6273 | Globular cluster | Oph | 5.57 | 7.5 |
| Trifid NebulaM 20 · NGC 6514 | Nebula | Sgr | 8.5 | 28 |
| M 21M 21 · NGC 6531 | Open cluster | Sgr | 5.9 | 6 |
| M 22M 22 · NGC 6656 | Globular cluster | Sgr | 6.17 | 12.6 |
| M 23M 23 · NGC 6494 | Open cluster | Sgr | 5.5 | 16.8 |
| M 25M 25 | Open cluster | Sgr | 4.6 | 14.1 |
| M 26M 26 · NGC 6694 | Open cluster | Sct | 8.87 | 6 |
| Dumbbell NebulaM 27 · NGC 6853 | Planetary nebula | Vul | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| M 28M 28 · NGC 6626 | Globular cluster | Sgr | 6.9 | 5.1 |
| M 29M 29 · NGC 6913 | Open cluster | Cyg | 6.6 | 3.6 |
| M 30M 30 · NGC 7099 | Globular cluster | Cap | 7.1 | 9 |
| Andromeda GalaxyM 31 · NGC 224 | Spiral galaxy | And | 3.44 | 177.83 |
| M 32M 32 · NGC 221 | Elliptical galaxy | And | 8.13 | 7.74 |
| Triangulum GalaxyM 33 · NGC 598 | Spiral galaxy | Tri | 5.79 | 62.09 |
| M 34M 34 · NGC 1039 | Open cluster | Per | 5.2 | 22.5 |
| M 35M 35 · NGC 2168 | Open cluster | Gem | 5.1 | 24 |
| M 36M 36 · NGC 1960 | Open cluster | Aur | 6 | 7.2 |
| M 37M 37 · NGC 2099 | Open cluster | Aur | 5.6 | 11.4 |
| M 38M 38 · NGC 1912 | Open cluster | Aur | 6.4 | 9.6 |
| M 39M 39 · NGC 7092 | Open cluster | Cyg | 4.6 | 19.5 |
| M 41M 41 · NGC 2287 | Open cluster | CMa | 4.5 | 12 |
| Great Orion NebulaM 42 · NGC 1976 | Cluster with nebulosity | Ori | 4 | 90 |
| Mairan's NebulaM 43 · NGC 1982 | H II region | Ori | 9 | 20 |
| BeehiveM 44 · NGC 2632 | Open cluster | Cnc | 3.1 | 108.6 |
| M 46M 46 · NGC 2437 | Open cluster | Pup | 6.1 | 21 |
| M 47M 47 · NGC 2422 | Open cluster | Pup | 4.4 | 19.8 |
| M 48M 48 · NGC 2548 | Open cluster | Hya | 5.8 | 28.2 |
| M 49M 49 · NGC 4472 | Elliptical galaxy | Vir | 8.28 | 10.21 |
| M 50M 50 · NGC 2323 | Open cluster | Mon | 5.9 | 14.1 |
| Whirlpool GalaxyM 51 · NGC 5194 | Barred spiral galaxy | CVn | 8.36 | 13.71 |
| M 52M 52 · NGC 7654 | Open cluster | Cas | 6.9 | 9.9 |
| M 53M 53 · NGC 5024 | Globular cluster | Com | 7.79 | 9 |
| M 54M 54 · NGC 6715 | Globular cluster | Sgr | 7.7 | 5.1 |
| M 55M 55 · NGC 6809 | Globular cluster | Sgr | 6.49 | 12 |
| M 56M 56 · NGC 6779 | Globular cluster | Lyr | 8.4 | 5.8 |
| Ring NebulaM 57 · NGC 6720 | Planetary nebula | Lyr | 8.8 | 1.27 |
| M 58M 58 · NGC 4579 | Spiral galaxy | Vir | 10.3 | 5.01 |
| M 59M 59 · NGC 4621 | Elliptical galaxy | Vir | 9.56 | 4.55 |
| M 60M 60 · NGC 4649 | Elliptical galaxy | Vir | 8.79 | 6.78 |
| M 61M 61 · NGC 4303 | Spiral galaxy | Vir | 10.25 | 6.89 |
| M 62M 62 · NGC 6266 | Globular cluster | Oph | 7.39 | 7.8 |
| Sunflower GalaxyM 63 · NGC 5055 | Spiral galaxy | CVn | 8.61 | 11.83 |
| Black Eye GalaxyM 64 · NGC 4826 | Barred spiral galaxy | Com | 8.52 | 10.52 |
| M 65M 65 · NGC 3623 | Spiral galaxy | Leo | 9.32 | 7.64 |
| M 66M 66 · NGC 3627 | Spiral galaxy | Leo | 8.92 | 10.28 |
| M 67M 67 · NGC 2682 | Open cluster | Cnc | 6.9 | 33 |
| M 68M 68 · NGC 4590 | Globular cluster | Hya | 7.96 | 6.6 |
| M 69M 69 · NGC 6637 | Globular cluster | Sgr | 8.31 | 5.7 |
| M 70M 70 · NGC 6681 | Globular cluster | Sgr | 9.06 | 6.6 |
| M 71M 71 · NGC 6838 | Globular cluster | Sge | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| M 72M 72 · NGC 6981 | Globular cluster | Aqr | 8.96 | 4.5 |
| M 74M 74 · NGC 628 | Spiral galaxy | Psc | 9.31 | 9.89 |
| M 75M 75 · NGC 6864 | Globular cluster | Sgr | 8.26 | 3.6 |
| Barbell NebulaM 76 · NGC 650 | Planetary nebula | Per | 10.1 | 1.12 |
| M 77M 77 · NGC 1068 | Spiral galaxy | Cet | 9.29 | 6.11 |
| M 78M 78 · NGC 2068 | Reflection nebula | Ori | 8 | 4.5 |
| M 79M 79 · NGC 1904 | Globular cluster | Lep | 8.16 | 7.2 |
| M 80M 80 · NGC 6093 | Globular cluster | Sco | 7.3 | 5.7 |
| Bode's GalaxyM 81 · NGC 3031 | Spiral galaxy | UMa | 6.92 | 21.63 |
| Cigar GalaxyM 82 · NGC 3034 | Spiral galaxy | UMa | 8.3 | 10.99 |
| Southern Pinwheel GalaxyM 83 · NGC 5236 | Spiral galaxy | Hya | 7.21 | 13.61 |
| M 84M 84 · NGC 4374 | Elliptical galaxy | Vir | 9.79 | 7.41 |
| M 85M 85 · NGC 4382 | Lenticular galaxy | Com | 9.05 | 6.95 |
| M 86M 86 · NGC 4406 | Elliptical galaxy | Vir | 8.86 | 11.53 |
| Virgo GalaxyM 87 · NGC 4486 | Elliptical galaxy | Vir | 9 | 7.11 |
| M 88M 88 · NGC 4501 | Spiral galaxy | Com | 10.33 | 8.65 |
| M 89M 89 · NGC 4552 | Elliptical galaxy | Vir | 10.08 | 8.13 |
| M 90M 90 · NGC 4569 | Spiral galaxy | Vir | 9.54 | 9.12 |
| M 91M 91 · NGC 4548 | Spiral galaxy | Com | 10.96 | 5.55 |
| M 92M 92 · NGC 6341 | Globular cluster | Her | 6.52 | 14.4 |
| M 93M 93 · NGC 2447 | Open cluster | Pup | 6.2 | 15 |
| M 94M 94 · NGC 4736 | Barred spiral galaxy | CVn | 8.24 | 7.74 |
| M 95M 95 · NGC 3351 | Spiral galaxy | Leo | 9.77 | 7.23 |
| M 96M 96 · NGC 3368 | Spiral galaxy | Leo | 9.21 | 8.26 |
| Owl NebulaM 97 · NGC 3587 | Planetary nebula | UMa | 9.9 | 3.58 |
| M 98M 98 · NGC 4192 | Barred spiral galaxy | Com | 10.84 | 11.04 |
| Coma PinwheelM 99 · NGC 4254 | Spiral galaxy | Com | 9.84 | 5.04 |
| M 100M 100 · NGC 4321 | Barred spiral galaxy | Com | 9.47 | 6.1 |
| M 101M 101 · NGC 5457 | Barred spiral galaxy | UMa | 7.9 | 23.99 |
| M 103M 103 · NGC 581 | Open cluster | Cas | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| Sombrero GalaxyM 104 · NGC 4594 | Spiral galaxy | Vir | 8.59 | 8.45 |
| M 105M 105 · NGC 3379 | Elliptical galaxy | Leo | 9.27 | 4.89 |
| M 106M 106 · NGC 4258 | Spiral galaxy | CVn | 9.29 | 16.98 |
| M 107M 107 · NGC 6171 | Globular cluster | Oph | 8.85 | 7.8 |
| M 108M 108 · NGC 3556 | Spiral galaxy | UMa | 10.05 | 3.98 |
| M 109M 109 · NGC 3992 | Spiral galaxy | UMa | 9.88 | 8.07 |
| M 110M 110 · NGC 205 | Elliptical galaxy | And | 8.15 | 16.22 |