Catalog Index
NAME - NAME
RA - RIGHT ASCENSION (hours min.min)
DEC - DECLINATION (degrees)
MAG - MAGNITUDE
SIZE - SIZE
CON - CONSTELLATION
Messier Catalog
MESSIER CATALOG | NAME | RA | DEC | MAG | SIZE | CON | DESCRIPTION | |
M001 | Crab nebula supernova remnant | NGC 1952 | 05 34.5 | +22.0 | 8.4 | 6' | Tau | nebula |
M002 |
| NGC 7089 | 21 33.5 | 6 | 7' | Aqr | globular cluster highly resolved | |
M003 |
| NGC 5272 | 13 42.2 | +28.4 | 6 | 18' | Cvn | globular cluster highly resolved |
M004 |
| NGC 6121 | 16 23.6 | 5.9 | 26' | Sco | globular cluster highly resolved | |
M005 |
| NGC 5904 | 15 18.6 | +02.1 | 6.2 | 13' | Ser | globular cluster highly resolved |
M006 | butterfly | NGC 6405 | 17 40.1 | 4.6 | 25' | Sco | open cluster rich | |
M007 |
| NGC 6475 | 17 53.9 | 5 | 1° | Sco | open cluster bright scattered | |
M008 | Lagoon | NGC 6523 | 18 03.8 | 5 | 80' | Sgr | nebula with dust and cluster | |
M009 |
| NGC 6333 | 17 19.2 | 8 | 9' | Oph | globular cluster mottled | |
M010 |
| NGC 6254 | 16 57.1 | 7 | 8' | Oph | globular cluster highly resolved | |
M011 | wild duck | NGC 6705 | 18 51.1 | 6 | 12' | Sct | open cluster dense | |
M012 |
| NGC 6218 | 16 47.2 | 8 | 10' | Oph | globular cluster highly resolved | |
M013 |
| NGC 6205 | 16 41.7 | +36.5 | 5.7 | 23' | Her | globular cluster highly resolved |
M014 |
| NGC 6402 | 17 37.6 | 9 | 6' | Oph | globular cluster | |
M015 |
| NGC 7078 | 21 30.0 | +12.2 | 6.5 | 10' | Peg | globular cluster highly resolved |
M016 | Eagle | NGC 6611 | 18 18.8 | 6 | 7' | Ser | nebula with dust and cluster | |
M017 | Swan | NGC 6618 | 18 20.8 | 6 | 45' | Sgr | nebula | |
M018 |
| NGC 6613 | 18 19.9 | 8 | 7' | Sgr | open cluster bright scattered | |
M019 |
| NGC 6273 | 17 02.6 | 7 | 5' | Oph | globular cluster | |
M020 | Trifid | NGC 6514 | 18 02.6 | 6.3 | 25' | Sgr | nebula with dust | |
M021 |
| NGC 6531 | 18 04.6 | 7 | 10' | Sgr | open cluster rich | |
M022 |
| NGC 6656 | 18 36.4 | 6 | 18' | Sgr | globular cluster highly resolved | |
M023 |
| NGC 6494 | 17 56.8 | 7 | 30' | Sgr | open cluster dense | |
M024 | small star cloud |
| 18 15.9 | 0 | 1.5° | Sgr | open cluster bright scattered | |
M025 |
| IC 4725 | 18 31.6 | 6 | 20' | Sgr | scattered group of stars | |
M026 |
| NGC 6694 | 18 45.2 | 9.5 | 9' | Sct | open cluster rich | |
M027 | Dumbell | NGC 6853 | 19 59.6 | +22.7 | 8 | 8' | Vul | planetary nebula irregular |
M028 |
| NGC 6626 | 18 24.5 | 8 | 6' | Sgr | globular cluster highly resolved | |
M029 |
| NGC 6913 | 20 23.9 | +38.5 | 7 | 7' | Cyg | open cluster bright scattered |
M030 |
| NGC 7099 | 21 40.4 | 8 | 6' | Cap | globular cluster highly resolved | |
M031 | Great Andromeda Galaxy | NGC 224 | 00 42.7 | +41.3 | 3.4 | 3° | And | very elongated galaxy dusty with bright core |
M032 |
| NGC 221 | 00 42.7 | +40.9 | 8.2 | 8' | And | round galaxy with bright core |
M033 | Pinwheel | NGC 598 | 01 33.9 | +30.7 | 5.7 | 60' | Tri | spiral galaxy structure with bright knots |
M034 |
| NGC 1039 | 02 42.0 | +42.8 | 5.2 | 30' | Per | open cluster rich |
M035 |
| NGC 2168 | 06 08.9 | +24.3 | 5.1 | 30' | Gem | open cluster rich |
M036 |
| NGC 1960 | 05 36.1 | +34.1 | 6 | 12' | Aur | open cluster rich |
M037 |
| NGC 2099 | 05 52.4 | +32.6 | 5.6 | 24' | Aur | open cluster dense |
M038 |
| NGC 1912 | 05 28.7 | +35.8 | 6.4 | 21' | Aur | open cluster rich |
M039 |
| NGC 7092 | 21 32.2 | +48.4 | 5 | 30' | Cyg | open cluster bright scattered |
M040 | Winnecke 4 |
| 12 19.8 | +58.3 | 9 | 50" | UMa | double star |
M041 |
| NGC 2287 | 06 47.0 | 4.5 | 38' | Cma | open cluster dense | |
M042 | Great Orion nebula | NGC 1976 | 05 35.4 | 4 | 1° | Ori | nebula | |
M043 |
| NGC 1982 | 05 35.6 | 9 | 20' | Ori | nebula bright with dust | |
M044 | Behive | NGC 2632 | 08 40.1 | +20.0 | 3.1 | 1.5° | Cnc | open cluster bright scattered |
M045 | Pleiades | Pleiades | 03 47.0 | +24.1 | 1.5 | 1.5° | Tau | scattered group of stars |
M046 |
| NGC 2437 | 07 41.8 | 6.1 | 27' | Pup | open cluster dense | |
M047 |
| NGC 2422 | 07 36.6 | 4.4 | 30' | Pup | open cluster dense | |
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