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THEMESSIERCATALOG

The Messier Catalog, compiled by Charles Messier, was the first extensive listing of star clusters and nebulae. Messier’s primary observational purpose was to discover comets. He compiled this list so that others searching for comets would not be confused by these objects. His list still remains popular today because all of these objects are easily visible in amateur telescopes.

M#	NGC#	Const.	R.A.		DEC	Mag	Type	Proper Name
			H M S		° ‘
M1	NGC 1952	Tau	5	34.5	22 01	8.4	P. Neb.	Crab Nebula
M2	NGC 7089	Aqr	21	33.5	-00 49	6.5	Gl. Cl.
M3	NGC 5272	CVn	13	42.2	28 23	6.4	Gl. Cl.
M4	NGC 6121	Sco	16	23.6	-26 32	5.9	Gl. Cl.
M5	NGC 5904	Ser	15	18.5	2 05	5.8	Gl. Cl.
M6	NGC 6405	Sco	17	40.0	-32 13	4.2	Op. Cl.	Butterfly Cluster
M7	NGC 6475	Sco	17	54.0	-34 49	3.3	Op. Cl.
M8	NGC 6523	Sgr	18	03.7	-24 23	5.8	D. Neb.	Lagoon Nebula
M9	NGC 6333	Oph	17	19.2	-18 31	7.9	Gl. Cl.
M10	NGC 6254	Oph	16	57.2	-4 06	6.6	Gl. Cl.
M11	NGC 6705	Sct	18	51.1	-6 16	5.8	Op. Cl.	Wild Duck Cluster
M12	NGC 6218	Oph	16	47.2	-1 57	6.6	Gl. Cl.
M13	NGC 6205	Her	16	41.7	36 28	5.9	Gl. Cl.	Hercules Cluster
M14	NGC 6402	Oph	17	37.6	-3 15	7.6	Gl. Cl.
M15	NGC 7078	Peg	21	30.0	12 10	6.4	Gl. Cl.
M16	NGC 6611	Ser	18	18.9	-13 47	6.0	D. Neb.	Eagle Nebula
M17	NGC 6618	Sgr	18	20.8	-16 11	7.0	D. Neb.	Omega Nebula
M18	NGC 6613	Sgr	18	19.9	-17 08	6.9	Op. Cl.
M19	NGC 6273	Oph	17	02.6	-26 16	7.2	Gl. Cl.
M20	NGC 6514	Sgr	18	02.4	-23 02	8.5	D. Neb.	TrifidNebula
M21	NGC 6531	Sgr	18	04.7	-22 30	5.9	Op. Cl.
M22	NGC 6656	Sgr	18	36.4	-23 54	5.1	Gl. Cl.
M23	NGC 6494	Sgr	17	56.9	-19 01	5.5	Op. Cl.
M24	NGC 6603	Sgr	18	16.4	-18 29	4.5	Op. Cl.
M25	IC 4725	Sgr	18	31.7	-19 15	4.6	Op. Cl.
M26	NGC 6694	Sct	18	45.2	-9 24	8.0	Op. Cl.
M27	NGC 6853	Vul	19	59.6	22 43	8.1	P. Neb.	Dumbbell Nebula
M28	NGC 6626	Sgr	18	24.6	-24 52	6.9	Gl. Cl.
M29	NGC 6913	Cyg	20	23.0	38 32	6.6	Op. Cl.
M30	NGC 7099	Cap	21	40.4	-23 11	7.5	Gl. Cl.
M31	NGC 224	And	0	42.7	41 16	3.4	Sp. Gx.	Andromeda Galaxy
M32	NGC 221	And	0	42.7	40 52	8.2	El. Gx.
M33	NGC 598	Tri	1	33.8	30 39	5.7	Sp. Gx.	Pinwheel Galaxy
M34	NGC 1039	Per	2	42.0	42 47	5.2	Op. Cl.
M35	NGC 2168	Gem	6	08.8	24 20	5.1	Op. Cl.

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