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

-0.8

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

-26.5

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

-32.2

4.6

25'

Sco

open cluster rich

 

M007

 

NGC 6475

17 53.9

-34.8

5

Sco

open cluster bright scattered

 

M008

Lagoon

NGC 6523

18 03.8

-24.4

5

80'

Sgr

nebula with dust and cluster

 

M009

 

NGC 6333

17 19.2

-18.5

8

9'

Oph

globular cluster mottled

 

M010

 

NGC 6254

16 57.1

-4.1

7

8'

Oph

globular cluster highly resolved

 

M011

wild duck

NGC 6705

18 51.1

-6.3

6

12'

Sct

open cluster dense

 

M012

 

NGC 6218

16 47.2

-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

-3.3

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

-13.8

6

7'

Ser

nebula with dust and cluster

 

M017

Swan

NGC 6618

18 20.8

-16.2

6

45'

Sgr

nebula

 

M018

 

NGC 6613

18 19.9

-17.1

8

7'

Sgr

open cluster bright scattered

 

M019

 

NGC 6273

17 02.6

-26.3

7

5'

Oph

globular cluster

 

M020

Trifid

NGC 6514

18 02.6

-23

6.3

25'

Sgr

nebula with dust

 

M021

 

NGC 6531

18 04.6

-22.5

7

10'

Sgr

open cluster rich

 

M022

 

NGC 6656

18 36.4

-23.9

6

18'

Sgr

globular cluster highly resolved

 

M023

 

NGC 6494

17 56.8

-19

7

30'

Sgr

open cluster dense

 

M024

small star cloud

 

18 15.9

-18.5

0

1.5°

Sgr

open cluster bright scattered

 

M025

 

IC 4725

18 31.6

-19.3

6

20'

Sgr

scattered group of stars

 

M026

 

NGC 6694

18 45.2

-9.4

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

-24.9

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

-23.2

8

6'

Cap

globular cluster highly resolved

 

M031

Great Andromeda Galaxy

NGC 224

00 42.7

+41.3

3.4

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

-20.7

4.5

38'

Cma

open cluster dense

 

M042

Great Orion nebula

NGC 1976

05 35.4

-5.5

4

Ori

nebula

 

M043

 

NGC 1982

05 35.6

-5.3

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

-14.8

6.1

27'

Pup

open cluster dense

 

M047

 

NGC 2422

07 36.6

-14.5

4.4

30'

Pup

open cluster dense

 

M048

 

NGC 2548

08 13.8

-5.8

5.8

40'

Hya

open cluster rich

 

M049

 

NGC 4472

12 29.8

+08.0

8.4

8'

Vir

round galaxy with bright core

 

M050

 

NGC 2323

07 03.2

-8.3

6

20'

Mon

open cluster rich

 

M051

Whirlpool

NGC 5194

13 29.9

+47.2

8.1

11'

Cvn

spiral galaxy structure attached companion

M052

 

NGC 7654

23 24.2

+61.6

7

12'

Cas

open cluster dense

 

M053

 

NGC 5024

13 12.9

+18.2

8

10'

Com

globular cluster highly resolved

 

M054

 

NGC 6715

18 55.1

-30.5

9

6'

Sgr

globular cluster mottled

 

M055

 

NGC 6809

19 40.0

-31

7

15'

Sgr

globular cluster highly resolved

 

M056

 

NGC 6779

19 16.6

+30.2

8

5'

Lyr

globular cluster highly resolved

 

M057

Ring

NGC 6720

18 53.6

+33.0

9.7

80"

Lyr

planetary nebula ring with central star

 

M058

 

NGC 4579

12 37.7

+11.8

9.8

5'

Vir

round galaxy with bright core

19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bushnell 78-8830, 78-8845 instruction manual Messier Catalog

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