M#

NGC#

Const.

R.A.

DEC

Mag

Type

Proper Name

 

 

 

H M S

° ‘

 

 

 

M81

NGC 3031

UMa

9

55.8

69 04

6.8

Sp. Gx.

Bodes Nebula

M82

NGC 3034

UMa

9

56.2

69 41

8.4

Ir.Gx.

 

M83

NGC 5236

Hya

13

37.7

-29 52

7.6

Sp. Gx.

 

M84

NGC 4374

Vir

12

25.1

12 53

9.3

El. Gx.

 

M85

NGC 4382

Com

12

25.4

18 11

9.2

El. Gx.

 

M86

NGC 4406

Vir

12

26.2

12 57

9.2

El. Gx.

 

M87

NGC 4486

Vir

12

30.8

12 24

8.6

El. Gx.

Virgo A

M88

NGC 4501

Com

12

32.0

14 25

9.5

Sp. Gx.

 

M89

NGC 4552

Vir

12

35.7

12 33

9.8

El. Gx.

 

M90

NGC 4569

Vir

12

36.8

13 10

9.5

Sp. Gx.

 

M91

NGC 4548

Com

12

35.4

14 30

10.2

Sp. Gx.

 

M92

NGC 6341

Her

17

17.1

43 08

6.5

Gl. Cl.

 

M93

NGC 2447

Pup

7

44.6

-23 52

6.2

Op. Cl.

 

M94

NGC 4736

CVn

12

50.9

41 07

8.1

Sp. Gx.

 

M95

NGC 3351

Leo

10

44.0

11 42

9.7

Sp. Gx.

 

M96

NGC 3368

Leo

10

46.8

11 49

9.2

Sp. Gx.

 

M97

NGC 3587

UMa

11

14.9

55 01

11.2

P. Neb.

Owl Nebula

M98

NGC 4192

Com

12

13.8

14 54

10.1

Sp. Gx.

 

M99

NGC 4254

Com

12

18.8

14 25

9.8

Sp. Gx.

Pin Wheel Nebula

M100

NGC 4321

Com

12

22.9

15 49

9.4

Sp. Gx.

 

M101

NGC 5457

UMa

14

03.2

54 21

7.7

Sp. Gx.

 

M102

NGC 5457

UMa

14

03.2

54 21

7.7

dup

 

M103

NGC 581

Cas

1

33.1

60 42

7.4

Op. Cl.

 

M104

NGC 4594

Vir

12

40.0

-11 37

8.3

Sp. Gx.

Sombrero Galaxy

M105

NGC 3379

Leo

10

47.9

12 35

9.3

El. Gx..

 

M106

NGC 4258

CVn

12

19.0

47 18

8.3

Sp. Gx.

 

M107

NGC 6171

Oph

16

32.5

-13 03

8.1

Gl. Cl.

 

M108

NGC 3556

UMa

11

11.6

55 40

10.0

Sp. Gx.

 

M109

NGC 3992

UMa

11

57.7

53 23

9.8

Sp. Gx.

 

M110

NGC 205

And

0

40.3

41 41

8.0

El. Gx.

 

Object Abbreviations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Sp. Gx

Spiral Galaxy

 

 

 

 

 

 

• El. Gx

Elliptical Galaxy

 

 

 

 

 

• Ir. Gx

Irregular Galaxy

 

 

 

 

 

• Op. Cl

Open Cluster

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Gl. Cl

Globular Cluster

 

 

 

 

 

• D. Neb

Diffuse Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

 

• P. Neb

Planetary Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

All coordinates for the objects in the Messier catalog are listed in epoch 2000.00.

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