Andromeda (And)
Antila (Ant)
Apus (Aps)
Aquarius (Aqr)
Aquila (Aql)
Ara (Ara)
Aries (Ari)
Auriga (Aur)
Bootes (Boo)
Caelum (Cae)
Camelopardis (Cam)
Cancer (Cnc)
Canes Venatici (CVn)
Canis Major (CMa)
Canis Minor (CMi)
Capricornus (Cap)
Carina (Car)
Cassiopeia (Cas)
Centaurus (Cen)
Cepheus (Cep)
Cetus (Cet)
Chameleon (Cha)
Circinus (Cir)
Columbia (Col)
Coma Berenices (Com)
Corona Australis (CrA)
Corona Borealis (CrB)
Corvus (Crv)
Crater (Crt)
Crux (Cru)
Cygnus (Cyg)
Delphinus (Del)
Dorado (Dor)
Draco (Dra)
Equuleus (Equ)
Eridanus (Eri)
Fornax (For)
Gemini (Gem)
Grus (Gru)
Hercules (Her)
Horologium (Hor)
Hydra (Hya)
Hydrus (Hyi)
Indus (Ind)
Lacerta (Lac)
Leo (Leo)
Leo Minor (LMi)
Lepus (Lep)
Libra (Lib)
Lupus (Lup)
Lynx (Lyn)
Lyra (Lyr)
Mensa (Men)
Microscopium (Mic)
Monoceros (Mon)
Musca (Mus)
Norma (Nor)
Octans (Oct)
Ophiuchus (Oph)
Orion (Ori)
Pavo (Pav)
Pegasus (Peg)
Perseus (Per)
Phoenix (Phe)
Pictor (Pic)
Pisces (Psc)
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)
Puppis (Pup)
Pyxis (Pyx)
Reticulum (Ret)
Sagitta (Sge)
Sagittarius (Sgr)
Scorpius (Sco)
Sculptor (Scl)
Scutum (Sct)
Serpens (Ser)
Sextans (Sex)
Taurus (Tau)
Telescopium (Tel)
Triangulum (Tri)
Triangulum Australe (TrA)
Tucana (Tuc)
Ursa Major (UMa)
Ursa Minor (UMi)
Vela (Vel)
Virgo (Vir)
Volcans (Vol)
Vulpecula (Vul)
CONSTELLATION ABBREVIATIONS
Catalog Index
18.
NAME - NAME
RA - RIGHT ASCENSION (hours min.min)
DEC - DECLINATION (degrees)
MAG - MAGNITUDE
SIZE - SIZE
CON - CONSTELLATION
Messier Catalog
Catalog Index
C
atalog
Index
19.
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
1°
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
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
-20.7
4.5
38'
Cma
open cluster dense
M042 Great Orion nebula
NGC 1976
05 35.4
-5.5
4
1°
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
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