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5. catalog listings
Messier catalog Database
Cat# Name
RA h m.m Dec ° ' Size Mag Const Description
M001 Crab Nebula
05 34.5 +22 01 6
8.4
Tau nebula
M002
21 33.5 -00 49 12.9 6.5
Aqr globular cluster highly resolved
M003
13 42.2 +28 23 16.2 6.4
CVn globular cluster highly resolved
M004
16 23.6 -26 32 26.3 5.9
Sco globular cluster highly resolved
M005
15 18.6 +02 05 17.4 5.8
Ser
globular cluster highly resolved
M006 Butterfly Cluster 17 40.1 -32 13 15
4.2
Sco open cluster rich
M007
17 53.9 -34 49 80
3.3
Sco open cluster bright scattered
M008 Lagoon Nebula 18 03.8 -24 23 90
5.8
Sgr nebula with dust and cluster
M009
17 19.2 -18 31 9.3
7.9
Oph globular cluster mottle
M010
16 57.1 -04 06 15.1 6.6
Oph globular cluster highly resolved
M011 Wild Duck Cluster
18 51.1 -06 16 14
5.8
Sct
open cluster dense
M012
16 47.2 -01 57 14.5 6.6
Oph globular cluster highly resolved
M013 Great Hercules 16 41.7 +36 28 16.6 5.9
Her globular cluster highly
Cluster
resolved
M014
17 37.6 -03 15 11.7 7.6
Oph globular cluster
M015
21 30.0 +12 10 12.3 6.4
Peg globular cluster highly resolved
M016 Eagle Nebula
18 18.8 -13 47 35
6.0
Ser
nebula with dust and cluster
M017 Swan Nebula
18 20.8 -16 11 46
6.0
Sgr nebula
M018
18 19.9 -17 08 9
6.9
Sgr open cluster bright scattered
M019
17 02.6 -26 16 13.5 7.2
Oph globular cluster
M020 Trifid Nebula
18 02.3 -23 02 29
6.3
Sgr nebula with dust
M021
18 04.6 -22 30 13
5.9
Sgr open cluster rich
M022
18 36.4 -23 54 24
5.1
Sgr globular cluster highly resolved
M023
17 56.8 -19 01 27
5.5
Sgr open cluster dense
M024
18 18.4 -18 25 5
11p Sgr open cluster dense
M025
18 31.6 -19 15 32
4.6
Sgr open cluster bright scattered
M026
18 45.2 -09 24 15
8.0
Sct
open cluster rich
M027 Dumbbell Nebula 19 59.6 +22 43 480" 7.4
Vul
planetary nebula irregular
M028
18 24.5 -24 52 11.2 6.9
Sgr globular cluster highly resolved
M029
20 23.9 +38 32 7
6.6
Cyg open cluster bright scattered
M030
21 40.4 -23 11 11
7.5
Cap globular cluster highly resolved
M031 Great Andromeda 00 42.7 +41 16 178 3.5
And
very elongated galaxy
Galaxy
dusty with bright core
M032
00 42.7 +40 52 7.6
8.2
And round galaxy with bright core
M033 Pinwheel Galaxy 01 33.9 +30 39 62
5.7
Tri
spiral galaxy structure with
bright knots
M034
02 42.0 +42 47 35
5.2
Per
open cluster rich
M035
06 08.9 +24 20 28
5.1
Gem open cluster rich
M036
05 36.1 +34 08 12
6.0
Aur open cluster rich
M037
05 52.4 +32 33 24
5.6
Aur open cluster dense
M038
05 28.7 +35 50 21
6.4
Aur open cluster rich
M039
21 32.2 +48 26 32
4.6
Cyg open cluster bright scattered
M040 Winnecke 4
12 22.4 +58 05 50"
9.0
UMa double star
M041
06 47.0 -20 44 38
4.5
CMa open cluster dense
M042 Great Orion Nebula 05 35.4 -05 27 66
4.0
Ori
nebula
M043
05 35.6 -05 16 20
9.0
Ori
nebula bright with dust
M044 Beehive Cluster 08 40.1 +19 59 95
3.1
Cnc open cluster bright scattered
M045 Pleiades
03 47.0 +24 07 110 1.2
Tau open cluster with nebulosity
M046
07 41.8 -14 49 27
6.1
Pup open cluster dense
M047
07 36.6 -14 30 30
4.4
Pup open cluster dense
M048
08 13.8 -05 48 54
5.8
Hya open cluster rich
M049
12 29.8 +08 00 8.9
8.4
Vir
round galaxy with bright core
M050
07 03.2 -08 20 16
5.9
Mon open cluster rich
M051 Whirlpool Galaxy 13 29.9 +47 12 11
8.4
CVn spiral galaxy structure attached
companion
M052
23 24.2 +61 35 13
6.9
Cas open cluster dense
M053
13 12.9 +18 10 12.6 7.7
Com globular cluster highly resolved
M054
18 55.1 -30 29 9.1
7.7
Sgr globular cluster mottled
M055
19 40.0 -30 58 19
7.0
Sgr globular cluster highly resolved
M056
19 16.6 +30 11 7.1
8.3
Lyr
globular cluster highly resolved
M057 Ring Nebula
18 53.6 +33 02 86"
8.8
Lyr
planetary nebula ring with
central star
M058
12 37.7 +11 49 5.4
9.8
Vir
round galaxy with bright core
M059
12 42.0 +11 39 5.1
9.8
Vir
elongated galaxy with bright core
M060
12 43.7 +11 33 7.2
8.8
Vir
round galaxy with bright core
M061
12 21.9 +04 28 6
9.7
Vir
spiral galaxy structure
M062
17 01.2 -30 07 14.1 6.6
Oph globular cluster
M063
13 15.8 +42 02 12.3 8.6
CVn elongated galaxy with bright core
M064 Black-eye Galaxy 12 56.7 +21 41 9.3
8.5
Com elongated galaxy dusty
M065
11 18.9 +13 05 10
9.3
Leo very elongated galaxy with
bright core
M066
11 20.2 +12 59 8.7
9.0
Leo spiral galaxy structure
M067
08 50.4 +11 49 30
6.9
Cnc open cluster dense
M068
12 39.5 -26 45 12
8.2
Hya globular cluster highly resolved
M069
18 31.4 -32 21 7.1
7.7
Sgr globular cluster
M070
18 43.2 -32 18 7.8
8.1
Sgr globular cluster
M071
19 53.8 +18 47 7.2
8.3
Sge globular cluster highly resolved
M072
20 53.5 -12 32 5.9
9.4
Aqr globular cluster
M073
20 59.0 -12 38 2.8
8.9p Aqr asterism
M074
01 36.7 +15 47 10.2 9.2
Psc spiral galaxy structure
M075
20 06.1 -21 55 6
8.6
Sgr globular cluster unresolved
M076 Little Dumbbell 01 42.3 +51 34 163" 10.1 Per
planetary nebula irregular
M077
02 42.7 -00 01 6.9
8.8
Cet
round galaxy with bright core
M078
05 46.7 +00 03 8
8.0
Ori
reflection nebula bright
M079
05 24.5 -24 33 8.7
8.0
Lep globular cluster highly resolved
M080
16 17.0 -22 59 8.9
7.2
Sco globular cluster mottled
M081
09 55.6 +69 04 25.7 6.9
UMa spiral galaxy structure
M082
09 55.8 +69 41 11.2 8.4
UMa very elongated galaxy with dust
and bright knots
M083
13 37.0 -29 52 11.2 7.6
Hya barred spiral galaxy structure
M084
12 25.1 +12 53 5
9.3
Vir
round galaxy with bright core
M085
12 25.4 +18 11 7.1
9.2
Com round galaxy with bright core
M086
12 26.2 +12 57 7.4
9.2
Vir
round galaxy with bright core
M087 Virgo A
12 30.8 +12 24 7.2
8.6
Vir
round galaxy with bright core
M088
12 32.0 +14 25 6.9
9.5
Com very elongated galaxy with
bright core
M089
12 35.7 +12 33 4.2
9.8
Vir
round galaxy with bright core