List of Messier objects
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The Messier objects are a set of astronomical objects catalogued by Charles Messier in his catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters.
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[edit] Messier Star Chart
[edit] Key
| Star cluster |
| Nebula |
| Galaxy |
[edit] Messier objects
[edit] 1-10
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | NGC 1952 | Crab Nebula |  |
Supernova remnant | 6.3 | Taurus | 9.0 |
| M2 | NGC 7089 |  |
Globular cluster | 36 | Aquarius | 7.5 | |
| M3 | NGC 5272 |  |
Globular cluster | 31 | Canes Venatici | 7.0 | |
| M4 | NGC 6121 |  |
Globular cluster | 7 | Scorpius | 7.5 | |
| M5 | NGC 5904 |  |
Globular cluster | 23 | Serpens | 7.0 | |
| M6 | NGC 6405 | Butterfly Cluster |  |
Open cluster | 2 | Scorpius | 4.5 |
| M7 | NGC 6475 | Ptolemy's Cluster |  |
Open cluster | 1 | Scorpius | 3.5 |
| M8 | NGC 6523 | Lagoon Nebula |  |
Cluster with nebula | 6.5 | Sagittarius | 5.0 |
| M9 | NGC 6333 |  |
Globular cluster | 26 | Ophiuchus | 9.0 | |
| M10 | NGC 6254 |  |
Globular cluster | 13 | Ophiuchus | 7.5 |
[edit] 11-20
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M11 | NGC 6705 | Wild Duck Cluster |  |
Open cluster | 6 | Scutum | 7.0 |
| M12 | NGC 6218 |  |
Globular cluster | 18 | Ophiuchus | 8.0 | |
| M13 | NGC 6205 | Great Hercules Cluster | Globular cluster | 22 | Hercules | 5.8 | |
| M14 | NGC 6402 |  |
Globular cluster | 27 | Ophiuchus | 9.5 | |
| M15 | NGC 7078 | Pegasus Cluster |  |
Globular cluster | 33 | Pegasus | 7.5 |
| M16 | NGC 6611 | Eagle Nebula |  |
Cluster with H II region | 7 | Serpens | 6.5 |
| M17 | NGC 6618 | Omega Nebula |  |
Cluster with H II region | 5 | Sagittarius | 7.0 |
| M18 | NGC 6613 |  |
Open cluster | 6 | Sagittarius | 8.0 | |
| M19 | NGC 6273 |  |
Globular cluster | 27 | Ophiuchus | 8.5 | |
| M20 | NGC 6514 | Trifid Nebula |  |
Cluster with H II region | 2.2 | Sagittarius | 5.0 |
[edit] 21-30
| Messier number | NGC number (or IC) | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M21 | NGC 6531 |  |
Open cluster | 3 | Sagittarius | 7.0 | |
| M22 | NGC 6656 | Sagittarius Cluster |  |
Globular cluster | 10 | Sagittarius | 6.5 |
| M23 | NGC 6494 |  |
Open cluster | 4.5 | Sagittarius | 6.0 | |
| M24 | NGC 6603 | Small Sagittarius Star Cloud |  |
Milky Way star cloud | 10 | Sagittarius | 11.5 |
| M25 | IC 4725 |  |
Open cluster | 2 | Sagittarius | 4.9 | |
| M26 | NGC 6694 |  |
Open cluster | 5 | Scutum | 9.5 | |
| M27 | NGC 6853 | Dumbbell Nebula |  |
Planetary nebula | 1.25 | Vulpecula | 7.5 |
| M28 | NGC 6626 |  |
Globular cluster | 18 | Sagittarius | 8.5 | |
| M29 | NGC 6913 |  |
Open cluster | 7.2 | Cygnus | 9.0 | |
| M30 | NGC 7099 |  |
Globular cluster | 25 | Capricornus | 8.5 |
[edit] 31-40
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M31 | NGC 224 | Andromeda Galaxy |  |
Spiral galaxy | 2500 | Andromeda | 3.5 |
| M32 | NGC 221 |  |
Dwarf elliptical galaxy | 2900 | Andromeda | 10.0 | |
| M33 | NGC 598 | Triangulum Galaxy |  |
Spiral Galaxy | 2590 | Triangulum | 7.0 |
| M34 | NGC 1039 | Open cluster | 1.4 | Perseus | 6.0 | ||
| M35 | NGC 2168 | Open cluster | 2.8 | Gemini | 5.5 | ||
| M36 | NGC 1960 | Open cluster | 4.1 | Auriga | 6.5 | ||
| M37 | NGC 2099 | Open cluster | 4.6 | Auriga | 6.0 | ||
| M38 | NGC 1912 | Open cluster | 4.2 | Auriga | 7.0 | ||
| M39 | NGC 7092 | Open cluster | 0.3 | Cygnus | 5.5 | ||
| M40 | Winnecke 4 | Double star WNC4 | Ursa Major | 9.0 |
[edit] 41-50
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M41 | NGC 2287 | Little Beehive | Open cluster | 2.4 | Canis Major | 5.0 | |
| M42 | NGC 1976 | Orion Nebula |  |
H II region | 1.6 | Orion | 5.0 |
| M43 | NGC 1982 | De Mairan's Nebula | H II region (part of Orion Nebula) |
1.6 | Orion | 7.0 | |
| M44 | NGC 2632 | Beehive Cluster | Open cluster | 0.5 | Cancer | 4.0 | |
| M45 | Pleiades |  |
Open cluster | 0.4 | Taurus | 1.4 | |
| M46 | NGC 2437 | Open cluster | 5.4 | Puppis | 6.5 | ||
| M47 | NGC 2422 | Open cluster | 1.6 | Puppis | 4.5 | ||
| M48 | NGC 2548 | Open cluster | 1.5 | Hydra | 5.5 | ||
| M49 | NGC 4472 | Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 10.0 | ||
| M50 | NGC 2323 | Open cluster | 3 | Monoceros | 7.0 |
[edit] 51-60
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M51 | NGC 5194, NGC 5195 | Whirlpool Galaxy |  |
Spiral Galaxy | 37000 | Canes Venatici | 8.0 |
| M52 | NGC 7654 | Open cluster | 7 | Cassiopeia | 8.0 | ||
| M53 | NGC 5024 |  |
Globular cluster | 56 | Coma Berenices | 8.5 | |
| M54 | NGC 6715 | Globular cluster | 83 | Sagittarius | 8.5 | ||
| M55 | NGC 6809 | Globular cluster | 17 | Sagittarius | 7.0 | ||
| M56 | NGC 6779 | Globular cluster | 32 | Lyra | 9.5 | ||
| M57 | NGC 6720 | Ring Nebula |  |
Planetary nebula | 2.3 | Lyra | 9.5 |
| M58 | NGC 4579 | Barred spiral galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.0 | ||
| M59 | NGC 4621 |  |
Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.5 | |
| M60 | NGC 4649 | Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 10.5 |
[edit] 61-70
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M61 | NGC 4303 |  |
Spiral galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 10.5 | |
| M62 | NGC 6266 |  |
Globular cluster | 22 | Ophiuchus | 8.0 | |
| M63 | NGC 5055 | Sunflower Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | 37000 | Canes Venatici | 8.5 | |
| M64 | NGC 4826 | Black Eye Galaxy |  |
Spiral galaxy | 12000 | Coma Berenices | 9.0 |
| M65 | NGC 3623 | Barred spiral galaxy | 35000 | Leo | 10.5 | ||
| M66 | NGC 3627 | Barred spiral galaxy | 35000 | Leo | 10.0 | ||
| M67 | NGC 2682 | Open cluster | 2.25 | Cancer | 7.5 | ||
| M68 | NGC 4590 | Globular cluster | 32 | Hydra | 9.0 | ||
| M69 | NGC 6637 | Globular cluster | 25 | Sagittarius | 9.0 | ||
| M70 | NGC 6681 | Globular cluster | 28 | Sagittarius | 9.0 |
[edit] 71-80
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M71 | NGC 6838 | Globular cluster | 12 | Sagitta | 8.5 | ||
| M72 | NGC 6981 | Globular cluster | 53 | Aquarius | 10.0 | ||
| M73 | NGC 6994 | Asterism | Aquarius | 9.0 | |||
| M74 | NGC 628 | Spiral galaxy | 35000 | Pisces | 10.5 | ||
| M75 | NGC 6864 | Globular cluster | 58 | Sagittarius | 9.5 | ||
| M76 | NGC 650, NGC 651 | Little Dumbbell Nebula | Planetary nebula | 3.4 | Perseus | 12.0 | |
| M77 | NGC 1068 |  |
Spiral galaxy | 60000 | Cetus | 10.5 | |
| M78 | NGC 2068 |  |
Diffuse nebula | 1.6 | Orion | 8.0 | |
| M79 | NGC 1904 | Globular cluster | 40 | Lepus | 8.5 | ||
| M80 | NGC 6093 |  |
Globular cluster | 27 | Scorpius | 8.5 |
[edit] 81-90
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M81 | NGC 3031 | Bode's Galaxy |  |
Spiral galaxy | 11000 | Ursa Major | 8.5 |
| M82 | NGC 3034 | Cigar Galaxy |  |
Barred Spiral (?) | 11000 | Ursa Major | 9.5 |
| M83 | NGC 5236 | Southern Pinwheel Galaxy | Barred spiral galaxy | 10000 | Hydra | 8.5 | |
| M84 | NGC 4374 |  |
Lenticular galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
| M85 | NGC 4382 |  |
Lenticular galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | |
| M86 | NGC 4406 |  |
Lenticular galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
| M87 | NGC 4486 |  |
Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
| M88 | NGC 4501 |  |
Spiral galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 11.0 | |
| M89 | NGC 4552 |  |
Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.5 | |
| M90 | NGC 4569 | Spiral galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.0 |
[edit] 91-100
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M91 | NGC 4548 |  |
Barred spiral galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 11.5 | |
| M92 | NGC 6341 |  |
Globular cluster | 26 | Hercules | 7.5 | |
| M93 | NGC 2447 | Open cluster | 4.5 | Puppis | 6.5 | ||
| M94 | NGC 4736 |  |
Spiral galaxy | 14500 | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | |
| M95 | NGC 3351 |  |
Spiral galaxy | 38000 | Leo | 11.0 | |
| M96 | NGC 3368 | Spiral galaxy | 38000 | Leo | 10.5 | ||
| M97 | NGC 3587 | Owl Nebula |  |
Planetary nebula | 2.6 | Ursa Major | 12.0 |
| M98 | NGC 4192 | Spiral galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 11.0 | ||
| M99 | NGC 4254 | Coma Pinwheel Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | |
| M100 | NGC 4321 |  |
Spiral galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 |
[edit] 101-110
| Messier number | NGC number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance to object in thousands of light years | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M101 | NGC 5457 | Pinwheel Galaxy |  |
Spiral galaxy | 24000 | Ursa Major | 8.5 |
| M102 | (Actual identification unknown) | ||||||
| M103 | NGC 581 | Open cluster | 8 | Cassiopeia | 7.0 | ||
| M104 | NGC 4594 | Sombrero Galaxy |  |
Spiral galaxy | 50000 | Virgo | 9.5 |
| M105 | NGC 3379 |  |
Elliptical galaxy | 38000 | Leo | 11.0 | |
| M106 | NGC 4258 | Spiral galaxy | 25000 | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | ||
| M107 | NGC 6171 |  |
Globular cluster | 20 | Ophiuchus | 10.0 | |
| M108 | NGC 3556 | Spiral galaxy | 45000 | Ursa Major | 11.0 | ||
| M109 | NGC 3992 | Barred spiral galaxy | 55000 | Ursa Major | 11.0 | ||
| M110 | NGC 205 | Dwarf elliptical galaxy | 2200 | Andromeda | 10.0 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Messier database from SEDS
