Messier Number

Common Name

Object Class

Mag.

Size
arcmin

Right
Ascension

Declination

Constellation

Season

Image

M1

Crab Nebula

Supernova Remnant

8.4

6x4

5h 34.5m

+22° 01′

Taurus

Winter

M2

Globular Cluster

6.5

12.9

21h 33.5m

-00° 49′

Aquarius

Autumn

M3

Globular Cluster

6.2

16.2

13h 42.2m

+28° 23′

Canes Venatici

Spring

M4

Globular Cluster

5.6

26.3

16h 23.6m

-26° 32′

Scorpius

Summer

M5

Globular Cluster

5.6

17.4

15h 18.6m

+02° 05′

Serpens

Summer

M6

Butterfly Cluster

Open Cluster

4.2

25

17h 40.1m

-32° 13′

Scorpius

Summer

M7

Ptolemy's Cluster

Open Cluster

3.3

80

17h 53.9m

-34° 49′

Scorpius

Summer

M8

Lagoon Nebula

Diffuse Nebula

6

90x40

18h 03.8m

-24° 23′

Sagittarius

Summer

M9

Globular Cluster

7.7

9.3

17h 19.2m

-18° 31′

Ophiuchus

Summer

M10

Globular Cluster

6.6

15.1

16h 57.1m

-04° 06′

Ophiuchus

Summer

M11

Wild Duck Cluster

Open Cluster

6.3

14

18h 51.1m

-06° 16′

Scutum

Summer

M12

Globular Cluster

6.7

14.5

16h 47.2m

-01° 57′

Ophiuchus

Summer

M13

Great Hercules Globular

Globular Cluster

5.8

16.6

16h 41.7m

+36° 28′

Hercules

Summer

M14

Globular Cluster

7.6

11.7

17h 37.6m

-03° 15′

Ophiuchus

Summer

M15

Great Pegasus Globular

Globular Cluster

6.2

12.3

21h 30m

+12° 10′

Pegasus

Autumn

M16

Eagle Nebula

Open Cluster

6.4

7

18h 18.8m

-13° 47′

Serpens

Summer

M17

Omega Nebula

Diffuse Nebula

7

11

18h 20.8m

-16° 11′

Sagittarius

Summer

M18

Open Cluster

7.5

9

18h 19.9m

-17° 08′

Sagittarius

Summer

M19

Globular Cluster

6.8

13.5

17h 02.6m

-26° 16′

Ophiuchus

Summer

M20

Trifid Nebula

Diffuse Nebula

9

28

18h 02.6m

-23° 02′

Sagittarius

Summer

M21

Open Cluster

6.5

13

18h 04.6m

-22° 30′

Sagittarius

Summer

M22

Sagittarius Cluster

Globular Cluster

5.1

24

18h 36.4m

-23° 54′

Sagittarius

Summer

M23

Open Cluster

6.9

27

17h 56.8m

-19° 01′

Sagittarius

Summer

M24

Sagittarius Star Cloud

Milky Way Patch

4.6

90

18h 16.9m

-18° 30′

Sagittarius

Summer

M25

Open Cluster

6.5

40

18h 31.6m

-19° 15′

Sagittarius

Summer

M26

Open Cluster

8

15

18h 45.2m

-09° 24′

Scutum

Summer

M27

Dumbbell Nebula

Planetary Nebula

7.4

8.0x5.7

19h 59.6m

+22° 43′

Vulpecula

Summer

M28

Globular Cluster

6.8

11.2

18h 24.5m

-24° 52′

Sagittarius

Summer

M29

Open Cluster

7.1

7

20h 23.9m

+38° 32′

Cygnus

Summer

M30

Globular Cluster

7.2

11

21h 40.4m

-23° 11′

Capricornus

Autumn

M31

Andromeda Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

3.4

178x63

0h 41.8m

+41° 16′

Andromeda

Autumn

M32

Elliptical Galaxy

8.1

8x6

0h 42.8m

+40° 52′

Andromeda

Autumn

M33

Triangulum Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

5.7

73x45

1h 33.9m

+30° 39′

Triangulum

Autumn

M34

Open Cluster

5.5

35

2h 42m

+42° 47′

Perseus

Autumn

M35

Open Cluster

5.3

28

6h 08.9m

+24° 20′

Gemini

Winter

M36

Open Cluster

6.3

12

5h 36.1m

+34° 08′

Auriga

Winter

M37

Open Cluster

6.2

24

5h 52.4m

+32° 33′

Auriga

Winter

M38

Starfish Cluster

Open Cluster

7.4

21

5h 28.7m

+35° 50′

Auriga

Winter

M39

Open Cluster

4.6

32

21h 32.2m

+48° 26′

Cygnus

Autumn

M40

Winnecke 4

Double Star

8.4

0.8

12h 22.4m

+58° 05′

Ursa Major

Spring

M41

Open Cluster

4.6

38

6h 47m

-20° 44′

Canis Major

Winter

M42

Great Nebula in Orion

Diffuse Nebula

4

85x60

5h 35.4m

-05° 27′

Orion

Winter

M43

De Mairan's Nebula

Diffuse Nebula

9

20x15

5h 35.6m

-05° 16′

Orion

Winter

M44

Beehive Cluster

Open Cluster

3.7

95

8h 40.1m

+19° 59′

Cancer

Winter

M45

Pleiades

Open Cluster

1.6

110

3h 47m

+24° 07′

Taurus

Winter

M46

Open Cluster

6

27

7h 41.8m

-14° 49′

Puppis

Winter

M47

Open Cluster

5.2

30

7h 36.6m

-14° 30′

Puppis

Winter

M48

Open Cluster

5.5

54

8h 13.8m

-05° 48′

Hydra

Winter

M49

Elliptical Galaxy

8.4

9x7.5

12h 29.8m

+08° 00′

Virgo

Spring

M50

Open Cluster

6.3

16

7h 03.2m

-08° 20′

Monoceros

Winter

M51

Whirlpool Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

8.4

11x7

13h 30m

+47° 11′

Canes Venatici

Spring

M52

Open Cluster

7.3

13

23h 24.2m

+61° 35′

Cassiopeia

Autumn

M53

Globular Cluster

7.6

12.6

13h 12.9m

+18° 10′

Coma Berenices

Spring

M54

Globular Cluster

7.6

9.1

18h 55.1m

-30° 29′

Sagittarius

Summer

M55

Globular Cluster

6.3

19

19h 40m

-30° 58′

Sagittarius

Summer

M56

Globular Cluster

8.3

7.1

19h 16.6m

+30° 11′

Lyra

Summer

M57

Ring Nebula

Planetary Nebula

8.8

1.4x1.0

18h 53.6m

+33° 02′

Lyra

Summer

M58

Barred Galaxy

9.7

5.5x4.5

12h 37.7m

+11° 49′

Virgo

Spring

M59

Elliptical Galaxy

9.6

5x3.5

12h 42m

+11° 39′

Virgo

Spring

M60

Elliptical Galaxy

8.8

7x6

12h 43.7m

+11° 33′

Virgo

Spring

M61

Spiral Galaxy

9.7

6x5.5

12h 21.9m

+04° 28′

Virgo

Spring

M62

Globular Cluster

6.5

14.1

17h 01.2m

-30° 07′

Ophiuchus

Summer

M63

Sunflower Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

8.6

10x6

13h 15.8m

+42° 02′

Canes Venatici

Spring

M64

Black Eye Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

8.5

9.3x5.4

12h 56.7m

+21° 41′

Coma Berenices

Spring

M65

Spiral Galaxy

9.3

8x1.5

11h 18.9m

+13° 05′

Leo

Spring

M66

Spiral Galaxy

8.9

8x2.5

11h 20.2m

+12° 59′

Leo

Spring

M67

Open Cluster

6.1

30

8h 50.4m

+11° 49′

Cancer

Winter

M68

Globular Cluster

7.8

12

12h 39.5m

-26° 45′

Hydra

Spring

M69

Globular Cluster

7.6

7.1

18h 31.4m

-32° 21′

Sagittarius

Summer

M70

Globular Cluster

7.9

7.8

18h 43.2m

-32° 18′

Sagittarius

Summer

M71

Globular Cluster

8.2

7.2

19h 53.8m

+18° 47′

Sge

Summer

M72

Globular Cluster

9.3

5.9

20h 53.5m

-12° 32′

Aquarius

Summer

M73

Asterism

9

2.8

20h 59m

-12° 38′

Aquarius

Summer

M74

Spiral Galaxy

9.4

10.2x9.5

1h 36.7m

+15° 47′

Pisces

Autumn

M75

Globular Cluster

8.5

6

20h 06.1m

-21° 55′

Sagittarius

Summer

M76

Little Dumbbell Nebula

Planetary Nebula

10.1

2.7x1.8

1h 42.4m

+51° 34′

Perseus

Autumn

M77

Spiral Galaxy

8.9

7x6

2h 42.7m

+00° 02′

Cetus

Autumn

M78

Diffuse Nebula

8.3

8x6

5h 46.7m

+00° 03′

Orion

Winter

M79

Globular Cluster

7.7

8.7

5h 24.5m

-24° 33′

Lepus

Winter

M80

Globular Cluster

7.3

8.9

16h 17m

-22° 59′

Scorpius

Summer

M81

Bode's Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

6.9

21x10

9h 55.6m

+69° 04′

Ursa Major

Spring

M82

Cigar Galaxy

Irregular Galaxy

8.4

9x4

9h 55.8m

+69° 41′

Ursa Major

Spring

M83

Southern Pinwheel

Spiral Galaxy

7.6

11x10

13h 37m

-29° 52′

Hydra

Spring

M84

Lenticular Galaxy

9.1

5

12h 25.1m

+12° 53′

Virgo

Spring

M85

Lenticular Galaxy

9.1

7.1x5.2

12h 25.5m

+18° 12′

Coma Berenices

Spring

M86

Lenticular Galaxy

8.9

7.5x5.5

12h 26.2m

+12° 57′

Virgo

Spring

M87

Elliptical Galaxy

8.6

7

12h 30.8m

+12° 24′

Virgo

Spring

M88

Spiral Galaxy

9.6

7x4

12h 32.1m

+14° 26′

Coma Berenices

Spring

M89

Elliptical Galaxy

9.8

4

12h 35.7m

+12° 33′

Virgo

Spring

M90

Spiral Galaxy

9.5

9.5x4.5

12h 36.8m

+13° 10′

Virgo

Spring

M91

Barred Galaxy

10.2

5.4x4.4

12h 35.5m

+14° 30′

Coma Berenices

Spring

M92

Globular Cluster

6.4

11.2

17h 17.1m

+43° 08′

Hercules

Summer

M93

Open Cluster

6

22

7h 44.6m

-23° 52′

Puppis

Winter

M94

Spiral Galaxy

8.2

7x3

12h 50.9m

+41° 08′

Canes Venatici

Spring

M95

Barred Galaxy

9.7

4.4x3.3

10h 44m

+11° 42′

Leo

Spring

M96

Spiral Galaxy

9.2

6x4

10h 46.8m

+11° 49′

Leo

Spring

M97

Owl Nebula

Planetary Nebula

9.9

3.4x3.3

11h 14.8m

+55° 01′

Ursa Major

Spring

M98

Spiral Galaxy

10.1

9.5x3.2

12h 13.9m

+14° 55′

Coma Berenices

Spring

M99

Spiral Galaxy

9.9

5.4x4.8

12h 18.9m

+14° 26′

Coma Berenices

Spring

M100

Spiral Galaxy

9.3

7x6

12h 23m

+15° 50′

Coma Berenices

Spring

M101

Pinwheel Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

7.9

22

14h 03.2m

+54° 21′

Ursa Major

Spring

M102

Lenticular Galaxy

9.9

5.2x2.3

15h 06.5m

+55° 46′

Draco

Summer

M103

Open Cluster

7.4

6

1h 33.2m

+60° 42′

Cassiopeia

Autumn

M104

Sombrero Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

8

9x4

12h 40m

-11° 37′

Virgo

Spring

M105

Elliptical Galaxy

9.3

2

10h 47.8m

+12° 35′

Leo

Spring

M106

Spiral Galaxy

8.4

19x8

12h 18.9m

+47° 19′

Canes Venatici

Spring

M107

Globular Cluster

7.9

10

16h 32.5m

-13° 03′

Ophiuchus

Summer

M108

Spiral Galaxy

10

8x1

11h 11.5m

+55° 40′

Ursa Major

Spring

M109

Barred Galaxy

9.8

7x4

11h 57.6m

+53° 23′

Ursa Major

Spring

M110

Elliptical Galaxy

8.5

17x10

00h 40.4m

+41° 41′

Andromeda

Autumn

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