Messier Index
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Star cluster
Nebula
Galaxy
Other
| Messier number | NGC Number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance (kly) | 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 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 | |
| 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 Globular Cluster in Hercules | 
|
Globular cluster | 22 | Hercules | 5.8 |
| M14 | NGC 6402 | 
|
Globular cluster | 27 | Ophiuchus | 9.5 | |
| M15 | NGC 7078 | Cúmulo de Pegaso | 
|
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 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| M31 | NGC 224 | Andromeda Galaxy | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 2,500 | Andromeda | 3.5 |
| M32 | NGC 221 | 
|
Dwarf elliptical galaxy | 2,900 | Andromeda | 10.0 | |
| M33 | NGC 598 | Triangulum Galaxy | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 2,590 | 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 | 0.8 | Cygnus | 5.5 | |
| M40 | Winnecke 4 | 
|
Double star]WNC4 | Ursa Major | 9.0 | ||
| M41 | NGC 2287 | 
|
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 the Orion Nebula) |
1.6 | Orion | 7.0 |
| M44 | NGC 2632 | Beehive Cluster | 
|
Open cluster | 0.5 | Cancer | 4.0 |
| M45 | Pleiades | 60px | 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 | 60,000 | Virgo | 10.0 | |
| M50 | NGC 2323 | 
|
Open cluster | 3 | Monoceros | 7.0 | |
| M51 | NGC 5194, NGC 5195 | Whirlpool Galaxy | .jpg)
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Spiral galaxy | 37,000 | 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 | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
| M59 | NGC 4621 | Elliptical galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.5 | ||
| M60 | NGC 4649 | 
|
Elliptical galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 10.5 | |
| M61 | NGC 4303 | Spiral galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 10.5 | ||
| M62 | NGC 6266 | 
|
Globular cluster | 22 | Ophiuchus | 8.0 | |
| M63 | NGC 5055 | Sunflower Galaxy | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 37,000 | Canes Venatici | 8.5 |
| M64 | NGC 4826 | Black Eye Galaxy | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 12,000 | Coma Berenices | 9.0 |
| M65 | NGC 3623 | 
|
Barred spiral galaxy | 35,000 | Leo | 10.5 | |
| M66 | NGC 3627 | 
|
Barred spiral galaxy | 35,000 | 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 | |
| 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 | 35,000 | 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 | 60,000 | 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 | |
| M81 | NGC 3031 | Bode's Galaxy | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 11,000 | Ursa Major | 8.5 |
| M82 | NGC 3034 | Cigar Galaxy | 
|
Barred spiral galaxy (?) | 11,000 | Ursa Major | 9.5 |
| M83 | NGC 5236 | Southern Pinwheel Galaxy | 
|
Barred spiral galaxy | 10,000 | Hydra | 8.5 |
| M84 | NGC 4374 | 60px | Lenticular galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
| M85 | NGC 4382 | 
|
Lenticular galaxy | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | |
| M86 | NGC 4406 | 
|
Lenticular galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
| M87 | NGC 4486 | 
|
Elliptical galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
| M88 | NGC 4501 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 11.0 | |
| M89 | NGC 4552 | Elliptical galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.5 | ||
| M90 | NGC 4569 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
| M91 | NGC 4548 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 60,000 | 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 | 14,500 | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | |
| M95 | NGC 3351 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 38,000 | Leo | 11.0 | |
| M96 | NGC 3368 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 38,000 | Leo | 10.5 | |
| M97 | NGC 3587 | Owl Nebula | 
|
Planetary nebula | 2.6 | Ursa Major | 12.0 |
| M98 | NGC 4192 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 11.0 | |
| M99 | NGC 4254 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | |
| M100 | NGC 4321 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | |
| M101 | NGC 5457 | Pinwheel Galaxy | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 24,000 | Ursa Major | 8.5 |
| M102 | (Not conclusively identified) | ||||||
| M103 | NGC 581 | 
|
Open cluster | 8 | Cassiopeia | 7.0 | |
| M104 | NGC 4594 | Sombrero Galaxy | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 50,000 | Virgo | 9.5 |
| M105 | NGC 3379 | 
|
Elliptical galaxy | 38,000 | Leo | 11.0 | |
| M106 | NGC 4258 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 25,000 | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | |
| M107 | NGC 6171 | 
|
Globular cluster | 20 | Ophiuchus | 10.0 | |
| M108 | NGC 3556 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 45,000 | Ursa Major | 11.0 | |
| M109 | NGC 3992 | 
|
Spiral galaxy | 55,000 | Ursa Major | 11.0 | |
| M110 | NGC 205 | Dwarf elliptical galaxy | 2,200 | Andromeda | 10.0 | ||
| Messier number | NGC Number | Common name | Picture | Object type | Distance (kly) | Constellation | Apparent magnitude |
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