Messier Objects Table

Messier Objects Table
Name:
Date Started:
Object
Date Completed:
Common Name
Object Type
Distance
Constallation
Magnitude
RA
DEC
Crab Nebula
Supernova Remnant
6.3K Light Yrs
Taurus
8.2
5h 34.5m
+22° 01'
NGC 7089
Globular Cluster
36K Light Yrs
Aquarius
7.5
21h 33.5m
-0° 49'
NGC 5272
Globular Cluster
31K Light Yrs
Canes Venatici
7.0
13h 42.2m
+28° 23'
M4
NGC 6121
Globular Cluster
7K Light Yrs
Scorpio
7.5
16h 23.6m
-26° 32'
M5
NGC 5904
Globular Cluster
23K Light Yrs
Serpens
7.0
15h 18.6m
+2° 05'
M6
NGC 6405
Butterfly Cluster
Open Cluster
2K Light Yrs
Scorpio
4.5
17h 40.1m
-32° 13'
M7
NGC 6475
Ptolomy Cluster
Open Cluster
1K Light Year
Scorpio
3.5
17h 53.9m
-34° 49'
M8
NGC 6523
Lagoon Nebula
Nebula
6.5K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
6.0
18h 03.8m
-24° 23'
M9
NGC 6333
Globular Cluster
26K Light Yrs
Ophiuchus
9.0
17h 19.2m
-18° 31'
M10
NGC 6254
Globular Cluster
13K Light Yrs
Ophiuchus
7.5
16h 57.1m
-4° 06'
M11
NGC 6705
Open Cluster
6K Light Yrs
Scuthum
7.0
18h 51.1m
-6° 16'
M12
NGC 6218
Globular Cluster
18K Light Yrs
Ophiuchus
8.0
16h 47.2m
-1° 57'
M13
NGC 6205
Globular Cluster
22K Light Yrs
Hercules
5.8
16h 41.7m
+36° 28'
M14
NGC 6402
Globular Cluster
27K Light Yrs
Ophiuchus
9.5
17h 37.6m
-3° 15'
M15
NGC 7078
Cumulo de Pegaso
Globular Cluster
33K Light Yrs
Pegasus
7.5
21h 30m
-12° 10'
M16
NGC 6611
Eagle Nebula
Cluster with H II Region
7K Light Yrs
Serpens
6.5
18h 18.8m
-13° 47'
M17
NGC 6618
Horseshoe Nebula
Cluster with H II Region
5K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
6.0
18h 20.8m
-16° 11'
M18
NGC 6613
Open Cluster
6K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
8.0
18h 19.9m
-18° 08'
M19
NGC 6273
Globular Cluster
27K Light Yrs
Ophiuchus
8.5
17h 02.6m
-26° 16'
M20
NGC 6514
Cluster with H II Region
5.2K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
6.3
18h 02.6m
-23° 02'
M21
NGC 6531
Open Cluster
3.0K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
7.0
18h 04.6m
-22°30'
M22
NGC 6656
Globular Cluster
10K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
5.1
18h 36.4m
-23° 54'
M23
NGC 6494
Open Cluster
4.5K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
6.0
17h 56.8m
-19° 01'
M24
NGC 6603
Milky Way Star Cloud
10K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
4.6
18h 16.9m
-18° 29'
M25
IC 4725
Open Cluster
2K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
4.9
18h 31.6m
-19° 15'
M26
NGC 6694
Open Cluster
5K Light Yrs
Scutum
9.5
18h 4502m
-9° 24'
M27
NGC 6853
Planitary Nebula
1.25K Light Yrs
Vulpecula
7.5
19h 59.6m
-22° 42'
M28
NGC 6626
Globular Cluster
18K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
8.5
18h 24.5m
-24° 52'
M29
NGC 6913
Open Cluster
7.2K Light Yrs
Cygnus
9.0
20h 23.9m
-38° 32'
M30
NGC 7099
Globular Cluster
25K Light Yrs
Capricornus
8.5
21h 40.0m
-23° 11'
M31
NGC 224
Andromeda Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
2,500K Light Yrs
Andromeda
3.4
0h 42.7m
+41° 16'
M32
NGC 221
Andromedia Companion
Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
2,900K Light Yrs
Andromeda
10.0
0h 42.7m
+40° 52'
M33
NGC 598
Triangulum Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
2,810K Light Yrs
Triangulum
5.7
1h 33.9m
+30° 39'
M34
NGC 1039
Open Cluster
1.4K Light Yrs
Perseus
6.0
2h 42.0m
+42° 47'
M35
NGC 2168
Open Cluster
2.8K Light Yrs
Gemini
5.5
6hr 08.9m
+24° 20'
M36
NGC 1960
Open Cluster
4.1K Light Yrs
Auriga
6.5
5h 36.1m
+34° 08'
M37
NGC 2099
Open Cluster
4.6K Light Yrs
Auriga
6.0
5h 52.4m
+32° 33'
M38
NGC 1912
Open Cluster
4.2K Light Yrs
Auriga
7.0
5h 28.2m
+35° 50'
M39
NGC 7092
Open Cluster
8.0K Light Yrs
Cygnus
5.5
21h 32.2m
+48° 26'
M40
WNC4
Double Star
0.5K Light Yrs
Ursa Major
9.0
12h 22.4m
+58° 05'
M41
NGC 2287
Open Cluster
2.3K Light Yrs
Canus Major
4.5
6h 47.0m
-20° 44'
M42
NGC 1976
Orion Nebula
H II Region Nebula
1.6K Light Yrs
Orion
4.0
5h 35.4m
-5° 27'
M43
NGC 1982
De Mairan's Nebula
H II Region Nebula
1.6K Light Yrs
Orion
7.0
5h 35.6m
-5° 15'
M44
NGC 2632
Beehive Cluster
Open Cluster
0.6K Light Yrs
Cancer
3.7
8h 40.1m
+19° 59'
M45
N/A
Pleiades
Open Cluster
0.4K Light Yrs
Taurus
1.6
3h 47m
+24° 07'
M1
NGC 1952
M2
M3
Wild Duck
Trifid Nebula
Sagittarius Cluster
Sagittarius Star Cloud
Dumbell Nebula
Winnecke 4
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Date
Time
Location
Telescope details
Notes
Messier Objects Table
M46
NGC 2437
Open Cluster
5.4K Light Yrs
Puppis
6.5
7h 41.8m
-14° 49'
M47
NGC 2422
Open Cluster
1.6K Light Yrs
Puppis
4.5
7h 36.6m
-14° 30'
M48
NGC 2548
Open Cluster
1.5K Light Yrs
Hydra
5.5
8hr 13.8m
-4° 48'
M49
NGC 4472
Eliptical Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
10.0
12h 29.8m
+8° 00'
M50
NGC 2323
M51
NGC 5194 & 5
M52
M53
Open Cluster
3.0K Light Yrs
Monoceros
7.0
7h 03.2m
-8° 20'
Spiral Galaxy
37,000K Light Yrs
Canus Venatici
8.4
13h 29.9m
+47° 12'
NGC 7654
Open Cluster
7.0K Light Yrs
Cassiopea
8.0
23h 24.2m
+61° 35'
NGC 5024
Globular Cluster
56K Light Yrs
Coma Berenices
8.5
13h 12.9m
+18° 10'
M54
NGC 6715
Globular Cluster
83K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
8.5
18h 55.1m
-30° 29'
M55
NGC 6809
Globular Cluster
17K Lght Years
Sagittarius
7.0
19h 40m
-30° 58'
M56
NGC 6779
Globular Cluster
32K Light Yrs
Lyra
9.5
19h 16.6m
+30° 11'
M57
NGC 6720
Planitary Nebula
2.3K Light Yrs
Lyra
8.8
18h 53.6m
+33° 02'
M58
NGC 4579
Barred Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
11.0
12h 37.7m
+11° 49'
M59
NGC 4621
Eliptical Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
11.5
12h 42m
+11° 39'
M60
NGC 4649
Eliptical Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
10.5
12h 43.7m
+11° 33'
M61
NGC 4303
Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
10.5
12h 21.9m
+4° 28'
M62
NGC 6266
Globular Cluster
22K Light Yrs
Ophiuchus
8.0
17h 01.2m
-30° 07'
M63
NGC 5055
Sunflower Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
37,000K Light Yrs
Canus Venatici
8.5
13h 15.8m
+42° 02'
M64
NGC 4826
Black Eye Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
12,000K Light Yrs
Coma Berenices
9.0
12h 56.7m
+21° 41'
M65
NGC 3623
Barred Spiral Galaxy
35,000K Light Yrs
Leo
10.5
11h 18.9m
+13° 05'
M66
NGC 3627
Barred Spiral Galaxy
35,000K Light Yrs
Leo
10.0
11h 20.0m
+12° 59'
M67
NGC 2682
Open Cluster
2.25K Light Yrs
Cancer
7.5
8h 50.4m
+11° 49'
M68
NGC 4590
Globular Cluster
32K Light Yrs
Hydra
9.0
12h 39.5m
-26° 45'
M69
NGC 6637
Globular Cluster
25K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
9.0
18h 31.4m
-32° 21'
M70
NGC 6681
Globular Cluster
28K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
9.0
18h 43.2m
-32° 18'
M71
NGC 6838
Globular Cluster
12K Light Yrs
Sagita
8.5
19h 53.8m
+18° 47'
M72
NGC 6981
Globular Cluster
53K Light Yrs
Aquarius
10.0
20h 53.5m
-12° 32'
M73
NGC 6994
Asterism
N/A
Aquarius
9.0
20h 58.9m
-12° 38'
M74
NGC 628
Spiral Galaxy
35,000K Light Yrs
Pisces
10.5
1h 36.7m
+15° 47'
M75
NGC 6864
M76
NGC 650 & 651
M77
M78
Wirlpool Galaxy
Ring Nebula
Globular Cluster
58K Light Yrs
Sagittarius
9.5
20h 06.1m
-21° 55'
Planitary Nebula
3.4K Light Yrs
Perseus
10.1
1h 42.4m
+51° 34'
NGC 1068
Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Cetus
10.5
2h 42.7m
-0° 01'
NGC 2068
Diffuse Nebula
1.6K Light Yrs
Orion
8.0
5h 46.7m
+0° 03'
M79
NGC 1904
Globular Cluster
40K Light Yrs
Lepus
8.5
5h 24.5m
-24° 33'
M80
NGC 6093
Globular Cluster
27K Light Yrs
Scorpius
8.5
16h 17m
-22° 59'
M81
NGC 3031
Bode's Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
12,000K Light Yrs
Ursa Major
6.9
9h 55.6m
+69° 04'
M82
NGC 3034
Cigar Galaxy
Barred Spiral Galaxy
11,000K Light Yrs
Ursa Major
9.5
9h 55.8m
+69° 41'
M83
NGC 5236
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Barred Spiral Galaxy
10,000K Light Yrs
Hydra
8.5
13h 37m
-29° 52'
M84
NGC 4374
Lenticular Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
11.0
12h 25.1m
+12° 53'
M85
NGC 4382
Lenticular Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Coma Berenices
10.5
12h 25.4m
+18° 11'
M86
NGC 4406
Lenticular Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
11.0
12h 26.2m
+12° 57'
M87
NGC 4486
Eliptical Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
11.0
12h 30.8m
+12° 24'
M88
NGC 4501
Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Coma Berenices
11.0
12h 32m
+14° 25'
M89
NGC 4552
Eliptical Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
11.5
12h 35.7m
+12° 33'
M90
NGC 4569
Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
11.0
12h 36.8m
+13° 10'
M91
NGC 4548
Barred Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Coma Berenices
11.0
12h 35.4m
+14° 30'
M92
NGC 6341
Globular Cluster
26K Light Yrs
Hercules
7.5
17h 17.1m
+43° 08'
M93
NGC 2447
Open Cluster
4.5K Light Yrs
Puppis
6.5
7h 44.6m
-23° 52'
M94
NGC 4736
Spiral Galaxy
14,500K Light Yrs
Cannes Venatici
9.5
12h 50.9m
+41° 07'
Little Dumbell Nebula
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Messier Objects Table
M95
NGC 3351
Barred Spiral Galaxy
38,000K Light Yrs
Leo
11.0
10h 44m
+11° 42'
M96
NGC 3368
Spiral Galaxy
38,000K Light Yrs
Leo
10.5
10h 46.8m
+11° 69'
M97
NGC 3587
Planetary Nebula
2.6K Light Yrs
Ursa Major
9.9
11h 14.8m
+55° 01'
M98
NGC 4192
Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Coma Berenices
11.0
12h 13.8m
+14° 54'
M99
NGC 4254
Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Coma Berenices
10.5
12h 18.8m
+14° 25'
M100
NGC 4321
Spiral Galaxy
60,000K Light Yrs
Coma Berenices
10.5
12h 22.9m
+15° 48'
M101
NGC 5457
Spiral Galaxy
27,000K Light Yrs
Ursa Major
7.9
14h 03.2m
+54° 21'
M102
NGC 5866?
Spiral Nebula
45,000K Light Yrs
Ursa Major
9.9
15h 06.5m
+44° 46'
M103
NGC 581
Open Cluster
8K Light Yrs
Cassiopeia
7.0
1h 33.2m
+60° 42'
M104
NGC 4594
Spiral Galaxy
50,000K Light Yrs
Virgo
9.5
12h 40m
-11° 37'
M105
NGC 3379
Eliptical Galaxy
38,000K Light Yrs
Leo
11.0
10h 47.8m
+12° 35'
M106
NGC 4258
Spiral Galaxy
25,000K Light Yrs
Canes Venatici
9.5
12h 19m
+47° 18'
M107
NGC 6171
Globular Cluster
20K Light Yrs
Ophiuchus
10.0
16h 32.5m
-13° 03'
M108
NGC 3556
Spiral Galaxy
45,000K Light Yrs
Ursa Major
11.0
11h 11.5m
+55° 40'
M109
NGC 3992
Barred Spiral Galaxy
55,000K Light Yrs
Ursa Major
11.0
11h 57.6m
+53° 23'
M110
NGC 205
Dwarf Eliptical Galaxy
2,200K Light Yrs
Andromeda
10.0
0h 40.4m
+41° 41'
Owl Nebula
Pinwheel Galaxy
Sombrero Galaxy
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