Sortable Messier Database (by Constellation)

M NGC Common name Image Object Type Distance (kly) Constellation Magnitude Size RA  Dec 
31 224 Andromeda Galaxy Spiral galaxy 2,500 Andromeda 3.5 178 00 42.7 41 16
32 221   Dwarf elliptical galaxy 2,900 Andromeda 10 8 x 6 00 42.7 40 52
110 205   Dwarf elliptical galaxy 2,200 Andromeda 10 17 x 10 00 40.4 41 41
2 7089   Globular cluster 36 Aquarius 7.5 12.9 21 33.5 -00 49
72 6981   Globular cluster 53 Aquarius 10 5.9 20 53.5 -12 32
73 6994   Asterism    Aquarius 9 2.8 20 58.9 -12 38
36 1960   Open cluster 4.1 Auriga 6.5 12 05 36.1 34 08
37 2099   Open cluster 4.6 Auriga 6 24 05 52.4 32 33
38 1912   Open cluster 4.2 Auriga 7 21 05 28.7 35 50
44 2632 Beehive Cluster Open cluster 0.5 Cancer 4 95 08 40.1 19 59
67 2682   Open cluster 2.25 Cancer 7.5 30 08 50.4 11 49
3 5272   Globular cluster 31 Canes Venatici 7 16.2 13 42.2 28 23
51 5194, 5195 Whirlpool Galaxy Spiral galaxy 37,000 Canes Venatici 8 11 x 7 13 29.9 47 12
63 5055 Sunflower Galaxy Spiral galaxy 37,000 Canes Venatici 8.5 10 x 6 13 15.8 42 02
94 4736   Spiral galaxy 14,500 Canes Venatici 9.5 7 x 3 12 50.9 41 07
106 4258   Spiral galaxy 25,000 Canes Venatici 9.5 19 x 8 12 19.0 47 18
41 2287   Open cluster 2.4 Canis Major 5 38 06 47.0 -20 44
30 7099   Globular cluster 25 Capricornus 8.5 11 21 40.4 -23 11
52 7654   Open cluster 7 Cassiopeia 8 13 23 24.2 61 35
103 581   Open cluster 8 Cassiopeia 7 6 01 33.2 60 42
77 1068   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Cetus 10.5 7 x 6 02 42.7 -00 01
53 5024   Globular cluster 56 Coma Berenices 8.5 12.6 13 12.9 18 10
64 4826 Black Eye Galaxy Spiral galaxy 12,000 Coma Berenices 9 9.3 x 5.4 12 56.7 21 41
85 4382   Lenticular galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 10.5 7.1 x 5.2 12 25.4 18 11
88 4501   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 11 7 x 4 12 32.0 14 25
91 4548   Barred Spiral galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 11.5 5.4 x 4.4 12 35.4 14 30
98 4192   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 11 9.5 x 3.2 12 13.8 14 54
99 4254   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 10.5 5.4 x 4.8 12 18.8 14 25
100 4321   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 10.5 7 x 6 12 22.9 15 49
29 6913   Open cluster 7.2 Cygnus 9 7 20 23.9 38 32
39 7092   Open cluster 0.8 Cygnus 5.5 32 21 32.2 48 26
102 5866 Spindle Galaxy Lenticular Galaxy 44,000 Draco 9.9 5.2 x 2.3 15 06.5 55 45
35 2168   Open cluster 2.8 Gemini 5.5 28 06 08.9 24 20
13 6205 Hercules Cluster Globular cluster 22 Hercules 5.8 16.6 16 41.7 36 28
92 6341   Globular cluster 26 Hercules 7.5 11.2 17 17.1 43 08
48 2548   Open cluster 1.5 Hydra 5.5 54 08 13.8 -05 48
68 4590   Globular cluster 32 Hydra 9 12 12 39.5 -26 45
83 5236 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Barred spiral galaxy 10,000 Hydra 8.5 11 x 10 13 37.0 -29 52
65 3623   Barred spiral galaxy 35,000 Leo 10.5 8 x 1.5 11 18.9 13 05
66 3627   Barred spiral galaxy 35,000 Leo 10 8 x 2.5 11 20.2 12 59
95 3351   Barred Spiral galaxy 38,000 Leo 11 4.4 x 3.3 10 44.0 11 42
96 3368   Spiral galaxy 38,000 Leo 10.5 6 x 4 10 46.8 11 49
105 3379   Elliptical galaxy 38,000 Leo 11 2 10 47.8 12 35
79 1904   Globular cluster 40 Lepus 8.5 8.7 05 24.5 -24 33
56 6779   Globular cluster 32 Lyra 9.5 7.1 19 16.6 30 11
57 6720 Ring Nebula Planetary nebula 2.3 Lyra 9.5 1.4 x 1.0 18 53.6 33 02
50 2323   Open cluster 3 Monoceros 7 16 07 03.2 -08 20
9 6333   Globular cluster 26 Ophiuchus 9 9.3 17 19.2 -18 31
10 6254   Globular cluster 13 Ophiuchus 7.5 15.1 16 57.1 -04 06
12 6218   Globular cluster 18 Ophiuchus 8 14.5 16 47.2 -01 57
14 6402   Globular cluster 27 Ophiuchus 9.5 11.7 17 37.6 -03 15
19 6273   Globular cluster 27 Ophiuchus 8.5 13.5 17 02.6 -26 16
62 6266   Globular cluster 22 Ophiuchus 8 14.1 17 01.2 -30 07
107 6171   Globular cluster 20 Ophiuchus 10 10 16 32.5 -13 03
42 1976 Orion Nebula H II region 1.6 Orion 5 85 x 60 05 35.4 -05 27
43 1982 De Mairan's Nebula H II region 1.6 Orion 7 20 x 15 05 35.6 -05 16
78 2068   Diffuse nebula 1.6 Orion 8 8 x 6 05 46.7 00 03
15 7078   Globular cluster 33 Pegasus 7.5 12.3 21 30.0 12 10
34 1039   Open cluster 1.4 Perseus 6 35 02 42.0 42 47
76 650, 651 Little Dumbbell Nebula Planetary nebula 3.4 Perseus 12 2.7 x 1.8 01 42.4 51 34
74 628   Spiral galaxy 35,000 Pisces 10.5 10.2 x 9.5 01 36.7 15 47
46 2437   Open cluster 5.4 Puppis 6.5 27 07 41.8 -14 49
47 2422   Open cluster 1.6 Puppis 4.5 30 07 36.6 -14 30
93 2447   Open cluster 4.5 Puppis 6.5 22 07 44.6 -23 52
71 6838   Globular cluster 12 Sagitta 8.5 7.2 19 53.8 18 47
8 6523 Lagoon Nebula Cluster with nebula 6.5 Sagittarius 5 60 x 35 18 03.8 -24 23
17 6618 Omega Nebula Cluster with H II region 5 Sagittarius 7 11 18 20.8 -16 11
18 6613   Open cluster 6 Sagittarius 8 9 18 19.9 -17 08
20 6514 Trifid Nebula Cluster with H II region 2.2 Sagittarius 5 28 18 02.6 -23 02
21 6531   Open cluster 3 Sagittarius 7 13 18 04.6 -22 30
22 6656 Sagittarius Cluster Globular cluster 10 Sagittarius 6.5 24 18 36.4 -23 54
23 6494   Open cluster 4.5 Sagittarius 6 27 17 56.8 -19 01
24 6603 Sagittarius Star Cloud Milky Way star cloud 10 Sagittarius 11.5 5 18 16.9 -18 29
25 6694   Open cluster 2 Sagittarius 4.9 40 18 31.6 -19 15
28 6626   Globular cluster 18 Sagittarius 8.5 11.2 18 24.5 -24 52
54 6715   Globular cluster 83 Sagittarius 8.5 9.1 18 55.1 -30 29
55 6809   Globular cluster 17 Sagittarius 7 19 19 40.0 -30 58
69 6637   Globular cluster 25 Sagittarius 9 7.1 18 34.4 -32 21
70 6681   Globular cluster 28 Sagittarius 9 7.8 18 43.2 -32 18
75 6864   Globular cluster 58 Sagittarius 9.5 6 20 06.1 -21 55
4 6121   Globular cluster 7 Scorpius 7.5 26.3 16 23.6 -26 32
6 6405 Butterfly Cluster Open cluster 2 Scorpius 4.5 15 17 40.1 -32 13
7 6475 Ptolemy Cluster Open cluster 1 Scorpius 3.5 80 17 53.9 -34 49
80 6093   Globular cluster 27 Scorpius 8.5 8.9 16 17.0 -22 59
11 6705 ` Open cluster 6 Scutum 7 14 18 51.1 -06 16
26 6694   Open cluster 5 Scutum 9.5 15 18 45.2 -09 24
5 5904   Globular cluster 23 Serpens 7 17.4 15 18.6 02 05
16 6611 Eagle Nebula Cluster with H II region 7 Serpens 6.5 7 18 18.8 -13 47
1 1952 Crab Nebula Supernova remnant 6.3 Taurus 9 6 x 4 05 34.5 22 01
45 1432 Pleiades Open cluster 0.4 Taurus 1.4 110 03 47.0 24 07
33 598 Triangulum Galaxy Spiral galaxy 2,590 Triangulum 7 73 x 45 01 33.9 30 39
40   Winnecke 4 Double star WNC4 0.51 Ursa Major 9 0.8 12 22.4 58 05
81 3031 Bode's Galaxy Spiral galaxy 11,000 Ursa Major 8.5 21 x 10 09 55.6 69 04
82 3034 Cigar Galaxy Barred spiral galaxy 11,000 Ursa Major 9.5 9 x 4 09 55.8 69 41
97 3587 Owl Nebula Planetary nebula 2.6 Ursa Major 12 3.4 x 3.3 11 14.8 55 01
101 5457 Pinwheel Galaxy Spiral galaxy 24,000 Ursa Major 8.5 22 14 03.3 54 21
108 3556   Spiral galaxy 45,000 Ursa Major 11 8 x 1 11 11.5 55 40
109 3992   Barred Spiral galaxy 55,000 Ursa Major 11 7 x 4 11 57.6 53 23
49 4472   Elliptical galaxy 60,000 Virgo 10 9 x 7.5 12 29.8 08 00
58 4579   Barred spiral galaxy 60,000 Virgo 11 5.5 x 4.5 12 37.7 11 49
59 4621   Elliptical galaxy 60,000 Virgo 11.5 5 x 3.5 12 42.0 11 39
60 4649   Elliptical galaxy 60,000 Virgo 10.5 7 x 6 12 43.7 11 33
61 4303   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Virgo 10.5 6 x 5.5 12 21.9 04 28
84 4374   Lenticular galaxy 60,000 Virgo 11 5 12 25.1 12 53
86 4406   Lenticular galaxy 60,000 Virgo 11 7.5 x 5.5 12 26.2 12 57
87 4486   Elliptical galaxy 60,000 Virgo 11 7 12 30.8 12 24
89 4552   Elliptical galaxy 60,000 Virgo 11.5 4 12 35.7 12 33
90 4569   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Virgo 11 9.5 x 4.5 12 36.8 13 10
104 4594 Sombrero Galaxy Spiral galaxy 50,000 Virgo 9.5 9 x 4 12 40.0 -11 37
27 6853 Dumbbell Nebula Planetary nebula 1.25 Vulpecula 7.5 8.0 x 5.7 19 59.6 22 43