Sortable Messier Database (by Number)

M NGC Common name Image Object Type Distance (kly) Constellation Magnitude Size RA  Dec 
1 1952 Crab Nebula Supernova remnant 6.3 Taurus 9 6 x 4 05 34.5 22 01
2 7089   Globular cluster 36 Aquarius 7.5 12.9 21 33.5 -00 49
3 5272   Globular cluster 31 Canes Venatici 7 16.2 13 42.2 28 23
4 6121   Globular cluster 7 Scorpius 7.5 26.3 16 23.6 -26 32
5 5904   Globular cluster 23 Serpens 7 17.4 15 18.6 02 05
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
8 6523 Lagoon Nebula Cluster with nebula 6.5 Sagittarius 5 60 x 35 18 03.8 -24 23
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
11 6705 ` Open cluster 6 Scutum 7 14 18 51.1 -06 16
12 6218   Globular cluster 18 Ophiuchus 8 14.5 16 47.2 -01 57
13 6205 Hercules Cluster Globular cluster 22 Hercules 5.8 16.6 16 41.7 36 28
14 6402   Globular cluster 27 Ophiuchus 9.5 11.7 17 37.6 -03 15
15 7078   Globular cluster 33 Pegasus 7.5 12.3 21 30.0 12 10
16 6611 Eagle Nebula Cluster with H II region 7 Serpens 6.5 7 18 18.8 -13 47
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
19 6273   Globular cluster 27 Ophiuchus 8.5 13.5 17 02.6 -26 16
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
26 6694   Open cluster 5 Scutum 9.5 15 18 45.2 -09 24
27 6853 Dumbbell Nebula Planetary nebula 1.25 Vulpecula 7.5 8.0 x 5.7 19 59.6 22 43
28 6626   Globular cluster 18 Sagittarius 8.5 11.2 18 24.5 -24 52
29 6913   Open cluster 7.2 Cygnus 9 7 20 23.9 38 32
30 7099   Globular cluster 25 Capricornus 8.5 11 21 40.4 -23 11
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
33 598 Triangulum Galaxy Spiral galaxy 2,590 Triangulum 7 73 x 45 01 33.9 30 39
34 1039   Open cluster 1.4 Perseus 6 35 02 42.0 42 47
35 2168   Open cluster 2.8 Gemini 5.5 28 06 08.9 24 20
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
39 7092   Open cluster 0.8 Cygnus 5.5 32 21 32.2 48 26
40   Winnecke 4 Double star WNC4 0.51 Ursa Major 9 0.8 12 22.4 58 05
41 2287   Open cluster 2.4 Canis Major 5 38 06 47.0 -20 44
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
44 2632 Beehive Cluster Open cluster 0.5 Cancer 4 95 08 40.1 19 59
45 1432 Pleiades Open cluster 0.4 Taurus 1.4 110 03 47.0 24 07
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
48 2548   Open cluster 1.5 Hydra 5.5 54 08 13.8 -05 48
49 4472   Elliptical galaxy 60,000 Virgo 10 9 x 7.5 12 29.8 08 00
50 2323   Open cluster 3 Monoceros 7 16 07 03.2 -08 20
51 5194, 5195 Whirlpool Galaxy Spiral galaxy 37,000 Canes Venatici 8 11 x 7 13 29.9 47 12
52 7654   Open cluster 7 Cassiopeia 8 13 23 24.2 61 35
53 5024   Globular cluster 56 Coma Berenices 8.5 12.6 13 12.9 18 10
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
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
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
62 6266   Globular cluster 22 Ophiuchus 8 14.1 17 01.2 -30 07
63 5055 Sunflower Galaxy Spiral galaxy 37,000 Canes Venatici 8.5 10 x 6 13 15.8 42 02
64 4826 Black Eye Galaxy Spiral galaxy 12,000 Coma Berenices 9 9.3 x 5.4 12 56.7 21 41
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
67 2682   Open cluster 2.25 Cancer 7.5 30 08 50.4 11 49
68 4590   Globular cluster 32 Hydra 9 12 12 39.5 -26 45
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
71 6838   Globular cluster 12 Sagitta 8.5 7.2 19 53.8 18 47
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
74 628   Spiral galaxy 35,000 Pisces 10.5 10.2 x 9.5 01 36.7 15 47
75 6864   Globular cluster 58 Sagittarius 9.5 6 20 06.1 -21 55
76 650, 651 Little Dumbbell Nebula Planetary nebula 3.4 Perseus 12 2.7 x 1.8 01 42.4 51 34
77 1068   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Cetus 10.5 7 x 6 02 42.7 -00 01
78 2068   Diffuse nebula 1.6 Orion 8 8 x 6 05 46.7 00 03
79 1904   Globular cluster 40 Lepus 8.5 8.7 05 24.5 -24 33
80 6093   Globular cluster 27 Scorpius 8.5 8.9 16 17.0 -22 59
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
83 5236 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Barred spiral galaxy 10,000 Hydra 8.5 11 x 10 13 37.0 -29 52
84 4374   Lenticular galaxy 60,000 Virgo 11 5 12 25.1 12 53
85 4382   Lenticular galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 10.5 7.1 x 5.2 12 25.4 18 11
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
88 4501   Spiral galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 11 7 x 4 12 32.0 14 25
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
91 4548   Barred Spiral galaxy 60,000 Coma Berenices 11.5 5.4 x 4.4 12 35.4 14 30
92 6341   Globular cluster 26 Hercules 7.5 11.2 17 17.1 43 08
93 2447   Open cluster 4.5 Puppis 6.5 22 07 44.6 -23 52
94 4736   Spiral galaxy 14,500 Canes Venatici 9.5 7 x 3 12 50.9 41 07
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
97 3587 Owl Nebula Planetary nebula 2.6 Ursa Major 12 3.4 x 3.3 11 14.8 55 01
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
101 5457 Pinwheel Galaxy Spiral galaxy 24,000 Ursa Major 8.5 22 14 03.3 54 21
102 5866 Spindle Galaxy Lenticular Galaxy 44,000 Draco 9.9 5.2 x 2.3 15 06.5 55 45
103 581   Open cluster 8 Cassiopeia 7 6 01 33.2 60 42
104 4594 Sombrero Galaxy Spiral galaxy 50,000 Virgo 9.5 9 x 4 12 40.0 -11 37
105 3379   Elliptical galaxy 38,000 Leo 11 2 10 47.8 12 35
106 4258   Spiral galaxy 25,000 Canes Venatici 9.5 19 x 8 12 19.0 47 18
107 6171   Globular cluster 20 Ophiuchus 10 10 16 32.5 -13 03
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
110 205   Dwarf elliptical galaxy 2,200 Andromeda 10 17 x 10 00 40.4 41 41