Messier Common Name Type of Object Location Magnitude

Object

M1 The Crab Nebula Supernova remnant Taurus 8,4

M2 Globular cluster Aquarius 6,5

M3 Globular cluster Canes Venatici 6,4

M4 Globular cluster Scorpius 5,9

M5 Globular cluster Serpens Caput 5,8

M6 The Butterfly Cluster Open cluster Scorpius 4,2

M7 Ptolemy's Cluster Open cluster Scorpius 3,3

M8 The Lagoon Nebula Diffuse nebula Sagittarius 5,8

M9 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7,9

M10 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 6,6

M11 The Wild Duck Cluster Open cluster Scutum 5,8

M12 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 6,6

Great Hercules Globular
M13 Cluster Globular cluster Hercules 5,9

M14 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7,6

M15 Globular cluster Pegasus 6,4

M16 Part of the Eagle Nebula Open cluster Serpens Cauda 6,0
The Omega, Swan or
M17 Horseshoe Nebula Diffuse nebula Sagittarius 7,0
Messier Common Name Type of Object Location Magnitude
Object

M18 Open cluster Sagittarius 6,9

M19 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 7,2

M20 The Trifid Nebula Diffuse nebula Sagittarius 8,5

M21 Open cluster Sagittarius 5,9

M22 Globular cluster Sagittarius 5,1

M23 Open cluster Sagittarius 5,5

M24 Milky Way Patch Star cloud Sagittarius 4,5

M25 Open cluster Sagittarius 4,6

M26 Open cluster Scutum 8,0

M27 The Dumbbell Nebula Planetary nebula Vulpecula 8,1

M28 Globular cluster Sagittarius 6,9

M29 Open cluster Cygnus 6,6

M30 Globular cluster Capricornus 7,5

M31 The Andromeda Galaxy Spiral galaxy Andromeda 3,4

M32 Satellite galaxy of M31 Elliptical galaxy Andromeda 8,2

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy Spiral galaxy Triangulum 5,7

M34 Open cluster Perseus 5,2

Messier Common Name Type of Object Location Magnitude
Object

M35 Open cluster Gemini 5,1

M36 Open cluster Auriga 6,0

M37 Open cluster Auriga 5,6

M38 Open cluster Auriga 6,4

M39 Open cluster Cygnus 4,6

M40 Winnecke 4 Double Star Ursa Major 8,0

M41 Open cluster Canis Major 4,5

M42 The Great Orion Nebula Diffuse nebula Orion 4,0

M43 Part of the Orion Nebula Diffuse nebula Orion 9,0

The Beehive Cluster,
M44 Praesepe Open cluster Cancer 3,1
The Pleiades or
M45 The Seven Sisters Open cluster Taurus 1,2

M46 Open cluster Puppis 6,1

M47 Open cluster Puppis 4,4

M48 Open cluster Hydra 5,8

M49 Elliptical galaxy Virgo 8,4

M50 Open cluster Monoceros 5,9

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy Spiral galaxy Canes Venatici 8,1

Messier Common Name Type of Object Location Magnitude
Object

M52 Open cluster Cassiopeia 6,9

M53 Globular cluster Coma Berenices 7,7

M54 Globular cluster Sagittarius 7,7

M55 Globular cluster Sagittarius 7,0

M56 Globular cluster Lyra 8,2

M57 The Ring Nebula Planetary nebula Lyra 9,0

M58 Spiral galaxy Virgo 9,8

M59 Elliptical galaxy Virgo 9,8

M60 Elliptical galaxy Virgo 8,8

M61 Spiral galaxy Virgo 9,7

M62 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 6,6

M63 Sunflower galaxy Spiral galaxy Canes Venatici 8,6

M64 Blackeye galaxy Spiral galaxy Coma Berenices 8,5

M65 Spiral galaxy Leo 9,3

M66 Spiral galaxy Leo 9,0

M67 Open cluster Cancer 6,9

M68 Globular cluster Hydra 8,2

Messier Common Name Type of Object Location Magnitude
Object

M69 Globular cluster Sagittarius 7,7

M70 Globular cluster Sagittarius 8,1

M71 Globular cluster Sagitta 8,3

M72 Globular cluster Aquarius 9,4

M73 Open cluster Aquarius 5,0

M74 Spiral galaxy Pisces 9,2

M75 Globular cluster Sagittarius 8,6

The Little Dumbell,
M76 Cork, or Butterfly Planetary nebula Perseus 11,5

M77 Spiral galaxy Cetus 8,8

M78 diffuse reflection nebula Orion 8,0

M79 Globular cluster Lepus 8,0

M80 Globular cluster Scorpius 7,2

M81 Bode's Galaxy Spiral galaxy Ursa Major 6,8

M82 The Cigar Galaxy Irregular galaxy Ursa Major 8,4

The Southern Pinwheel
M83 Galaxy Spiral galaxy Hydra 10,1

M84 Lenticular galaxy Virgo 9,3

M85 Lenticular galaxy Coma Berenices 9,3

Messier Common Name Type of Object Location Magnitude
Object

M86 Lenticular galaxy Virgo 9,2

M87 Virgo A Elliptical galaxy Virgo 8,6

M88 Spiral galaxy Coma Berenices 9,5

M89 Elliptical galaxy Virgo 9,8

M90 Spiral galaxy Virgo 9,5

M91 Spiral galaxy Coma Berenices 10,2

M92 Globular cluster Hercules 6,5

M93 Open cluster Puppis 6,2

M94 Spiral galaxy Canes Venatici 8,1

M95 Spiral galaxy Leo 9,7

M96 Spiral galaxy Leo 9,2

M97 The Owl Nebula Planetary nebula Ursa Major 11,2

M98 Spiral galaxy Coma Berenices 10,1

M99 Spiral galaxy Coma Berenices 9,8

M100 Spiral galaxy Coma Berenices 9,4

M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy Spiral galaxy Ursa Major 7,7

Possible Duplication of Lenticular galaxy (the Spindle
M102 M101 in Ursa Major Galaxy NGC 5866) Draco 10,0
Messier Common Name Type of Object Location Magnitude
Object

M103 Open cluster Cassiopeia 7,4

M104 The Sombrero Galaxy Spiral galaxy Virgo 8,3

M105 Elliptical galaxy Leo 9,3

M106 Spiral galaxy Canes Venatici 8,3

M107 Globular cluster Ophiuchus 8,1

M108 Spiral galaxy Ursa Major 10,0

M109 Spiral galaxy Ursa Major 9,8

M110 Satellite galaxy of M31 Elliptical galaxy Andromeda 8,0

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