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The Messier Objects by Constellation

 

Andromeda

M31 The Andromeda Galaxy spiral galaxy (type Sb)

M32 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy (type E2)

M110 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy (type E6pec)

Aquarius

M2 globular cluster

M72 globular cluster

M73 system or asterism of 4 stars

Auriga

M36 open cluster

M37 open cluster

M38 open cluster

Cancer

M44Praesepe Beehive Cluster open

M67 open cluster

Canes Venatici

M3 globular cluster

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy spiral galaxy

M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxy

M94 spiral galaxy

M106 spiral galaxy

Canis Major

M41 open cluster

Capricornus

M30 globular cluster

Cassiopeia

M52 open cluster

M103 open cluster

Cetus

M77 spiral galaxy

Coma Berenices

M53 globular cluster

M64 Blackeye galaxy spiral galaxy

M85 elliptical galaxy

M88 spiral galaxy

M91 spiral galaxy

M98 spiral galaxy

M99 spiral galaxy

M100 spiral galaxy

Cygnus

M29 open cluster

M39 open cluster

Draco

M102 may be NGC 5866 Spindle Galaxy, lenticular galaxy (type S0_3)

Gemini

M35 open cluster

Hercules

M13 Great Hercules GlobularClustr

M92 globular cluster

Hydra

M48 open cluster

M68 globular cluster

M83 spiral galaxy

Leo

M65 spiral galaxy

M66 spiral galaxy

M95 spiral galaxy

M96 spiral galaxy

M105 elliptical galaxy

Lepus

M79 globular cluster

Lyra

M56 globular cluster

M57 The Ring Nebula planetary n.

Monoceros

M50 open cluster

Ophiuchus

M9 globular cluster

M10 globular cluster

M12 globular cluster

M14 globular cluster

M19 globular cluster

M62 globular cluster

M107 globular cluster

Orion

M42 Great Orion Nebula diffuse

M43 part of the Orion Nebula (de Mairan's Nebula) diffuse nebula

M78 diffuse nebula

Pegasus

M15 globular cluster

Perseus

M34 open cluster

M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebula

Pisces

M74 spiral galaxy

Puppis

M46 open cluster

M47 open cluster

M93 open cluster

Sagitta

M71 globular cluster

Sagittarius

M8 Lagoon Nebula diffuse nebula

M17 The Omega or Swan or Horseshoe Nebula diffuse nebula

M18 open cluster

M20 The Trifid Nebula diffuse

M21 open cluster

M22 globular cluster

M23 open cluster

M24 Milky Way Patch star cloud with open cluster (NGC 6603)

M25 open cluster

M28 globular cluster

M54 globular cluster

M55 globular cluster

M69 globular cluster

M70 globular cluster

M75 globular cluster

Scorpius

M4 globular cluster

M6 The Butterfly Cluster open M7 Ptolemy's Cluster open

M80 globular cluster

Scutum

M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open

M26 open cluster

Serpens Caput

M5 globular cluster

Serpens Cauda

M16 open cluster associated with  Eagle Nebula (IC 4703)

Taurus

M1 Crab Nebula supernova rmnant

M45 Subaru, the Pleiades--the Seven Sisters open cluster

Triangulum

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy (also Pinwheel) spiral galaxy

Ursa Major

M40 DoubleStar Winecke(WNC 4)

M81 Bode's Galaxy (nebula) spiral galaxy (type Sb)

M82 The Cigar Galaxy irregular

M97 The Owl Nebula planetary

M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy spiral galaxy (type Sc) (M102 may be a Duplication of M101)

M108 spiral galaxy(type Sc(s)III)

M109 spiral galaxy (type SBb(rs)I)

Virgo

M49 elliptical galaxy (E1 or S0_1(1))

M58 spiral galaxy (type Sab(s)II)

M59 elliptical galaxy (type E5)

M60 elliptical galaxy (E2 or S0_1(2))

M61 spiral galaxy (type Sc(s)I.2)

M84 elliptical or lenticular galaxy (SB0_2/3(r)(3))

M86 elliptical galaxy (E3 or S0_1(3))

M87 Virgo A elliptical galaxy (type E0), with Smoking Gun

M89 elliptical galaxy (type E0)

M90 spiral galaxy (type Sab(s)I-II)

M104 The Sombrero Galaxy spiral galaxy (type Sa+/Sb-)

Vulpecula

M27 The Dumbbell Nebula planetary nebula


Messier Object Index

You can also view the Messier objects by constellation: long form or short form or by object type.


[M1]M1 The Crab Nebula supernova remnant in Taurus

[M2]M2 globular cluster in Aquarius

[M3]M3 globular cluster in Canes Venatici

[M4]M4 globular cluster in Scorpius

[M5]M5 globular cluster in Serpens Caput

[M6]M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster in Scorpius

[M7]M7 Ptolemy's Cluster open cluster in Scorpius

[M8]M8 The Lagoon Nebula diffuse nebula in Sagittarius

[M9]M9 globular cluster in Ophiuchus

[M10]M10 globular cluster in Ophiuchus

[M11]M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster in Scutum

[M12]M12 globular cluster in Ophiuchus

[M13]M13 Great Hercules Globular Cluster globular cluster in Hercules

[M14]M14 globular cluster in Ophiuchus

[M15]M15 globular cluster in Pegasus

[M16]M16 open cluster associated with the Eagle Nebula or Star Queen Nebula IC 4703 in Serpens Cauda

[M17]M17 The Omega or Swan or Horseshoe or Lobster Nebula diffuse nebula in Sagittarius

[M18]M18 open cluster in Sagittarius

[M19]M19 globular cluster in Ophiuchus

[M20]M20 The Trifid Nebula diffuse nebula in Sagittarius

[M21]M21 open cluster in Sagittarius

[M22]M22 globular cluster in Sagittarius

[M23]M23 open cluster in Sagittarius

[M24]M24 Milky Way Patch star cloud with open cluster NGC 6603 in Sagittarius

[M25]M25 open cluster in Sagittarius

[M26]M26 open cluster in Scutum

[M27]M27 The Dumbbell Nebula planetary nebula in Vulpecula

[M28]M28 globular cluster in Sagittarius

[M29]M29 open cluster in Cygnus

[M30]M30 globular cluster in Capricornus

[M31]M31 The Andromeda Galaxy spiral galaxy in Andromeda

[M32]M32 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy in Andromeda

[M33]M33 The Triangulum Galaxy (also Pinwheel) spiral galaxy in Triangulum

[M34]M34 open cluster in Perseus

[M35]M35 open cluster in Gemini

[M36]M36 open cluster in Auriga

[M37]M37 open cluster in Auriga

[M38]M38 open cluster in Auriga

[M39]M39 open cluster in Cygnus

[M40]M40 Double Star WNC4 in Ursa Major

[M41]M41 open cluster in Canis Major

[M42]M42 The Great Orion Nebula diffuse nebula in Orion

[M43]M43 part of the Orion Nebula (de Mairan's Nebula) diffuse nebula in Orion

[M44]M44 Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster open cluster in Cancer

[M45]M45 Subaru, the Pleiades--the Seven Sisters open cluster in Taurus

[M46]M46 open cluster in Puppis

[M47]M47 open cluster in Puppis

[M48]M48 open cluster in Hydra

[M49]M49 elliptical galaxy in Virgo

[M50]M50 open cluster in Monoceros

[M51]M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici

[M52]M52 open cluster in Cassiopeia

[M53]M53 globular cluster in Coma Berenices

[M54]M54 globular cluster in Sagittarius

[M55]M55 globular cluster in Sagittarius

[M56]M56 globular cluster in Lyra

[M57]M57 The Ring Nebula planetary nebula in Lyra

[M58]M58 spiral galaxy in Virgo

[M59]M59 elliptical galaxy in Virgo

[M60]M60 elliptical galaxy in Virgo

[M61]M61 spiral galaxy in Virgo

[M62]M62 globular cluster in Ophiuchus

[M63]M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici

[M64]M64 Blackeye galaxy spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices

[M65]M65 spiral galaxy in Leo

[M66]M66 spiral galaxy in Leo

[M67]M67 open cluster in Cancer

[M68]M68 globular cluster in Hydra

[M69]M69 globular cluster in Sagittarius

[M70]M70 globular cluster in Sagittarius

[M71]M71 globular cluster in Sagitta

[M72]M72 globular cluster in Aquarius

[M73]M73 open cluster in Aquarius

[M74]M74 spiral galaxy in Pisces

[M75]M75 globular cluster in Sagittarius

[M76]M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebula in Perseus

[M77]M77 spiral galaxy in Cetus

[M78]M78 diffuse reflection nebula in Orion

[M79]M79 globular cluster in Lepus

[M80]M80 globular cluster in Scorpius

[M81]M81 Bode's Galaxy (nebula) spiral galaxy in Ursa Major

[M82]M82 The Cigar Galaxy irregular galaxy in Ursa Major

[M83]M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy spiral galaxy in Hydra

[M84]M84 lenticular galaxy in Virgo

[M85]M85 lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices

[M86]M86 lenticular galaxy in Virgo

[M87]M87 Virgo A elliptical galaxy in Virgo

[M88]M88 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices

[M89]M89 elliptical galaxy in Virgo

[M90]M90 spiral galaxy in Virgo

[M91]M91 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices

[M92]M92 globular cluster in Hercules

[M93]M93 open cluster in Puppis

[M94]M94 spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici

[M95]M95 spiral galaxy in Leo

[M96]M96 spiral galaxy in Leo

[M97]M97 The Owl Nebula planetary nebula in Ursa Major

[M98]M98 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices

[M99]M99 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices

[M100]M100 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices

[M101]M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy spiral galaxy in Ursa Major

 

[M102]M102: Lenticular galaxy (the Spindle Galaxy NGC 5866) in Draco ?


Duplication of M101 in Ursa Major?

[M103]M103 open cluster in Casseopeia

[M104]M104 The Sombrero Galaxy spiral galaxy in Virgo

[M105]M105 elliptical galaxy in Leo

[M106]M106 spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici

[M107]M107 globular cluster in Ophiuchus

[M108]M108 spiral galaxy in Ursa Major

[M109]M109 spiral galaxy in Ursa Major

[M110]M110 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy in Andromeda

 

 

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