O# | Cons | RAhr | RAmin | Dec° | Decmin | OtherDes | Type and Description |
M1 | Tau | 5 | 34.5 | 22 | 1 | NGC1952 | SNR - Crab Nebula NW of Zeta Tauri |
M2 | Aqr | 21 | 33.5 | 0 | -49 | NGC7089 | GC north of Beta Aquarii |
M3 | CVn | 13 | 42.2 | 28 | 23 | NGC5272 | GC east of Beta Comae Berenices NW of Arcturus |
M4 | Sco | 16 | 23.6 | -26 | 32 | NGC6121 | GC just W of Antares SE of M80 |
M5 | Ser | 15 | 18.6 | 2 | 5 | NGC5904 | GC in Serpens Caput |
M6 | Sco | 17 | 40.1 | -32 | 13 | NGC6405 | OC - Butterfly Cluster NW of M7 SE of M62 |
M7 | Sco | 17 | 53.9 | -34 | 49 | NGC6475 | OC NE of Shaula SE of M6 |
M8 | Sgr | 18 | 3.8 | -24 | 23 | NGC6523 | EN - Lagoon Nebula just south of M20 and M21 |
M9 | Oph | 17 | 19.2 | -18 | 31 | NGC6333 | GC west of M23 |
M10 | Oph | 16 | 57.1 | -4 | 6 | NGC6254 | GC SE of M12 in middle of Oph asterism |
M11 | Sct | 18 | 51.1 | -6 | 16 | NGC6705 | OC - Wild Duck Cluster SE of Beta Scuti NE of M26 |
M12 | Oph | 16 | 47.2 | -1 | 57 | NGC6218 | GC NW of M10 in middle of Oph asterism |
M13 | Her | 16 | 41.7 | 36 | 28 | NGC6205 | GC - Hercules cluster just SW of NGC6207 |
M14 | Oph | 17 | 37.6 | -3 | 15 | NGC6402 | GC east of M10/M12 in left side of Oph asterism |
M15 | Peg | 21 | 30 | 12 | 10 | NGC7078 | GC NW of Enif (Epsilon Pegasi) SW of NGC7094 |
M16 | Ser | 18 | 18.6 | -13 | 58 | NGC6611 | EN+OC - Eagle Nebula with open cluster N of M17 |
M17 | Sgr | 18 | 20.8 | -16 | 11 | NGC6618 | EN - Swan or Omega Nebula northernmost Sgr item |
M18 | Sgr | 18 | 19.9 | -17 | 8 | NGC6613 | OC just SW of M17 just NE of M24 |
M19 | Oph | 17 | 2.6 | -26 | 16 | NGC6273 | GC east of Antares SW of M9 N of M62 |
M20 | Sgr | 18 | 2.3 | -23 | 2 | NGC6514 | E/RN - Trifid Nebula emission + reflection nebula |
M21 | Sgr | 18 | 4.6 | -22 | 30 | NGC6531 | OC just north of M20 and M8 |
M22 | Sgr | 18 | 36.4 | -23 | 54 | NGC6656 | GC east of M28 NE of Lambda Scorpii |
M23 | Sgr | 17 | 56.8 | -19 | 1 | NGC6494 | OC west of M24 NW of M8/20/21 east of M9 |
M24 | Sgr | 18 | 16.5 | -18 | 50 | NGC6603 | starcloud SW of M17/18 NE of M8/20/21 |
M25 | Sgr | 18 | 31.6 | -19 | 15 | IC4725 | OC east of M24 |
M26 | Sct | 18 | 45.2 | -9 | 24 | NGC6694 | OC SE of Alpha Scuti SW of M11 |
M27 | Vul | 19 | 59.6 | 22 | 43 | NGC6853 | PN - Dumbbell Nebula N of Gamma Sagittae NE of M71 |
M28 | Sgr | 18 | 24.5 | -24 | 52 | NGC6626 | GC just NW of Lambda Scorpii west of M22 east of M8 |
M29 | Cyg | 20 | 23.9 | 38 | 32 | NGC6913 | OC south of gamma Cygni |
M30 | Cap | 21 | 40.4 | -23 | 11 | NGC7099 | GC SE of Gamma Capricorni just south of NGC7103 |
M31 | And | 0 | 42.7 | 41 | 16 | NGC224 | G-SAb - The Andromeda Galaxy NW of Beta Andromedae |
M32 | And | 0 | 42.7 | 40 | 52 | NGC221 | G-E5pec companion to M31 just south of the centre |
M33 | Tri | 1 | 33.9 | 30 | 39 | NGC598 | G-SAcd NW of Alpha Trianguli SE of Beta Andromedae |
M34 | Per | 2 | 42 | 42 | 47 | NGC1039 | OC NW of Algol NE of Gamma Andromedae |
M35 | Gem | 6 | 8.9 | 24 | 20 | NGC2168 | OC NW of the rightmost foot of Gemini NE of M1 |
M36 | Aur | 5 | 36.1 | 34 | 8 | NGC1960 | OC one of 3 OCs NE of Beta Aurigae |
M37 | Aur | 5 | 52.4 | 32 | 33 | NGC2099 | OC one of 3 OCs NE of Beta Aurigae |
M38 | Aur | 5 | 28.7 | 35 | 50 | NGC1912 | OC one of 3 OCs NE of Beta Aurigae |
M39 | Cyg | 21 | 32.2 | 48 | 26 | NGC7092 | OC NE of Deneb |
M40 | UMa | 12 | 22.4 | 58 | 5 | WIN4 | OC 2 stars - Winnecke 4 NW of Delta Ursae Majoris |
M41 | CMa | 6 | 47 | -20 | 44 | NGC2287 | OC south of Sirius |
M42 | Ori | 5 | 35.4 | -5 | 27 | NGC1976 | E/RN - the Orion Nebula |
M43 | Ori | 5 | 35.6 | -5 | 16 | NGC1982 | E/RN - a detached part of Orion Nebula just N of M42 |
M44 | Cnc | 8 | 40.1 | 19 | 59 | NGC2632 | OC - Beehive Cluster or Praesepe NW of Delta Cancri |
M45 | Tau | 3 | 47 | 24 | 7 | PLEIADES | OC - the Pleiades NW of Aldebaran |
M46 | Pup | 7 | 41.8 | -14 | 49 | NGC2437 | OC east of Sirius just SE of M47 |
M47 | Pup | 7 | 36.6 | -14 | 30 | NGC2422 | OC east of Sirius just NW of M46 |
M48 | Hya | 8 | 13.8 | -5 | 48 | NGC2548 | OC NE of M46/M47 |
M49 | Vir | 12 | 29.8 | 8 | 0 | NGC4472 | G-E2 just south of the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M50 | Mon | 7 | 3.2 | -8 | 20 | NGC2323 | OC - NE of Sirius NW of M46/M47 between Sirius and Procyon |
M51 | CVn | 13 | 29.9 | 47 | 12 | NGC5194 | G-SAbc - Whirlpool Galaxy south of Alkaid (last star in big dipper handle) |
M52 | Cas | 23 | 24.2 | 61 | 35 | NGC7654 | OC near Beta Cassiopeiae Bubble Nebula NGC7635 nearby |
M53 | Com | 13 | 12.9 | 18 | 10 | NGC5024 | GC just NE of the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M54 | Sgr | 18 | 55.1 | -30 | 29 | NGC6715 | GC the easternmost of 3 GCs at the bottom of the teapot |
M55 | Sgr | 19 | 40 | -30 | 58 | NGC6809 | GC east of M54 SW of M75 |
M56 | Lyr | 19 | 16.6 | 30 | 11 | NGC6779 | GC SE of M57 between M57 and Albireo |
M57 | Lyr | 18 | 53.6 | 33 | 2 | NGC6720 | PN - Ring Nebula between Beta and Gamma Lyrae NW of M56 |
M58 | Vir | 12 | 37.7 | 11 | 49 | NGC4579 | G-SABb in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M59 | Vir | 12 | 42 | 11 | 39 | NGC4621 | G-E5 - paired with M60 in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M60 | Vir | 12 | 43.7 | 11 | 33 | NGC4649 | G-E2 - paired with M59 in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M61 | Vir | 12 | 21.9 | 4 | 28 | NGC4303 | G-SABbc south of the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M62 | Oph | 17 | 1.2 | -30 | 7 | NGC6266 | GC SE of Antares south of M19 NW of M6 |
M63 | CVn | 13 | 15.8 | 42 | 2 | NGC5055 | G-SAbc - Sunflower Galaxy south of M51 |
M64 | Com | 12 | 56.7 | 21 | 41 | NGC4826 | G-SAab - Black Eye Galaxy NE of the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M65 | Leo | 11 | 18.9 | 13 | 5 | NGC3623 | G-SABa paired with M66 in the Leo group of objects |
M66 | Leo | 11 | 20.2 | 12 | 59 | NGC3627 | G-SABb paired with M65 in the Leo group of objects |
M67 | Cnc | 8 | 50.4 | 11 | 49 | NGC2682 | OC south of Delta Cancri and M44 |
M68 | Hya | 12 | 39.5 | -26 | 45 | NGC4590 | GC SE of Beta Corvi NW of M83 |
M69 | Sgr | 18 | 31.4 | -32 | 21 | NGC6637 | GC the westernmost of 3 GCs at the bottom of the teapot |
M70 | Sgr | 18 | 43.2 | -32 | 18 | NGC6681 | GC the central of 3 GCs at the bottom of the teapot |
M71 | Sge | 19 | 53.8 | 18 | 47 | NGC6838 | GC just SW of Gamma Sagittae SW of M27 |
M72 | Aqr | 20 | 53.5 | -12 | 32 | NGC6981 | GC NW of Theta Capricorni just W of M73 and NGC7009 the Saturn Nebula |
M73 | Aqr | 20 | 59 | -12 | 38 | NGC6994 | OC 4 stars NW of Theta Capricorni just E of M73 and W of NGC7009 the Saturn Nebula |
M74 | Psc | 1 | 36.7 | 15 | 47 | NGC628 | G-SAc just NE of Eta Piscium and SW of Gamma Arietis |
M75 | Sgr | 20 | 6.1 | -21 | 55 | NGC6864 | GC NE of M55 SW of Beta Capricorni |
M76 | Per | 1 | 42.4 | 51 | 34 | NGC650 | PN - Little Dumbbell south of Delta Cassiopeiae / M103 |
M77 | Cet | 2 | 42.7 | 0 | -1 | NGC1068 | G-SABab south of Gamma Ceti in the tail of the whale |
M78 | Ori | 5 | 46.7 | 0 | 3 | NGC2068 | RN NE of Alnitak the westernmost star in the belt of Orion |
M79 | Lep | 5 | 24.5 | -24 | 33 | NGC1904 | GC south of Beta Leporis which is SW of Sirius |
M80 | Sco | 16 | 17 | -22 | 59 | NGC6093 | GC NW of Antares / M4 |
M81 | UMa | 9 | 55.6 | 69 | 4 | NGC3031 | G-SAab Bode"s Galaxy just south of M82 |
M82 | UMa | 9 | 55.8 | 69 | 41 | NGC3034 | G-I0 - the Cigar Galaxy (the exploding galaxy) just north of M81 |
M83 | Hya | 13 | 37 | -29 | 52 | NGC5236 | G-SABc SE of M68 |
M84 | Vir | 12 | 25.1 | 12 | 53 | NGC4374 | G-E1 paired with M86 in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M85 | Com | 12 | 25.4 | 18 | 11 | NGC4382 | G-SA0* in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M86 | Vir | 12 | 26.2 | 12 | 57 | NGC4406 | G-E3 paired with M84 in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M87 | Vir | 12 | 30.8 | 12 | 24 | NGC4486 | G-E0-1 (the one with the jet and black hole) in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M88 | Com | 12 | 32 | 14 | 25 | NGC4501 | G-SAb in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M89 | Vir | 12 | 35.7 | 12 | 33 | NGC4552 | G-E in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M90 | Vir | 12 | 36.8 | 13 | 10 | NGC4569 | G-SABab in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M91 | Com | 12 | 35.4 | 14 | 30 | NGC4548 | G-SBb (some lists say M91 is M58 not NGC 4548) in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M92 | Her | 17 | 17.1 | 43 | 8 | NGC6341 | GC NE of M13 |
M93 | Pup | 7 | 44.6 | -23 | 52 | NGC2447 | OC NE of Wezen (Delta Canis Majoris) just NW of Xi Puppis south of M46/M47 |
M94 | CVn | 12 | 50.9 | 41 | 7 | NGC4736 | G-SAab south of M51 |
M95 | Leo | 10 | 44 | 11 | 42 | NGC3351 | G-SBb paired with M96 in the Leo group of objects |
M96 | Leo | 10 | 46.8 | 11 | 49 | NGC3368 | G-SABab paired with M95 in the Leo group of objects |
M97 | UMa | 11 | 14.8 | 55 | 1 | NGC3587 | PN - Owl Nebula near Merek (Beta Ursae Majoris) and M108 |
M98 | Com | 12 | 13.8 | 14 | 54 | NGC4192 | G-SABab in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M99 | Com | 12 | 18.8 | 14 | 25 | NGC4254 | G-SAc in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M100 | Com | 12 | 22.9 | 15 | 49 | NGC4321 | G-SABbc in the Coma/Virgo Cluster of objects |
M101 | UMa | 14 | 3.2 | 54 | 21 | NGC5457 | G-SABcd - Pinwheel Galaxy north of Alkaid (last star in big dipper handle) |
M102 | Dra | 15 | 6.5 | 55 | 46 | NGC5866? | G-SA0* near Iota Draconis (some lists say M102 is M101) |
M103 | Cas | 1 | 33.2 | 60 | 42 | NGC581 | OC near Delta Cassiopeiae |
M104 | Vir | 12 | 40 | -11 | 37 | NGC4594 | G-SA - Sombrero Galaxy west of Spica |
M105 | Leo | 10 | 47.8 | 12 | 35 | NGC3379 | G-E1 just north of M95/M96 in the Leo group of objects |
M106 | CVn | 12 | 19 | 47 | 18 | NGC4258 | G-SABbc south of M109 / Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris) |
M107 | Oph | 16 | 32.5 | -13 | 3 | NGC6171 | GC SW of Zeta Oph at the bottom of the Oph asterism |
M108 | UMa | 11 | 11.5 | 55 | 40 | NGC3556 | G-SBcd near Merek (Beta Ursae Majoris) and M97 |
M109 | UMa | 11 | 57.6 | 53 | 23 | NGC3992 | G-SBbc near Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris) north of M106 |
M110 | And | 0 | 40.4 | 41 | 41 | NGC205 | G-E3pec companion to M31 just NW of the centre |