Messier Object Index
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M1 The Crab Nebula supernova remnant in Taurus
M2 globular cluster in Aquarius
M3 globular cluster in Canes Venatici
M4 globular cluster in Scorpius
M5 globular cluster in Serpens Caput
M6 The Butterfly Cluster open cluster in Scorpius
M7 Ptolemy’s Cluster open cluster in Scorpius
M8 The Lagoon Nebula diffuse nebula in Sagittarius
M9 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
M10 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster in Scutum
M12 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
M13 Great Hercules Globular Cluster globular cluster in Hercules
M14 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
M15 globular cluster in Pegasus
M16 open cluster associated with the Eagle Nebula or Star Queen Nebula IC 4703 in Serpens Cauda
M17 The Omega or Swan or Horseshoe or Lobster Nebula diffuse nebula in Sagittarius
M18 open cluster in Sagittarius
M19 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
M20 The Trifid Nebula diffuse nebula in Sagittarius
M21 open cluster in Sagittarius
M22 globular cluster in Sagittarius
M23 open cluster in Sagittarius
M24 Milky Way Patch star cloud with open cluster NGC 6603 in Sagittarius
M25 open cluster in Sagittarius
M26 open cluster in Scutum
M27 The Dumbbell Nebula planetary nebula in Vulpecula
M28 globular cluster in Sagittarius
M29 open cluster in Cygnus
M30 globular cluster in Capricornus
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy spiral galaxy in Andromeda
M32 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy in Andromeda
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy (also Pinwheel) spiral galaxy in Triangulum
M34 open cluster in Perseus
M35 open cluster in Gemini
M36 open cluster in Auriga
M37 open cluster in Auriga
M38 open cluster in Auriga
M39 open cluster in Cygnus
M40 Double Star WNC4 in Ursa Major
M41 open cluster in Canis Major
M42 The Great Orion Nebula diffuse nebula in Orion
M43 part of the Orion Nebula (de Mairan’s Nebula) diffuse nebula in Orion
M44 Praesepe, the Beehive Cluster open cluster in Cancer
M45 Subaru, the Pleiades–the Seven Sisters open cluster in Taurus
M46 open cluster in Puppis
M47 open cluster in Puppis
M48 open cluster in Hydra
M49 elliptical galaxy in Virgo
M50 open cluster in Monoceros
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici
M52 open cluster in Cassiopeia
M53 globular cluster in Coma Berenices
M54 globular cluster in Sagittarius
M55 globular cluster in Sagittarius
M56 globular cluster in Lyra
M57 The Ring Nebula planetary nebula in Lyra
M58 spiral galaxy in Virgo
M59 elliptical galaxy in Virgo
M60 elliptical galaxy in Virgo
M61 spiral galaxy in Virgo
M62 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
M63 Sunflower galaxy spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
M64 Blackeye galaxy spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
M65 spiral galaxy in Leo
M66 spiral galaxy in Leo
M67 open cluster in Cancer
M68 globular cluster in Hydra
M69 globular cluster in Sagittarius
M70 globular cluster in Sagittarius
M71 globular cluster in Sagitta
M72 globular cluster in Aquarius
M73 open cluster in Aquarius
M74 spiral galaxy in Pisces
M75 globular cluster in Sagittarius
M76 The Little Dumbell, Cork, or Butterfly planetary nebula in Perseus
M77 spiral galaxy in Cetus
M78 diffuse reflection nebula in Orion
M79 globular cluster in Lepus
M80 globular cluster in Scorpius
M81 Bode’s Galaxy (nebula) spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
M82 The Cigar Galaxy irregular galaxy in Ursa Major
M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy spiral galaxy in Hydra
M84 lenticular galaxy in Virgo
M85 lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices
M86 lenticular galaxy in Virgo
M87 Virgo A elliptical galaxy in Virgo
M88 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
M89 elliptical galaxy in Virgo
M90 spiral galaxy in Virgo
M91 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
M92 globular cluster in Hercules
M93 open cluster in Puppis
M94 spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
M95 spiral galaxy in Leo
M96 spiral galaxy in Leo
M97 The Owl Nebula planetary nebula in Ursa Major
M98 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
M99 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
M100 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
M102: Duplication of M101 in Ursa Major?
Lenticular galaxy (the Spindle Galaxy NGC 5866) in Draco ?
M103 open cluster in Casseopeia
M104 The Sombrero Galaxy spiral galaxy in Virgo
M105 elliptical galaxy in Leo
M106 spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
M107 globular cluster in Ophiuchus
M108 spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
M109 spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
M110 Satellite galaxy of M31 elliptical galaxy in Andromeda
Last Modification: 25 Jan 1998, 16:00 MET