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Messier Objects Cross References
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M1: NGC 1952, GC 1157, h 357, Bode 11; Taurus A, 3C144, 4C+21.19 Crab Pulsar: NP0532 Crab Supernova: SN 1054, CM Tauri M2: NGC 7089, GC 4678, h 2125, Lalande 41928, Bode 70 M3: NGC 5272, GC 3636, h 1663 M4: NGC 6121, GC 4183, Lac I.9, deCh 19, Bode 31; B.A.C. 5455 M5: NGC 5904, GC 4083, h 1916 M6: NGC 6405, GC 4318, h 3699, Lac III.12, deCh 1; Mel 178, Cr 341 M7: NGC 6475, GC 4340, h 3710, Lac II.14, Ptolemy; Mel 183, Cr 354 M8: NGC 6523, GC 4361, h 3722, Lac III.13, deCh 8 M9: NGC 6333, GC 4287, h 1979, h 3677 M10: NGC 6254, GC 4256, h 1972, h 3659, Bode 33 M11: NGC 6705, GC 4437, h 2019, deCh 14 M12: NGC 6218, GC 4256, h 1972, h 3659, Bode 32 M13: NGC 6205, GC 4230, h 1968, Halley, Bode 30 M14: NGC 6402, GC 4315, h 1983, h 3698 M15: NGC 7078, GC 4670, h 2120, Lalande 40815, Bode 71 M16: NGC 6611, GC 4400, h 2006, deCh 4 M17: NGC 6618, GC 4403, h 2008, deCh 20 M18: NGC 6613, GC 4401, h 2007 M19: NGC 6273, GC 4264, h 1975, h 3663 M20: NGC 6514, GC 4355, h 1991, h 3718, H IV.41, H V.10, H V.11, H V.12 M21: NGC 6531, GC 4367, h 1993 M22: NGC 6656, GC 4424, h 2015, h 3753, Lac I.12, deCh 17 M23: NGC 6494, GC 4346, h 1990; Mel 184, Cr 356 M24: >NGC 6603, GC 4397 (MWP M24), h 2004, Bode 51 NGC 6603: Mel 197, Cr 374 M25: IC 4725, deCh 5, Bode 56 M26: NGC 6694, GC 4432, h 3658 M27: NGC 6853, GC 4532, h 2060; PK 60-3.1 M28: NGC 6626, GC 4406, h 2010, h 3743 M29: NGC 6913, GC 4567, h 2078, Bode 69 M30: NGC 7099, GC 4687, h 2128, h 3878 M31: NGC 224, GC 116, h 50, Bode 3; UGC 454 M32: NGC 221, GC 117, h 51; UGC 452, Arp 168 M33: NGC 598, GC 352, h 131, H V.17, Bode 5; UGC 1117 NGC 604 (bright HII region): GC 355, h 133, H III.150 M34: NGC 1039, GC 584, h 248, Bode 7; Mel 17, Cr 31 M35: NGC 2168, GC 1360, h 377, deCh 12, Bode 14; Mel 41, Cr 82 M36: NGC 1960, GC 1166, h 358, Bode 12; Mel 37, Cr 71 M37: NGC 2099, GC 1295, h 369, Bode 13; Mel 38, Cr 75 M38: NGC 1922, GC 1119, Bode 9; Mel 36, Cr 67 M39: NGC 7092, GC 4681, h 2126, Bode 75 M40: Winnecke 4 (Win 4, WNC 4), [Hevelius; Bode 23] M41: NGC 2287, GC 1454, h 411; Mel 52, Cr 118 M42: NGC 1976, GC 1179, h 360, deCh 16, Bode 10; Orion A M43: NGC 1982, GC 1185, H III.1 M44: NGC 2632, GC 1681, h 517, deCh 11, Bode 20; Mel 88, Cr 189 M45: ; Mel 22, Cr 42 [also see M45 table for the Pleiades nebulae] NGC 1435 = Merope Nebula: GC 768, Auwers N.18, Tempel's neb NGC 1432 = Maia Nebula IC 349 = Part of Merope Nebula M46: NGC 2437, GC 1564, h 463; Mel 75, Cr 159 M47: NGC 2422, GC 1551, h 459, h 3088, H VIII.38; Mel 68, Cr 152 NGC 2478 = erroneous M47 position: GC 1594 M48: NGC 2548, GC 1637, h 496, H VI.22, C.H.; Mel 85, Cr 179 M49: NGC 4472, GC 3021, h 1294; Arp 134, UGC 7629 M50: NGC 2323, GC 1483, h 425, Bode 16; Mel 58, Cr 124 M51: NGC 5194, GC 3572, h 1622, Bode 25; Arp 85, UGC 8493 NGC 5195 (close companion, disc. Mechain): GC 3574, h 1623, H I.186; Arp 85, UGC 8494 M52: NGC 7654, GC 4957, h 2238; Mel 243, Cr 455 M53: NGC 5024, GC 3453, h 1558, Bode 26 M54: NGC 6715, GC 4442, h 3763, Dunlop 624 M55: NGC 6809, GC 4503, h 3798, Dunlop 620, Lac I.14 M56: NGC 6779, GC 4485, h 2036 M57: NGC 6720, GC 4447, h 2023, Darquier; PK 63+13.1 M58: NGC 4579, GC 3121, h 1368; UGC 7792 M59: NGC 4621, GC 3155, h 1386; UGC 7858 M60: NGC 4649, GC 3182, h 1408; Arp 116, UGC 7898, VV 206 M61: NGC 4303, GC 2878, h 1202, H I.139; UGC 7420 M62: NGC 6266, GC 4261, h 3661, Dunlop 627 M63: NGC 5055, GC 3474, h 1570; UGC 8334 M64: NGC 4826, GC 3321, h 1486, Bode 77; UGC 8062, PKS 1254+21 M65: NGC 3623, GC 2373, h 854; Arp 317, UGC 6328, VV 308 M66: NGC 3627, GC 2377, h 857, h 875?; Arp 16, Arp 317, UGC 6346, VV 308, PKS 1117+132 M67: NGC 2682, GC 1712, h 531; Mel 94, Cr 204 M68: NGC 4590, GC 3128, h 3404 M69: NGC 6637, GC 4411, Dunlop 613, Lac I.11 M70: NGC 6681, GC 4428, h 3756, Dunlop 614 M71: NGC 6838, GC 4520, h 2056, deCh 13 M72: NGC 6981, GC 4608, h 2090 M73: NGC 6994, GC 4617 M74: NGC 628, GC 372, h 142; UGC 1149 M75: NGC 6864, GC 4543, h 2064 M76: NGC 650, GC 385; PK 130-10.1 NGC 651 (NF), H I.193, GC 386 M77: NGC 1068, GC 600, h 262; Arp 37, UGC 2188, Cetus A, 3C71, 4C-00.13, PKS 0240-002 M78: NGC 2068, GC 1267, h 368 M79: NGC 1904, GC 1112 M80: NGC 6093, GC 4173, h 3624 M81: NGC 3031, GC 1949, h 649, Bode 17; UGC 5318 M82: NGC 3034, GC 1950, H IV.79, Bode 18; Arp 337, UGC 5322, 3C231 M83: NGC 5236, GC 3606, h 3523, Dunlop 628, Lac I.6; UGCA 366 M84: NGC 4374, GC 2930, h 1237; UGC 7494, 3C272.1 M85: NGC 4382, GC 2946, h 1242; UGC 7508 M86: NGC 4406, GC 2961, h 1253; UGC 7532 M87: NGC 4486, GC 3035, h 1301; Arp 152, UGC 7654, Virgo A, 3C274 M88: NGC 4501, GC 3049, h 1312; UGC 7675 M89: NGC 4552, GC 3097, h 1348; UGC 7760 M90: NGC 4569, GC 3111; Arp 76, UGC 7786 M91: NGC 4548, GC 3093, h 1345, H II.120; UGC 7753 NGC 4571 = erroneous "M91?" in GC: GC 3120, h 1367 M92: NGC 6341, GC 4294, Bode 76 M93: NGC 2447, GC 1571, h 3098; Mel 76, Cr 160 M94: NGC 4736, GC 3258, h 1456; UGC 7996 M95: NGC 3351, GC 2184, h 743; UGC 5850, 3C 245 M96: NGC 3368, GC 2194, h 749; UGC 5882 M97: NGC 3587, GC 2343, h 838; PK 148+57.1 M98: NGC 4192, GC 2786, h 1132; UGC 7231 M99: NGC 4254, GC 2838, h 1173; UGC 7345 M100: NGC 4321, GC 2890, h 1211; UGC 7450 M101: NGC 5457, M102?, GC 3770, h 1744; Arp 26, UGC 8981 M102?: NGC 5866, GC 4058, h 1909, H I.215; UGC 9723 M103: NGC 581, GC 341, h 126; Struve 131, Mel 8, Cr 14 M104: NGC 4594, GC 3132, h 1376, H I.43; UGCA 293 M105: NGC 3379, GC 2204, h 757, H I.17; UGC 5902 M106: NGC 4258, GC 2841, h 1175, H V.43; UGC 7353 M107: NGC 6171, GC 4211, h 3637, H VI.40 M108: NGC 3556, GC 2318, h 831, H V.46; UGC 6225 M109: NGC 3992, GC 2635, h 1030, H IV.61; UGC 6937 M110: NGC 205, GC 105, h 44, H V.18, C.H.; UGC 426
Key:
- H:
- William Herschel
- C.H.:
- Caroline Herschel
- h:
- John Herschel (1833, 1847)
- GC:
- General Catalog, John Herschel 1864
- Lac:
- Lacaille
- deCh:
- de Cheseaux
- Bode:
- Johan Elert Bode‘s
“Complete Catalog” of 77 deepsky objects (1779 version)
- Cr:
- Collinder
- Mel:
- Melotte
- PK:
- L. Perek and L. Kohoutek. Catalogue of Planetary Nebulae.
Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1967.
- 3C:
- Third Cambridge Catalogue
- Arp:
- H.C. Arp. Catalog of Peculiar Galaxies.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 14:1, 1966.
- UGC:
- Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies (1973), by P.N. Nilson
- UGCA:
- Catalog of Selected Non-UGC Galaxies (1974), by P.N. Nilson
Last Modification: 25 Jan 1998, 16:11 MET