This file presents the Messier objects in the order of the Marathon Search
Sequence given by Don Machholz in his
Messier Marathon Observer’s Guide.
Also available as plain ascii file.
The Messier Marathon Search Sequence
compiled online by Hartmut Frommert, using work of Don Machholz.
Depending on geographic location, it may be impossible to find them all, and may
be better to slightly modify this list. In case of doubt consult Don Machholz’s
book. This list should be good for northern latitudes 20 to 40.
No. Link M# NGC# Con Type ra dec B d
1. M77 077 1068 Cet 5 02 42.7 -00 01 8.9 7x6 60000 2. M74 074 628 Psc 5 01 36.7 +15 47 10.2 10.2x9.5 35000 3. M33 033 598 Tri 5 01 33.9 +30 39 6.7 73x45 2300 4. M31 031 224 And 5 00 42.7 +41 16 4.8 178 2200 5. M32 032 221 And 6 00 42.7 +40 52 8.7 8x6 2200 6. M110 110 205 And 6 00 40.4 +41 41 9.4 17x10 2200 7. M52 052 7654 Cas 1 23 24.2 +61 35 7.3 13.0 7 8. M103 103 581 Cas 1 01 33.2 +60 42 7.4 6.0 8 9. M76 076 650 Per 3 01 42.4 +51 34 10.1 2.7x1.8 3.4 10. M34 034 1039 Per 1 02 42.0 +42 47 5.5 35.0 1.4 11. M45 045 - Tau 1 03 47.0 +24 07 1.6 110.0 0.4 12. M79 079 1904 Lep 2 05 24.5 -24 33 8.4 8.7 39.8 13. M42 042 1976 Ori 4 05 35.4 -05 27 4.0 85x60 1.6 14. M43 043 1982 Ori 4 05 35.6 -05 16 9.1 20x15 1.6 15. M78 078 2068 Ori 4 05 46.7 +00 03 10.3 8x6 1.6 16. M1 001 1952 Tau 9 05 34.5 +22 01 8.2 6x4 6.3 17. M35 035 2168 Gem 1 06 08.9 +24 20 5.3 28.0 2.8 18. M37 037 2099 Aur 1 05 52.4 +32 33 6.2 24.0 4.6 19. M36 036 1960 Aur 1 05 36.1 +34 08 6.3 12.0 4.1 20. M38 038 1922 Aur 1 05 28.4 +35 50 7.4 21.0 4.2 21. M41 041 2287 CMa 1 06 47.0 -20 44 4.6 38.0 2.4 22. M93 093 2447 Pup 1 07 44.6 -23 52 6.0 22.0 4.5 23. M47 047 2422 Pup 1 07 36.6 -14 30 4.5 30.0 1.6 24. M46 046 2437 Pup 1 07 41.8 -14 49 6.0 27.0 5.4 25. M50 050 2323 Mon 1 07 03.2 -08 20 6.3 16.0 3 26. M48 048 2548 Hya 1 08 13.8 -05 48 5.3 54.0 1.5 27. M44 044 2632 Cnc 1 08 40.1 +19 59 3.7 95.0 0.5 28. M67 067 2682 Cnc 1 08 50.4 +11 49 6.1 30.0 2.25 29. M95 095 3351 Leo 5 10 44.0 +11 42 10.4 4.4x3.3 38000 30. M96 096 3368 Leo 5 10 46.8 +11 49 9.1 6x4 38000 31. M105 105 3379 Leo 6 10 47.8 +12 35 9.2 2.0 38000 32. M65 065 3623 Leo 5 11 18.9 +13 05 9.3 8x1.5 35000 33. M66 066 3627 Leo 5 11 20.2 +12 59 8.2 8x2.5 35000 34. M81 081 3031 UMa 5 09 55.6 +69 04 7.9 21x10 12000 35. M82 082 3034 UMa 7 09.55.8 +69 41 8.8 9x4 12000 36. M97 097 3587 UMa 3 11 14.8 +55 01 9.9 3.4x3.3 2.6 37. M108 108 3556 UMa 5 11 11.5 +55 40 10.7 8x1 45000 38. M109 109 3992 UMa 5 11 57.6 +53 23 10.8 7x4 55000 39. M40 040 Win4 UMa C 12 22.4 +58 05 9.1 0.8 0.51 40. M106 106 4258 CVn 5 12 19.0 +47 18 8.6 19x8 25000 41. M94 094 4736 CVn 5 12 50.9 +41 07 7.9 7x3 14500 42. M63 063 5055 CVn 5 13 15.8 +42 02 9.5 10x6 37000 43. M51 051 5194 CVn 5 13 29.9 +47 12 8.1 11x7 37000 44. M101 101 5457 UMa 5 14 03.2 +54 21 9.6 22.0 24000 45. M102? 102? 5866 Dra 8 15 06.5 +55 46 10.0 5.2x2.3 40000 46. M53 053 5024 Com 2 13 12.9 +18 10 7.6 12.6 56.4 47. M64 064 4826 Com 5 12 56.7 +21 41 8.8 9.3x5.4 19000 48. M3 003 5272 CVn 2 13 42.2 +28 23 6.3 16.2 30.6 49. M98 098 4192 Com 5 12 13.8 +14 54 11.7 9.5x3.2 60000 50. M99 099 4254 Com 5 12 18.8 +14 25 10.1 5.4x4.8 60000 51. M100 100 4321 Com 5 12 22.9 +15 49 10.6 7x6 60000 52. M85 085 4382 Com 8 12 25.4 +18 11 9.3 7.1x5.2 60000 53. M84 084 4374 Vir 8 12 25.1 +12 53 9.3 5.0 60000 54. M86 086 4406 Vir 8 12 26.2 +12 57 9.7 7.5x5.5 60000 55. M87 087 4486 Vir 6 12 30.8 +12 24 9.2 7.0 60000 56. M89 089 4552 Vir 6 12 35.7 +12 33 9.5 4.0 60000 57. M90 090 4569 Vir 5 12 36.8 +13 10 10.0 9.5x4.5 60000 58. M88 088 4501 Com 5 12 32.0 +14 25 10.2 7x4 60000 59. M91 091 4548 Com 5 12 35.4 +14 30 9.5 5.4x4.4 60000 60. M58 058 4579 Vir 5 12 37.7 +11 49 9.2 5.5x4.5 60000 61. M59 059 4621 Vir 6 12 42.0 +11 39 9.6 5x3.5 60000 62. M60 060 4649 Vir 6 12 43.7 +11 33 8.9 7x6 60000 63. M49 049 4472 Vir 6 12 29.8 +08 00 8.5 9x7.5 60000 64. M61 061 4303 Vir 5 12 21.9 +04 28 10.1 6x5.5 60000 65. M104 104 4594 Vir 5 12 40.0 -11 37 8.7 9x4 50000 66. M68 068 4590 Hya 2 12 39.5 -26 45 8.0 12.0 32.3 67. M83 083 5236 Hya 5 13 37.0 -29 52 7.6 11x10 10000 68. M5 005 5904 Ser 2 15 18.6 +02 05 6.2 17.4 22.8 69. M13 013 6205 Her 2 16 41.7 +36 28 5.7 16.6 22.2 70. M92 092 6341 Her 2 17 17.1 +43 08 6.5 11.2 26.1 71. M57 057 6720 Lyr 3 18 53.6 +33 02 8.8 1.4x1.0 4.1 72. M56 056 6779 Lyr 2 19 16.6 +30 11 8.2 7.1 31.6 73. M29 029 6913 Cyg 1 20 23.9 +38 32 7.1 7.0 7.2 74. M39 039 7092 Cyg 1 21 32.2 +48 26 5.2 32.0 0.825 75. M27 027 6853 Vul 3 19 59.6 +22 43 7.4 8.0x5.7 1.25 76. M71 071 6838 Sge 2 19 53.8 +18 47 9.0 7.2 11.7 77. M107 107 6171 Oph 2 16 32.5 -13 03 9.2 10.0 19.6 78. M12 012 6218 Oph 2 16 47.2 -01 57 6.6 14.5 17.6 79. M10 010 6254 Oph 2 16 57.1 -04 06 6.7 15.1 13.4 80. M14 014 6402 Oph 2 17 37.6 -03 15 7.7 11.7 27.4 81. M9 009 6333 Oph 2 17 19.2 -18 31 7.3 9.3 26.4 82. M4 004 6121 Sco 2 16 23.6 -26 32 6.4 26.3 6.8 83. M80 080 6093 Sco 2 16 17.0 -22 59 7.7 8.9 27.4 84. M19 019 6273 Oph 2 17 02.6 -26 16 6.6 13.5 27.1 85. M62 062 6266 Oph 2 17 01.2 -30 07 6.6 14.1 21.5 86. M6 006 6405 Sco 1 17 40.1 -32 13 5.3 15.0 2 87. M7 007 6475 Sco 1 17 53.9 -34 49 4.1 80.0 1 88. M11 011 6705 Sct 1 18 51.1 -06 16 6.3 14.0 6 89. M26 026 6694 Sct 1 18 45.2 -09 24 9.3 15.0 5 90. M16 016 6611 Ser 1 18 18.8 -13 47 6.4 7.0 7 91. M17 017 6618 Sgr 4 18 20.8 -16 11 7.5 11.0 5 92. M18 018 6613 Sgr 1 18 19.9 -17 08 7.5 9.0 6 93. M24 024 >6603 Sgr B 18 16.9 -18 29 4.6 90 10 94. M25 025 I4725 Sgr 1 18 31.6 -19 15 6.5 40.0 2 95. M23 023 6494 Sgr 1 17 56.8 -19 01 6.9 27.0 4.5 96. M21 021 6531 Sgr 1 18 04.6 -22 30 6.5 13.0 4.25 97. M20 020 6514 Sgr 4 18 02.6 -23 02 9.0 28.0 2.2 98. M8 008 6523 Sgr 4 18 03.8 -24 23 6.0 60x35 6.5 99. M28 028 6626 Sgr 2 18 24.5 -24 52 7.3 11.2 17.9 100. M22 022 6656 Sgr 2 18 36.4 -23 54 5.9 24.0 10.1 101. M69 069 6637 Sgr 2 18 31.4 -32 21 8.9 7.1 25.4 102. M70 070 6681 Sgr 2 18 43.2 -32 18 9.6 7.8 28.0 103. M54 054 6715 Sgr 2 18 55.1 -30 29 8.0 9.1 82.8 104. M55 055 6809 Sgr 2 19 40.0 -30 58 5.0 19.0 16.6 105. M75 075 6864 Sgr 2 20 06.1 -21 55 8.0 6.0 57.7 106. M15 015 7078 Peg 2 21 30.0 +12 10 6.0 12.3 32.6 107. M2 002 7089 Aqr 2 21 33.5 -00 49 6.3 12.9 36.2 108. M72 072 6981 Aqr 2 20 53.5 -12 32 9.8 5.9 52.8 109. M73 073 6994 Aqr A 20 58.9 -12 38 9.0 2.8 ? 110. M30 030 7099 Cap 2 21 40.4 -23 11 8.4 11.0 24.8
Key:
- Type:
- 1=Open Cluster, 2=Globular Cluster, 3=Planetary Nebula, 4=Diffuse Nebula,
5=Spiral Galaxy, 6=Elliptical Galaxy, 7=Irrgeular Galaxy,
8=Multiple Star System
- ra=
- right ascension in hours minutes.decimal seconds
- dec=
- declination in degrees minutes
- B=
- apparent visual magnitude
- d=
- distance in kilo-light-years
Last Modification: 4 Feb 1998, 22:40 MET