Manual

Andromeda (And)
Antila (Ant)
Apus (Aps)
Aquarius (Aqr)
Aquila (Aql)
Ara (Ara)
Aries (Ari)
Auriga (Aur)
Bootes (Boo)
Caelum (Cae)
Camelopardis (Cam)
Cancer (Cnc)
Canes Venatici (CVn)
Canis Major (CMa)
Canis Minor (CMi)
Capricornus (Cap)
Carina (Car)
Cassiopeia (Cas)
Centaurus (Cen)
Cepheus (Cep)
Cetus (Cet)
Chameleon (Cha)
Circinus (Cir)
Columbia (Col)
Coma Berenices (Com)
Corona Australis (CrA)
Corona Borealis (CrB)
Corvus (Crv)
Crater (Crt)
Crux (Cru)
Cygnus (Cyg)
Delphinus (Del)
Dorado (Dor)
Draco (Dra)
Equuleus (Equ)
Eridanus (Eri)
Fornax (For)
Gemini (Gem)
Grus (Gru)
Hercules (Her)
Horologium (Hor)
Hydra (Hya)
Hydrus (Hyi)
Indus (Ind)
Lacerta (Lac)
Leo (Leo)
Leo Minor (LMi)
Lepus (Lep)
Libra (Lib)
Lupus (Lup)
Lynx (Lyn)
Lyra (Lyr)
Mensa (Men)
Microscopium (Mic)
Monoceros (Mon)
Musca (Mus)
Norma (Nor)
Octans (Oct)
Ophiuchus (Oph)
Orion (Ori)
Pavo (Pav)
Pegasus (Peg)
Perseus (Per)
Phoenix (Phe)
Pictor (Pic)
Pisces (Psc)
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)
Puppis (Pup)
Pyxis (Pyx)
Reticulum (Ret)
Sagitta (Sge)
Sagittarius (Sgr)
Scorpius (Sco)
Sculptor (Scl)
Scutum (Sct)
Serpens (Ser)
Sextans (Sex)
Taurus (Tau)
Telescopium (Tel)
Triangulum (Tri)
Triangulum Australe (TrA)
Tucana (Tuc)
Ursa Major (UMa)
Ursa Minor (UMi)
Vela (Vel)
Virgo (Vir)
Volcans (Vol)
Vulpecula (Vul)
CONSTELLATION ABBREVIATIONS
Catalog Index
18.
NAME - NAME
RA - RIGHT ASCENSION (hours min.min)
DEC - DECLINATION (degrees)
MAG - MAGNITUDE
SIZE - SIZE
CON - CONSTELLATION
Messier Catalog
Catalog Index
Catalog Index
19.
MESSIER CATALOG NAME RA DEC MAG SIZE CON DESCRIPTION
M001 Crab nebula supernova remnant NGC 1952 05 34.5 +22.0 8.4 6' Tau nebula
M002 NGC 7089 21 33.5 -0.8 6 7' Aqr globular cluster highly resolved
M003 NGC 5272 13 42.2 +28.4 6 18' Cvn globular cluster highly resolved
M004 NGC 6121 16 23.6 -26.5 5.9 26' Sco globular cluster highly resolved
M005 NGC 5904 15 18.6 +02.1 6.2 13' Ser globular cluster highly resolved
M006 butterfly NGC 6405 17 40.1 -32.2 4.6 25' Sco open cluster rich
M007 NGC 6475 17 53.9 -34.8 5 1° Sco open cluster bright scattered
M008 Lagoon NGC 6523 18 03.8 -24.4 5 80' Sgr nebula with dust and cluster
M009 NGC 6333 17 19.2 -18.5 8 9' Oph globular cluster mottled
M010 NGC 6254 16 57.1 -4.1 7 8' Oph globular cluster highly resolved
M011 wild duck NGC 6705 18 51.1 -6.3 6 12' Sct open cluster dense
M012 NGC 6218 16 47.2 -2 8 10' Oph globular cluster highly resolved
M013 NGC 6205 16 41.7 +36.5 5.7 23' Her globular cluster highly resolved
M014 NGC 6402 17 37.6 -3.3 9 6' Oph globular cluster
M015 NGC 7078 21 30.0 +12.2 6.5 10' Peg globular cluster highly resolved
M016 Eagle NGC 6611 18 18.8 -13.8 6 7' Ser nebula with dust and cluster
M017 Swan NGC 6618 18 20.8 -16.2 6 45' Sgr nebula
M018 NGC 6613 18 19.9 -17.1 8 7' Sgr open cluster bright scattered
M019 NGC 6273 17 02.6 -26.3 7 5' Oph globular cluster
M020 Trifid NGC 6514 18 02.6 -23 6.3 25' Sgr nebula with dust
M021 NGC 6531 18 04.6 -22.5 7 10' Sgr open cluster rich
M022 NGC 6656 18 36.4 -23.9 6 18' Sgr globular cluster highly resolved
M023 NGC 6494 17 56.8 -19 7 30' Sgr open cluster dense
M024 small star cloud 18 15.9 -18.5 0 1.5° Sgr open cluster bright scattered
M025 IC 4725 18 31.6 -19.3 6 20' Sgr scattered group of stars
M026 NGC 6694 18 45.2 -9.4 9.5 9' Sct open cluster rich
M027 Dumbell NGC 6853 19 59.6 +22.7 8 8' Vul planetary nebula irregular
M028 NGC 6626 18 24.5 -24.9 8 6' Sgr globular cluster highly resolved
M029 NGC 6913 20 23.9 +38.5 7 7' Cyg open cluster bright scattered
M030 NGC 7099 21 40.4 -23.2 8 6' Cap globular cluster highly resolved
M031 Great Andromeda Galaxy NGC 224 00 42.7 +41.3 3.4 3° And very elongated galaxy dusty with bright core
M032 NGC 221 00 42.7 +40.9 8.2 8' And round galaxy with bright core
M033 Pinwheel NGC 598 01 33.9 +30.7 5.7 60' Tri spiral galaxy structure with bright knots
M034 NGC 1039 02 42.0 +42.8 5.2 30' Per open cluster rich
M035 NGC 2168 06 08.9 +24.3 5.1 30' Gem open cluster rich
M036 NGC 1960 05 36.1 +34.1 6 12' Aur open cluster rich
M037 NGC 2099 05 52.4 +32.6 5.6 24' Aur open cluster dense
M038 NGC 1912 05 28.7 +35.8 6.4 21' Aur open cluster rich
M039 NGC 7092 21 32.2 +48.4 5 30' Cyg open cluster bright scattered
M040 Winnecke 4 12 19.8 +58.3 9 50" UMa double star
M041 NGC 2287 06 47.0 -20.7 4.5 38' Cma open cluster dense
M042 Great Orion nebula NGC 1976 05 35.4 -5.5 4 1° Ori nebula
M043 NGC 1982 05 35.6 -5.3 9 20' Ori nebula bright with dust
M044 Behive NGC 2632 08 40.1 +20.0 3.1 1.5° Cnc open cluster bright scattered
M045 Pleiades Pleiades 03 47.0 +24.1 1.5 1.5° Tau scattered group of stars
M046 NGC 2437 07 41.8 -14.8 6.1 27' Pup open cluster dense
M047 NGC 2422 07 36.6 -14.5 4.4 30' Pup open cluster dense
M048 NGC 2548 08 13.8 -5.8 5.8 40' Hya open cluster rich
M049 NGC 4472 12 29.8 +08.0 8.4 8' Vir round galaxy with bright core
M050 NGC 2323 07 03.2 -8.3 6 20' Mon open cluster rich
M051 Whirlpool NGC 5194 13 29.9 +47.2 8.1 11' Cvn spiral galaxy structure attached companion
M052 NGC 7654 23 24.2 +61.6 7 12' Cas open cluster dense
M053 NGC 5024 13 12.9 +18.2 8 10' Com globular cluster highly resolved
M054 NGC 6715 18 55.1 -30.5 9 6' Sgr globular cluster mottled
M055 NGC 6809 19 40.0 -31 7 15' Sgr globular cluster highly resolved
M056 NGC 6779 19 16.6 +30.2 8 5' Lyr globular cluster highly resolved
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