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The Messier Catalog74
M# NGC# Const. R.A. DEC Mag Type Proper Name
M31 NGC 224 And 0 42.7 41 16 3.4 Sp. Gx. Andromeda Galaxy
M32 NGC 221 And 0 42.7 40 52 8.2 El. Gx.
M33 NGC 598 Tri 1 33.8 30 39 5.7 Sp. Gx. Pinwheel Galaxy
M34 NGC 1039 Per 2 42.0 42 47 5.2 Op. Cl.
M35 NGC 2168 Gem 6 08.8 24 20 5.1 Op. Cl.
M36 NGC 1960 Aur 5 36.3 34 08 6.0 Op. Cl.
M37 NGC 2099 Aur 5 52.0 32 33 5.6 Op. Cl.
M38 NGC 1912 Aur 5 28.7 35 50 6.4 Op. Cl.
M39 NGC 7092 Cyg 21 32.3 48 26 4.6 Op. Cl.
M40 UMa 12 22.2 58 05 8.0 dbl
M41 NGC 2287 CMa 6 47.0 -20 44 4.5 Op. Cl.
M42 NGC 1976 Ori 5 35.3 -5 27 4.0 D. Neb. Great Orion Nebula
M43 NGC 1982 Ori 5 35.5 -5 16 9.0 D. Neb.
M44 NGC 2632 Cnc 8 40.0 19 59 3.1 Op. Cl. Beehive Cluster
M45 Tau 3 47.5 24 07 1.2 Op. Cl. Pleiades
M46 NGC 2437 Pup 7 41.8 -14 49 6.1 Op. Cl.
M47 NGC 2422 Pup 7 36.6 -14 30 4.4 Op. Cl.
M48 NGC 2548 Hya 8 13.8 -5 48 5.8 Op. Cl.
M49 NGC 4472 Vir 12 29.8 8 00 8.4 El. Gx.
M50 NGC 2323 Mon 7 03.0 -8 20 5.9 Op. Cl.
M51 NGC
5194-5
CVn 13 29.9 47 12 8.1 Sp. Gx. Whirlpool Galaxy
M52 NGC 7654 Cas 23 24.2 61 35 6.9 Op. Gx.
M53 NGC 5024 Com 13 12.9 18 10 7.7 Gl. Cl.
M54 NGC 6715 Sgr 18 55.1 -30 29 7.7 Gl. Cl.
M55 NGC 6809 Sgr 19 40 .0 -30 58 7.0 Gl. Cl.
M56 NGC 6779 Lyr 19 16.6 30 11 8.2 Gl. Cl.
M57 NGC 6720 Lyr 18 53.6 33 02 9.0 P. Neb. Ring Nebula
M58 NGC 4579 Vir 12 37.7 11 49 9.8 Sp. Gx.
M59 NGC 4621 Vir 12 42.0 11 39 9.8 El. Gx.
M60 NGC 4649 Vir 12 43.7 11 33 8.8 El. Gx.
M61 NGC 4303 Vir 12 21.9 4 28 9.7 Sp. Gx.
M62 NGC 6266 Oph 17 01.2 -30 07 6.6 Gl. Cl.
M63 NGC 5055 CVn 13 15.8 42 02 8.6 Sp. Gx. Sunflower Galaxy
M64 NGC 4826 Com 12 56.7 21 41 8.5 Sp. Gx. Black Eye Galaxy
M65 NGC 3623 Leo 11 18.9 13 05 9.3 Sp. Gx. Leo’s Triplet
M66 NGC 3627 Leo 11 20.3 12 59 9.0 Sp. Gx. Leo’s Triplet
M67 NGC 2682 Cnc 8 50.3 11 49 6.9 Op. Cl.
M68 NGC 4590 Hya 12 39.5 -26 45 8.2 Gl. Cl.
M69 NGC 6637 Sgr 18 31.4 -32 21 7.7 Gl. Cl.
M70 NGC 6681 Sgr 18 43.2 -32 18 8.1 Gl. Cl.