053445+220129NGC 1952 M1  DN78  The Crab Nebula  Remnant of supernova of 1054 contains a pulsar 213328-004325NGC 7089 M2  GC4  Rich highly concentrated GC easily visible in binoculars mag 6.3 134212+282340NGC 5272 M3  GC13 Regarded as one of the finest clusters in the northern sky mag 6 162338-254250NGC 6121 M4  GC73 Easy object  One of the closest of all globulars 7500 l.y. mag 7 151831+020522NGC 5904 M5  GC76 Brilliant condensed center mottled outer regions mag6 Easy object174002-315001NGC 6405 M6  OC73 Scattering of about 50 stars   Looks like a butterfly  mag 5.3   175353-331232NGC 6475 M7  OC73 Brilliant cluster twice the apparent diameter of the Moon  mag 5 180308-233641NGC 6523 M8  DN72  Lagoon Nebula   Famous gaseous nebula visible to the naked eye  171906-173410NGC 6333 M9  GC59  Not very impressive  Discovered by Messier in May 1764  mag 7.3 165708-040159NGC 6254 M10 GC59  Visible in binoculars 19000 l.y. Equal in brightness to M12 mag7185104-053537NGC 6705 M11 OC75 The 'Wild Duck'  Showpiece cluster of about 200 stars  mag 6.3   164709-021237NGC 6218 M12 GC59    Easy object  Less condensed than most GC  mag7  Twin of M10   164141+362810NGC 6205 M13 GC40   Brightest GC in northern skies   Seen with naked eye  mag 5.7  173736-024833NGC 6402 M14 GC59 Extremely compact  Famous for the nova discovered in 1938  mag 8 213000+121056NGC 7078 M15 GC62 Outstanding Bright GC at the limit of naked eye visibility mag 6 181848-120952NGC 6611 M16 DN76    Eagle Nebula  Spectacular star cluster and gas cloud  mag 7   182046-154543NGC 6618 M17 DN72 Omega or Horseshoe Nebula  Arch-shaped gas cloud  5700 l.y. mag 7182026-154716NGC 6613 M18 OC72 Loose grouping of about a dozen stars  May not be a true cluster 170234-255304NGC 6273 M19 GC59   Highly compact cluster  Somewhat elliptical in shape  mag 6.6  180155-225711NGC 6514 M20 DN72 Trifed Nebula  Cloud of glowing gas with 3 dark dust lanes  mag 9180441-212905NGC 6531 M21 OC72 Loose cluster of about 50 stars in the same field as M20  mag 6.5183618-215847NGC 6658 M22 GC72  Just visible to the naked eye  One of the finest in the heavens 175656-185847NGC 6494 M23 OC72 Fine cluster of 200 stars elongated in shape  4500 l.y. mag 6.9  181824-173151NGC 6603 M24 DN72    M24 is really a detached part of the Milky Way star cloud     183144-184041IC 4725  M25 OC72 Cluster of 50 stars  Contains the Cepheid variable U Sgr  mag 6.5184521-083222NGC 6694 M26 OC75 Compact cluster of about 100 stars Its diameter is about 14 l.y. 195933+224403NGC 6853 M27 PN88 The Dumbbell Nebula Fine object Visually a misty green glow mag 8182431-230708NGC 6626 M28 GC72 Easy to find but not one of the best GC for small telescopes mag9202355+383153NGC 6913 M29 OC31   Small cluster of about a dozen or so 8th-9th magnitude stars   214019-222056NGC 7099 M30 GC16 Small with condensed centre  Visible in small telescopes  mag 8  004244+411714NGC 224  M31 SG1   The great nebula in Andromeda  Visible to the naked eye   mag 4 004244+405239NGC 221  M32 SG1               Small satellite galaxy of M31   mag 9               013349+303958NGC 598  M33 SG80  Presented almost face-on it covers an area larger than the Moon 024201+424713NGC 1039 M34 OC63 Large field of about 80 stars just visible to the naked eye mag 5060851+242030NGC 2168 M35 OC38    Bright cluster of 120 stars visible to the naked eye  mag 6   053518+340923NGC 1960 M36 OC8     Small bright cluster of about 60 stars 3800 l.y. away mag 6   055222+323303NGC 2099 M37 OC8  Fine rich cluster of about 150 stars Bright orange star at center052839+355032NGC 1912 M38 OC8       Large scattered cluster of about 100 faint stars   mag 6    213212+482714NGC 7092 M39 OC31      Large loose cluster of 24 fairly bright stars mag 5.2       064704-192206NGC 2287 M41 OC14     Bright cluster of 50 stars visible to the naked eye  mag 6   053514-043504NGC 1976 M42 DN60 The Great Orion Nebula  A gigantic cloud of gas and dust  mag 4  053614-044106NGC 1982 M43 DN60  Really part of M42   A dark lane of gas separates M42 from M43  084016+195002NGC 2632 M44 OC12 Praesepe  The Beehive Large cluster just visible as a misty patch0346  +24             M45 OC79 The Pleiades brightest star cluster in the sky 250 stars mag 1.6 074149-132441NGC 2437 M46 OC68   Cluster of 150 faint stars. Planetary Nebula at northern edge  073636-134425NGC 2422 M47 OC68   Naked eye cluster of about 50 stars  3600 l.y. away  mag 5     081341-043043NGC 2548 M48 OC42   Cluster of 80 stars visible to the naked eye  Triangular shape 122944+075936NGC 4472 M49 SG86  E1 type galaxy One of the brighter members of the Virgo cluster 070300-074820NGC 2323 M50 OC55   Large cluster of 100 stars  Easy object for binoculars  mag 7  132954+471147NGC 5194 M51 SG13 'Whirlpool' spiral galaxy  Beautiful object for amateur telescope232414+613549NGC 7654 M52 OC18  Cluster of about 120 stars somewhat kidney-shaped 3800 l.y away 131256+181008NGC 5024 M53 GC25    Visible in small telescopes as a rounded hazy patch  mag 8    185510-292342NGC 6715 M54 GC72 Bright but small cluster  Messier discovered it in July 1778 mag7194004-304956NGC 6809 M55 GC72 Large loose structured  Resembling the nucleus of a comet  mag 7 191632+301106NGC 6779 M56 GC52   Small  Fairly uniform structure  Diameter of 60 l.y.  mag 8.2  185333+330225NGC 6720 M57 PN52 The Ring Nebula  Looks like a celestial smoke ring  Easy to find 123731+114927NGC 4579 M58 SG86  Barred spiral galaxy  Brightest Messier object in Virgo cluster 124201+113859NGC 4621 M59 SG86 Elliptical galaxy about 1/4 the diameter of the Milky Way  mag 11124337+113334NGC 4649 M60 SG86 Giant elliptical galaxy with a mass roughly 5 times the Milky Way122209+042822NGC 4303 M61 SG86      Large face-on spiral galaxy with very open arms  mag 10     170116-300110NGC 6266 M62 GC59    A very dense cluster in a rich Milky Way field  mag 6.6       131550+420218NGC 5055 M63 SG13 Spiral galaxy with open arms  An easy galaxy to observe  mag 10  125645+214102NGC 4826 M64 SG25 Spiral galaxy  Called Black Eye Galaxy because of dark dust cloud111854+130608NGC 3623 M65 SG46  Spiral galaxy  May be over 100 times as large as the Milky Way  112012+125942NGC 3627 M66 SG46  Spiral galaxy with open arms  Forms a pair with M65  mag 8.8    085032+114847NGC 2682 M67 OC12  Cluster of 60 stars needs binoculars to resolve individual stars123926-254701NGC 4590 M68 GC42      Globular cluster contains over 100,000 stars  mag 8         183120-313407NGC 6637 M69 GC72  Lacaille described it as 'the small nucleus of a comet' in 1752 184337-314026NGC 6681 M70 GC72      Small compact GC mag 9  Very similar to that of M69         195343+184748NGC 6838 M71 GC71  Dense mag 7 cluster   Some authorities regard it as a rich OC   205421-111515NGC 6981 M72 GC4      Small   Unimpressive except in large telescopes mag 9        205924-110953NGC 6994 M73 OC4  M73 is usually omitted from Messier's catalogue  (4 small stars) 013641+154814NGC 628  M74 SG66    Galaxy with very open arms   Low surface brightness mag 10    200608-214718NGC 6864 M75 GC72 Small rich GC located in a rather blank region of the sky  mag 8 014157+513421NGC 650  M76 PN63  The little dumbbell 15000 l.y. away  Looks like a double nebula 024239-002656NGC 1068 M77 SG21  Giant Seyfert galaxy 500 times bigger than the Milky Way  mag 9 054716+000229NGC 2068 M78 DN60  Small elongated wispy structure   Star in a dust and gas cloud  052417-232309NGC 1904 M79 GC48 Small but rich cluster  Good object for a medium telescope mag 7 161702-211505NGC 6093 M80 GC73 Visible with binoculars looks like the fuzzy head of a comet mag8095535+690434NGC 3031 M81 SG83   Large bright galaxy condensed nucleus with faint spiral arms   095602+694219NGC 3034 M82 SG83  Strong radio source   Appears to have been a gigantic explosion 133706-283815NGC 5236 M83 SG42  Large face-on spiral galaxy  Visible in small telescopes  mag 8 122502+125325NGC 4374 M84 SG86 Elliptical galaxy  Seen as a fuzzy patch of light with binoculars122525+181148NGC 4382 M85 SG25 Elliptical galaxy Small telescopes show a bright star-like centre122613+125711NGC 4406 M86 SG86 E3 type elliptical galaxy in same telescopic field as M84  mag 9 123049+122402NGC 4486 M87 SG86 Giant elliptical galaxy  Radio and X-ray source known as Virgo A 123201+142529NGC 4501 M88 SG25     Spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on   Easy to find  mag 9      123537+123358NGC 4552 M89 SG86 Large elliptical galaxy type E0  Discovered by Messier March 1781123649+130927NGC 4569 M90 SG86  Bright Sb type spiral galaxy  mag 10    In same field with M89  171708+430854NGC 6341 M92 GC40 Only slightly inferior to its more famous neighbour M13  mag 6.1 074433-222152NGC 2447 M93 OC68 A binocular cluster of 60 stars of mag 8 and fainter Wedge shaped125051+410815NGC 4736 M94 SG13  Compact spiral galaxy  Appears like a comet in small telescopes 104419+114106NGC 3351 M95 SG46 Spiral galaxy with open arms mag 10   M96 is brighter at mag 9   104644+114937NGC 3368 M96 SG47  M96 & M95 are a pair of spiral galaxies seen in the same field  111441+550114NGC 3587 M97 PN83 Owl Nebula  A large but dim nebula that looks like an owl's head 121416+145239NGC 4192 M98 SG25       Large nearly edge-on elogated spiral galaxy  mag 10        121916+142340NGC 4254 M99 SG25       Circular spiral galaxy seen almost face-on  mag 10         122315+154741NGC 4321 M100SG25    The largest spiral of the Virgo-Coma galaxy cluster mag 10    140252+542116NGC 5457 M101SG83 Spiral galaxy seen face-on  1/2 apparent diameter of Moon  mag 9 150541+555114NGC 5866 M102SG34    Edge-on spiral galaxy with thin equatorial dust band   mag 8  013313+604248NGC 581  M103OC18     About 60 stars mags 8 to 12 with a central diamond shape     123959-105526NGC 4594 M104SG86   Spiral galaxy seen edge-on, populary known as the Sombrero Hat 104619+124305NGC 3379 M105SG46      Textbook example of a typical elliptical galaxy  mag 11     121819-463319NGC 4258 M106SG13 Spiral galaxy with open arms   Easy object for a small telescope 163122-130610NGC 6171 M107GC59              Small compact cluster mag 10                        111027+554851NGC 3556 M108SG83 Spiral galaxy Dark dust patches can be seen in a medium telescope115617+533039NGC 3992 M109SG83   Barred spiral galaxy with very open arms  Easy to find  mag 11 001500-375319NGC 55       SG74  Spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on   mag 9  6 million l.y. away  002407-722027NGC 104      GC82 Large brilliant GC   Catalogued as a star on early charts  mag 5 004032+614725NGC 225      OC18          Large scattered group W-shape  About 20 stars           004733-240938NGC 253      SG74 Spiral galaxy seen edge-on  Cigar-shaped  1/2 degree long  mag 9 0530  -68                 SG33 Large Magellanic Cloud Mini galaxy  Fuzzy patch 6 degrees in diam0045  -73    NGC 292      SG82   Small Magellanic Cloud    Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way    010224-703726NGC 362      GC82 Visible in binoculars near the edge of the Small Magellanic Cloud010904+581937NGC 457      OC18     Fine cluster contains over 100 stars brighter than mag 13    014558+615748NGC 663      OC18      Rich cluster of about 80 stars   mag 9  2600 l.y. away      022044+570852NGC 869      OC63  The Double Cluster in Perseus  Each is visible to the naked eye 022357+570727NGC 884      OC63  NGC 869 has about 350 stars while NGC 884 has 300 stars  mag 7  040725+621901NGC 1502     OC11       Small cluster of about 15 stars triangular in shape        0430  +15                 OC78 The Hyades  Large bright cluster of 200 stars  Noticeable V-shape053319-160524NGC 2017     OC48    Group of five stars ranging from the 7th to 10th mag          053847-684902NGC 2070     DN33 The Tarantula Nebula   Spider-like shape  Cloud of hydrogen gas  054015-013315IC 434       DN60 The Horsehead nebula  Easy to photograph   Difficult to observe  063239+045213NGC 2244     DN55   The Rosette Nebula  Faint nebula and a cluster of 16 stars     071842-231333NGC 2362     OC14 Cluster of 40 stars surrounding the mag 4 star tau Canis Majoris 072908+205446NGC 2392     PN38  Known as Eskimo or Clown Face Nebula because of its appearance  073449+653626NGC 2403     SG11     Spiral galaxy neary 1/3 degree long  Easily seen  mag 9      074150-180105NGC 2440     PN64 Bright planetary mag 11.5  Diam 50 x 20 with 16 mag central star 075953-094024NGC 2506     OC55  Fine cloud of 75 faint stars  Best seen with a low power mag 11 080038-592421NGC 2516     OC17 Bright cluster of 100 stars  Easy object Covers one degree of sky081021-490156NGC 2547     OC85 Cluster of 50 stars just visible to the naked eye 3100 l.y. away 091204-633321NGC 2808     GC17     Large rich GC   Stars 'like the finest dust'  mag 6          100245-582131NGC 3114     OC17 Naked eye cluster of about 100 stars  Poorer version of NGC 2516 100516-064336NGC 3115     SG77 Elliptical galaxy  14 million l.y. away  Elongated shape  mag 9  101234-073751NGC 3195     PN22     Nebula of similar apparent size to the planet Jupiter        102442-175127NGC 3242     PN42 9th mag nebula popularly termed the 'ghost of Jupiter' 1900 l.y. 104247-640744IC 2602      OC17   Large brilliant cluster of 30 stars  Similar to the Pleiades   104457-585033NGC 3372     DN17 The Keyhole Nebula     Easily visible to the naked eye 9000 l.y. 110626-575136NGC 3532     OC17  Bright cluster of 150 stars covering 1 degree of sky  1700 l.y. 113614-605615NGC 3766     OC19     Rich cluster of about 200 stars  Visible with binoculars     121858+471802NGC 4258     SG13 Spiral galaxy  Bright large pear-shaped object with two main arms123622+260027NGC 4565     SG25 Classically elegant elongated spiral galaxy seen edge on  mag 10 1245  -63                 DN30    The Coalsack Nebula  Very large famous dark dust cloud        125341-601101NGC 4755     OC30 The Jewel Box  Beautiful OC of 100 stars  Various colours  mag 5 132641-471215NGC 5139     GC19   Largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky  mag 3.7     134934+601027NGC 5322     SG83            Bright roundish looking galaxy mag 11.3               150515-540237NGC 5822     OC50     Large loose cluster of 120 stars   Visible with binoculars   154601-363218NGC 5986     GC50  Small GC visible as a rounded patch in small telescopes  mag 9  160337-594714NGC 6025     OC81  Binocular star cluster of about 30 members from mag 7 downward  161319-540215NGC 6067     OC57            Bright rich cluster of about 100 stars                164427+254841NGC 6210     PN40    Small bright nebula  Seen as a blue-green ellipse   mag 10    165408-402151NGC 6231     OC73    Large naked eye cluster of 120 stars   A mini-Pleaides        174047-522232NGC 6397     GC6   Large bright GC easily visible with binoculars  7500 l.y. away  175835+663820NGC 6543     PN34       An irregular blue-green shape  Central star mag 9          180757-421533NGC 6541     GC26  Easy object  Visible in binoculars   mag 6   14,000 l.y. away   181237+065054NGC 6572     PN59  Small bright elliptical nebula   Blue-green in colour   mag 10  191046-595104NGC 6752     GC61 Large GC covering an area nearly half the apparent size of Moon  205602+313547NGC 6992     DN31  The Veil nebula or Cygnus loop   Result of a stellar explosion  205753+440558NGC 7000     DN31 Large glowing gas cloud shaped like the North America continent  210406-101334NGC 7009     PN4  The Saturn Nebula  Bright blusish PN  Strikingly beautiful object221504+495317NGC 7243     OC45      Irregular cluster containing about 40 stars  mag 8          222943-203837NGC 7293     PN4  The Helix Nebula  Largest and nearest PN  Quite faint misty patch232548+422847NGC 7662     PN1   Bright slightly elliptical shape  Bluish-green in colour  mag 8 235132+161609NGC 7772     OC62  V-shaped group of 7 small stars mags 11 - 14 not a true cluster 235701+564328NGC 7789     OC18     Rich cluster of about 1000 stars 6000 l.y. away    mag 10