Messier Object Mapping System

Messier Object M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 M13 M14 M15 M16 M17 M18 M19 M20 M21 M22 M23 M24 M25 M26 M27 M28 M29 M30 M31 M32 M33 M34 M35 M36 M37 M38 M39 M40 M41 M42 M43 M44 M45 M46 M47 M48 M49 M50 M51 M52 M53 M54 M55 Constellation Taurus Aquarius Canes Venatici Scorpius Scorpius Scorpius Scorpius Sagittarius Ophiuchus Ophiuchus Scutum Ophiuchus Hercules Ophiuchus Pegasus Serpens Sagittarius Sagittarius Ophiuchus Sagittarius Sagittarius Sagittarius Sagittarius Sagittarius Sagittarius Scutum Vupecula Sagittarius Cygnus Capricornus Andromeda Andromeda Triangulum Perseus Gemini Auriga Auriga Auriga Cygnus Ursa Major Canis Major Orion Orion Sagittarius Taurus Puppis Puppis Hydra Virgo Monoceros Canes Venatici Cassiopeia Coma Berenices Sagittarius Sagittarius Map# 1-6 8 4-10 2 10 2 2 2-IN1 2 2 2 2 3 2 8 2-IN1 2-IN1 2-IN1 2 2-IN1-8 2-IN1-8 2-IN1-8 2-IN1 2-IN1 2-IN1-8 2 3 2-IN1-8 3 8 7-11 7-11 7-11 7-11 1-6 1-6 1-6 1 3-7 4 1 1 1 6 1-11 1-6 1-6 6 2-IN1-8 1-6 4-10 7 4-5-10 2-IN1-8 2-8 Messier Object M56 M57 M58 M59 M60 M61 M62 M63 M64 M65 M66 M67 M68 M69 M70 M71 M72 M73 M74 M75 M76 M77 M78 M79 M80 M81 M82 M83 M84 M85 M86 M87 M88 M89 M90 M91 M92 M93 M94 M95 M96 M97 M98 M99 M100 M101 M102 M103 M104 M105 M106 M107 M108 M109 M110 Constellation Lyra Lyra Virgo Virgo Virgo Virgo Ophiuchus Canes Venatici Coma Berenices Leo Leo Cancer Hydra Sagittarius Sagittarius Sagittarius Aquarius Aquarius Pisces Sagittarius Perseus Cetus Orion Lepus Scorpius Ursa Major Ursa Major Hydra Virgo Coma Berenices Virgo Virgo Coma Berenices Virgo Virgo Virgo Hercules Puppis Canes Venatici Leo Leo Ursa Major Coma Berenices Coma Berenices Coma Berenices Ursa Major Draco Cassiopeia Virgo Leo Canes Venatici Ophiuchus Ursa Major Ursa Major Andromeda Map# 3 3 IN2-5 IN2 IN2-5-9-10 IN2-5-8 2 4 4-5 5 5 6 9 2-IN1-8 2-IN1-8 2 8 8 11 8 7 11 1 1 2 4 4 9 IN2-5 4-5 IN2-5 IN2-5 IN2-5 IN2 IN2-5 IN2-5 3 1-6 4-5 5 5 4 IN2-4-5 IN2-4-5 IN2-4-5 4 4 7 5-9-10 5 4-5 2 4 4-5 7-11

Messier Object List

Type Name, If Any Mag. RA Dec. 22 01 -0 49 16.2 26.3 17.4 15.0 80.0 35.0x50.0 9.3 15.1 14.0 14.5 16.6 11.7 12.3 7.0 -16 11 11.0 9.0 -26 16 -23 2 -22 30 13.5 28.0 13.0 12.9 6.0x4.0 Size Seen Date

NGC#

Constellation

M001 Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Open Cluster Open Cluster Diffuse Nebula Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Open Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Open Cluster Diffuse Nebula Open Cluster Globular Cluster Diffuse Nebula Open Cluster Globular Cluster Open Cluster Star Cloud Open Cluster Open Cluster Planetary Nebula Globular Cluster Open Cluster Globular Cluster Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Open Cluster Open Cluster Open Cluster Open Cluster N/A Andromeda Galaxy N/A N/A N/A Dumbbell Nebula N/A Milky Way Patch N/A N/A N/A Trifid Nebula N/A 7.0 18h 20.8m 8.5 17h 2.6m 5.0 18h 2.3m 7.0 18h 4.6m 6.5 18h 36.4m Omega, Swan, Horseshoe b l N/A Eagle Nebula Cluster N/A 6.4 21h 30m
12 10

1952 N/A N/A N/A N/A Butterfly Cluster Ptolemys Cluster Lagoon Nebula N/A N/A Wild Duck Cluster N/A N/A N/A 7.6 17h 37.6m -3 15 6.5 18h 18.8m -13 47 8.0 18h 19.9m -17 8 5.9 16h 41.7m 36 28 6.6 16h 47.2m
-1 57

Taurus 6.5 21h 33.5m 6.4 13h 42.2m 28 23 5.9 16h 23.6m -26 32 5.8 15h 18.6m 2 5 4.2 17h 40.1m -32 13 3.3 17h 53.9m 5.0 18h 3.1m 7.9 17h 19.2m -18 31 6.6 16h 57.1m -4 6 5.8 18h 51.1m -6 16
-24 23 -34 49

Supernova remnant Crab Nebula

8.4 5h 34.5m

M002

7089

Aquarius

M003

5272

M004

6121

Canes i i Scorpio

M005

5904

Serpens

M006

6405

Scorpius

M007

6475

Scorpius

M008

6523

Sagittarius

M009

6333

Ophiucus

M010

6254

Ophiucus

M011

6705

Scutum

M012

6218

Ophiucus

M013

6205

Hercules

M014

6402

Ophiucus

M015

7078

Pegasus

M016

6611

M017

6618

Serpens l di Sagittarius

M018

6613

Sagittarius

M019

6273

Ophiucus

M020

6514

Sagittarius

M021

6531

Sagittarius

M022

6656

Sagittarius

-29 54

24.0

M023

6494

Sagittarius

6.0 17h 56.8m -19 1 11. 18h 18.4m -18 25 4.9 18h 28.8m -19 17 9.5 18h 45.2m -9 24 7.5 19h 59.6m
22 43

27.0 5.0 40.0 15.0 8.0x5.6

M024

6603

Sagittarius

M025

IC4725 Sagittarius

M026

6694

Scutum

M027

6853

Vulpecula

M028

6626

Sagittarius

8.5 18h 24.5m -24 52 9.0 20h 23.9m 38 32 8.5 21h 40.4m -23 11 4.5 0h 42.8m 10. 0h 42.8m 7.0 1h 33.9m
41 16 40 52 30 40

11.2 7.0 11.0 178.0 8.0x6.0 73.0x45.0

M029

6913

Cygnus

M030

7099

Capricornus

M031

0224

Andromeda

M032

0221

Andromeda

Elliptical Galaxy Satellite of M31 Triangulum (also i h l) l N/A N/A N/A N/A

M033

0598

Triangulum

M034

1039

Perseus

6.0 2h 42.0m 5.5 6h 8.9m 6.5 5h 36.1 6.0 5h 52.4m

42 47 24 20 34 08 32 33

35.0 28.0 12.0

M035

2168

Gemini

M036

1960

Auriga

M037

2099

Auriga

NGC#

Constellation

Type

Name, If Any

Mag. RA

Dec. 35 50 32.0 0.8 38.0 85.0x60.0 20.0x15.0 95.0 110.0 27.0 30.0 54.0 9.0x7.5 16.0 11.0x7.0 13.0 12.6 9.1 -30 58 19.0 7.1 1.4x1.0 5.5x4.5 21.0

Size

Seen

Date

M038 Open Cluster Double Star Open Cluster Diffuse Nebula Diffuse Nebula Open Cluster Open Cluster Open Cluster Open Cluster Open Cluster Elliptical Galaxy N/A Open Cluster Spiral Galaxy Open Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Planetary Nebula Spiral Galaxy Elliptical Galaxy N/A Elliptical Galaxy N/A Spiral Galaxy Globular Cluster Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Open Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Group/Asterism Spiral Galaxy N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Blackeye Galaxy N/A Sunflower Galaxy N/A N/A Ring Nebula N/A N/A N/A 7.0 19h 40.0m N/A N/A 8.0 23h 24.2m 61 35 8.5 13h 12.9m 18 10 8.5 18h 55.1m -30 29 9.5 19h 16.6m 30 11 9.5 18h 53.6m 33 2 11. 12h 37.8m 11 50 11. 12h 42.1m 11 39 10. 12h 43.7m 8.0 17h 1.2m
11 34

1922 N/A Winecke 4 N/A Great Orion Nebula de Mairans Nebula 4.0 8h 40.1m 1.4 3h 47.0m 6.5 7h 41.8m 4.5 7h 36.6m 5.5 8h 13.8m 10. 12h 29.8m 8 1 7.0 7h 3.2m 8.0 13h 30.0m 47 11
-8 20 -5 48 -14 30 -14 49 24 07 19 59

Auriga 5.5 21h 32.2m 48 26 9.0 12h 20.0m 5.0 6h 47.0m 5.0 5h 35.3m 7.0 5h 35.5m
-5 16 -5 23 -20 44 58 22

Open Cluster

N/A

7.0 5h 28.7m

M039

7092

Cygnus

M040

7092

Ursa Major

M041

2287

Canis Major

M042

1976

Orion

M043

1982

Orion

M044

2632

Cancer

M045 N/A N/A N/A Whirlpool Galaxy

1432

Taurus

M046

2437

Puppis

Beehive Cluster ( ) Pleiades, Subaru, Seven i N/A

M047

2422

Puppis

M048

2548

Hydra

M049

4472

Virgo

M050

2323

Monocerus

M051

5194

Ursa Major

M052

7654

Cassiopea

M053

5024

Coma

M054

6715

i Sagittarius

M055

6809

Sagittarius

M056

6779

Lyra

M057

6720

Lyra

M058

4579

Virgo

M059

4621

Virgo

5.0x3.5 7.0x6.0

M060

4649

Virgo

M061

4303

Virgo

10. 12h 22.0m 4 29

-30 7

6.0x5.5 14.1

M062

6266

Ophiucus

M063

5055

8.5 13h 15.8m 42 2 9.0 12h 56.7m 21 41 10. 11h 18.9m 7.5 8h 50.4m
13 6

10.0x6.0 9.3x5.4 8.0x1.5

M064

4826

M065

3623

Canes i i Coma i Leo

M066

3627

Leo

10. 11h 20.2m 13 0

11 49

8.0x2.5 30.0

M067

2628

Cancer

M068

4590

Hydra

9.0 12h 39.5m -26 45 9.0 18h 34.4m -32 21 9.0 18h 43.2m
-32 18

12.0 7.1 7.8

M069

6637

Sagittarius

M070

6681

Sagittarius

M071

6838

Sagitta

8.5 19h 53.8m 18 47 10. 20h 53.5m -12 32 9.0 20h 59.0m -12 3 10. 1h 36.6m
15 48

7.2 5.9 2.8

M072

6981

Aquarius

M073

6994

Aquarius

M074

0628

Pisces

NGC#

Constellation

Type

Name, If Any

Mag. RA

Dec. -21 55 51 34 -9 2 0 4 -24 33 8.9 21.0x10.0 9.x4.0 11.0x10.0 5.0 7.1x5.2 7.5x5.5 7.0 7.0x4.0 4.0 9.5x4.5 14 30 5.4x4.4 11.2 -23 52 22.0 7.0x3.0 4.4x3.3 8.7 8.0x6.0 7.0x6.0 2.7x1.8 6.0

Size

Seen

Date

M075 Planetary Nebula Spiral Galaxy Diffuse Nebula Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Spiral Galaxy Irregular Galaxy Spiral Galaxy (S0) (S0) (S0) Galaxy Virgo A N/A 11. 12h 35.7m 12 34 11. 12h 36.9m 13 10 11. 12h 35.5m 6.5 7h 44.6m 7.5 17h 17.1m 43 8 9.5 12h 50.9m 41 8 11. 10h 43.9m 11 42 10. 10h 46.7m
11 49

6864 12. 1h 42.4m 10. 2h 42.7m 8.0 5h 46.8m 8.5 5h 24.5m 8.5 16h 17.0m -22 59 8.5 9h 55.6m 9.5 9h 55.9m 8.5 13h 37.1m -29 52 11. 12h 25.1m 12 54 10. 12h 25.5m 18 12 11. 12h 26.3m 11. 12h 30.9m 12 24 11. 12h 32.1m 14 26
12 57 69 41 69 4

Sagittarius Little Dumbell, Cork, fl b l N/A N/A N/A N/A

Globular Cluster

N/A

9.5 20h 6.1m

M076

0650

Perseus

M077

1068

Cetus

M078

2068

Orion

M079

1904

Lepus

M080

6093

Scorpius

M081

3031

Ursa Major

M082 N/A N/A N/A

3034

Ursa Major

M083

5236

Hydra

Bodes Galaxy - 1/2 of bl l Cigar Galaxy - 1/2 of bl l Small Pinwheel Galaxy

M084

4374

Virgo

M085

4382

Coma

M086 Spiral Galaxy Elliptical Galaxy N/A Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Globular Cluster Open Cluster Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Planetary Nebula Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Lenticular (S0) l Open Cluster N/A Sombrero Galaxy N/A N/A N/A N/A Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Globular Cluster Spiral Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Elliptical Galaxy N/A N/A Pinwheel Galaxy Spindle Galaxy N/A N/A Owl Nebula N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

4406

i Virgo

M087

4486

Virgo

Lenticular l Lenticular l Lenticular l Elliptical

M088

4501

Coma

M089

4552

i Virgo

M090

4569

Virgo

M091

4548

Coma

M092

6341

i Hercules

M093

2447

Puppis

M094

4736

M095

3351

Canes i i Leo

M096

3368

Leo

6.0x4.0

M097

3587

Ursa Major

12. 11h 14.8m 55 1 11. 12h 13.9m 14 55 10. 12h 18.9m 14 26 10. 12h 23.0m 15 50 8.5 14h 3.3m 10. 15h 6.5m 7.0 1h 33.2m
54 22 55 45 60 42

3.4x3.3 9.5x3.2 5.4x4.8 7.0x6.0 22.0 5.2x2.3 6.0

M098

4192

Coma

M099

4254

Coma

M100

4321

Coma

M101

5457

i Ursa Major

M102

5866

Draco

M103

0581

Cassiopeia

M104

4594

Virgo

9.5 12h 39.9m -11 37 11. 10h 47.8m 12 35 9.5 12h 18.9m
47 19

9.0x4.0 2.0 19.0x8.0

M105

3379

Leo

M106

4258

Ursa Major

M107

6171

Ophiucus

10. 16h 32.5m -13 3 11. 11h 11.6m 55 41 11. 11h 57.6m 53 23 10. 0h 40.4m
41 41

10.0 8.0x1.0 7.0x4.0

M108

3556

Ursa Major

M109

3992

Ursa Major

M110

0205

Andromeda

Elliptical Galaxy Satellite of M31

Auriga

MAP 01

M38 M45 (Pleiades) M36

M37

Taurus

M1 (Crab Nebula) M35

87 Tau

24 Ori 58 Ori

Orion

M78

M43 (de Mairans Nebula)

M42 (Orion Nebula)

19 Ori

inor

Monoceros

M50

Lepus

9 CMa

M79

M47 M46

M41

Canis Major

Caelum
21 CMa

M93

Columba

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

Aquila

MAP 02
55 Oph

M11 (Wild Duck Cluster)

Serpens Cauda
M26

Scutum
M14

M16 (Eagle Nebula) M17 (Omega Nebula) M18 M25

Ophiuchus
M10

M12

see insert next page

M24 (Delle Caustiche)

M23 M22
34 Sgr

Sagittarius
M55

M28

M21

M20 (Trifid Nebula) M9 M107

M8 (Lagoon Nebula) M54

M70 M69

20 Sgr

M19 M6 (Butterfly Cluster) M7 (Ptolemy's Cluster) M62 M80

21 Sco

Corona Australis
35 Sco

M4

Scorpius
Sco

opium

Ara

Lupus

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

Norma

Serpens Cauda / Sagittarius insert #1 Mag 9.0

41 Sgr

M16 (Eagle Nebula)

M17 (Omega Nebula)

M25

M18

M24 (Delle Caustiche)

34 Sgr

M22

M23

38 Sgr

22 Sgr M28

M21 M54 M20 (Trifid Nebula)

M8 (Lagoon Nebula)

M70
19 Sgr

M69

20 Sgr

Limiting Magnitude: 9.0

Lacerta

5 Cep

MAP 03

M39

Draco

50 Cyg

Cygnus

37 Cyg

M29

33 Dra

Vulpecula

Lyra

3 Lyr

M92

M56 M27 (Dumbbell Nebula)

M57 (Ring Nebula)

M71 M13 (Hercules Cluster)

Sagitta Hercules

ila

55 Oph

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

MAP 04

M82 (Cigar Galaxy)

M81 (Bode's Galaxy)

7 UMi Ursa Minor

50 UMa

M108 Ursa Major M97 (Owl Nebula) M40 (Double Star WNC4)

77 UMa

M109

M102 (Spindle Galaxy)

79 UMa

M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy)

M106
85 UMa

M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)

M94 M63 (Sunflower Galaxy)

Canes Venatici

M3

Botes Coma Berenices

M64 (Blackeye Galaxy) M85
94 Leo

M100 M53

M98 M99

see insert next page

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

Coma Berenices / Virgo insert #2 Mag 10.0

M100 M98
6 Com

27 Com

M99

M88 M91

M86 M84

M90 M87 (Virgo A) M89

M58

M59 M60

30 Vir

M49

32 Vir

31 Vir

M61

16 Vir

Limiting Magnitude: 10.0

MAP 05

M109

64 UMa

M106

Leo Minor

M94 (Sunflower Galaxy)

Venatici

1 41 Leo

68 Leo

Leo
32 Leo

M105

M95 M96

Coma Berenices
M64 (Blackeye Galaxy) M85 M100 M53 M98 M99 M91 M84 M86 M90 M87 (Virgo A) M58 M60 M88
94 Leo

M65 (Leo Triplet 1) M66 (Leo Triplet 2)

Sextans
M49

see insert previous page

M61

Crater

Virgo

M104 (Sombrero Galaxy)

4 Crv

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

M36

MAP 06
112 Tau

M37

Lynx

M1 (Crab Nebula)

M35

66 Gem

Gemini
78 Gem 24 Gem

Cancer

M44 (Beehive Cluster)

Canis Minor
10 CMi

M67

Monoceros

M50

32 Leo

M48

M47 M46

M93

Sextans

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

MAP 07

Perseus
33 Per

26 Per

M34

M103

1 57 And

M76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula)

Cassiopeia
27 Cas

Triangulum

Cepheus

M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)

43 And

M52

M32

Andromeda Galaxy) M31 (Andromeda

M110

21 And

Lacerta
M39

Pegasus

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

MAP 08

8 Peg

M15

Equuleus Delphinus

M2

Aquarius

M73 M72

M30

Capricornus

Piscis Austrinus

M75

Microscopium Grus
Gru

M55

Sagittarius
M25
34 Sgr 38 Sgr

M22

M54 M28 M70

Indus

M69

M21 M20 (Trifid Nebula)

Pav

20 Sgr

Corona Australis Telescopium

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

M60

MAP 09
M49 M61

Virgo

Crater
M104 (Sombrero Galaxy)

67 Vir

Corvus

M68

M83 (Southern Pinwheel Galaxy)

5 Cen

Centaurus

Cen

Lupus

Cen

Cru

Cru

Crux

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

M51 (Whirlpool Galax

MAP 10

Corona Borealis

5 CrB

Botes 36 Boo

M3

Serpens Caput

16 Boo

M53

M5

M60

27 Lib

Libra

Virgo

67 Vir

M104 (Sombrero Galaxy)

Corvus
4 Crv

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8

MAP 11

Perseus

M76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula)

26 Per

M34

1 57 And

M110 Andromeda M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) M32

M45 (Pleiades)

Triangulum

43 And

M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)

Aries

13 Ari

21 And

M74

92 Cet

Pisces

M77

Ceres

Cetus

Limiting Magnitude: 6.8