MESSIER OBJECT LIST, ALPHABETICAL BY CONSTELLATION

by A.J. Crayon and Steve Coe, version 1.0, dated Thu 01-04-1990.
This list is used by members of the Saguaro Astronomy Club of
Phoenix, Az. for the Messier achievement award. Based on the list in
the Observer's Handbook, with 2000 coordinates so that it is easy to
use with Sky Atlas 2000 by Tirion. Constellation abbreviations are
the IAU standard. Type abbreviations: Cl=open cluster, Gb=globular
cluster, Pl=planetary nebula, Di=diffuse nebula, MW=Milky Way
starcloud, DS=double star, Galaxy types; Sp=spiral, El=elliptical,
Ir=irregular.
M#
110
31
32
72
73
2
38
36
37
30
103
52
77
41
44
67
98
99
100
85
88
91
64
53
106
94
63
51
3
29
39
102
35
13
92
48
68
83
95
96
105
65
66
79
57
56

R. A.
h m
00 40.4
00 41.8
00 42.8
20 53.5
20 59.0
21 33.5
05 28.7
05 36.1
05 52.4
21 40.4
01 33.2
23 24.2
02 42.7
06 47.0
08 40.1
08 50.4
12 13.9
12 18.9
12 23.0
12 25.5
12 32.1
12 35.5
12 56.7
13 12.9
12 18.9
12 50.9
13 15.8
13 30.0
13 42.2
20 23.9
21 32.2
15 06.5
06 08.9
16 41.7
17 17.1
08 13.8
12 39.5
13 37.0
10 44.0
10 46.8
10 47.8
11 18.9
11 20.2
05 24.5
18 53.6
19 16.6

Dec
deg m
41 41
41 16
40 52
-12 32
-12 38
-00 49
35 50
34 08
32 33
-23 11
60 42
61 35
-00 02
-20 44
19 59
11 49
14 55
14 26
15 50
18 12
14 26
14 30
21 41
18 10
47 19
41 08
42 02
47 11
28 23
38 32
48 26
55 46
24 20
36 28
43 08
-05 48
-26 45
-29 52
11 42
11 49
12 35
13 05
12 59
-24 33
33 02
30 11

Mag Const Type

08
04
09
09
09
07
07
06
06
08
07
08
10
06
04
07
10
10
10
10
10
11
08
08
09
09
09
09
07
07
05
12
06
06
07
06
09
08
10
10
10
10
09
08
09
09

And
And
And
Aqr
Aqr
Aqr
Aur
Aur
Aur
Cap
Cas
Cas
Cet
CMa
Cnc
Cnc
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
Com
CVn
CVn
CVn
CVn
CVn
Cyg
Cyg
Dra
Gem
Her
Her
Hya
Hya
Hya
Leo
Leo
Leo
Leo
Leo
Lep
Lyr
Lyr

El
Sp
El
Gb
Cl
Gb
Cl
Cl
Cl
Gb
Cl
Cl
Sp
Cl
Cl
Cl
Sp
Sp
Sp
El
Sp
Sp
Sp
Gb
Sp
Sp
Sp
Sp
Gb
Cl
Cl
Gb
Cl
Gb
Gb
Cl
Gb
Sp
Sp
Sp
El
Sp
Sp
Gb
Pl
Gb

Size
min
8x 3
160x40
3x 2
5
2
12
18
16
24
9
6
13
2x 2
32
90
18
8x 2
4x 4
5x 5
4x 2
6x 3
4x 3
8x 4
14
20x 6
5x 4
8x 3
12x 6
19
7
32
2x 1
29
23
12
30
9
10x 8
3x 3
7x 4
2x 2
8x 2
8x 2
8
1x 1
5

Notes
companion to M 31
Great Andromeda Galaxy
close companion to M31
3 deg from NGC 7009
4 stars; an asterism
many faint stars
shaped like Greek Pi-
bright but scattered
very rich, about 500*
elliptical in shape
40* mags 10...
200* mags 9...
brightest in group
150*, orange * in centr
Beehive, 200* to mag 14
dark spot near center
* 6 Comae 30' west
face-on spiral
face-on, many supernovae
bright elliptical shape
multi-arm spiral
NGC 4571 @ 27'
Blackeye, dark marking
1 deg NE of Alpha Comae
large, bright spiral
bright nucleus
elongated in PA 105 deg
Whirlpool, interacting
excellant globular
small and poor
scattered, use low power
M102=M101, NGC 5866 used
NGC 2158 1/2 deg SW
Hercules Cl
nice glob, overlooked
scattered group
6" needed to resolve
large and diffuse
bright barred spiral
M95 in same field
near M95 and M96
elongated in PA 174 deg
M66 + NGC 3628 nearby
6" needed to resolve
Ring, 15 mag central*
in very rich star field

50
107
12
10
62
19
9
14
43
42
78
15
76
34
74
47
46
93
80
4
6
7
26
11
5
16
71
23
20
8
21
24
18
17
28
69
25
22
70
54
55
75
45
1
33
81
82
108
97
109
40
101
61
84
86
49
87
89
90
58

07
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
05
05
05
21
01
02
01
07
07
07
16
16
17
17
18
18
15
18
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
03
05
01
09
09
11
11
11
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

03.2
32.5
47.2
57.1
01.2
02.6
19.2
37.6
35.6
35.4
46.7
30.0
42.4
42.0
36.7
36.6
41.8
44.6
17.0
23.6
40.1
53.9
45.2
51.1
18.6
18.8
53.8
56.8
02.6
03.8
04.6
16.9
19.9
20.8
24.5
31.4
31.6
36.4
43.2
55.1
40.0
06.1
47.0
34.5
33.9
55.6
55.8
11.5
14.8
57.6
22.4
03.2
21.9
25.1
26.2
29.8
30.8
35.7
36.8
37.7

-08
-13
-01
-04
-30
-26
-18
-03
-05
-05
00
12
51
42
15
-14
-14
-23
-22
-26
-32
-34
-09
-06
02
-13
18
-19
-23
-24
-22
-18
-17
-16
-24
-32
-19
-23
-32
-30
-30
-21
24
22
30
69
69
55
55
53
58
54
04
12
12
08
12
12
13
11

20
03
57
06
07
16
31
15
16
27
03
10
34
47
47
30
49
52
59
32
13
49
24
16
05
47
47
01
02
23
30
30
08
11
52
21
15
54
18
29
58
55
07
01
39
04
41
40
01
23
05
21
28
53
57
00
24
33
10
49

06
09
07
07
07
08
08
09
09
06
08
07
11
06
10
05
07
06
08
06
06
05
08
06
07
07
08
07
05
06
07
05
07
07
08
08
06
06
08
08
06
09
02
09
06
07
09
10
11
10
09
08
10
10
10
09
10
11
10
10

Mon
Oph
Oph
Oph
Oph
Oph
Oph
Oph
Ori
Ori
Ori
Peg
Per
Per
Psc
Pup
Pup
Pup
Sco
Sco
Sco
Sco
Sct
Sct
Ser
Ser
Sge
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Sgr
Tau
Tau
Tri
UMa
UMa
UMa
UMa
UMa
UMa
UMa
Vir
Vir
Vir
Vir
Vir
Vir
Vir
Vir

Cl
Gb
Gb
Gb
Gb
Gb
Gb
Gb
Di
Di
Di
Gb
Pl
Cl
Sp
Cl
Cl
Cl
Gb
Gb
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Gb
Cl
Gb
Cl
Di
Di
Cl
MW
Cl
Di
Gb
Gb
Cl
Gb
Gb
Gb
Gb
Gb
Cl
Di
Sp
Sp
Ir
Sp
Pl
Sp
DS
Sp
Sp
El
El
El
El
El
Sp
Sp

16
8
12
12
6
5
6
7
19x30
66x60
8x 6
12
2x 1
30
8x 8
25
27
18
5
23
26
50
9
12
20
8
6
27
29x27
90x40
12
90
7
46x37
15
4
35
17
4
6
15
5
120
6x 4
60x40
16x10
7x 2
8x 2
3x 3
7
1
22x22
6x 6
3x 3
4x 3
4x 4
3x 3
2x 2
6x 3
4x 3

between Sirius-Procyon
small glob
loose for a globular
rich, M12 3 deg NW
in rich field
oblate
compact
6" needed to resolve
detached part of M42
Orion Neb, magnificent
reflection neb
rich, compact
Little Dumbbell, tough
best at low power
low surface brightness
coarse cluster
Pl neb NGC 2438 at edge
bright and rich
very compressed
beautiful star chains
best at low power
good in binocs or finder
bright, coarse cluster
very rich and compressed
fine cluster
Eagle Neb + cluster
loose globular
bright, loose
Trifid, dark lanes
Lagoon, neb + cluster
sparse cluster
Small Star Cloud
sparse cluster
Swan, use UHC filter
compact globular
small, poor
bright but sparse
spectacular
small, 2 deg E of M69
not easily resolved
bright, loose globular
small
Pleiades, look for neby
Crab, supernova remnant
large, diffuse
M82 1/2 deg N
high power for detail
edge-on, near M97
Owl, look for "eyes"
barred spiral
DS Winnecke 4, sep 50"
excellant in dark skies
two-armed spiral
M86 + many NGC's nearby
center of Virgo Cluster
bright elliptical
bright elliptical
resembles M87
bright spiral
barred spiral

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59
60
27

12
12
12
19

40.0 -11 37 08
42.0 11 39 10
43.7 11 33 10
59.6 22 43 08

Vir
Vir
Vir
Vul

Sp
El
El
Pl

7x
3x
4x
8x

2
2
3
4

Sombrero, dust lane

pair with M60
bright elliptical
Dumbbell, many * invl