Messier object: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:07, 4 November 2007

The Messier Catalogue is a list of 110 visually diffuse astronomical objects. The catalogue was compiled by Charles Messier between 1758 and 1782, as a collection of nebulae and star clusters, to distinguish them from comets, for the benefit of comet-hunters.^[1]

list

Messier number	NGC or IC number	Common name	Object type	Apparent Magnitude	Constellation	Right ascension	Declination
M 1	NGC 1952	Crab Nebula	Emission nebula	8.4	Taurus	05^h34.5^m	+22^o01^'
M 2	NGC 7089		Globular cluster	6.5	Aquarius	21^h33.5^m	-00^o49^'
M 3	NGC 5272		Globular cluster	6.4	Canes Venatici	13^h42.2^m	+28^o23^'
M 4	NGC 6121		Globular cluster	5.9	Scorpius	16^h23.6^m	-26^o32^'
M 5	NGC 5904		Globular cluster	5.8	Serpens	15^h18.6^m	+02^o05^'
M 6	NGC 6405	Butterfly Cluster	Open cluster	4.2	Scorpius	17^h40.1^m	-32^o13^'
M 7	NGC 6475		Open cluster	3.3	Scorpius	17^h53.9^m	-34^o49^'
M 8	NGC 6523	Hourglass Nebula , Lagoon Nebula	Emission nebula	5.8	Saguttarius	18^h03.8^m	-24^o23^'
M 9	NGC 6333		Globular cluster	7.9	Ophiuchus	17^h19.2^m	-18^o31^'
M 10	NGC 6254		Globular cluster	6.6	Ophiuchus	16^h57.1^m	-04^o06^'
M 11	NGC 6705	Wild Duck Cluster	Open cluster	5.8	Scutum	18^h51.1^m	-06^o16^'
M 12	NGC 6218		Globular cluster	6.6	Ophiuchus	16^h47.2^m	-01^o57^'
M 13	NGC 6205	Great Cluster in Hercules	Globular cluster	5.9	Hercules	16^h41.7^m	+36^o28^'
M 14	NGC 6402		Globular cluster	7.6	Ophiuchus	17^h37.6^m	-03^o15^'
M 15	NGC 7078		Globular cluster	6.4	Pegasus	21^h30.0^m	+12^o10^'
M 16	NGC 6611	Eagle Nebula	Cluster associated with nebula	6.0	Serpens	18^h18.8^m	-13^o47^'
M 17	NGC 6618	Omega Nebula	Cluster associated with nebula	6.0	Saguttarius	18^h20.8^m	-16^o11^'
M 18	NGC 6613		Open cluster	6.9	Saguttarius	18^h19.9^m	-17^o08^'
M 19	NGC 6273		Globular cluster	7.2	Ophiuchus	17^h02.6^m	-26^o16^'
M 20	NGC 6514	Trifid Nebula	Cluster associated with nebula	6.3	Saguttarius	18^h02.3^m	-23^o02^'
M 21	NGC 6531		Open cluster	5.9	Saguttarius	18^h04.6^m	-22^o30^'
M 22	NGC 6656		Globular cluster	5.1	Saguttarius	18^h36.4^m	-23^o54^'
M 24	NGC 6494
M 25	IC 4725		Open cluster	4.6	Saguttarius	18^h31.6^m	-19^o15^'
M 26	NGC 6694		Open cluster	8.0	Scutum	18^h45.2^m	-09^o24^'
M 27	NGC 6853	Dumbbell Nebula	Planetary nebula	8.1	Vulpecula	19^h59.6^m	+22^o43^'
M 28	NGC 6626		Globular cluster	6.9	Sagittarius	18^h24.5^m	-24^o52^'
M 29	NGC 6913		Open cluster	6.6	Cygnus	20^h23.9^m	+38^o32^'
M 30	NGC 7099		Globular cluster	7.5	Capricornus	21^h40.4^m	-23^o11^'
M 31	NGC 224	Great Nebula in Andromeda	Galaxy	3.5	Andromeda	00^h42.7^m	+41^o16^'
M 32	NGC 221		Galaxy	8.2	Andromeda	00^h42.7^m	+40^o52^'
M 33	NGC 598	Triangulum Galaxy	Galaxy	5.7	Triangulum	01^h33.9^m	+30^o39^'
M 34	NGC 1039		Open cluster	5.2	Perseus	02^h42.0^m	+42^o47^'
M 35	NGC 2168		Open cluster	5.1	Gemini	06^h08.9^m	+24^o20^'
M 36	NGC 1960		Open cluster	6.0	Auriga	05^h36.1^m	+34^o08^'
M 37	NGC 2099		Open cluster	5.6	Auriga	05^h52.4^m	+32^o33^'
M 38	NGC 1912		Open cluster	6.4	Auriga	05^h28.7^m	+35^o50^'
M 40	NGC 7092
M 41	NGC 2287		Open cluster	4.5	Canis Maior	06^h47.0^m	-20^o44^'
M 42	NGC 1976	Great Nebula in Orion	Emission nebula	4.0	Orion	05^h35.4^m	-05^o27^'
M 43	NGC 1982		Emission nebula	9.0	Orion	05^h35.6^m	-05^o16^'
M 45	NGC 2632	Beehive Cluster
M 46	NGC 2437		Open cluster	6.1	Puppis	07^h41.8^m	-14^o49^'
M 47	NGC 2422		Open cluster	4.4	Puppis	07^h36.6^m	-14^o30^'
M 48	NGC 2548		Open cluster	5.8	Hydra	08^h13.8^m	-05^o48^'
M 49	NGC 4472		Galaxy	8.4	Virgo	12^h29.8^m	+08^o00^'
M 50	NGC 2323		Open cluster	5.9	Monoceros	07^h03.2^m	-08^o20^'
M 51	NGC 5194	Whirlpool Galaxy	Galaxy	8.4	Canes venatici	13^h29.9^m	+47^o12^'
M 52	NGC 7654		Open cluster	6.9	Cassiopeia	23^h24.2^m	+61^o35^'
M 53	NGC 5024		Globular cluster	7.7	Coma Berenices	13^h12.9^m	+18^o10^'
M 54	NGC 6715		Globular cluster	7.7	Sagittarius	18^h55.1^m	-30^o29^'
M 55	NGC 6809		Globular cluster	7.0	Sagittarius	19^h40.0^m	-30^o58^'
M 56	NGC 6779		Globular cluster	8.3	Lyra	19^h16.6^m	+30^o11^'
M 57	NGC 6720	Ring Nebula in Lyra	Planetary nebula	9.0	Lyra	18^h53.6^m	+33^o02^'
M 58	NGC 4579		Galaxy	9.8	Virgo	12^h37.7^m	+11^o49^'
M 59	NGC 4621		Galaxy	9.8	Virgo	12^h42.0^m	+11^o39^'
M 60	NGC 4649		Galaxy	8.8	Virgo	12^h43.7^m	+11^o33^'
M 61	NGC 4303		Galaxy	9.7	Virgo	12^h21.9^m	+04^o28^'
M 62	NGC 6266		Globular cluster	6.6	Ophiuchus	17^h01.2^m	-30^o07^'
M 63	NGC 5055	Sunflower Galaxy	Galaxy	8.6	Canes Venatici	13^h15.8^m	+42^o02^'
M 64	NGC 4826	Black-eye Galaxy	Galaxy	8.5	Coma Berenices	12^h56.7^m	+21^o41^'
M 65	NGC 3623		Galaxy	9.3	Leo	11^h18.9^m	+13^o05^'
M 66	NGC 3627		Galaxy	9.0	Leo	11^h20.2^m	+12^o59^'
M 67	NGC 2682		Open cluster	6.9	Cancer	08^h50.4^m	+11^o49^'
M 68	NGC 4590		Globular cluster	8.2	Hydra	12^h39.5^m	-26^o45^'
M 69	NGC 6637		Globular cluster	7.7	Sagittarius	18^h31.4^m	-32^o21^'
M 70	NGC 6681		Globular cluster	8.1	Sagittarius	18^h43.2^m	-32^o18^'
M 71	NGC 6838		Globular cluster	8.3	Sagitta	19^h53.8^m	+18^o47^'
M 72	NGC 6981		Globular cluster	9.4	Aquarius	20^h53.5^m	-12^o32^'
M 73	NGC 6994		Open cluster	9.0	Aquarius	20^h59.0^m	-12^o38^'
M 74	NGC 628		Galaxy	9.2	Pisces	01^h36.7^m	+15^o47^'
M 75	NGC 6864		Globular cluster	8.6	Sagittarius	20^h06.1^m	-21^o55^'
M 76	NGC 650	Little Dumbbell	Planetary nebula	12.0	Perseus	01^h42.3^m	+51^o34^'
M 77	NGC 1068		Galaxy	8.8	Cetus	02^h42.7^m	-00^o01^'
M 78	NGC 2068		Emission nebula	8.0	Orion	05^h46.7^m	+00^o03^'
M 79	NGC 1904		Globular cluster	8.0	Lepus	05^h24.5^m	-24^o33^'
M 80	NGC 6093		Globular cluster	7.2	Scorpius	16^h17.0^m	-22^o59^'
M 81	NGC 3031	Bode's Nebulae	Galaxy	6.9	Ursa Maior	09^h55.6^m	+69^o04^'
M 82	NGC 3034	Bode's Nebulae	Galaxy	8.4	Ursa Maior	09^h55.8^m	+69^o41^'
M 83	NGC 5236		Galaxy	7.6	Hydra	13^h37.0^m	-29^o52^'
M 84	NGC 4374		Galaxy	9.3	Virgo	12^h25.1^m	+12^o53^'
M 85	NGC 4382		Galaxy	9.2	Coma Berenices	12^h25.4^m	+18^o11^'
M 86	NGC 4406		Galaxy	9.2	Virgo	12^h26.2^m	+12^o57^'
M 87	NGC 4486		Galaxy	8.6	Virgo	12^h30.8^m	+12^o24^'
M 88	NGC 4501		Galaxy	9.5	Coma Berenices	12^h32.0^m	+14^o25^'
M 89	NGC 4552		Galaxy	9.8	Virgo	12^h35.7^m	+12^o33^'
M 90	NGC 4569		Galaxy	9.5	Virgo	12^h36.8^m	+13^o10^'
M 91	NGC 4548		Galaxy	10.2	Coma Berenices	12^h35.4^m	+14^o30^'
M 92	NGC 6341		Globular cluster	6.5	Hercules	17^h17.1^m	+43^o08^'
M 93	NGC 2447		Open cluster	6.2	Puppis	07^h44.6^m	-23^o52^'
M 94	NGC 4736		Galaxy	8.2	Canes Venatici	12^h50.9^m	+41^o07^'
M 95	NGC 3351		Galaxy	9.7	Leo	10^h44.0^m	+11^o42^'
M 96	NGC 3368		Galaxy	9.2	Leo	10^h46.8^m	+11^o49^'
M 97	NGC 3587	Owl Nebula	Planetary nebula	11.2	Ursa Maior	11^h14.8^m	+55^o01^'
M 98	NGC 4192		Galaxy	10.1	Coma Berenices	12^h13.8^m	+14^o54^'
M 99	NGC 4254	Pin-wheel Nebula	Galaxy	9.8	Coma Berenices	12^h18.8^m	+14^o25^'
M 100	NGC 4321		Galaxy	9.4	Coma Berenices	12^h22.9^m	+15^o49^'
M 102	NGC 5457
M 103	NGC 581		Open cluster	7.4	Cassiopeia	01^h33.2^m	+60^o42^'
M 104	NGC 4594	Sombrero Galaxy	Galaxy	8.3	Virgo	12^h40.0^m	-11^o37^'
M 105	NGC 3379		Galaxy	9.3	Leo	10^h47.8^m	+12^o35^'
M 106	NGC 4258		Galaxy	8.3	Canes Venatici	12^h19.0^m	+47^o18^'
M 107	NGC 6171		Globular cluster	8.1	Ophiuchus	16^h32.5^m	-13^o03^'
M 108	NGC 3556		Galaxy	10.1	Ursa Maior	11^h11.5^m	+55^o40^'
M 109	NGC 3992		Galaxy	9.8	Ursa Maior	11^h57.6^m	+53^o23^'
M 110	NGC 205		Galaxy	8.0	Andromeda	00^h40.4^m	+41^o41^'

Notes

↑ http://seds.org/messier/

[1] ttp://seds.org/messier/

[1]

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 |[[M 1 ]]
 | [[ NGC 1952 ]]
-|   [[Crab nebula]]
+|   [[Crab Nebula]]
 |  [[Emission nebula]]
 |    8.4
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 |  [[Globular cluster]]
 |    6.4
-|  [[Canes venatici]]
+|  [[Canes Venatici]]
 |  13<sup>h</sup>42.2<sup>m</sup>
 |  +28<sup>o</sup>23<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 |[[M 6 ]]
 | [[ NGC 6405 ]]
-|  [[Butterfly cluster]]
+|  [[Butterfly Cluster]]
 |  [[Open cluster]]
 |    4.2
@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 |[[M 8 ]]
 | [[ NGC 6523 ]]
-| [[Hourglass nebula]] , [[Lagoon nebula]]
+| [[Hourglass Nebula]] , [[Lagoon Nebula]]
 |  [[Emission nebula]]
 |    5.8
@@ Line 106: / Line 106: @@
 |[[M 11 ]]
 | [[ NGC 6705 ]]
-| [[Wild Duck cluster]]
+| [[Wild Duck Cluster]]
 |  [[Open cluster]]
 |    5.8
@@ Line 151: / Line 151: @@
 |[[M 16 ]]
 | [[ NGC 6611 ]]
-| [[Eagle nebula]]
+| [[Eagle Nebula]]
 |  Cluster associated with nebula
 |    6.0
@@ Line 160: / Line 160: @@
 |[[M 17 ]]
 | [[ NGC 6618 ]]
-| [[Omega nebula]]
+| [[Omega Nebula]]
 |  Cluster associated with nebula
 |    6.0
@@ Line 187: / Line 187: @@
 |[[M 20 ]]
 | [[ NGC 6514 ]]
-| [[Trifid nebula]]
+| [[Trifid Nebula]]
 |  Cluster associated with nebula
 |    6.3
@@ Line 241: / Line 241: @@
 |[[M 27 ]]
 | [[ NGC 6853 ]]
-| [[Dumbbell nebula]]
+| [[Dumbbell Nebula]]
 |  [[Planetary nebula]]
 |    8.1
@@ Line 253: / Line 253: @@
 |  [[Globular cluster]]
 |    6.9
-|  [[Saguttarius]]
+|  [[Sagittarius]]
 |  18<sup>h</sup>24.5<sup>m</sup>
 |  -24<sup>o</sup>52<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 295: / Line 295: @@
 |[[M 33 ]]
 | [[ NGC 598 ]]
-| [[Triangulum galaxy]]
+| [[Triangulum Galaxy]]
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    5.7
@@ Line 361: / Line 361: @@
 |  [[Open cluster]]
 |    4.5
-|  [[Canis maior]]
+|  [[Canis Maior]]
 |  06<sup>h</sup>47.0<sup>m</sup>
 |  -20<sup>o</sup>44<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 385: / Line 385: @@
 |[[M 45 ]]
 | [[ NGC 2632 ]]
-| [[Beehive cluster]]
+| [[Beehive Cluster]]
 |
 |
@@ Line 439: / Line 439: @@
 |[[M 51 ]]
 | [[ NGC 5194 ]]
-| [[Whirlpool galaxy]]
+| [[Whirlpool Galaxy]]
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    8.4
@@ Line 469: / Line 469: @@
 |  [[Globular cluster]]
 |    7.7
-|  [[Saguttarius]]
+|  [[Sagittarius]]
 |  18<sup>h</sup>55.1<sup>m</sup>
 |  -30<sup>o</sup>29<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 478: / Line 478: @@
 |  [[Globular cluster]]
 |    7.0
-|  [[Saguttarius]]
+|  [[Sagittarius]]
 |  19<sup>h</sup>40.0<sup>m</sup>
 |  -30<sup>o</sup>58<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 493: / Line 493: @@
 |[[M 57 ]]
 | [[ NGC 6720 ]]
-| [[Ring nebula in Lyra]]
+| [[Ring Nebula in Lyra]]
 |  [[Planetary nebula]]
 |    9.0
@@ Line 547: / Line 547: @@
 |[[M 63 ]]
 | [[ NGC 5055 ]]
-| [[Sunflower galaxy]]
+| [[Sunflower Galaxy]]
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    8.6
-|  [[Canes venatici]]
+|  [[Canes Venatici]]
 |  13<sup>h</sup>15.8<sup>m</sup>
 |  +42<sup>o</sup>02<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 556: / Line 556: @@
 |[[M 64 ]]
 | [[ NGC 4826 ]]
-| [[Black-eye galaxy]]
+| [[Black-eye Galaxy]]
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    8.5
@@ Line 604: / Line 604: @@
 |  [[Globular cluster]]
 |    7.7
-|  [[Saguttarius]]
+|  [[Sagittarius]]
 |  18<sup>h</sup>31.4<sup>m</sup>
 |  -32<sup>o</sup>21<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 613: / Line 613: @@
 |  [[Globular cluster]]
 |    8.1
-|  [[Saguttarius]]
+|  [[Sagittarius]]
 |  18<sup>h</sup>43.2<sup>m</sup>
 |  -32<sup>o</sup>18<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 658: / Line 658: @@
 |  [[Globular cluster]]
 |    8.6
-|  [[Saguttarius]]
+|  [[Sagittarius]]
 |  20<sup>h</sup>06.1<sup>m</sup>
 |  -21<sup>o</sup>55<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 709: / Line 709: @@
 |[[M 81 ]]
 | [[ NGC 3031 ]]
-| [[Bode's nebulae]]
+| [[Bode's Nebulae]]
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    6.9
-|  [[Ursa maior]]
+|  [[Ursa Maior]]
 |  09<sup>h</sup>55.6<sup>m</sup>
 |  +69<sup>o</sup>04<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 718: / Line 718: @@
 |[[M 82 ]]
 | [[ NGC 3034 ]]
-| [[Bode's nebulae]]
+| [[Bode's Nebulae]]
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    8.4
-|  [[Ursa maior]]
+|  [[Ursa Maior]]
 |  09<sup>h</sup>55.8<sup>m</sup>
 |  +69<sup>o</sup>41<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 829: / Line 829: @@
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    8.2
-|  [[Canes venatici]]
+|  [[Canes Venatici]]
 |  12<sup>h</sup>50.9<sup>m</sup>
 |  +41<sup>o</sup>07<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 853: / Line 853: @@
 |[[M 97 ]]
 | [[ NGC 3587 ]]
-| [[Owl nebula]]
+| [[Owl Nebula]]
 |  [[Planetary nebula]]
 |   11.2
-|  [[Ursa maior]]
+|  [[Ursa Maior]]
 |  11<sup>h</sup>14.8<sup>m</sup>
 |  +55<sup>o</sup>01<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 871: / Line 871: @@
 |[[M 99 ]]
 | [[ NGC 4254 ]]
-| [[Pin-wheel nebula]]
+| [[Pin-wheel Nebula]]
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    9.8
@@ Line 907: / Line 907: @@
 |[[M 104 ]]
 | [[ NGC 4594 ]]
-| [[Sombrero galaxy]]
+| [[Sombrero Galaxy]]
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    8.3
@@ Line 928: / Line 928: @@
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    8.3
-|  [[Canes venatici]]
+|  [[Canes Venatici]]
 |  12<sup>h</sup>19.0<sup>m</sup>
 |  +47<sup>o</sup>18<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 946: / Line 946: @@
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |   10.1
-|  [[Ursa maior]]
+|  [[Ursa Maior]]
 |  11<sup>h</sup>11.5<sup>m</sup>
 |  +55<sup>o</sup>40<sup>'</sup>
@@ Line 955: / Line 955: @@
 |  [[Galaxy]]
 |    9.8
-|  [[Ursa maior]]
+|  [[Ursa Maior]]
 |  11<sup>h</sup>57.6<sup>m</sup>
 |  +53<sup>o</sup>23<sup>'</sup>

Messier object: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:07, 4 November 2007

list

Notes

Navigation menu

Search