03/03/2000 by S.Trushkin
Nb - nebula, Gb -- Globula cluster; OC -- opt. cluster; C+N=cluster+nebula; Gx - galaxy; Pl -- planetary nebula--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mes name type RA1950 Dec1950 RA2000 Dec2000 ref const diam mag description hh mm ss dd mm ss hh mm ss dd mm arcmin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M1 NGC 1952 Nb 05 31 29 +21 59 02 05 34 30 +22 01 s Tau 6 8.4 vB,vL,E 135deg +/-,vglbM,r; Crab Nebula M2 NGC 7089 Gb 21 30 56 -01 02 21 21 33 30 -00 49 s Aqr 12.9 6.5 !!,glob. cl.,B,vL,gpmbM,rrr,st eS; M3 NGC 5272 Gb 13 39 54 +28 38 06 13 42 12 +28 23 s CVn 16.2 6.4 !!,glob. cl.,eB,vL,vsmbM,st 11...; M4 NGC 6121 Gb 16 20 32 -26 25 05 16 23 36 -26 32 s Sco 26.3 5.9 Cl,8 or 10 B st line,with 5 st,rrr M5 NGC 5904 Gb 15 16 04 +02 15 53 15 18 36 +02 05 s Ser 17.4 5.8 !!,glob. cl.,vB,L,eCM,st 11...15; M6 NGC 6405 OC 17 36 50 -32 11 26 17 40 06 -32 13 s Sco 15. 4.2 Cl,L,iR,lC,st 7,10...; M7 NGC 6475 OC 17 50 34 -34 48 26 17 53 54 -34 49 s Sco 80. 3.3 Cl,vB,pRi,lC,st 7...12; M8 NGC 6523 Nb 18 00 44 -24 23 10 18 03 48 -24 23 s Sgr 90. 5.8 !!! vB,eL,eiF,with L Cl; M9 NGC 6333 Gb 17 16 16 -18 27 56 17 19 12 -18 31 s Oph 9.3 7.9 glob. cl.,B,L,R,eCM,rrr,st 14; M10 NGC 6254 Gb 16 54 28 -04 01 23 16 57 06 -04 06 s Oph 15.1 6.6 ! glob. cl.,B,vL,R,gvmbM,rrr,st 10...15; M11 NGC 6705 OC 18 48 25 -06 19 36 18 51 06 -06 16 s Sct 14. 5.8 !,Cl,vB,L,iR,Ri,*9,st 11...; M12 NGC 6218 Gb 16 44 36 -01 51 42 16 47 12 -01 57 s Oph 14.5 6.6 !! glob. cl.,vB,vL,iR,gmbM,rrr,st M13 NGC 6205 Gb 16 39 55 +36 33 39 16 41 42 +36 28 s Her 16.6 5.9 !! glob. cl.,eB,vRi,vgeCM,st 11... M14 NGC 6402 Gb 17 34 58 -03 13 17 17 37 36 -03 15 s Oph 11.7 7.6 ! glob. cl.,B,vL,R,eRi,vgmbM,rrr,st 15; M15 NGC 7078 Gb 21 27 35 +11 56 48 21 30 00 +12 10 s Peg 12.3 6.4 !,glob. cl.,vB,vL,iR,vsmbM,rrr,st vS; M16 NGC 6611 C+N 18 15 58 -13 48 16 18 18 48 -13 47 s Ser 35. 6.0 Cl,at least 100 st L & S; M17 NGC 6618 C+N 18 17 55 -16 12 25 18 20 48 -16 11 s Sgr 46. 6.0 !!!,B,eL,eiF,2 hooked; M18 NGC 6613 OC 18 16 60 -17 09 21 18 19 54 -17 08 s Sgr 9. 6.9 Cl,P,vlC; M19 NGC 6273 Gb 16 59 30 -26 11 45 17 02 36 -26 16 s Oph 13.5 7.2 glob. cl.,vB,L,R,vCM,rrr,st 16; M20 NGC 6514 C+N 17 59 16 -23 02 03 18 02 18 -23 02 s Sgr 29. 6.3 !!! vB,vL,trifid,D* inv; M21 NGC 6531 OC 18 01 35 -22 30 13 18 04 36 -22 30 s Sgr 13. 5.9 Cl,pRi,lC,st 9...12; M22 NGC 6656 Gb 18 33 21 -23 56 32 18 36 24 -23 54 s Sgr 24.0 5.1 !!,glob. cl.,vB,vL,R,vRi,vmC M23 NGC 6494 OC 17 53 51 -19 00 40 17 56 48 -19 01 s Sgr 27. 5.5 Cl,B,vL,pRi,lC,st 10...; M24 NGC 6603 OC 18 15 28 -18 26 14 18 18 24 -18 25 s Sgr 5. 11.p !,Cl,vRi,vmC,R,st 15 (Milky Way) M25 IC 4725 OC 18 28 39 -19 17 11 18 31 36 -19 15 s Sgr 32. 4.6 Cl,pC; M26 NGC 6694 OC 18 42 27 -09 27 10 18 45 12 -09 24 s Sct 15. 8.0 Cl,cL,pRi,pC,st 12...15; M27 NGC 6853 Pl 19 57 26 +22 34 45 19 59 36 +22 43 s Vul 15.2 8.1 !!!,vB,vL,biN,iE (Dumbbell); M28 NGC 6626 Gb 18 21 25 -24 53 40 18 24 30 -24 52 s Sgr 11.2 6.9 !,glob. cl.,vB,L,R,geCM,rrr,st 14...16; M29 NGC 6913 OC 20 22 03 +38 22 15 20 23 54 +38 32 s Cyg 7. 6.6 Cl,P,lC,st L and S; M30 NGC 7099 Gb 21 37 34 -23 24 38 21 40 24 -23 11 s Cap 11.0 7.5 !,glob. cl.,B,L,lE,gpmbM,st 12...16; M31 NGC 224 Gx 00 39 58 +40 59 34 00 42 42 +41 16 s And 178. 3.5 !!! eeB,eL,vmE (Andromeda); M32 NGC 221 Gx 00 39 58 +40 35 34 00 42 42 +40 52 s And 7.6 8.2 ! vvB,L,R,psmbMN; M33 NGC 598 Gx 01 31 05 +30 23 39 01 33 54 +30 39 s Tri 62. 5.7 ! eB,eL,R,vgbMN; M34 NGC 1039 OC 02 38 47 +42 34 14 02 42 00 +42 47 s Per 35. 5.2 Cl,B,vL,lC,sc st 9; M35 NGC 2168 OC 06 05 50 +24 20 32 06 08 54 +24 20 s Gem 28. 5.1 Cl,vL,cRi,pC,st 9...16; M36 NGC 1960 OC 05 32 47 +34 06 09 05 36 06 +34 08 s Aur 12. 6.0 Cl,B,vL,vRi,lC,st 9...11 sc; M37 NGC 2099 OC 05 49 08 +32 32 20 05 52 24 +32 33 s Aur 24. 5.6 Cl,Ri,pCM,st L & S; M38 NGC 1912 OC 05 25 21 +35 47 36 05 28 42 +35 50 s Aur 21. 6.4 Cl,B,vL,vRi,iF,st L & S; M39 NGC 7092 OC 21 30 24 +48 12 42 21 32 12 +48 26 s Cyg 32. 4.6 Cl,vL,vP,vlC,st 7...10; M40 12 19 48 +58 23 00 12 22 12 +58 06 two weak stars M41 NGC 2287 OC 06 44 51 -20 40 41 06 47 00 -20 44 s CMa 38. 4.5 Cl,vL,B,lC,st 8...; M42 NGC 1976 Nb 05 32 57 -05 28 53 05 35 24 -05 27 s Ori 66. 4. !!! theta1 Ori and the great neb; M43 NGC 1982 Nb 05 33 08 -05 17 52 05 35 36 -05 16 s Ori 20. 9. ! vB,vL,R with tail,mbM *8-9; M44 NGC 2632 OC 08 37 13 +20 09 40 08 40 06 +19 59 s Cnc 95. 3.1 Praesepe; M45 IC 349 Nb 03 43 20 +23 46 43 03 46 18 +23 56 s Tau * * eF,vS,pos 165deg,dist 36" from Merope M46 NGC 2437 OC 07 39 30 -14 41 54 07 41 48 -14 49 s Pup 27. 6.1 !,Cl,vB,vRi,vL,inv PN ; M47 NGC 2422 OC 07 34 18 -14 23 15 07 36 36 -14 30 s Pup 30. 4.4 Cl,B,vL,pRi,st L and S; M48 NGC 2548 OC 08 11 20 -05 38 52 08 13 48 -05 48 s Hya 54. 5.8 Cl,vL,pRi,pmC,st 9...13; M49 NGC 4472 Gx 12 27 15 +08 16 34 12 29 48 +08 00 s Vir 8.9 8.4 vB,L,R,mbM,r; M50 NGC 2323 OC 07 00 48 -08 15 32 07 03 12 -08 20 s Mon 16. 5.9 ! Cl,vL,Ri,pC,E,st 12...16; M51 NGC 5194 Gx 13 27 48 +47 27 27 13 29 54 +47 12 s CVn 11.0 8.4 !!!,great spiral neb M52 NGC 7654 OC 23 21 58 +61 18 31 23 24 12 +61 35 s Cas 13. 6.9 Cl,L,Ri,mCM,R,st 9...13; M53 NGC 5024 Gb 13 10 27 +18 25 53 13 12 54 +18 10 s Com 12.6 7.7 !,glob. cl.,B,vC,iR,vvmbM,st 12; M54 NGC 6715 Gb 18 51 54 -30 32 52 18 55 06 -30 29 s Sgr 9.1 7.7 glob. cl.,vB,L,R,g,smbM,rrr,st 15; M55 NGC 6809 Gb 19 36 50 -31 04 57 19 40 00 -30 58 s Sgr 19.0 7.0 glob. cl.,pB,L,R,vRi,vgbM,st 12...15; M56 NGC 6779 Gb 19 14 39 +30 05 35 19 16 36 +30 11 s Lyr 7.1 8.3 glob. cl.,B,L,iR,gvmCM,rrr,st 11...14; M57 NGC 6720 Pl 18 51 44 +32 58 12 18 53 36 +33 02 s Lyr 2.5 9.0 !!!,ring,B,pL,cE (in Lyra); M58 NGC 4579 Gx 12 35 10 +12 05 29 12 37 42 +11 49 s Vir 5.4 9.8 B,L,iR,vmbM,r; M59 NGC 4621 Gx 12 39 29 +11 55 26 12 42 00 +11 39 s Vir 5.1 9.8 B,pL,lE,vsvmbM,2 st p; M60 NGC 4649 Gx 12 41 11 +11 49 25 12 43 42 +11 33 s Vir 7.2 8.8 vB,pL,R,f of Dneb; M61 NGC 4303 Gx 12 19 21 +04 44 38 12 21 54 +04 28 s Vir 6.0 9.7 vB,vL,vsbM*,biN; M62 NGC 6266 Gb 16 58 01 -30 02 39 17 01 12 -30 07 s Oph 14.1 6.6 ! glob. cl.,vB,L,gmbM,rrr,st 14...16; M63 NGC 5055 Gx 13 13 34 +42 17 49 13 15 48 +42 02 s CVn 12.3 8.6 vB,L,pmE 120deg +/-,vsmbMBN; M64 NGC 4826 Gx 12 54 15 +21 57 13 12 56 42 +21 41 s Com 9.3 8.5 ! vB,vL,vmE 120deg +/-,bMSBN; M65 NGC 3623 Gx 11 16 17 +13 21 25 11 18 54 +13 05 s Leo 10.0 9.3 B,vL,mE 165deg +/-,gbMBN; M66 NGC 3627 Gx 11 17 35 +13 15 26 11 20 12 +12 59 s Leo 8.7 9.0 B,vL,mE 150deg,mbM,2 st np; M67 NGC 2682 OC 08 47 40 +12 00 14 08 50 24 +11 49 s Cnc 30. 6.9 ! Cl,vB,vL,eRi,lC,st 10...15; M68 NGC 4590 Gb 12 36 51 -26 28 32 12 39 30 -26 45 s Hya 12.0 8.2 glob. cl.,L,eRi,vC,iR,rrr,st 12; M69 NGC 6637 Gb 18 28 08 -32 23 10 18 31 24 -32 21 s Sgr 7.1 7.7 glob. cl.,B,L,R,rrr,st 14...16; M70 NGC 6681 Gb 18 39 57 -32 21 01 18 43 12 -32 18 s Sgr 7.8 8.1 glob. cl.,B,pL,R,gbM,st 14...17; M71 NGC 6838 Gb 19 51 34 +18 39 07 19 53 48 +18 47 s Sge 7.2 8.3 Cl,vL,vRi,pmC,st 11...16; M72 NGC 6981 Gb 20 50 45 -12 43 24 20 53 30 -12 32 s Aqr 5.9 9.4 glob. cl.,pB,pL,R,gmCM,rrr; M73 NGC 6994 OC 20 56 15 -12 49 41 20 59 00 -12 38 s Aqr 3. 9.p Cl,eP,vlC,no neb; M74 NGC 628 Gx 01 34 01 +15 31 44 01 36 42 +15 47 s Psc 10.2 9.2 glob. cl.,F,vL,R,vg,psmbM,rr; M75 NGC 6864 Gb 20 03 09 -22 03 39 20 06 06 -21 55 s Sgr 6.0 8.6 glob. cl.,B,pL,R,vmbMBN,rr; M76 NGC 650 Pl 01 39 09 +51 18 53 01 42 18 +51 34 s Per 4.8 12.p vB,p of Dneb; M76 NGC 651 Pl 01 39 09 +51 19 53 01 42 18 +51 35 d Per * 12.p vB,f of Dneb; M77 NGC 1068 Gx 02 40 08 -00 13 44 02 42 42 -00 01 s Cet 6.9 8.8 vB,pL,iR,sbMrrN; M78 NGC 2068 Nb 05 44 08 +00 01 56 05 46 42 +00 03 s Ori 8. 8. B,L,wisp,gmbN,3 st inv,r; M79 NGC 1904 Gb 05 22 26 -24 35 39 05 24 30 -24 33 s Lep 8.7 8.0 glob. cl.,pL,eRi,eC,rrr; M80 NGC 6093 Gb 16 14 01 -22 51 39 16 17 00 -22 59 s Sco 8.9 7.2 !! glob. cl.,vB,L,vmbM (var*),rrr, M81 NGC 3031 Gx 09 51 30 +69 18 13 09 55 36 +69 04 s UMa 25.7 6.9 ! eB,eL,E 156deg,gsvmbMBN; M82 NGC 3034 Gx 09 51 39 +69 55 13 09 55 48 +69 41 s UMa 11.2 8.4 vB,vL,vmE (ray); M83 NGC 5236 Gx 13 34 11 -29 36 44 13 37 00 -29 52 s Hya 11.2 7.6 !! vB,vL,E 55deg,esbMN,3-br spir; M84 NGC 4374 Gx 12 22 34 +13 09 37 12 25 06 +12 53 s Vir 5.0 9.3 vB,pL,R,psbM,r; M85 NGC 4382 Gx 12 22 53 +18 27 36 12 25 24 +18 11 s Com 7.1 9.2 vB,pL,R,bM,* np; M86 NGC 4406 Gx 12 23 40 +13 13 36 12 26 12 +12 57 s Vir 7.4 9.2 vB,L,R,gbMN,r; M87 NGC 4486 Gx 12 28 16 +12 40 34 12 30 48 +12 24 s Vir 7.2 8.6 vB,vL,R,mbM,3rd of 3; M88 NGC 4501 Gx 12 29 29 +14 41 33 12 32 00 +14 25 s Com 6.9 9.5 B,vL,vmE; M89 NGC 4552 Gx 12 33 10 +12 49 31 12 35 42 +12 33 s Vir 4.2 9.8 pB,pS,R,gmbM; M90 NGC 4569 Gx 12 34 17 +13 26 30 12 36 48 +13 10 s Vir 9.5 9.5 pL,bMN; M91 NGC 4548 Gx 12 32 53 +14 46 31 12 35 24 +14 30 s Com 5.4 10.2 B,L,lE,lbM; M92 NGC 6341 Gb 17 15 34 +43 11 10 17 17 06 +43 08 s Her 11.2 6.5 glob. cl.,vB,vL,eCM,rrr,st S; M93 NGC 2447 OC 07 42 29 -23 44 43 07 44 36 -23 52 s Pup 22. 6.2 Cl,L,pRi,lC,st 8...13; M94 NGC 4736 Gx 12 48 33 +41 23 18 12 50 54 +41 07 s CVn 11.0 8.2 vB,L,iR,vsvmbMBN,r; M95 NGC 3351 Gx 10 41 22 +11 57 45 10 44 00 +11 42 s Leo 7.4 9.7 B,L,R,pgmbMN; M96 NGC 3368 Gx 10 44 10 +12 04 49 10 46 48 +11 49 s Leo 7.1 9.2 vB,vL,lE,vsvmbM,r; M97 NGC 3587 Pl 11 11 55 +55 17 21 11 14 48 +55 01 s UMa 3.2 11.2 !!,PN,vB,vL,R,vvg,vsbM,150" d; M98 NGC 4192 Gx 12 11 15 +15 10 40 12 13 48 +14 54 s Com 9.5 10.1 B,vL,vmE 152deg,vsvmbM; M99 NGC 4254 Gx 12 16 16 +14 41 39 12 18 48 +14 25 s Com 5.4 9.8 !! B,L,R,gbM,r,3-branched spiral; M100 NGC 4321 Gx 12 20 22 +16 05 37 12 22 54 +15 49 s Com 6.9 9.4 !! pF,vL,R,vg,psbMrN,2-br spir; M101 NGC 5457 Gx 14 01 26 +54 35 22 14 03 12 +54 21 s UMa 26.9 7.7 pB,vL,iR,g,vsmbMBSN; M102 Gx 15 06 34 +55 45 15 07 57 +55 33 sp. gal M103 NGC 581 OC 15 05 12 +55 57 00 15 06 34 +55 45 Cas 6 7.4 Cl,pL,B,R,Ri,st 10...11; M104 NGC 4594 Gx 12 37 24 -11 20 32 12 40 00 -11 37 s Vir 8.9 8.3 !,vB,vL,eE 92deg,vsmbMN; M105 NGC 3379 Gx 10 45 09 +12 50 51 10 47 48 +12 35 s Leo 4.5 9.3 vB,cL,R,psbM,r; M106 NGC 4258 Gx 12 16 32 +47 34 39 12 19 00 +47 18 s CVn 18.2 8.3 vB,vL,vmE 0deg,sbMBN; M107 NGC 6171 Gb 16 29 42 -12 56 41 16 32 30 -13 03 s Oph 10.0 8.1 glob. cl.,L,vRi,vmC,R,rrr; M108 NGC 3556 Gx 11 08 35 +55 56 18 11 11 30 +55 40 s UMa 8.3 10.1 cB,vL,vmE 79deg,pbM,r; M109 NGC 3992 Gx 11 55 01 +53 39 42 11 57 36 +53 23 s UMa 7.6 9.8 cB,vL,pmE,sbMBrN; M110 NGC 205 Gx 00 37 40 +41 24 33 00 40 24 +41 41 s And 17.4 8.0 vB,vL,mE 165deg,vgvmbM;