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The Messier objects are a set of astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his "Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d'Étoiles" ("Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters"), originally published in 1771, with the last addition (based on Messier's observations) made in 1966.[1]

Because Messier was interested in finding only comets, he created a list of non-comet objects that frustrated his hunt for them. The compilation of this list, in collaboration with his assistant Pierre Méchain, is known as the Messier catalogue. This catalogue of objects is one of the most famous lists of astronomical objects, and many Messier objects are still referenced by their Messier number.[2]

The first edition included 45 objects, with Messier's final list totaling 103 objects. However, Messier 102 was not reported correctly, bringing the total to 102 objects. Other astronomers, using side notes in Messier's texts, eventually filled out the list to 110 objects.

Messier objects[]

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Messier number NGC Number Common name Picture Object type Distance (kly) Constellation Apparent magnitude
M1[3] NGC 1952 Crab Nebula Crab Nebula Supernova remnant 6.3 Taurus 9.0
M2[4] NGC 7089   Messier 2 Hubble WikiSky Cluster, globular 36 Aquarius 7.5
M3[5] NGC 5272   M3LRGB 891x674 Cluster, globular 31 Canes Venatici 7.0
M4[6] NGC 6121   Messier 4 Hubble WikiSky Cluster, globular 7 Scorpius 7.5
M5[7] NGC 5904   Messier 5 Hubble WikiSky Cluster, globular 23 Serpens 7.0
M6[8] NGC 6405 Butterfly Cluster M6a Cluster, open 2 Scorpius 4.5
M7[9] NGC 6475 Ptolemy Cluster Open-cluster-Messier-7 Cluster, open 1 Scorpius 3.5
M8[10] NGC 6523 Lagoon Nebula LagoonHunterWilson Nebula with cluster 6.5 Sagittarius 6.0
M9[11] NGC 6333   Messier object 009 Cluster, globular 26 Ophiuchus 9.0
M10[12] NGC 6254   Messier 10 Hubble WikiSky Cluster, globular 13 Ophiuchus 7.5
M11[13] NGC 6705 Wild Duck Cluster Messier11 Cluster, open 6 Scutum 7.0
M12[14] NGC 6218   M12 Hubble Cluster, globular 18 Ophiuchus 8.0
M13[15] NGC 6205 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules Messier 13 Hubble WikiSky Cluster, globular 22 Hercules 5.8
M14[16] NGC 6402   Messier object 014 Cluster, globular 27 Ophiuchus 9.5
M15[17] NGC 7078 Messier 15 Hubble WikiSky Cluster, globular 33 Pegasus 7.5
M16[18] NGC 6611 Eagle Nebula Stellar spire eagle nebula Nebula, H II region with cluster 7 Serpens 6.5
M17[19] NGC 6618 Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula Messier 17 Nebula, H II region with cluster 5 Sagittarius 6.0
M18[20] NGC 6613   Messier18 Cluster, open 6 Sagittarius 8.0
M19[21] NGC 6273   Messier object 019 Cluster, globular 27 Ophiuchus 8.5
M20[22] NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula Trifid.nebula.arp.750pix Nebula, H II region with cluster 5.2 Sagittarius 6.3
M21[23] NGC 6531   Messier object 021 Cluster, open 3 Sagittarius 7.0
M22[24] NGC 6656 Sagittarius Cluster Messier object 022 Cluster, globular 10 Sagittarius 5.1
M23[25] NGC 6494   Messier object 023 Cluster, open 4.5 Sagittarius 6.0
M24[26] IC 4715 Sagittarius Star Cloud Messier 024 2MASS Milky Way star cloud 10.0 Sagittarius 4.6
M25[27] IC 4725   Messier object 025 Cluster, open 2 Sagittarius 4.9
M26[28] NGC 6694   Messier object 026 Cluster, open 5 Scutum 9.5
M27[29] NGC 6853 Dumbbell Nebula Messier27 Nebula, planetary 1.25 Vulpecula 7.5
M28[30] NGC 6626   Messier28 Cluster, globular 18 Sagittarius 8.5
M29[31] NGC 6913   Messier object 029 Cluster, open 7.2 Cygnus 9.0
M30[32] NGC 7099   Messier object 030 Cluster, globular 25 Capricornus 8.5
M31[33] NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy Andromeda galaxy Galaxy, spiral 2,500 Andromeda 3.4
M32[34] NGC 221   M32 Galaxy, dwarf elliptical 2,900 Andromeda 10.0
M33[35] NGC 598 Triangulum Galaxy M33 Galaxy, spiral 2,810 Triangulum 5.7
M34[36] NGC 1039   M34 2mass atlas Cluster, open 1.4 Perseus 6.0
M35[37] NGC 2168   M35atlas Cluster, open 2.8 Gemini 5.5
M36[38] NGC 1960   M36a Cluster, open 4.1 Auriga 6.5
M37[39] NGC 2099   M37a Cluster, open 4.6 Auriga 6.0
M38[40] NGC 1912   Messier object 038 Cluster, open 4.2 Auriga 7.0
M39[41] NGC 7092   Messier object 039 Cluster, open 0.8 Cygnus 5.5
M40[42]   Winnecke 4 Messier object 40 Double star WNC4 0.5 Ursa Major 9.0
M41[43] NGC 2287   Messier 041 2MASS Cluster, open 2.3 Canis Major 4.5
M42[44] NGC 1976 Orion Nebula Orion Nebula - Hubble 2006 mosaic 18000 Nebula, H II region 1.6 Orion 4.0
M43[45] NGC 1982 De Mairan's Nebula Messier object 043 Nebula, H II region
(part of the Orion Nebula) 		1.6 Orion 7.0
M44[46] NGC 2632 Beehive Cluster Messier 044 2MASS Cluster, open 0.6 Cancer 3.7
M45[47]   Pleiades Bob Star - M45 Carranza Field (by) Cluster, open 0.4 Taurus 1.6
M46[48] NGC 2437   M46a Cluster, open 5.4 Puppis 6.5
M47[49] NGC 2422   M47a Cluster, open 1.6 Puppis 4.5
M48[50] NGC 2548   M48a Cluster, open 1.5 Hydra 5.5
M49[51] NGC 4472   Messier 49 Hubble WikiSky Galaxy, elliptical 60,000 Virgo 10.0
M50[52] NGC 2323   M50a Cluster, open 3 Monoceros 7.0
M51[53] NGC 5194, NGC 5195 Whirlpool Galaxy Whirlpool (M51) Galaxy, spiral 37,000 Canes Venatici 8.4
M52[54] NGC 7654   M52atlas Cluster, open 7 Cassiopeia 8.0
M53[55] NGC 5024   Globular Cluster M53 Cluster, globular 56 Coma Berenices 8.5
M54[56] NGC 6715   Messier54 Cluster, globular 83 Sagittarius 8.5
M55[57] NGC 6809   Messier55 Cluster, globular 17 Sagittarius 7.0
M56[58] NGC 6779   M56-LRGB Cluster, globular 32 Lyra 9.5
M57[59] NGC 6720 Ring Nebula Ring Nebula Nebula, planetary 2.3 Lyra 8.8
M58[60] NGC 4579   M58s Galaxy, barred spiral 60,000 Virgo 11.0
M59[61] NGC 4621   Messier59 Galaxy, elliptical 60,000 Virgo 11.5
M60[62] NGC 4649   Messier object 060 Galaxy, elliptical 60,000 Virgo 10.5
M61[63] NGC 4303   M61 Galaxy, spiral 60,000 Virgo 10.5
M62[64] NGC 6266   Messier object 062 Cluster, globular 22 Ophiuchus 8.0
M63[65] NGC 5055 Sunflower Galaxy Messier 63 GALEX WikiSky Galaxy, spiral 37,000 Canes Venatici 8.5
M64[66] NGC 4826 Black Eye Galaxy Blackeyegalaxy Galaxy, spiral 12,000 Coma Berenices 9.0
M65[67] NGC 3623   M65 Galaxy, barred spiral 35,000 Leo 10.5
M66[68] NGC 3627   Sig05-016 Galaxy, barred spiral 35,000 Leo 10.0
M67[69] NGC 2682   Messier object 067 Cluster, open 2.25 Cancer 7.5
M68[70] NGC 4590   Messier object 068 Cluster, globular 32 Hydra 9.0
M69[71] NGC 6637   Messier object 069 Cluster, globular 25 Sagittarius 9.0
M70[72] NGC 6681   Messier70 Cluster, globular 28 Sagittarius 9.0
M71[73] NGC 6838   Messier71 Cluster, globular 12 Sagitta 8.5
M72[74] NGC 6981   Messier72 Cluster, globular 53 Aquarius 10.0
M73[75] NGC 6994   Messier73 Asterism   Aquarius 9.0
M74[76] NGC 628   Messier 74 by HST Galaxy, spiral 35,000 Pisces 10.5
M75[77] NGC 6864   Messier75 Cluster, globular 58 Sagittarius 9.5
M76[78] NGC 650, NGC 651 Little Dumbbell Nebula M76-RL5-DDmin-Gamma-LRGB 883x628 Nebula, planetary 3.4 Perseus 10.1
M77[79] NGC 1068   NGC1068-hst-R658GB814 Galaxy, spiral 60,000 Cetus 10.5
M78[80] NGC 2068   Messier 78 Nebula, diffuse 1.6 Orion 8.0
M79[81] NGC 1904   M79a Cluster, globular 40 Lepus 8.5
M80[82] NGC 6093   A Swarm of Ancient Stars - GPN-2000-000930 Cluster, globular 27 Scorpius 8.5
M81[83] NGC 3031 Bode's Galaxy Sig07-009 Galaxy, spiral 12,000 Ursa Major 6.9
M82[84] NGC 3034 Cigar Galaxy Messier82 Galaxy, starburst 11,000 Ursa Major 9.5
M83[85] NGC 5236 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83g Galaxy, barred spiral 10,000 Hydra 8.5
M84[86] NGC 4374   Messier84a Galaxy, lenticular 60,000 Virgo 11.0
M85[87] NGC 4382   Messier 85 Hubble WikiSky Galaxy, lenticular 60,000 Coma Berenices 10.5
M86[88] NGC 4406   Messier 86 Hubble WikiSky Galaxy, lenticular 60,000 Virgo 11.0
M87[89] NGC 4486   M87 jet Galaxy, elliptical 60,000 Virgo 11.0
M88[90] NGC 4501   Messier object 088 Galaxy, spiral 60,000 Coma Berenices 11.0
M89[91] NGC 4552   Messier object 089 Galaxy, elliptical 60,000 Virgo 11.5
M90[92] NGC 4569   Messier object 090 Galaxy, spiral 60,000 Virgo 11.0
M91[93] NGC 4548   Messier91 Galaxy, barred spiral 60,000 Coma Berenices 11.0
M92[94] NGC 6341   Globular Cluster M92 Cluster, globular 26 Hercules 7.5
M93[95] NGC 2447   Messier object 093 Cluster, open 4.5 Puppis 6.5
M94[96] NGC 4736   Messier object 094 Galaxy, spiral 14,500 Canes Venatici 9.5
M95[97] NGC 3351   Messier95 spitzer Galaxy, barred spiral 38,000 Leo 11.0
M96[98] NGC 3368   Messier object 096 Galaxy, spiral 38,000 Leo 10.5
M97[99] NGC 3587 Owl Nebula M97 FTN Nebula, planetary 2.6 Ursa Major 9.9
M98[100] NGC 4192   M-98 Galaxy, spiral 60,000 Coma Berenices 11.0
M99[101] NGC 4254   M99 Galaxy, spiral 60,000 Coma Berenices 10.5
M100[102] NGC 4321   Spiral Galaxy M100 Galaxy, spiral 60,000 Coma Berenices 10.5
M101[103] NGC 5457 Pinwheel Galaxy M101 hires STScI-PRC2006-10a Galaxy, spiral 27,000 Ursa Major 7.9
M102[104] (Not conclusively identified)[105]          
M103[106] NGC 581   Messier object 103 Cluster, open 8 Cassiopeia 7.0
M104[107] NGC 4594 Sombrero Galaxy M104 ngc4594 sombrero galaxy hi-res Galaxy, spiral 50,000 Virgo 9.5
M105[108] NGC 3379   Messier object 105 Galaxy, elliptical 38,000 Leo 11.0
M106[109] NGC 4258   Messier 106 by Spitzer Galaxy, spiral 25,000 Canes Venatici 9.5
M107[110] NGC 6171   Messier object 107 Cluster, globular 20 Ophiuchus 10.0
M108[111] NGC 3556   Messier 108 Hubble WikiSky Galaxy, spiral 45,000 Ursa Major 11.0
M109[112] NGC 3992   Messier object 109 Galaxy, barred spiral 55,000 Ursa Major 11.0
M110[113] NGC 205   Messier object 110 Galaxy, dwarf elliptical 2,200 Andromeda 10.0
Messier number NGC Number Common name Picture Object type Distance (kly) Constellation Apparent magnitude

Star chart of Messier objects[]

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Messier Star Chart.

See also[]

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References[]

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  2. ^ "Original Messier Catalog of 1781". Original Messier Catalog of 1781. 10-11-2007. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29.  Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  71. ^ Messier, Charles (1771). "Messier 69". Retrieved 2009-02-06. 
  72. ^ Messier, Charles (1771). "Messier 70". Retrieved 2009-02-06. 
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  76. ^ Messier, Charles (1771). "Messier 74". Retrieved 2009-02-06. 
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  98. ^ Messier, Charles (1771). "Messier 96". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  99. ^ Messier, Charles (1771). "Messier 97". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
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  101. ^ Messier, Charles (1771). "Messier 99". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
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  107. ^ Messier, Charles (1771). "Messier 104". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  108. ^ Messier, Charles (1783). "Messier 105". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  109. ^ Messier, Charles (1783). "Messier 106". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  110. ^ Messier, Charles (1783). "Messier 107". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  111. ^ Messier, Charles (1783). "Messier 108". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  112. ^ Messier, Charles (1783). "Messier 109". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  113. ^ Messier, Charles (1783). "Messier 110". Retrieved 2009-02-08. 

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