Messier Objects by Right Ascension

Messier Object Data, sorted by Right Ascension

The old Charles Messier has expressed his plan to bring out his catalog anew, ordered by right ascension; he published this plan in the Connaissance des Temps for 1801, but he never carried it out. But as this order is convenient and was applied to many other catalogs, we can certainly present the Messier catalog in this order.

Type:: 1=Open Cluster, 2=Globular Cluster, 3=Planetary Nebula, 4=Diffuse Nebula, 5=Spiral Galaxy, 6=Elliptical Galaxy, 7=Irregular Galaxy, 8=Lenticular (S0) Galaxy, 9=Supernova Remnant, A=System of 4 stars or Asterism, B=Milky Way Patch, C=Binary star.
ra=: right ascension in hours minutes.decimal seconds
dec=: declination in degrees minutes
B=: apparent visual magnitude
D=: appparent (angular) dimension in arc minutes
d=: distance in kilo-light-years


Link  M#   NGC# Con Type  ra    dec   B      D          d

M110  110   205 And 6 00 40.4 +41 41  8.5   17x10    2900      
 M31  031   224 And 5 00 42.7 +41 16  3.4  178x63    2900      
 M32  032   221 And 6 00 42.7 +40 52  8.1    8x6     2900      
M103  103   581 Cas 1 01 33.2 +60 42  7.4    6.0        8.5   
 M33  033   598 Tri 5 01 33.9 +30 39  5.7   73x45    3000      
 M74  074   628 Psc 5 01 36.7 +15 47  9.4 10.2x9.5  35000      
 M76  076   650 Per 3 01 42.4 +51 34 10.1  2.7x1.8      3.4    
 M34  034  1039 Per 1 02 42.0 +42 47  5.5   35.0        1.4    
 M77  077  1068 Cet 5 02 42.7 -00 01  8.9    7x6    60000      
 M45  045  0000 Tau 1 03 47.0 +24 07  1.6  110.0        0.38   
 M79  079  1904 Lep 2 05 24.5 -24 33  7.7    8.7       42.1    
 M38  038  1912 Aur 1 05 28.4 +35 50  7.4   21.0        4.2    
  M1  001  1952 Tau 9 05 34.5 +22 01  8.4    6x4        6.3    
 M42  042  1976 Ori 4 05 35.4 -05 27  4.0   85x60       1.6    
 M43  043  1982 Ori 4 05 35.6 -05 16  9.0   20x15       1.6    
 M36  036  1960 Aur 1 05 36.1 +34 08  6.3   12.0        4.1    
 M78  078  2068 Ori 4 05 46.7 +00 03  8.3    8x6        1.6    
 M37  037  2099 Aur 1 05 52.4 +32 33  6.2   24.0        4.4    
 M35  035  2168 Gem 1 06 08.9 +24 20  5.3   28.0        2.8    
 M41  041  2287 CMa 1 06 46.0 -20 44  4.6   38.0        2.3    
 M50  050  2323 Mon 1 07 03.2 -08 20  6.3   16.0        3      
 M47  047  2422 Pup 1 07 36.6 -14 30  5.2   30.0        1.6    
 M46  046  2437 Pup 1 07 41.8 -14 49  6.0   27.0        5.4    
 M93  093  2447 Pup 1 07 44.6 -23 52  6.0   22.0        3.6    
 M48  048  2548 Hya 1 08 13.8 -05 48  5.5   54.0        1.5    
 M44  044  2632 Cnc 1 08 40.1 +19 59  3.7   95.0        0.577  
 M67  067  2682 Cnc 1 08 50.4 +11 49  6.1   30.0        2.7    
 M81  081  3031 UMa 5 09 55.6 +69 04  6.9   21x10   12000     
 M82  082  3034 UMa 7 09 55.8 +69 41  8.4    9x4    12000     
 M95  095  3351 Leo 5 10 44.0 +11 42  9.7  4.4x3.3  38000      
 M96  096  3368 Leo 5 10 46.8 +11 49  9.2    6x4    38000      
M105  105  3379 Leo 6 10 47.8 +12 35  9.3    2.0    38000      
M108  108  3556 UMa 5 11 11.5 +55 40 10.0    8x1    45000      
 M97  097  3587 UMa 3 11 14.8 +55 01  9.9  3.4x3.3      2.6    
 M65  065  3623 Leo 5 11 18.9 +13 05  9.3    8x1.5  35000      
 M66  066  3627 Leo 5 11 20.2 +12 59  8.9    8x2.5  35000      
M109  109  3992 UMa 5 11 57.6 +53 23  9.8    7x4    55000      
 M98  098  4192 Com 5 12 13.8 +14 54 10.1  9.5x3.2  60000      
 M99  099  4254 Com 5 12 18.8 +14 25  9.9  5.4x4.8  60000      
M106  106  4258 CVn 5 12 19.0 +47 18  8.4   19x8    25000      
 M61  061  4303 Vir 5 12 21.9 +04 28  9.7    6x5.5  60000      
 M40  040  Win4 UMa C 12 22.4 +58 05  8.4    0.8        0.51   
M100  100  4321 Com 5 12 22.9 +15 49  9.3    7x6    60000      
 M84  084  4374 Vir 8 12 25.1 +12 53  9.1    5.0    60000      
 M85  085  4382 Com 8 12 25.4 +18 11  9.1  7.1x5.2  60000      
 M86  086  4406 Vir 8 12 26.2 +12 57  8.9  7.5x5.5  60000      
 M49  049  4472 Vir 6 12 29.8 +08 00  8.4    9x7.5  60000      
 M87  087  4486 Vir 6 12 30.8 +12 24  8.6    7.0    60000      
 M88  088  4501 Com 5 12 32.0 +14 25  9.6    7x4    60000      
 M91  091  4548 Com 5 12 35.4 +14 30 10.2  5.4x4.4  60000      
 M89  089  4552 Vir 6 12 35.7 +12 33  9.8    4.0    60000      
 M90  090  4569 Vir 5 12 36.8 +13 10  9.5  9.5x4.5  60000      
 M58  058  4579 Vir 5 12 37.7 +11 49  9.7  5.5x4.5  60000      
 M68  068  4590 Hya 2 12 39.5 -26 45  7.8   12.0       33.3    
M104  104  4594 Vir 5 12 40.0 -11 37  8.0    9x4    50000      
 M59  059  4621 Vir 6 12 42.0 +11 39  9.6    5x3.5  60000      
 M60  060  4649 Vir 6 12 43.7 +11 33  8.8    7x6    60000      
 M94  094  4736 CVn 5 12 50.9 +41 07  8.2    7x3    14500      
 M64  064  4826 Com 5 12 56.7 +21 41  8.5  9.3x5.4  19000      
 M53  053  5024 Com 2 13 12.9 +18 10  7.6   12.6       59.7    
 M63  063  5055 CVn 5 13 15.8 +42 02  8.6   10x6    37000      
 M51  051  5194 CVn 5 13 29.9 +47 12  8.4   11x7    37000      
 M83  083  5236 Hya 5 13 37.0 -29 52  7.6   11x10   15000      
  M3  003  5272 CVn 2 13 42.2 +28 23  6.2   16.2       33.9    
M101  101  5457 UMa 5 14 03.2 +54 21  7.9   22.0    27000      
M102? 102? 5866 Dra 8 15 06.5 +55 46  9.9  5.2x2.3  40000     
  M5  005  5904 Ser 2 15 18.6 +02 05  5.6   17.4       24.5    
 M80  080  6093 Sco 2 16 17.0 -22 59  7.3    8.9       32.6    
  M4  004  6121 Sco 2 16 23.6 -26 32  5.6   26.3        7.2    
M107  107  6171 Oph 2 16 32.5 -13 03  7.9   10.0       20.9    
 M13  013  6205 Her 2 16 41.7 +36 28  5.8   16.6       25.1    
 M12  012  6218 Oph 2 16 47.2 -01 57  6.7   14.5       16.0    
 M10  010  6254 Oph 2 16 57.1 -04 06  6.6   15.1       14.4    
 M62  062  6266 Oph 2 17 01.2 -30 07  6.5   14.1       22.5    
 M19  019  6273 Oph 2 17 02.6 -26 16  6.8   13.5       28.4    
 M92  092  6341 Her 2 17 17.1 +43 08  6.4   11.2       26.7    
  M9  009  6333 Oph 2 17 19.2 -18 31  7.7    9.3       26.7    
 M14  014  6402 Oph 2 17 37.6 -03 15  7.6   11.7       29.0    
  M6  006  6405 Sco 1 17 40.1 -32 13  5.3   25.0        2      
  M7  007  6475 Sco 1 17 53.9 -34 49  4.1   80.0        0.8    
 M23  023  6494 Sgr 1 17 56.8 -19 01  6.9   27.0        2.15   
 M20  020  6514 Sgr 4 18 02.6 -23 02  9.0   28.0        5.2    
  M8  008  6523 Sgr 4 18 03.8 -24 23  6.0   90x40       5.2    
 M21  021  6531 Sgr 1 18 04.6 -22 30  6.5   13.0        4.25   
 M24  024 >6603 Sgr B 18 16.9 -18 29  4.6   90         10     
 M16  016  6611 Ser 1 18 18.8 -13 47  6.4    7.0        7      
 M18  018  6613 Sgr 1 18 19.9 -17 08  7.5    9.0        4.9    
 M17  017  6618 Sgr 4 18 20.8 -16 11  7.0   11.0        5      
 M28  028  6626 Sgr 2 18 24.5 -24 52  6.8   11.2       18.6    
 M69  069  6637 Sgr 2 18 31.4 -32 21  7.6    7.1       28.0    
 M25  025 I4725 Sgr 1 18 31.6 -19 15  6.5   40.0        2      
 M22  022  6656 Sgr 2 18 36.4 -23 54  5.1   24.0       10.4    
 M70  070  6681 Sgr 2 18 43.2 -32 18  7.9    7.8       29.4    
 M26  026  6694 Sct 1 18 45.2 -09 24  8.0   15.0        5      
 M11  011  6705 Sct 1 18 51.1 -06 16  6.3   14.0        6      
 M57  057  6720 Lyr 3 18 53.6 +33 02  8.8  1.4x1.0      2.3    
 M54  054  6715 Sgr 2 18 55.1 -30 29  7.6    9.1       88.7    
 M56  056  6779 Lyr 2 19 16.6 +30 11  8.3    7.1       32.9    
 M55  055  6809 Sgr 2 19 40.0 -30 58  6.3   19.0       17.6    
 M71  071  6838 Sge 2 19 53.8 +18 47  8.2    7.2       12.7    
 M27  027  6853 Vul 3 19 59.6 +22 43  7.4  8.0x5.7      1.25   
 M75  075  6864 Sgr 2 20 06.1 -21 55  8.5    6.0       61.3    
 M29  029  6913 Cyg 1 20 23.9 +38 32  7.1    7.0        4.0    
 M72  072  6981 Aqr 2 20 53.5 -12 32  9.3    5.9       55.4    
 M73  073  6994 Aqr A 20 58.9 -12 38  9.0    2.8        2.0      
 M15  015  7078 Peg 2 21 30.0 +12 10  6.2   12.3       33.6    
 M39  039  7092 Cyg 1 21 32.2 +48 26  4.6   32.0        0.825  
  M2  002  7089 Aqr 2 21 33.5 -00 49  6.5   12.9       37.5    
 M30  030  7099 Cap 2 21 40.4 -23 11  7.2   11.0       26.1    
 M52  052  7654 Cas 1 23 24.2 +61 35  7.3   13.0        5.0

Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

Last Modification: 25 Jan 1998, 16:03 MET