Messier Catalog
This is a version of the Messier Catalog that includes visual estimates of the apparent brightness and angular size made by amateur astronomer Don Machholz. It provides a good, relatively homogeneous compilation of these parameters of relevance for visual observing.
ASCII text format version.
Object NGC Con Typ RA Dec m_v Size Common Name
M1 1952 Tau SNR 05 34.5 +22 01 8.7 7x4 Crab Nebula M2 7089 Aqr GCl 21 33.5 -00 49 7.0 8 M3 5272 CVn GCl 13 42.2 +28 23 6.4 8 M4 6121 Sco GCl 16 23.6 -26 32 6.9 14 M5 5904 Ser GCl 15 18.6 +02 05 6.2 10 M6 6405 Sco OpCl 17 40.1 -32 13 5.3 30x24 M7 6475 Sco OpCl 17 53.9 -34 49 5.0 32x26 M8 6523 Sgr Neb 18 03.8 -24 23 6.3 25x20 Lagoon Nebula M9 6333 Oph GCl 17 19.2 -18 31 7.3 4 M10 6254 Oph GCl 16 57.1 -04 06 6.7 9 M11 6705 Sct OpCl 18 51.1 -06 16 6.0 8 M12 6218 Oph GCl 16 47.2 -01 57 6.8 8 M13 6205 Her GCl 16 41.7 +36 28 6.2 13 M14 6402 Oph GCl 17 37.6 -03 15 7.7 8 M15 7078 Peg GCl 21 30.0 +12 10 7.4 7 M16 6611 Ser OpCl 18 18.8 -13 47 7.1 25x25 M17 6618 Sgr Neb 18 20.8 -16 11 6.6 15x8 Omega Nebula M18 6613 Sgr OpCl 18 19.9 -17 08 7.1 8x6 M19 6273 Oph GCl 17 02.6 -26 16 7.9 6 M20 6514 Sgr Neb 18 02.6 -23 02 6.8 16x10 Trifid Nebula M21 6531 Sgr OpCl 18 04.6 -22 30 7.5 7x4 M22 6656 Sgr GCl 18 36.4 -23 54 5.4 17 M23 6494 Sgr OpCl 17 56.8 -19 01 6.2 20x15 M24 6603 Sgr MWP 18 16.9 -18 29 4.5 80x35 M25 I4725 Sgr OpCl 18 31.6 -19 15 5.9 35x30 M26 6694 Sct OpCl 18 45.2 -09 24 7.8 7 M27 6853 Vul PNe 19 59.6 +22 43 8.8 7 Dumbbell Nebula M28 6626 Sgr GCl 18 24.5 -24 52 8.4 5 M29 6913 Cyg OpCl 20 23.9 +38 32 7.4 7 M30 7099 Cap GCl 21 40.4 -23 11 8.4 4 M31 224 And SpG 00 42.7 +41 16 4.5 145x20 Andromeda Galaxy M32 221 And ElG 00 42.7 +40 52 8.6 2 M33 598 Tri SpG 01 33.9 +30 39 6.2 22x18 Triangulum Galaxy M34 1039 Per OpCl 02 42.0 +42 47 6.3 25x15 M35 2168 Gem OpCl 06 08.9 +24 20 4.8 25x18 M36 1960 Aur OpCl 05 36.1 +34 08 5.8 13 M37 2099 Aur OpCl 05 52.4 +32 33 6.2 18 M38 1922 Aur OpCl 05 28.4 +35 50 6.0 11 M39 7092 Cyg OpCl 21 32.2 +48 26 5.4 30x20 M40 Win4 UMa Bin* 12 22.4 +58 05 8.7 1 M41 2287 CMa OpCl 06 46.0 -20 44 5.8 25 M42 1976 Ori Neb 05 35.4 -05 27 4.3 40x30 Orion Nebula M43 1982 Ori Neb 05 35.6 -05 16 8.3 5 Orion Nebula (B) M44 2632 Cnc OpCl 08 40.1 +19 59 3.3 60x50 Praesepe (Beehive) M45 - Tau OpCl 03 47.0 +24 07 2.0 70x40 Pleiades M46 2437 Pup OpCl 07 41.8 -14 49 6.7 18x15 M47 2422 Pup OpCl 07 36.6 -14 30 5.6 17x12 M48 2548 Hya OpCl 08 13.8 -05 48 6.2 40x35 M49 4472 Vir ElG 12 29.8 +08 00 8.6 4 M50 2323 Mon OpCl 07 03.2 -08 20 7.1 8x6 M51 5194 CVn SpG 13 29.9 +47 12 7.9 14x11 Whirlpool Galaxy M52 7654 Cas OpCl 23 24.2 +61 35 7.6 9x7 M53 5024 Com GCl 13 12.9 +18 10 7.4 3 M54 6715 Sgr GCl 18 55.1 -30 29 8.2 2 M55 6809 Sgr GCl 19 40.0 -30 58 6.1 12 M56 6779 Lyr GCl 19 16.6 +30 11 9.1 5 M57 6720 Lyr PNe 18 53.6 +33 02 8.8 2 Ring Nebula M58 4579 Vir SpG 12 37.7 +11 49 9.2 4 M59 4621 Vir ElG 12 42.0 +11 39 9.4 3x2 M60 4649 Vir ElG 12 43.7 +11 33 9.2 4x3 M61 4303 Vir SpG 12 21.9 +04 28 9.0 5 M62 6266 Oph GCl 17 01.2 -30 07 8.1 5 M63 5055 CVn SpG 13 15.8 +42 02 8.7 8x4 M64 4826 Com SpG 12 56.7 +21 41 8.7 8x4 Black-eye Galaxy M65 3623 Leo SpG 11 18.9 +13 05 8.9 11x4 M66 3627 Leo SpG 11 20.2 +12 59 8.6 9x5 M67 2682 Cnc OpCl 08 50.4 +11 49 7.6 12x10 M68 4590 Hya GCl 12 39.5 -26 45 8.4 5 M69 6637 Sgr GCl 18 31.4 -32 21 7.9 3 M70 6681 Sgr GCl 18 43.2 -32 18 8.4 2 M71 6838 Sge GCl 19 53.8 +18 47 8.8 7 M72 6981 Aqr GCl 20 53.5 -12 32 9.0 4 M73 6994 Aqr Ast 20 58.9 -12 38 9.5 2 M74 628 Psc SpG 01 36.7 +15 47 9.5 9 M75 6864 Sgr GCl 20 06.1 -21 55 8.7 2 M76 650 Per PNe 01 42.4 +51 34 9.6 3x2 M77 1068 Cet SpG 02 42.7 -00 01 8.9 2 M78 2068 Ori Neb 05 46.7 +00 03 8.4 8 M79 1904 Lep GCl 05 24.5 -24 33 8.1 3 M80 6093 Sco GCl 16 17.0 -22 59 8.1 3 M81 3031 UMa SpG 09 55.6 +69 04 8.2 9x3 M82 3034 UMa IrG 09.55.8 +69 41 8.3 9x2 M83 5236 Hya SpG 13 37.0 -29 52 7.9 10x7 M84 4374 Vir S0G 12 25.1 +12 53 8.8 5 M85 4382 Com S0G 12 25.4 +18 11 8.9 4 M86 4406 Vir S0G 12 26.2 +12 57 8.8 5 M87 4486 Vir ElG 12 30.8 +12 24 8.7 5 Virgo A M88 4501 Com SpG 12 32.0 +14 25 9.4 8x3 M89 4552 Vir ElG 12 35.7 +12 33 9.1 3 M90 4569 Vir SpG 12 36.8 +13 10 9.3 6x2 M91 4548 Com SpG 12 35.4 +14 30 9.9 3 M92 6341 Her GCl 17 17.1 +43 08 6.9 8 M93 2447 Pup OpCl 07 44.6 -23 52 5.8 12x8 M94 4736 CVn SpG 12 50.9 +41 07 8.4 4 M95 3351 Leo SpG 10 44.0 +11 42 9.5 7 M96 3368 Leo SpG 10 46.8 +11 49 9.1 8x4 Owl Nebula M97 3587 UMa PNe 11 14.8 +55 01 9.7 6 M98 4192 Com SpG 12 13.8 +14 54 9.8 8x3 M99 4254 Com SpG 12 18.8 +14 25 9.4 6 M100 4321 Com SpG 12 22.9 +15 49 9.6 7 M101 5457 UMa SpG 14 03.2 +54 21 8.8 14 Pinwheel Galaxy M102 5866 Dra S0G 15 06.5 +55 46 9.6 4x2 M103 581 Cas OpCl 01 33.2 +60 42 7.0 8 M104 4594 Vir SpG 12 40.0 -11 37 8.8 7x4 Sombrero Galaxy M105 3379 Leo ElG 10 47.8 +12 35 9.1 4 M106 4258 CVn SpG 12 19.0 +47 18 8.8 11x5 M107 6171 Oph GCl 16 32.5 -13 03 9.0 5 M108 3556 UMa SpG 11 11.5 +55 40 9.4 7x2 M109 3992 UMa SpG 11 57.6 +53 23 9.6 4 M110 205 And ElG 00 40.4 +41 41 8.7 10x8