View source for Messier object

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{short description|Astronomical objects catalogued by Charles Messier}}
{{Infobox astronomical survey
| name = Messier Catalog
| image = All messier objects (numbered).jpg
| caption = All Messier objects
| alt = Pictures of all messier objects
| type = [[Astronomical catalogue]]
| namedafter = [[Charles Messier]]
| published = 1774 (preliminary version)
| commons = Messier Catalog
| onlysourced = yes
| editonwikidata = no
|image_scale=1.5}}

The '''Messier objects''' are a set of 110 [[astronomical objects]] catalogued by the French astronomer [[Charles Messier]] in his ''{{ill|Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d'Étoiles|fr}}'' (''Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters''). Because Messier was interested only in finding [[comet]]s, he created a list of those non-comet objects that frustrated his hunt for them. This list, which Messier created in collaboration with his assistant [[Pierre Méchain]], is now known as the '''''Messier catalogue'''''. The Messier catalogue is one of the most famous lists of astronomical objects, and many objects on the list are still referenced by their Messier numbers.<ref>
{{cite web
 | title = Original Messier Catalog of 1781
 | website = [[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space]]
 | date  = 10 November 2007
 | url   = http://messier.seds.org/xtra/Mcat/mcat1781.html#messier1781
}}
</ref> The catalogue includes most of the astronomical [[deep-sky object]]s that can be easily observed from Earth's [[Northern Hemisphere]]; many Messier objects are popular targets for amateur astronomers.<ref name="Hubble">
{{cite web
 | last  = Garner   | first = Rob
 | date  = 18 December 2018
 | title = Hubble's Messier catalog
 | publisher  = [[NASA]]  | department = [[Goddard Space Flight Center |Goddard SFC]]
 | url   = https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-messier-catalog
 |access-date = 17 January 2019
}}
</ref>

A preliminary version of the catalogue first appeared in 1774 in the ''Memoirs'' of the [[French Academy of Sciences]] for the year 1771.<ref>
{{cite journal |last=Messier |first=Charles |date=16 February 1771 |title=Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des amas d'Étoiles, que l'on découvre parmi les Étoiles fixes, sur l'horizon de Paris. Observées à l'Observatoire de la Marine, avec differens instrumens |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k35697/f611 |journal=Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences |series=Avec les Mémoires de Mathématique & de Physique, pour la même Année, Tirés des Registres de cette Académie |language=fr |publisher=L'Imprimerie Royale |volume=année 1774 |page=435 |access-date=2021-01-07 |via=Gallica (Archives de l'Académie des sciences) |place=Paris, France}}
</ref><ref name=SEDS-Messier-1771>
{{cite web
 | title = Charles Messier's original catalog of 1771
 | date  = 15 June 2007
 | website = [[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space]] (SEDS)
 | url = http://messier.seds.org/xtra/history/m-cat71.html
 | access-date = 5 November 2015  
}}
</ref><ref name=Britannica>
{{cite encyclopedia 
 | title = Messier catalog
 | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica
 | url = https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/377197/Messier-catalog
 | access-date = 27 May 2015
}}
</ref> The first version of Messier's catalogue contained 45&nbsp;objects, which were not numbered. Eighteen of the objects were discovered by Messier; the rest had been previously observed by other astronomers.<ref>
{{cite magazine
 |last=Gingerich |first=Owen
 |date=September 1953
 |title=Messier and his catalogue&nbsp;II
 |magazine=Sky & Telescope
 |issue=142
 |url=https://archive.org/details/Sky_and_Telescope_1953-09-cbr
 |via=archive.org
}}
</ref> By 1780 the catalogue had increased to 70&nbsp;objects.<ref>
{{cite journal |last=Messier |first=Charles |year=1780 |title=Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des amas d'Étoiles, Observées à Paris, par M.&nbsp;Messier, à l'Observatoire de la Marine, hôtel de Clugni, rue des Mathurins |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65067013/f233 |journal=[[Connaissance des Temps|Connoissance des Temps]] |language=fr |publisher=L'Imprimerie Royale |volume=pour l'année commune 1783 |pages=[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65067013/f233 225]–249, & [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65067013/f420 408] |via=Gallica (Archives de l'Académie des sciences) |place=Paris, France}}
</ref> The final version of the catalogue containing 103&nbsp;objects was published in 1781 in the ''[[Connaissance des Temps]]'' for the year 1784.<ref name="Messier-1781-Connaissance-1784">
{{cite journal |last=Messier |first=Charles |year=1781 |title=Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des amas d'Étoiles, Observées à Paris, par M.&nbsp;Messier, à l'Observatoire de la Marine, hôtel de Clugni, rue des Mathurins |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6514280n/f235 |journal=Connoissance des Temps, ou Connoissance des mouvemens célestes |language=fr |publisher=L'Imprimerie Royale |volume=pour l'année bissextile 1784 |pages=227–267 |bibcode=1781cote.rept..227M |via=Gallica |place=Paris, France}}</ref><ref name=SEDS-Messier-1771/> However, due to what was thought for a long time to be the incorrect addition of [[Messier 102]], the total number remained 102. Other astronomers, using side notes in Messier's texts, eventually expanded the list to 110 objects.<ref>
{{cite web
 | title     = The Messier Catalogue
 | website   = SEDS Messier Database
 | date      = 27 May 2015
 | publisher = [[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space|SEDS]]
 | url       = http://messier.seds.org/
}}
</ref>

The catalogue consists of a diverse range of astronomical objects, from [[star clusters]] and [[nebulae]] to [[galaxies]]. For example, Messier&nbsp;1 is a [[supernova remnant]], known as the [[Crab Nebula]], and the great [[spiral galaxy|spiral]] [[Andromeda Galaxy]] is M31. Further inclusions followed.<ref>
{{cite book
 | first= Patrick  | last= Moore
 | date= 1979
 | title= The Guinness Book of Astronomy
 | publisher= [[Guinness Superlatives]]
 | isbn= 978-0-900424-76-2
 | url= https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofas00moor
 | url-access= registration
 | via=archive.org
}}
</ref>

==Lists and editions==
[[File:Charles Messier.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Charles Messier]]|alt=Painting of Charles Messier]]

The first edition of 1774 covered 45&nbsp;objects ([[Crab Nebula|M1]] to [[Pleiades|M45]]). The total list published by Messier in 1781 contained 103&nbsp;objects, but the list was expanded through successive additions by other astronomers, motivated by notes in Messier's and Méchain's texts indicating that at least one of them knew of the additional objects. The first such addition came from [[Nicolas Camille Flammarion]] in 1921, who added [[Messier 104]] after finding a note Messier made in a copy of the 1781 edition of the catalogue. [[Messier 105|M105]] to [[Messier 107|M107]] were added by [[Helen Sawyer Hogg]] in 1947, [[Messier 108|M108]] and [[Messier 109|M109]] by [[Owen Gingerich]] in 1960, and [[Messier 110|M110]] by [[Kenneth Glyn Jones]] in 1967.<ref>
{{cite book
 |first=Patrick  |last=Moore
 |date=1979
 |title=The Guinness Book of Astronomy
 |publisher=[[Guinness Superlatives]]
 |isbn=0-900424-76-1
 |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofas00moor
 |url-access=registration
 |via=archive.org
}}
</ref> [[Messier 102|M102]] was observed by Méchain, who communicated his notes to Messier. Méchain later concluded that this object was simply a re-observation of M101, though some sources suggest that the object Méchain observed was the galaxy [[NGC 5866]] and identify that as M102.<ref>
{{cite press release
 |last=Frommert  |first=Hartmut
 |date=10 May 1995
 |title= Messier&nbsp;102
 |website=MSFC X-Ray Astronomy (InterNetNews)
 |via=[[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space|SEDS]]
 |url=http://www.messier.seds.org/xtra/supp/m102art.txt
 |access-date=24 February 2019
}}
</ref>

Messier's final catalogue was included in the {{Lang|fr|[[Connaissance des Temps]] pour l'Année 1784}} [''Knowledge of the Times for the Year 1784''], the French official yearly publication of astronomical [[ephemerides]].<ref name=Messier-1781-Connaissance-1784/><ref name=SEDS-Messier-1771/>

Messier lived and conducted his astronomical work at the Hôtel de Cluny (now the [[Musée national du Moyen Âge]]), in [[Paris]], France. The list he compiled contains only objects found in the sky area he could observe from the north [[celestial pole]] to a celestial latitude of about −35.7°. He did not observe or list objects visible only from farther south, such as the [[Large Magellanic Cloud|Large]] and [[Small Magellanic Cloud|Small Magellanic Clouds]].<ref>
{{cite book
 |last=English |first=Neil
 |date=2018
 |title=Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy: A history of visual observing from Harriot to Moore
 |page=91
 |publisher=Springer
 |isbn=978-3319977072
 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b9p1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA91
 |access-date=9 October 2019
}}
</ref>

==Observations==
The Messier catalogue comprises nearly all of the most spectacular examples of the five types of [[deep-sky object]] – [[diffuse nebulae]], [[planetary nebula]]e, [[open cluster]]s, [[globular cluster]]s, and [[galaxy|galaxies]] – visible from European latitudes. Furthermore, almost all of the Messier objects are among the closest to Earth in their respective classes, which makes them heavily studied with professional class instruments that today can resolve small and visually significant details in them. A summary of the astrophysics of each Messier object can be found in the ''Concise Catalog of Deep-sky Objects''.<ref>
{{cite book |last=Finlay |first=W. H. |title=Concise Catalog of Deep-sky Objects: Astrophysical information for 500&nbsp;galaxies |date=2003 |publisher=[[Springer (publisher)|Springer]] |isbn=1-85233-691-9}}</ref>

Since these objects could be observed visually with the relatively small-aperture [[refracting telescope]] (approximately 100&nbsp;mm ≈ 4&nbsp;inches) used by Messier to study the sky from downtown [[Paris]], they are among the brightest and thus most attractive [[astronomical object]]s (of the class popularly called [[deep-sky object]]s) observable from Earth, and are popular targets for visual study and [[astrophotography]] available to modern [[amateur astronomy|amateur astronomers]] using larger aperture equipment. In early spring, astronomers sometimes gather for "[[Messier marathon]]s", when all of the objects can be viewed over a single night.<ref>
{{cite web
 |date=19 March 2013
 |title=The Messier Marathon
 |url=http://messier.seds.org/xtra/marathon/marathon.html
 |publisher=[[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space]] (SEDS)
 |access-date=17 May 2014
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite book
 |last1=Stoyan |first1=Ronald
 |last2=Binnewies |first2=Stefan
 |last3=Friedrich |first3=Susanne
 |title=Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky
 |date=2008
 |publisher=Cambridge University Press
 |isbn=9783319977072
}}
</ref>

== Messier objects ==
{{legend|#eef| [[Open cluster]]}}
{{legend|#feb| [[Globular cluster]]}}
{{legend|#fcc| [[Diffuse nebula]]}}
{{legend|#cfe| [[Planetary nebula]]}}
{{legend|#fce| [[Supernova remnant]]}}
{{legend|#ffc| [[Galaxy]]}}
{{legend|#fff| Other}}
{{Clear}}{{table alignment}}{{sort under}}
{| class ="wikitable sortable sort-under col4center col8center col9center"
! scope="col" | {{shy|Mes|sier}} {{abbr|no.|number}}
! scope="col" | [[New General Catalogue|NGC]]{{wbr}}/{{wbr}}[[Index Catalogue|IC]] {{abbr|no.|number}}
! scope="col" | Common name
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Image
! scope="col" | Object type
! scope="col" style="max-width:7em" | {{shy|Dis|tan|ce}} ([[Light-year|kly]])
! scope="col" | [[Constellation|{{shy|Con|stel|la|tion}}]]
! scope="col" style="max-width:7em" | [[Apparent magnitude|{{shy|Ap|par|ent mag|ni|tu|de}}]]
! scope="col" style="max-width:7em" |{{shy|Ap|par|ent dim|en|si|ons}}
! scope="col" style="max-width:8em" | [[Right ascension]]
! scope="col" style="max-width:8em" data-sort-type="number" | [[Declination]]
|- style="background:#fce"
! scope="row" | [[Crab Nebula|M1]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m001.html |title=Messier 1 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 1952
| ''Crab Nebula''
| [[File:Crab Nebula.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| [[Supernova remnant|{{shy|Super|nova}} remnant]]
| {{dsv|6.5}} |4.9–8.1
| [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]
| 8.4
| 420″ × 290″
| {{RA|05|34|31.9}}
| {{DEC|+22|00|52.2}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 2|M2]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m002.html |title=Messier 2 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 7089
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier2 - HST - Potw1913a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 33
| [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]]
| 6.5
| 16′
| {{RA|21|33|27.0}}
| {{DEC|-00|49|23.7}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 3|M3]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m003.html |title=Messier 3 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 5272
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier3 - HST - Potw1914a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 33.9
| [[Canes Venatici]]
| 6.2
| 18′
| {{RA|13|42|11.6}}
| {{DEC|+28|22|38.2}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 4|M4]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m004.html |title=Messier 4 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6121
| ''Spider Globular Cluster''
| [[File:Globular star cluster Messier 4.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 7.2
| [[Scorpius]]
| 5.6
| 26′
| {{RA|16|23|35.2}}
| {{DEC|-26|31|32.7}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 5|M5]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m005.html |title=Messier 5 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 5904
| ''Rose Cluster''
| [[File:Messier 5 - HST.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 24.5
| [[Serpens]]
| 5.6
| 23′
| {{RA|15|18|33.2}}
| {{DEC|+02|04|51.7}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Butterfly Cluster|M6]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m006.html |title=Messier 6 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6405
| ''Butterfly Cluster''
| [[File:M6a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 1.6
| [[Scorpius]]
| 4.2
| 25′
| {{RA|17|40.1}}
| {{DEC|-32|13}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Ptolemy Cluster|M7]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m007.html |title=Messier 7 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6475
| ''Ptolemy's Cluster''
| [[File:The star cluster Messier 7.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| {{dsv|0.98}} |0.65–1.31
| [[Scorpius]]
| 3.3
| 80′
| {{RA|17|53|51.2}}
| {{DEC|-34|47|34}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
! scope="row" | [[Lagoon Nebula|M8]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{Cite book |first=Ronald|last=Stoyan|title=Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky |page=88 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0521895545 }}</ref>
| NGC 6523
| ''Lagoon Nebula''
| [[File:LagoonHunterWilson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| [[Nebula]] with cluster
| 4.1
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 4.6
| 90′ × 40′
| {{RA|18|03|37}}
| {{DEC|-24|23|12}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 9|M9]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m009.html |title=Messier 9 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6333
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Globular cluster Messier 9 (captured by the Hubble Space Telescope).tif|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 25.8
| [[Ophiuchus]]
| 7.7
| 9.3′
| {{RA|17|19|11.8}}
| {{DEC|-18|30|58.5}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 10|M10]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m010.html |title=Messier 10 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6254
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 10 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 14.3
| [[Ophiuchus]]
| 6.6
| 20′
| {{RA|16|57|8.9}}
| {{DEC|-04|05|58.1}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Wild Duck Cluster|M11]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{citation |title=Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects |first1=Stephen James |last1=O'Meara |first2=David H. |last2=Levy |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1998 |isbn=978-0521553322 |page=65 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jis4evHuuzUC&pg=PA65 }}</ref>
| NGC 6705
| ''Wild Duck Cluster''
| [[File:Eso1430a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 6.2
| [[Scutum (constellation)|Scutum]]
| 5.8
| 22.8′
| {{RA|18|51.1}}
| {{DEC|-06|16}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 12|M12]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m012.html |title=Messier 12 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6218
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M12 Hubble.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 15.7
| [[Ophiuchus]]
| 6.7
| 16′
| {{RA|16|47|14.2}}
| {{DEC|-01|56|54.7}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 13|M13]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m013.html |title=Messier 13 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6205
| ''Great Hercules Cluster''
| [[File:Messier 13 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 22.2
| [[Hercules (constellation)|Hercules]]
| 5.8
| 20′
| {{RA|16|41|41.2}}
| {{DEC|+36|27|35.5}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 14|M14]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m014.html |title=Messier 14 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6402
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier object 014.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 30.3
| [[Ophiuchus]]
| 7.6
| 11′
| {{RA|17|37|36.2}}
| {{DEC|-03|14|45.3}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 15|M15]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m015.html |title=Messier 15 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 7078
| ''Great Pegasus Cluster''
| [[File:Messier 15 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 33
| [[Pegasus (constellation)|Pegasus]]
| 6.2
| 18′
| {{RA|21|29|58.3}}
| {{DEC|+12|10|01.2}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
! scope="row" | [[Eagle Nebula|M16]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m016.html |title=Messier 16 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6611
| ''Eagle Nebula''
| [[File:Eagle Nebula from ESO.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NH}} | [[H II region]] nebula with cluster
| 7
| [[Serpens]]
| 6.4
| 70′ × 50′
| {{RA|18|18|48}}
| {{DEC|-13|49}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
! scope="row" | [[Omega Nebula|M17]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m017.html |title=Messier 17 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6618
| ''Omega'', ''Swan'', ''Horseshoe'', ''Lobster'', or ''Checkmark Nebula''
| [[File:The star formation region Messier 17.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NH}} | [[H II region]] nebula with cluster
| {{dsv|5.5}} |5–6
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 6.0
| 11′
| {{RA|18|20|26}}
| {{DEC|-16|10|36}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 18|M18]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m018.html |title=Messier 18 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6613
| ''Black Swan Cluster''
| [[File:Messier18.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 4.9
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 7.5
| 9.8′
| {{RA|18|19.9}}
| {{DEC|-17|08}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 19|M19]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m019.html |title=Messier 19 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6273
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 19 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 28.7
| [[Ophiuchus]]
| 6.8
| 17′
| {{RA|17|02|37.7}}
| {{DEC|-26|16|04.6}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
! scope="row" | [[Trifid Nebula|M20]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-20-the-trifid-nebula |title=Messier 20 (The Trifid Nebula) |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=Hubble's Messier Catalog|date=6 October 2017 }}</ref>
| NGC 6514
| ''Trifid Nebula''
| [[File:Trifid.nebula.arp.750pix.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NH}} | [[H II region]] nebula with cluster
| 5.2
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 6.3
| 28′
| {{RA|18|02|23}}
| {{DEC|-23|01|48}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 21|M21]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m021.html |title=Messier 21 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6531
| ''Webb's Cross Cluster''
| [[File:Messier object 021.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 4.25
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 6.5
| 14′
| {{RA|18|04.6}}
| {{DEC|-22|30}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 22|M22]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m022.html |title=Messier 22 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6656
| ''Great Sagittarius Cluster''
| [[File:Messier 22 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| {{dsv|10.6}} |9.6–11.6
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 5.1
| 32′
| {{RA|18|36|23.9}}
| {{DEC|-23|54|17.1}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 23|M23]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{citation |title=Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer |first1=Robert |last1=Thompson |first2=Barbara |last2=Thompson |series=DIY science |publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc. |year=2007 |isbn=978-0596526856 |page=408 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ymt9nj_uPhwC&pg=PA408 }}</ref>
| NGC 6494
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier object 023.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 2.15
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 5.5
| 35′
| {{RA|17|56.8}}
| {{DEC|-19|01}}
|- style="background:#fff"
! scope="row" | [[Small Sagittarius Star Cloud|M24]]{{wbr}}<ref name=French>{{cite magazine |last=French |first=Sue |date=July 2015 |title=Small Sagittarius star cloud: The Sagittarius Milky Way is host to dark nebulae and open clusters |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Small+Sagittarius+star+cloud:+the+Sagittarius+Milky+Way+is+host+to...-a0417569982 |magazine=Sky & Telescope |language=en |page=56}}</ref>
| IC 4715
| ''Small Sagittarius Star Cloud''
| [[File:Messier 24 Colombari crop invert.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| [[Milky Way]] [[star cloud]]
| {{dsv|10}} |~10
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 2.5
| 2°x1°
| {{RA|18|17}}
| {{DEC|-18|33}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 25|M25]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m025.html |title=Messier 25 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| IC 4725
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier object 025.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 2.0
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 4.6
| 36′
| {{RA|18|31.6}}
| {{DEC|-19|15}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 26|M26]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m026.html |title=Messier 26 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6694
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 26.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 5.0
| [[Scutum (constellation)|Scutum]]
| 8.0
| 14′
| {{RA|18|45.2}}
| {{DEC|-09|24}}
|- style="background:#cfe"
! scope="row" | [[Dumbbell Nebula|M27]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m027.html |title=Messier 27 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6853
| ''Dumbbell Nebula''
| [[File:M27 - Dumbbell Nebula.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NP}} | [[Planetary nebula]]
| {{dsv|1.334}} |1.148–1.52
| [[Vulpecula]]
| 7.4
| 8.0′ × 5.6′
| {{RA|19|59|36.3}}
| {{DEC|+22|43|16.1}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 28|M28]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m028.html |title=Messier 28 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6626
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Nebulous, but no nebula Messier 28.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 17.9
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 6.8
| 11.2′
| {{RA|18|24|32.9}}
| {{DEC|-24|52|11.4}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 29|M29]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m029.html |title=Messier 29 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6913
| ''Cooling Tower Cluster''
| [[File:Messier_29.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 7.2
| [[Cygnus (constellation)|Cygnus]]
| 7.1
| 7′
| {{RA|20|23|56}}
| {{DEC|+38|31|24}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 30|M30]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m030.html |title=Messier 30 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 7099
| ''Jellyfish Cluster''
| [[File:Messier 30 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| {{dsv|29.4}} |27.8–31
| [[Capricornus]]
| 7.2
| 12′
| {{RA|21|40|22.1}}
| {{DEC|-23|10|47.5}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Andromeda Galaxy|M31]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m031.html |title=Messier 31 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 224
| ''Andromeda Galaxy''
| [[File:Andromeda Galaxy (with h-alpha).jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|2540}} |2,430–2,650
| [[Andromeda (constellation)|Andromeda]]
| 3.4
| 3.17° × 1°
| {{RA|00|42|44.3}}
| {{DEC|+41|16|09}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 32|M32]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m032.html |title=Messier 32 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 221
| ''Andromeda Satellite #1''
| [[File:M32 Lanoue.png|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GED}} | [[Dwarf elliptical galaxy]]
| {{dsv|2490}} |2,410–2,570
| [[Andromeda (constellation)|Andromeda]]
| 8.1
| 8.7′ × 6.5′
| {{RA|00|42|41.8}}
| {{DEC|+40|51|55}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Triangulum Galaxy|M33]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m033.html |title=Messier 33 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 598
| ''Triangulum{{wbr}}/{{wbr}}Pinwheel Galaxy''
| [[File:VST snaps a very detailed view of the Triangulum Galaxy.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|2725}} |2,380–3,070
| [[Triangulum]]
| 5.7
| 70.8′ × 41.7′
| {{RA|01|33|50.0}}
| {{DEC|+30|39|36.7}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 34|M34]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m034.html |title=Messier 34 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 1039
| ''Spiral Cluster''
| [[File:M34 2mass atlas.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 1.5
| [[Perseus (constellation)|Perseus]]
| 5.5
| 35′
| {{RA|02|42.1}}
| {{DEC|+42|46}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 35|M35]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m035.html |title=Messier 35 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2168
| ''Shoe-Buckle Cluster''
| [[File:M35atlas.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 2.8
| [[Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]]
| 5.3
| 28′
| {{RA|06|09.1}}
| {{DEC|+24|21}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 36|M36]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m036.html |title=Messier 36 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 1960
| ''Pinwheel Cluster''
| [[File:M36a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 4.1
| [[Auriga (constellation)|Auriga]]
| 6.3
| 12′
| {{RA|05|36|12}}
| {{DEC|+34|08|04}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 37|M37]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m037.html |title=Messier 37 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2099
| ''Salt and Pepper Cluster''
| [[File:M37a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 4.511
| [[Auriga (constellation)|Auriga]]
| 6.2
| 24′
| {{RA|05|52|18}}
| {{DEC|+32|33|02}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 38|M38]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m038.html |title=Messier 38 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 1912
| ''Starfish Cluster''
| [[File:M38 Open Cluster.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 4.2
| [[Auriga (constellation)|Auriga]]
| 7.4
| 21′
| {{RA|05|28|42}}
| {{DEC|+35|51|18}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 39|M39]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m039.html |title=Messier 39 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 7092
| ''Pyramid Cluster''
| [[File:M39atlas.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 0.8244
| [[Cygnus (constellation)|Cygnus]]
| 4.6
| 29′
| {{RA|21|31|42}}
| {{DEC|+48|26|00}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Winnecke 4|M40]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m040.html |title=Messier 40 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| ''Winnecke 4''
| [[File:Messier object 40.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| [[Double star|Optical Double]]
| 0.51
| [[Ursa Major]]
| 8.4
| 51.7″
| {{RA|12|22|12.5}}
| {{DEC|+58|04|59}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 41|M41]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m041.html |title=Messier 41 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2287
| ''Little Beehive Cluster''
| [[File:Messier 041 2MASS.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 2.3
| [[Canis Major]]
| 4.5
| 38′
| {{RA|06|46.0}}
| {{DEC|-20|46}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
! scope="row" | [[Orion Nebula|M42]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m042.html |title=Messier 42 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 1976
| ''Great Orion Nebula''
| [[File:Orion Nebula - Hubble 2006 mosaic 18000.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NH}} | [[H II region]] nebula
| {{dsv|1.344}} |1.324–1.364
| [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]
| 4.0
| 65′ × 60′
| {{RA|05|35|17.3}}
| {{DEC|-05|23|28}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 43|M43]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m043.html |title=Messier 43 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 1982
| ''De Mairan's Nebula''
| [[File:M43 HST.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NH}} | [[H II region]] nebula (part of the Orion Nebula)<br />
| 1.6
| [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]
| 9.0
| 20′ × 15′
| {{RA|05|35.6}}
| {{DEC|-05|16}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Beehive Cluster|M44]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m044.html |title=Messier 44 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2632
| ''Beehive Cluster'' or ''Praesepe''
| [[File:Messier 44 2018.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 0.577
| [[Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]]
| 3.7
| 95′
| {{RA|08|40.4}}
| {{DEC|+19|59}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Pleiades|M45]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m045.html |title=Messier 45 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| ''Pleiades'', ''Seven Sisters'' or ''Subaru''
| [[File:Bob Star - M45 Carranza Field (by).jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| {{dsv|0.425}} |0.39–0.46
| [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]
| 1.6
| 2°
| {{RA|03|47|24}}
| {{DEC|+24|07|00}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 46|M46]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m046.html |title=Messier 46 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2437
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M46a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 5.4
| [[Puppis]]
| 6.0
| 22.8′
| {{RA|07|41.8}}
| {{DEC|-14|49}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 47|M47]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{Cite book |first=Ronald|last=Stoyan|title=Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky |page=195 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0521895545 }}</ref>
| NGC 2422
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M47a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 1.6
| [[Puppis]]
| 4.4
| 30′
| {{RA|07|36.6}}
| {{DEC|-14|30}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 48|M48]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m048.html |title=Messier 48 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2548
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M48a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 1.5
| [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]]
| 5.5
| 30′
| {{RA|08|13.7}}
| {{DEC|-05|45}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 49|M49]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m049.html |title=Messier 49 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4472
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 49 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GE}} | [[Elliptical galaxy]]
| {{dsv|55900}} |53,600–58,200
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 8.4
| 10.2′ × 8.3′
| {{RA|12|29|46.7}}
| {{DEC|+08|00|02}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 50|M50]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m050.html |title=Messier 50 |access-date=17 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2323
| ''Heart-Shaped Cluster''
| [[File:M50a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 3.2
| [[Monoceros (constellation)|Monoceros]]
| 5.9
| 16′
| {{RA|07|03.2}}
| {{DEC|-08|20}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Whirlpool Galaxy|M51]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m051.html |title=Messier 51 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 5194,{{br}}[[NGC 5195]]
| ''Whirlpool Galaxy''
| [[File:Messier51 sRGB.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|23000}} |19,000–27,000
| [[Canes Venatici]]
| 8.4
| 11.2′ × 6.9′
| {{RA|13|29|52.7}}
| {{DEC|+47|11|43}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 52|M52]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m052.html |title=Messier 52 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 7654
| ''Scorpion Cluster''
| [[File:M52atlas.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 5.0
| [[Cassiopeia (constellation)|Cassiopeia]]
| 7.3
| 13′
| {{RA|23|24.2}}
| {{DEC|+61|35}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 53|M53]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m053.html |title=Messier 53 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 5024
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Globular Cluster M53.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 58
| [[Coma Berenices]]
| 7.6
| 13′
| {{RA|13|12|55.3}}
| {{DEC|+18|10|05.4}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 54|M54]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m054.html |title=Messier 54 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6715
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier54.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 87.4
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 7.6
| 12′
| {{RA|18|55|03.3}}
| {{DEC|-30|28|47.5}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 55|M55]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m055.html |title=Messier 55 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6809
| ''Specter Cluster''
| [[File:Messier55.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 17.6
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 6.3
| 19′
| {{RA|19|39|59.7}}
| {{DEC|-30|57|53.1}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 56|M56]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m056.html |title=Messier 56 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6779
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M56-LRGB.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 32.9
| [[Lyra]]
| 8.3
| 8.8′
| {{RA|19|16|35.6}}
| {{DEC|+30|11|00.5}}
|- style="background:#cfe"
! scope="row" | [[Ring Nebula|M57]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m057.html |title=Messier 57 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6720
| ''Ring Nebula''
| [[File:M57 The Ring Nebula.JPG|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NP}} | [[Planetary nebula]]
| {{dsv|2.7}} |1.6–3.8
| [[Lyra]]
| 8.8
| 230″ × 230″
| {{RA|18|53|35.1}}
| {{DEC|+33|01|45.0}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 58|M58]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m058.html |title=Messier 58 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4579
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M58s (visible).jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GSB}} | [[Barred Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|63000}} |~63,000
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 9.7
| 5.9′ × 4.7′
| {{RA|12|37|43.5}}
| {{DEC|+11|49|05}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 59|M59]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m059.html |title=Messier 59 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4621
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier59 - HST - Potw1921a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GE}} | [[Elliptical galaxy]]
| {{dsv|60000}} |55,000–65,000
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 9.6
| 5.4′ × 3.7′
| {{RA|12|42|02.3}}
| {{DEC|+11|38|49}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 60|M60]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m060.html |title=Messier 60 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4649
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 60 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GE}} | [[Elliptical galaxy]]
| {{dsv|55000}} |51,000–59,000
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 8.8
| 7.4′ × 6.0′
| {{RA|12|43|39.6}}
| {{DEC|+11|33|09}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 61|M61]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m061.html |title=Messier 61 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4303
| ''Swelling Spiral Galaxy''
| [[File:Messier61 - ESO - Potw1901a.tif|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|52500}} |50,200–54,800
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 9.7
| 6.5′ × 5.8′
| {{RA|12|21|54.9}}
| {{DEC|+04|28|25}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 62|M62]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m062.html |title=Messier 62 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6266
| ''Flickering Globular''
| [[File:Messier object 062.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 22.2
| [[Ophiuchus]]
| 6.5
| 15′
| {{RA|17|01|12.6}}
| {{DEC|-30|06|44.5}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Sunflower Galaxy|M63]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m063.html |title=Messier 63 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 5055
| ''Sunflower Galaxy''
| [[File:M63s.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{nts|37,000}}
| [[Canes Venatici]]
| 8.6
| 12.6′ × 7.2′
| {{RA|13|15|49.3}}
| {{DEC|+42|01|45}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Black Eye Galaxy|M64]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m064.html |title=Messier 64 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4826
| ''Black Eye Galaxy''
| [[File:Blackeyegalaxy.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|24000}} |22,000–26,000
| [[Coma Berenices]]
| 8.5
| 10.7′ × 5.1′
| {{RA|12|56|43.7}}
| {{DEC|+21|40|58}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 65|M65]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m065.html |title=Messier 65 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3623
| ''Leo Triplet''
| [[File:M65.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GSB}} | [[Barred Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|41500}} |41,000–42,000
| [[Leo (constellation)|Leo]]
| 9.3
| 8.7′ × 2.5′
| {{RA|11|18|55.9}}
| {{DEC|+13|05|32}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 66|M66]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m066.html |title=Messier 66 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3627
| ''Leo Triplet''
| [[File:Phot-33c-03-fullres.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GSB}} | [[Barred Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|36000}} |31,000–41,000
| [[Leo (Constellation)|Leo]]
| 8.9
| 9.1′ × 4.2′
| {{RA|11|20|15.0}}
| {{DEC|+12|59|30}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 67|M67]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m067.html |title=Messier 67 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2682
| ''King Cobra'' or ''Golden Eye Cluster''
| [[File:Messier object 067.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| {{dsv|2.77}} |2.61–2.93
| [[Cancer (constellation)|Cancer]]
| 6.1
| 30′
| {{RA|08|51.3}}
| {{DEC|+11|49}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 68|M68]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m068.html |title=Messier 68 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4590
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier object 068.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 33.6
| [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]]
| 7.8
| 11′
| {{RA|12|39|28.0}}
| {{DEC|-26|44|38.6}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 69|M69]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m069.html |title=Messier 69 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6637
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier object 069.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 29.7
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 7.6
| 10.8′
| {{RA|18|31|23.1}}
| {{DEC|-32|20|53.1}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 70|M70]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m070.html |title=Messier 70 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6681
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier70.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 29.4
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 7.9
| 8′
| {{RA|18|43|12.8}}
| {{DEC|-32|17|31.6}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 71|M71]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m071.html |title=Messier 71 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6838
| ''Angelfish Cluster''
| [[File:Messier71.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 13.0
| [[Sagitta]]
| 8.2
| 7.2′
| {{RA|19|53|46.5}}
| {{DEC|+18|46|45.1}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 72|M72]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m072.html |title=Messier 72 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6981
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier72.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| {{dsv|54.57}} |53.40–55.74
| [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]]
| 9.3
| 6.6′
| {{RA|20|53|27.7}}
| {{DEC|-12|32|14.3}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Messier 73|M73]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m073.html |title=Messier 73 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6994
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 073 2MASS.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| [[Asterism (astronomy)|Asterism]]
| {{dsv|2.5}} |~2.5
| [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]]
| 9.0
| 2.8′
| {{RA|20|58|54}}
| {{DEC|-12|38}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 74|M74]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m074.html |title=Messier 74 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 628
| ''Phantom Galaxy''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-74-phantom-galaxy |title=Messier 74 Phantom Galaxy |date=24 July 2015 |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref>
| [[File:Messier 74 by HST.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|30000}} |24,000–36,000
| [[Pisces (constellation)|Pisces]]
| 9.4
| 10.5′ × 9.5′
| {{RA|01|36|41.8}}
| {{DEC|+15|47|01}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 75|M75]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m075.html |title=Messier 75 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6864
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier75.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 67.5
| [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]
| 8.5
| 6.8′
| {{RA|20|06|04.8}}
| {{DEC|-21|55|16.2}}
|- style="background:#cfe"
! scope="row" | [[Little Dumbbell Nebula|M76]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m076.html |title=Messier 76 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 650,{{br}}NGC 651
| ''Little Dumbbell Nebula''
| [[File:M76-RL5-DDmin-Gamma-LRGB 883x628.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NP}} | [[Planetary nebula]]
| 2.5
| [[Perseus (constellation)|Perseus]]
| 10.1
| 2.7′ × 1.8′
| {{RA|01|42.4}}
| {{DEC|+51|34|31}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 77|M77]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m077.html |title=Messier 77 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 1068
| ''Cetus A'' or ''Squid Galaxy''
| [[File:Messier 77 spiral galaxy by HST.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{nts|47,000}}
| [[Cetus (constellation)|Cetus]]
| 8.9
| 7.1′ × 6.0′
| {{RA|02|42|40.7}}
| {{DEC|-00|00|48}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 78|M78]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m078.html |title=Messier 78 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2068
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 78.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|ND}} | [[Diffuse nebula]]
| 1.6
| [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]
| 8.3
| 8′ × 6′
| {{RA|05|46|46.7}}
| {{DEC|+00|00|50}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 79|M79]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m079.html |title=Messier 79 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 1904
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M79a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 41
| [[Lepus (constellation)|Lepus]]
| 7.7
| 8.7′
| {{RA|05|24|10.6}}
| {{DEC|-24|31|27.3}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 80|M80]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m080.html |title=Messier 80 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6093
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:A Swarm of Ancient Stars - GPN-2000-000930.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 32.6
| [[Scorpius]]
| 7.3
| 10′
| {{RA|16|17|02.4}}
| {{DEC|-22|58|33.9}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Bode's Galaxy|M81]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m081.html |title=Messier 81 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3031
| ''Bode's Galaxy''
| [[File:M81.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|11800}} |11,400–12,200
| [[Ursa Major]]
| 6.9
| 26.9′ × 14.1′
| {{RA|09|55|33.2}}
| {{DEC|+69|03|55}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 82|M82]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m082.html |title=Messier 82 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3034
| ''Cigar Galaxy''
| [[File:JPEG M82 Cigar Galaxyjn.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|Galaxy, Starburst}} | [[Starburst galaxy]]
| {{dsv|11500}} |10,700–12,300
| [[Ursa Major]]
| 8.4
| 11.2′ × 4.3′
| {{RA|09|55|52.2}}
| {{DEC|+69|40|47}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 83|M83]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m083.html |title=Messier 83 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 5236
| ''Southern Pinwheel Galaxy''
| [[File:M83 - Southern Pinwheel.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GSB}} | [[Barred Spiral galaxy]]
| {{nts|14,700}}
| [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]]
| 7.6
| 12.9′ × 11.5′
| {{RA|13|37|00.9}}
| {{DEC|-29|51|57}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 84|M84]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m084.html |title=Messier 84 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4374
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 84 nucleus Hubble.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|Galaxy, lenticular}} | [[Lenticular galaxy]]
| {{dsv|60000}} |57,000–63,000
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 9.1
| 6.5′ × 5.6′
| {{RA|12|25|03.7}}
| {{DEC|+12|53|13}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 85|M85]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m085.html |title=Messier 85 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4382
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 85 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|Galaxy, lenticular}} | [[Lenticular galaxy]]
| {{dsv|60000}} |56,000–64,000
| [[Coma Berenices]]
| 9.1
| 7.1′ × 5.5′
| {{RA|12|25|24.0}}
| {{DEC|+18|11|28}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 86|M86]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m086.html |title=Messier 86 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4406
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 86 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|Galaxy, lenticular}} | [[Lenticular galaxy]]
| {{dsv|52000}} |49,000–55,000
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 8.9
| 8.9′ × 5.8′
| {{RA|12|26|11.7}}
| {{DEC|+12|56|46}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 87|M87]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m087.html |title=Messier 87 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4486
| ''Virgo A''
| [[File:Messier 87 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GE}} | [[Elliptical galaxy]]
| {{dsv|53500}} |51,870–55,130
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 8.6
| 7.2′ × 6.8′
| {{RA|12|30|49.4}}
| {{DEC|+12|23|28.0}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 88|M88]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m088.html |title=Messier 88 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4501
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M88s.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|47500}} |39,000–56,000
| [[Coma Berenices]]
| 9.6
| 6.9′ × 3.7′
| {{RA|12|31|59.2}}
| {{DEC|+14|25|14}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 89|M89]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m089.html |title=Messier 89 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4552
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier89 - HST - Potw1902a.tif|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GE}} | [[Elliptical galaxy]]
| {{dsv|50000}} |47,000–53,000
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 9.8
| 5.1′ × 4.7′
| {{RA|12|35|39.8}}
| {{DEC|+12|33|23}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 90|M90]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m090.html |title=Messier 90 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4569
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier90 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|58700}} |55,900–61,500
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 9.5
| 9.5′ × 4.4′
| {{RA|12|36|49.8}}
| {{DEC|+13|09|46}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 91|M91]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m091.html |title=Messier 91 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4548
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M91s.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GSB}} | [[Barred Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|63000}} |47,000–79,000
| [[Coma Berenices]]
| 10.2
| 5.4′ × 4.3′
| {{RA|12|35|26.4}}
| {{DEC|+14|29|47}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 92|M92]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m092.html |title=Messier 92 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6341
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Globular Cluster M92.JPG|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 26.7
| [[Hercules (constellation)|Hercules]]
| 6.4
| 14′
| {{RA|17|17|07.4}}
| {{DEC|+43|08|09.4}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 93|M93]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m093.html |title=Messier 93 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 2447
| ''Critter Cluster''
| [[File:Messier object 093.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 3.6
| [[Puppis]]
| 6.0
| 10′
| {{RA|07|44.6}}
| {{DEC|-23|52}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 94|M94]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m094.html |title=Messier 94 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4736
| ''Crocodile Eye'' or ''Cat's Eye Galaxy''
| [[File:Messier 94.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|16000}} |14,700–17,300
| [[Canes Venatici]]
| 8.2
| 11.2′ × 9.1′
| {{RA|12|50|53.1}}
| {{DEC|+41|07|14}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 95|M95]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m095.html |title=Messier 95 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3351
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:The VLT goes lion hunting.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GSB}} | [[Barred Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|32600}} |31,200–34,000
| [[Leo (constellation)|Leo]]
| 9.7
| 3.1′ × 2.9′
| {{RA|10|43|57.7}}
| {{DEC|+11|42|14}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 96|M96]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m096.html |title=Messier 96 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3368
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:NGC 3368 ESO.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|31000}} |28,000–34,000
| [[Leo (constellation)|Leo]]
| 9.2
| 7.6′ × 5.2′
| {{RA|10|46|45.7}}
| {{DEC|+11|49|12}}
|- style="background:#cfe"
! scope="row" | [[Owl Nebula|M97]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m097.html |title=Messier 97 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3587
| ''Owl Nebula''
| [[File:M97-stargazer-obs.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|NP}} | [[Planetary nebula]]
| 2.03
| [[Ursa Major]]
| 9.9
| 3.4′ × 3.3′
| {{RA|11|14|47.7}}
| {{DEC|+55|01|08.5}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 98|M98]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m098.html |title=Messier 98 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4192
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:M-98.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{nts|44,400}}
| [[Coma Berenices]]
| 10.1
| 9.8′ × 2.8′
| {{RA|12|13|48.3}}
| {{DEC|+14|54|01.7}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 99|M99]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m099.html |title=Messier 99 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4254
| ''St. Catherine's Wheel''
| [[File:M99.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|50200}} |44,700–55,700
| [[Coma Berenices]]
| 9.9
| 5.4′ × 4.7′
| {{RA|12|18|49.6}}
| {{DEC|+14|24|59}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 100|M100]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m100.html |title=Messier 100 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4321
| ''Mirror Galaxy''
| [[File:Messier 100 and Supernova SN 2006X.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{nts|55,000}}
| [[Coma Berenices]]
| 9.3
| 7.4′ × 6.3′
| {{RA|12|22|54.9}}
| {{DEC|+15|49|21}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Pinwheel Galaxy|M101]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m101.html |title=Messier 101 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 5457
| ''Pinwheel Galaxy''
| [[File:M101 hires STScI-PRC2006-10a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|20750}} |19,100–22,400
| [[Ursa Major]]
| 7.9
| 28.8′ × 26.9′
| {{RA|14|03|12.6}}
| {{DEC|+54|20|57}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 102|M102]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m102.html |title=Messier 102 |access-date=28 December 2016 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 5866
| ''Spindle Galaxy''
| [[File:Ngc5866 hst big.png|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|Galaxy, lenticular}} | [[Lenticular galaxy]]
| {{dsv|50000}} |50,000
| [[Draco (constellation)|Draco]]
| 9.9
| 4.7′ × 1.9′
| {{RA|15|06|29.5}}
| {{DEC|+55|45|48}}
|- style="background:#eef"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 103|M103]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m103.html |title=Messier 103 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 581
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier object 103.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CO}} | [[Open cluster]]
| 10
| [[Cassiopeia (constellation)|Cassiopeia]]
| 7.4
| 6′
| {{RA|01|33.2}}
| {{DEC|+60|42}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Sombrero Galaxy|M104]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m104.html |title=Messier 104 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4594
| ''Sombrero Galaxy''
| [[File:M104 ngc4594 sombrero galaxy hi-res.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|29800}} |28,700–30,900
| [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]
| 8.0
| 9′ × 4′
| {{RA|12|39|59.4}}
| {{DEC|-11|37|23}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 105|M105]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m105.html |title=Messier 105 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3379
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier105 - HST - Potw1901a.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GE}} | [[Elliptical galaxy]]
| {{dsv|32000}} |30,400–33,600
| [[Leo (constellation)|Leo]]
| 9.3
| 5.4′ × 4.8′
| {{RA|10|47|49.6}}
| {{DEC|+12|34|54}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 106|M106]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m106.html |title=Messier 106 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 4258
| {{sdash|sort=z}}
| [[File:Messier 106 visible and infrared composite.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GS}} | [[Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|23700}} |22,200–25,200
| [[Canes Venatici]]
| 8.4
| 18.6′ × 7.2′
| {{RA|12|18|57.5}}
| {{DEC|+47|18|14}}
|- style="background:#feb"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 107|M107]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m107.html |title=Messier 107 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 6171
| ''Crucifix Cluster''
| [[File:Messier object 107.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|CG}} | [[Globular cluster]]
| 20.9
| [[Ophiuchus]]
| 7.9
| 10′
| {{RA|16|32|31.9}}
| {{DEC|-13|03|13.6}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 108|M108]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m108.html |title=Messier 108 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3556
| ''Surfboard Galaxy''
| [[File:Messier108 - SDSS DR 14 (panorama).jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GSB}} | [[Barred Spiral galaxy]]
| {{nts|46,000}}
| [[Ursa Major]]
| 10.0
| 8.7′ × 2.2′
| {{RA|11|11|31.0}}
| {{DEC|+55|40|27}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 109|M109]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m109.html |title=Messier 109 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 3992
| ''Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy''
| [[File:Messier109 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GSB}} | [[Barred Spiral galaxy]]
| {{dsv|83500}} |59,500–107,500
| [[Ursa Major]]
| 9.8
| 7.6′ × 4.7′
| {{RA|11|57|36.0}}
| {{DEC|+53|22|28}}
|- style="background:#ffc"
! scope="row" | [[Messier 110|M110]]{{wbr}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://messier.seds.org/m/m110.html |title=Messier 110 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=SEDS Messier catalog}}</ref>
| NGC 205
| ''Andromeda Satellite #2''
| [[File:Messier object 110.jpg|frameless|upright=0.32]]
| {{dsv|GED}} | [[Dwarf elliptical galaxy]]
| {{dsv|2690}} |2,600–2,780
| [[Andromeda (constellation)|Andromeda]]
| 8.5
| 21.9′ × 11.0′
| {{RA|00|40|22.1}}
| {{DEC|+41|41|07}}
|}

== Star chart of Messier objects ==
[[File:MessierStarChart.svg|frame|center|[[Star chart]] depicting the Messier objects plotted on a rectangular grid representing right ascension and declination]]

==See also==
*[[Lists of astronomical objects]]
*[[Caldwell catalogue]]
*[[Deep-sky object]]
*[[Herschel 400 Catalogue]]
*[[New General Catalogue]]
{{-}}

== References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=25em}}

==External links==
* {{cite web
 |title=SEDS Messier Database
 |website=[[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space]] (SEDS)
 |url=http://messier.seds.org/
}} – includes images.
* {{cite web
 |title=Messier gallery
 |website=Messier Objects 101
 |url=https://messierobjects101.com/
}}
* {{cite web
 |title=Messier objects
 |website=Deep Sky Videos
 |url=http://www.deepskyvideos.com/videos/other/introduction.html
}}
* {{cite web 
 |title=Messier Objects Ranked By Viewing Difficulty 
 |website=Starlust 
 |url=https://starlust.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/messier-objects-ranked-by-viewing-difficulty.png 
 |access-date=15 September 2022 
 |archive-date=15 September 2022 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915082002/https://starlust.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/messier-objects-ranked-by-viewing-difficulty.png 
 |url-status=dead 
 }}

{{Messier objects|state=uncollapsed}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Messier object}}
[[Category:Messier objects| ]]
[[Category:Astronomical catalogues]]
[[Category:1771 in science]]
[[Category:Lists of astronomical objects|Messier]]