Messier Objects
By Messier Number
| Messier | Type | Magnitude | Size ['] | Distance [ly] | Const | Sky Atlas | RA [Hrs] | Dec [°] | Alt [°] | NGC | Popular | More |
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| M2 | Globular Cluster | 6.5 | 11.7 | 33000 | Aquarius | p17 | 21.5576 | -0.8233 | 41.2 | NGC 7089 |
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| M20 | Cluster with Nebula | 6.3 | 28 | 5200 | Sagittarius | p22 | 18.0450 | -22.9719 | -11.5 | NGC 6514 | Trifid Nebula |
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| M21 | Open Cluster | 5.9 | 13 | 4250 | Sagittarius | p22 | 18.0704 | -22.4900 | -11.0 | NGC 6531 |
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| M22 | Globular Cluster | 5.1 | 17 | 10600 | Sagittarius | p22 | 18.6067 | -23.9033 | -5.7 | NGC 6656 | Sagittarius Cluster |
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| M23 | Open Cluster | 5.5 | 27 | 2150 | Sagittarius | p22 | 17.9513 | -18.9853 | -10.4 | NGC 6494 |
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| M24 | Star Cloud with Cluster | 11.1 | 5 | 10000 | Sagittarius | p15 | 18.3075 | -18.4061 | -5.9 | NGC 6603 | Little Star Cloud |
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| M25 | Open Cluster | 14.5 | 0.8 | 2060 | Sagittarius | p10 | 1.8765 | -16.5181 | 31.5 | IC 4725 |
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| M26 | Open Cluster | 8 | 15 | 5000 | Scutuum | p16 | 18.7533 | -9.4000 | 4.6 | NGC 6694 |
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| M27 | Planetary Nebula | 7.6 | 5.8 | 1360 | Vulpecula | p8 | 19.9934 | 22.7211 | 37.7 | NGC 6853 | Dumbbell Nebula |
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| M28 | Globular Cluster | 6.8 | 15 | 17900 | Sagittarius | p22 | 18.4091 | -24.8700 | -8.5 | NGC 6626 |
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| M29 | Open Cluster | 6.6 | 7 | 4000 | Cygnus | p9 | 20.3983 | 38.5334 | 48.1 | NGC 6913 |
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| Messier | Type | Magnitude | Size ['] | Distance [ly] | Const | Sky Atlas | RA [Hrs] | Dec [°] | Alt [°] | NGC | Popular | More |
