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M1 NGC1952 vB,vL,E135,vglbM,r Crab Nebula,Rosse saw filaments,cent pulsar 16 mag,3C144 M2 NGC7089 !!B,vL,gpmbM,rrr,st eS Lord Rosse-Dark area near core,* mags 13... M3 NGC5272 !!,eB,vL,vsmbM,st 11.. Lord Rosse-sev dark marks within 5' of center M4 NGC6121 Cl,8 or 10 B* in line,rrr Look for central bar structure M5 NGC5904 !!,vB,L,eCM,eRi st mags 11...,superb cluster M6 NGC6405 Cl,L,iR,lC,st7,10... Butterfly cluster,51 members to 10.5 mag incl var* BM Sco M7 NGC6475 Cl,vB,pRi,lC,*7...12 80 members to 10th mag,Fine naked eye cluster M8 NGC6523 !!!,vB,eL,eiF,w L Cl Lagoon Nebula,Cl NGC6530 invl,dark lane crosses neb M9 NGC6333 B,L,R,eCM,rrr Dark neb B64 prominent to west M10 NGC6254 B,vL,R,gvmBM,rrr Lord Rosse reported dark lane in cluster M11 NGC6705 !!Cl,vB,L,iR,Ri,*9.. 500 stars to 14th mag,Wild duck cluster M12 NGC6218 vB,vL,iR,gmbM Somewhat loose structure M13 NGC6205 !!eB,vRi,vgeCM,*11... Hercules cluster,Messier said round nebula contains no star M14 NGC6402 B,vL,R,eRi,vgmbM Many vF stars 14... M15 NGC7078 !,vB,vL,iR,vsmbM,rrr,st vS Stars mags 13... M16 NGC6611 L,B,scattered Cl,neb invl In Ser OB1,Star Queen or Eagle Nebula,stars mags 8... M17 NGC6618 !!!,B,eL,eiF,2 hooked Omega nebula,Swan Nebula,many F outer loops,use filter M18 NGC6613 Cl,P,vlC 12 * mag 9-10,1 deg S of M17 M19 NGC6273 vB,L,R,vCM,rrr One of the most oblate globulars M20 NGC6514 vB,vL,Trifid,D* inv Trifid nebula,sev dark lanes,H IV 41 & V 10,D* HN 40 invl M21 NGC6531 Cl,pRi,lC,st9...12 In Sgr OB1,36 members to 12th mag M22 NGC6656 vB,vL,R,vRi,vmC Stars mags 11...,one of finest globs M23 NGC6494 Cl,B,vL,pRi,lC,*10.. 100 members to 13th mag M24 Mel 197 vvB,eL,mE,many * of diff mags Small Sagittarius Star Cloud,sev drk neb and NGC6603 invl M25 IC4725 Cl,pC Contains U Sgr,Stars mags 6...10 M26 NGC6694 Cl,cL,pRi,pC,st12..15 Finderscope will show why Messier included it,70 * to 14 m M27 NGC6853 !!vB,vL,bi-N,IE,Dumbbell Neb PK60-3.1,Lord Rosse drew 18* invl M28 NGC6626 vB,L,R,geCM,rrr 45' NW from Lambda SGR,* mags 14... M29 NGC6913 Cl,P,lC,st L&S About 20 stars mags 8... M30 NGC7099 !,B,L,lE,gpmbM,st 12...16 Wm. Herschel saw very elliptical shape M31 NGC224 !!!eeB,eL,vmE PA 35,Local group,Andromeda Galaxy,nearest spiral M32 NGC221 vvB,L,R,psmbMN M31 Triplicate,Comp to M31 M33 NGC598 eB,eL,R,vgbMN PA 23,Local Group,Pinwheel Galaxy,H V 17 M34 NGC1039 Cl,B,vL,lC,sC st9... At least 80 true members,sev D* incl h1123 & O Struve 44 M35 NGC2168 Cl,vL,cRi,,pC,st9...16 Lord Rosse counted 300*,Orange * invl,NGC2158 30' SW M36 NGC1960 Cl,B,vL,vRi,lC,*9..11 in Aur OB1,incl Struve 737 10.7''sep M37 NGC2099 !!Cl,Ri,pCM,st L & S Total population 500*,dark area near center M38 NGC1912 Cl,B,vL,vRi,iF,st L & S in Aur OB1,Burnham-shaped like Greek letter Pi M39 NGC7092 Cl,vL,P,vlC,*7...10 Large but loose cluster M40 Winnecke 4 Neb D* D* 9.0 & 9.3 mag 50'' sep,No neby M41 NGC2287 Cl,vL,B,lC,st 8... 150 members to 13 mag,orange * near center M42 NGC1976 !!!,Theta Orionis and the great nebula M42 Trapezium* 6.7-7.7m,>50 var* invl,M 43 to NE M43 NGC1982 !,vB,vL,R w tail,mbM*8 H III 1 ?,detached part of Orion Nebula M44 NGC2632 !!Praesepe Beehive,200 memb to 14 mag M45 Mel 22 vvB,vL,brilliant naked eye cluster,neb inv Pleiades,nebys NGC1432 and 1435 involved M46 NGC2437 !,Cl,vB,vRi,vL PLNNB NGC2438 on N edge,150 * 10-13 mag M47 NGC2422 Cl,B,vL,pRi,st L & S H VIII 38,Messier gave poor postion,Struve 1121 & 1120 invl M48 NGC2548 Cl,vL,pRi,pmC,* 9..13 Messier wrong position by 4 deg in dec,50* 9-13mag,H VI 22 M49 NGC4472 vB,L,R,mbM,r PA 155,NGC4467 @ 4.2',NGC4470 @ 10.5',NGC4465 @ 5.8' M50 NGC2323 Cl,vL,Ri,pC About 100 stars mags 9...14 M51 NGC5194 Great spiral nebula Whirlpool Gal,interacting pair P(b) at 4',classic spiral M52 NGC7654 L,Ri,mCM,*9..13 Messier saw neby there is none M53 NGC5024 !B,vC,iR,vvmbM,st 12... 1 deg NE of Alpha Comae M54 NGC6715 vB,L,R,g,smbM * mags 15... M55 NGC6809 pB,L,R,vRi,vgbM * mags 15... M56 NGC6779 B,L,iR,gvmCM,rrr Stars 11... M57 NGC6720 Ring neb,B,pL,cE Ring Nebula,central* var 14 to 16 mag,PK63+13.1 M58 NGC4579 B,L,iR,vmbM PA 95,fine compact spiral M59 NGC4621 B,pL,lE,vsvmbM,2 * p PA 165,B diff N,smooth arms M60 NGC4649 vB,pL,R,f of Dneb PA 105,NGC4647 @ 2.5' M61 NGC4303 vB,vL,vsbM*,biN SN 1926,1961,1964,NGC4301 @ 10.0',H I 139,L face-on spiral M62 NGC6266 vB,L,gmbM,rrr Nonsymmetrical M63 NGC5055 vB,L,pME120,vsmbM,BN PA 105,vsvB stell. N in B inner lens,many filam M64 NGC4826 !vB,vL,vmE120,bM,SBN PA 115,Blackeye Galaxy,dark marking nr center M65 NGC3623 B,vL,mE 165,gbMBN PA 174,M66 subgroup M66 NGC3627 B,vL,mE 150,mbM,2 st np brightest in Leo group,M 66 & NGC3628 in field M67 NGC2682 ! Cl,vB,vL,eRi,lC,*10...15 500 memb to 16 mag,Mallas-dark spot near center M68 NGC4590 L,eRi,vC,iR,rrr,st 13... M69 NGC6637 B,L,R,rrr,*14..16 M70 NGC6681 B,pL,R,gbM Curved arc of stars to NE,* mags 14... M71 NGC6838 Cl,vL,vRi,pmC,*11...16 Classification uncertain very metal rich for a glob M72 NGC6981 pB,pL,R,gmCM,rrr 3 deg WSW of NGC7009 M73 NGC6994 Cl,eP,vlC,No neb 4 or 5 10th mag stars,Messier saw neby but there is none M74 NGC628 F,vL,R,vg,psmbM,rr Fine face on spiral M75 NGC6864 B,pL,R,vmbMBN,rr * mags 17... M76 NGC651 vB,f of Dneb Little Dumbbell or Cork Nebula,faintest M obj,H I 193 M76 NGC650 vB,p of Dneb Little Dumbbell or Cork Nebula,PK130-10.1 M77 NGC1068 vB,pL,iR,sbMrrN PA 70,Seyfert,brtst in NGC1068 grp M78 NGC2068 B,L,wisp,gmbN,3* inv,r Comet shaped,2 10mag * invl 53'' sep,preplanetary disk? M79 NGC1904 pL,eRi,eC,rrr Stars vF M80 NGC6093 vB,L,vmbM,rrr,st 14... Extremely rich and compressed M81 NGC3031 ! eB,eL,E 156,gsvmbM,BN PA 157,brightest in group,fine spiral M82 NGC3034 vB,vL,vmE(ray) M81 group,eruptive,H IV 79 M83 NGC5236 vB,vL,E55,esBMN,spir Fast SupNova producer-4 in 50 yrs M84 NGC4374 vB,pL,R,psbM Markarian's chain,NGC4387 @ 10.5',center of Virgo cluster M85 NGC4382 vB,pL,R,bM,* np SN 1960r,P w NGC4394 @ 7.8' foll M86 NGC4406 vB,L,R,gbMN Markarian's chain,comp superimposed @ 1.4',NGC4402 @ 10.0' M87 NGC4486 vB,vL,R,mbM,3 of 3 B in Virgo cluster,NGC4486A @ 7.5' ssf,NGC4486B @ 7.3' M88 NGC4501 B,vL,vmE PA 140,comp @ 6.9',mult arm spiral M89 NGC4552 pB,pS,R,gmbM M90 NGC4569 pL,bMN PA 23,IC3583 @ 6.0',vseBN in B diff bar w much dark matter M91 NGC4548 B,L,lE,lbM PA 150,NGC4571 @ 27.0',H II 120,F outer arms in S pattrn M92 NGC6341 vB,vL,eCM,st 12... Lord Rosse saw spiral structure M93 NGC2447 Cl,L,pRi,lC,st8...13 63 members to 13 mag,wedge shaped center M94 NGC4736 vB,L,iR,vsvmbM,BN,r PA 105 M95 NGC3351 B,L,R,pgmbMN PA 13,Leo group M96 NGC3368 vB,vL,lE,vsvmbM,r PA 5,comp @ 3.8',PA 205 M97 NGC3587 !! vB,vL,R,vvg,vsbM Owl Nebula,PK148+57.1 M98 NGC4192 B,vL,vmE152,vsvmbM PA 155,6 Comae * 30' west M99 NGC4254 !,B,L,R,gbM,r,3 branch spiral SN 1967h,Norton-diff for small scope M100 NGC4321 pF,vL,R,vg,psbMrN,spiral-Rosse PA 30,SN 1901-14-59,NGC4322 @ 5.2',NGC4328 @ 6.1' M101 NGC5457 pB,vL,iR,g,vsmbM,BSN P w NGC5474,SN 1909,spir galax w one heavy arm,B knot E M102 NGC5866 vB,cL,pME146,gbM vBN w dk lane and ansae,NGC5867 small E neb,H I 215 M103 NGC581 Cl,pL,B,R,Ri,*10..11 in Cas OB8,incl Struve 131 6-9m 14'' M104 NGC4594 !vB,vL,eE92,vsmbMN H I 43,dark equatorial lane,Sombrero Galaxy M105 NGC3379 vB,cL,R,psbM,r H I 17;P w NGC3384 @ 7.2';NGC3389 @ 10.0',PA108;Leo Group M106 NGC4258 !,vB,vL,vmE0,sbMBN PA 150,H V 43 M107 NGC6171 L,vRi,vmC,R,rrr H VI 40 M108 NGC3556 cB,vL,vmE 79,pBM PA 80,H V 46,M 97 is 48' SE,nearly edge-on M109 NGC3992 cB,vL,pmE,sbM,BN PA 68,H IV 61,theta struc barred sp,Gamma UMA 40' SE M110 NGC205 vB,vL,mE 165 degrees,vgvmbM PA 170,M31 Companion,UGC426,H V 18