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MESSIER & DEEP-SKY TARGET CATALOGUE
110 OF 110 OBJECTSOBSERVE TONIGHT
J2000 EPHEMERIS & OPTICAL FOV MATCHMAKER

Deep-Sky Target Catalogue.

All 110 Messier deep-sky objects with deterministic celestial coordinates, angular diameters, and optical framing simulation. Search by common name, catalog ID, or filter by object class.

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OPTICAL RIG:
M1Taurus

Crab Nebula

Supernova remnant

Angular Size:7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M2Aquarius

NGC 7089

Globular cluster

Angular Size:16' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M3Canes Venatici

NGC 5272

Globular cluster

Angular Size:18' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M4Scorpius

Spider Globular Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:26' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M5Serpens

Rose Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:23' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M6Scorpius

Butterfly Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:25' arcmin
Apparent Mag:4.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M7Scorpius

Ptolemy's Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:80' arcmin
Apparent Mag:3.3 mag
Framing Fit:PERFECT FOV FIT
M8Sagittarius

Lagoon Nebula

Nebula with cluster

Angular Size:90' arcmin
Apparent Mag:4.6 mag
Framing Fit:PERFECT FOV FIT
M9Ophiuchus

NGC 6333

Globular cluster

Angular Size:9.3' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.7 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M10Ophiuchus

NGC 6254

Globular cluster

Angular Size:20' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M11Scutum

Wild Duck Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:22.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M12Ophiuchus

NGC 6218

Globular cluster

Angular Size:16' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.7 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M13Hercules

Great Hercules Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:20' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M14Ophiuchus

NGC 6402

Globular cluster

Angular Size:11' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M15Pegasus

Great Pegasus Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:18' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M16Serpens

Eagle Nebula

H II region nebula with cluster

Angular Size:70' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.4 mag
Framing Fit:PERFECT FOV FIT
M17Sagittarius

Omega Nebula

H II region nebula with cluster

Angular Size:11' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M18Sagittarius

Black Swan Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:9.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M19Ophiuchus

NGC 6273

Globular cluster

Angular Size:17' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M20Sagittarius

Trifid Nebula

H II region nebula with cluster

Angular Size:28' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M21Sagittarius

Webb's Cross Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:14' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M22Sagittarius

Great Sagittarius Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:32' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.1 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M23Sagittarius

NGC 6494

Open cluster

Angular Size:35' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M24Sagittarius

Small Sagittarius Star Cloud

Milky Way star cloud

Angular Size:120' arcmin
Apparent Mag:2.5 mag
Framing Fit:PERFECT FOV FIT
M25Sagittarius

IC 4725

Open cluster

Angular Size:36' arcmin
Apparent Mag:4.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M26Scutum

NGC 6694

Open cluster

Angular Size:14' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M27Vulpecula

Dumbbell Nebula

Planetary nebula

Angular Size:8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M28Sagittarius

NGC 6626

Globular cluster

Angular Size:11.2' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M29Cygnus

Cooling Tower Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.1 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M30Capricornus

Jellyfish Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:12' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M31Andromeda

Andromeda Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:190.2' arcmin
Apparent Mag:3.4 mag
Framing Fit:MOSAIC REQUIRED
M32Andromeda

Andromeda Satellite #1

Dwarf elliptical galaxy

Angular Size:8.7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.1 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M33Triangulum

Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:70.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.7 mag
Framing Fit:PERFECT FOV FIT
M34Perseus

Spiral Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:35' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M35Gemini

Shoe-Buckle Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:28' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M36Auriga

Pinwheel Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:12' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M37Auriga

Salt and Pepper Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:24' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M38Auriga

Starfish Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:21' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M39Cygnus

Pyramid Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:29' arcmin
Apparent Mag:4.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M40Ursa Major

Winnecke 4

Optical Double

Angular Size:0.86' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M41Canis Major

Little Beehive Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:38' arcmin
Apparent Mag:4.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M42Orion

Great Orion Nebula

H II region nebula

Angular Size:65' arcmin
Apparent Mag:4 mag
Framing Fit:PERFECT FOV FIT
M43Orion

De Mairan's Nebula

H II region nebula (part of the Orion Nebula)

Angular Size:20' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M44Cancer

Beehive Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:95' arcmin
Apparent Mag:3.7 mag
Framing Fit:PERFECT FOV FIT
M45Taurus

Pleiades

Open cluster

Angular Size:120' arcmin
Apparent Mag:1.6 mag
Framing Fit:PERFECT FOV FIT
M46Puppis

NGC 2437

Open cluster

Angular Size:22.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M47Puppis

NGC 2422

Open cluster

Angular Size:30' arcmin
Apparent Mag:4.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M48Hydra

NGC 2548

Open cluster

Angular Size:30' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M49Virgo

NGC 4472

Elliptical galaxy

Angular Size:10.2' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M50Monoceros

Heart-Shaped Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:16' arcmin
Apparent Mag:5.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M51Canes Venatici

Whirlpool Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:11.2' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M52Cassiopeia

Scorpion Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:13' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M53Coma Berenices

NGC 5024

Globular cluster

Angular Size:13' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M54Sagittarius

NGC 6715

Globular cluster

Angular Size:12' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M55Sagittarius

Specter Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:19' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M56Lyra

NGC 6779

Globular cluster

Angular Size:8.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M57Lyra

Ring Nebula

Planetary nebula

Angular Size:3.83' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M58Virgo

NGC 4579

Barred Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:5.9' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.7 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M59Virgo

NGC 4621

Elliptical galaxy

Angular Size:5.4' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M60Virgo

NGC 4649

Elliptical galaxy

Angular Size:7.4' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M61Virgo

Swelling Spiral Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:6.5' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.7 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M62Ophiuchus

Flickering Globular

Globular cluster

Angular Size:15' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M63Canes Venatici

Sunflower Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:12.6' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M64Coma Berenices

Black Eye Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:10.7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M65Leo

Leo Triplet

Barred Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:8.7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M66Leo

Leo Triplet

Barred Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:9.1' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M67Cancer

King Cobra Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:30' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.1 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M68Hydra

NGC 4590

Globular cluster

Angular Size:11' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M69Sagittarius

NGC 6637

Globular cluster

Angular Size:10.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M70Sagittarius

NGC 6681

Globular cluster

Angular Size:8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M71Sagitta

Angelfish Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:7.2' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M72Aquarius

NGC 6981

Globular cluster

Angular Size:6.6' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M73Aquarius

NGC 6994

Asterism

Angular Size:2.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M74Pisces

Phantom Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:10.5' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M75Sagittarius

NGC 6864

Globular cluster

Angular Size:6.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M76Perseus

Little Dumbbell Nebula

Planetary nebula

Angular Size:2.7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:10.1 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M77Cetus

Cetus A Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:7.1' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M78Orion

NGC 2068

Diffuse nebula

Angular Size:8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M79Lepus

NGC 1904

Globular cluster

Angular Size:8.7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.7 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M80Scorpius

NGC 6093

Globular cluster

Angular Size:10' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M81Ursa Major

Bode's Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:26.9' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M82Ursa Major

Cigar Galaxy

Starburst galaxy

Angular Size:11.2' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M83Hydra

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

Barred Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:12.9' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M84Virgo

NGC 4374

Lenticular galaxy

Angular Size:6.5' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.1 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M85Coma Berenices

NGC 4382

Lenticular galaxy

Angular Size:7.1' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.1 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M86Virgo

NGC 4406

Lenticular galaxy

Angular Size:8.9' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M87Virgo

Virgo A

Elliptical galaxy

Angular Size:7.2' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M88Coma Berenices

NGC 4501

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:6.9' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M89Virgo

NGC 4552

Elliptical galaxy

Angular Size:5.1' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M90Virgo

Carabin Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:9.5' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M91Coma Berenices

NGC 4548

Barred Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:5.4' arcmin
Apparent Mag:10.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M92Hercules

NGC 6341

Globular cluster

Angular Size:14' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M93Puppis

Critter Cluster

Open cluster

Angular Size:10' arcmin
Apparent Mag:6 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M94Canes Venatici

Crocodile Eye Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:11.2' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M95Leo

NGC 3351

Barred Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:3.1' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.7 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M96Leo

NGC 3368

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:7.6' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.2 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M97Ursa Major

Owl Nebula

Planetary nebula

Angular Size:3.4' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M98Coma Berenices

NGC 4192

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:9.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:10.1 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M99Coma Berenices

St. Catherine's Wheel

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:5.4' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M100Coma Berenices

Mirror Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:7.4' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M101Ursa Major

Pinwheel Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:28.8' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M102Draco

Spindle Galaxy

Lenticular galaxy

Angular Size:4.7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M103Cassiopeia

NGC 581

Open cluster

Angular Size:6' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M104Virgo

Sombrero Galaxy

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:9' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M105Leo

NGC 3379

Elliptical galaxy

Angular Size:5.4' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.3 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M106Canes Venatici

NGC 4258

Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:18.6' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.4 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M107Ophiuchus

Crucifix Cluster

Globular cluster

Angular Size:10' arcmin
Apparent Mag:7.9 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M108Ursa Major

Surfboard Galaxy

Barred Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:8.7' arcmin
Apparent Mag:10 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M109Ursa Major

Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy

Barred Spiral galaxy

Angular Size:7.6' arcmin
Apparent Mag:9.8 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT
M110Andromeda

Andromeda Satellite #2

Dwarf elliptical galaxy

Angular Size:21.9' arcmin
Apparent Mag:8.5 mag
Framing Fit:WIDE FIELD FIT