The Messier Catalog - Celestron 11055 Instruction Manual

THE MESSIER CATALOG

The Messier Catalog, compiled by Charles Messier, was the first extensive listing of star clusters and nebulae.
Messier's primary observational purpose was to discover comets. He compiled this list so that others searching
for comets would not be confused by these objects. His list still remains popular today because all of these
objects are easily visible in amateur telescopes.
M# NGC#
M1 NGC 1952
M2 NGC 7089
M3 NGC 5272
M4 NGC 6121
M5 NGC 5904
M6 NGC 6405
M7 NGC 6475
M8 NGC 6523
M9 NGC 6333
M10 NGC 6254
M11 NGC 6705
M12 NGC 6218
M13 NGC 6205
M14 NGC 6402
M15 NGC 7078
M16 NGC 6611
M17 NGC 6618
M18 NGC 6613
M19 NGC 6273
M20 NGC 6514
M21 NGC 6531
M22 NGC 6656
M23 NGC 6494
M24 NGC 6603
M25 IC 4725
M26 NGC 6694
M27 NGC 6853
M28 NGC 6626
M29 NGC 6913
M30 NGC 7099
M31 NGC 224
M32 NGC 221
M33 NGC 598
M34 NGC 1039
M35 NGC 2168
70 • The Messier Catalog
Const. R.A.
H M S
Tau 5 34.5
Aqr 21 33.5
CVn 13 42.2
Sco 16 23.6
Ser 15 18.5
Sco 17 40.0
Sco 17 54.0
Sgr 18 03.7
Oph 17 19.2
Oph 16 57.2
Sct 18 51.1
Oph 16 47.2
Her 16 41.7
Oph 17 37.6
Peg 21 30.0
Ser 18 18.9
Sgr 18 20.8
Sgr 18 19.9
Oph 17 02.6
Sgr 18 02.4
Sgr 18 04.7
Sgr 18 36.4
Sgr 17 56.9
Sgr 18 16.4
Sgr 18 31.7
Sct 18 45.2
Vul 19 59.6
Sgr 18 24.6
Cyg 20 23.0
Cap 21 40.4
And 0 42.7
And 0 42.7
Tri 1 33.8
Per 2 42.0
Gem 6 08.8
DEC Mag
° '
22 01 8.4
-00 49 6.5
28 23 6.4
-26 32 5.9
2 05 5.8
-32 13 4.2
-34 49 3.3
-24 23 5.8
-18 31 7.9
-4 06 6.6
-6 16 5.8
-1 57 6.6
36 28 5.9
-3 15 7.6
12 10 6.4
-13 47 6.0
-16 11 7.0
-17 08 6.9
-26 16 7.2
-23 02 8.5
-22 30 5.9
-23 54 5.1
-19 01 5.5
-18 29 4.5
-19 15 4.6
-9 24 8.0
22 43 8.1
-24 52 6.9
38 32 6.6
-23 11 7.5
41 16 3.4
40 52 8.2
30 39 5.7
42 47 5.2
24 20 5.1
Type Proper Name
P. Neb. Crab Nebula
Gl. Cl.
Gl. Cl.
Gl. Cl.
Gl. Cl.
Op. Cl. Butterfly Cluster
Op. Cl.
D. Neb. Lagoon Nebula
Gl. Cl.
Gl. Cl.
Op. Cl. Wild Duck Cluster
Gl. Cl.
Gl. Cl. Hercules Cluster
Gl. Cl.
Gl. Cl.
D. Neb. Eagle Nebula
D. Neb. Omega Nebula
Op. Cl.
Gl. Cl.
D. Neb. Trifid Nebula
Op. Cl.
Gl. Cl.
Op. Cl.
Op. Cl.
Op. Cl.
Op. Cl.
P. Neb. Dumbbell Nebula
Gl. Cl.
Op. Cl.
Gl. Cl.
Sp. Gx. Andromeda Galaxy
El. Gx.
Sp. Gx. Pinwheel Galaxy
Op. Cl.
Op. Cl.