Meade LX20 Instruction Manual page 48

7" maksutov-cassegrain telescope 8", 10", and 12" schmidt-cassegrain telescopes
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4. M (Messier) Catalog
M#
RA
DEC
SIZE
M 1 M
05 34.5
+2201 -
360 774
2 M 3
21 33.5
0050
972 1578
M 4 M
1342.3
+2823 -
1044
5
1623.7
2631
15 18.6
+0205
M 6
1740.1
-32 13 -
900 4800 4.2v
M 7
1754.0
3449
M 8
1803.2
-2423
5400
M 9
17 19.2
-1831
558
M 10
1657.1
-0407
906
M 11
1851.1
-06 16
840
M 12
1647.2
-01 57
870
M 13
1641.7
+3627
996
M 14
1737.6
-03 17
702
M 15
21 30.0
+12 10
738
M 16
18 18.8
-1347
2100
M 17
1820.8
-16 11
2760
M 18
1820.0
-1708
540
M 19
1702.6
-26 15
810
M20
1802.3
-2302
1740
M21
1804.6
-2230
780
M22
1836.3
-2356
1440
M23
1757.0
-1901
1620
M24
1820.0
-1826
4800
M 25
1833.5
-19 14
2400
M26
1845.4
-0924
900
M27
1959.6
+2243
910
M28
1824.6
- 2 4 5 2
672
M29
20 23.9
+3832
420
M30
21 40.3
-23 11
660
M31
00 42.8
+41 17
10680
M32
00 42.8
+4053
456
M33
01 33.9
+3040
3720
M 34
02 42.0
+4247
2100
M35
06 08.9
+2421
1680
M36
05 36.2
+3408
720
M37
05 52.4
+3233
1440
M38
05 28.7
+3551
1260
M39
21 32.2
+4826
1920
M 40
1236.4
+2559
972
M41
0647.1
-2045
2280
M42
05 35.3
-0523
3960
M 43
05 35.5
-05 16
1200
M44
08 40.1
+19 59
5700
M45
0347.1
+2407
7200
M46
07 41 .9
- 1 4 4 9
1620
M47
07 36.6
-1429
1800
M48
08 13.7
-0547
3240
M49
1229.8
+0800
534
M50
07 02.9
-0820
960
M51
1330.0
+47 11
660
M52
23 24.2
+61 36
780
M53
13 13.0
+18 10
756
M54
1855.2
-3028
546
M55
1940.1
-3056
1140
M 56
19 16.6
+30 10
426
M57
1853.5
+3302
150
M 58
12 37.8
+11 49
324
M59
1242.1
+11 38
306
M 60
1243.7
+11 33
432
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MAG
TYPE & DESCRIPTION
8.4 6.5v
PLAN NEB EMIS SN REM
6.4v
GLOBCLUS sp=F4 GLOB CLUS
5.9v
sp=F7 GLOB CLUS sp=GO GLOB
5.8v
CLUS sp=F6
OPEN CLUS sp=B4 OPEN CLUS
3.3v
sp=B5
5.2
OPEN CLUS + ENEB sp=O5
7.9v
GLOB CLUS
6.6v
GLOBCLUS sp=G1
5.8v
OPEN CLUS sp=B8
6.6v
GLOB CLUS sp=F8
5.9v
GLOB CLUS sp=F6
7.6v
GLOB CLUS
6.4v
GLOBCLUS sp=F2
6.0v
OPEN CLUS + ENEB sp=O7
6.0v
DIFF ENEB + OPEN CLUS Hll
6.9v
OPEN CLUS
7.2v
GLOBCLUS OBLATE
6.3v
DIFF ENEB + OPEN CLUS Hll
5.9v
OPEN CLUS
5.1v
GLOB CLUS sp=F7
, ,
5.5v
OPEN CLUS sp=B8
4.7
OPEN CLUS
6.5
OPEN CLUS SPARSE
8.0v
OPEN CLUS
7.6p
PLAN NEB
6.9v
GLOB CLUS
6.6v
OPEN CLUS
7.5v
GLOB CLUS
3.5
GALAXY Sb l-ll
8.2
GALAXY E2
5.7
GALAXY Sc ll-lll
5.2v
OPEN CLUS
5.1v
OPEN CLUS sp=B5
6.0v
OPEN CLUS
5.6v
OPEN CLUS sp=B8
6.4v
OPEN CLUS sp=B5
4.6v
OPEN CLUS
9.6
GALAXY Sb I: + 3-SYS FNT
4.5v
OPEN CLUS sp=B4
3.9
DIFF RNEB + ENEB
5.8
DIFFRNEB + ENEB
3.1v
OPEN CLUS sp=AO
1.6
OPEN CLUS + RNEB sp=B6
6.1v
OPEN CLUS sp=B8
4.4v
OPEN CLUS sp=B3
5.8v
OPEN CLUS
8.4
GALAXY E4
5.9v
OPEN CLUS
8.4
GALAXY Sc I 2-SYS FACE
6.9v
OPEN CLUS
7.7v
GLOB CLUS
7.7v
GLOB CLUS
7.0
GLOB CLUS sp=F5
8.3v
GLOB CLUS
9.7p
PLAN NEB RING-LIKE
9.8
GALAXY Sb
9.8
GALAXY E3
8.8
GALAXY E1
ALT NAME
Q TAGS
COMMON NAME/COMMENTS
CNGC 1952
B 4 S T
CNGC 7089
C 2 S T
CNGC 5272
B 2 S T
CNGC 6121
B 2 S T
CNGC 5904
B2 ST
CNGC 6405
C 1 ST C
CNGC 6475
1 ST
CNGC 6523
B 6 S T
CNGC 6333
D 2 ST
CNGC 6254
D 2 S T
CNGC 6705
C 1 ST
CNGC 6218
D 2 S T
CNGC 6205
B 2 S T
CNGC 6402
D 2 S T
CNGC 7078
C 2 S T
CNGC 6611
D6 ST
CNGC 661 8
B 6 S T
CNGC 661 3
D 1 ST
CNGC 6273
D 2 S T
CNGC 6514
B 6 S T
CNGC 6531
D 1 ST
CNGC 6656
C 2 S T
CNGC 6494
D 1 ST
CNGC 6630
c 1 T
C1
CNGC 6634
CNGC 6694
D 1 ST
CNGC 6853
B 4 S T
CNGC 6626
D 2 S T
CNGC 6913
D 1 ST
CNGC 7099
D2S
UGC 454
B 5 S T
UGC 452
C 5 S T
UGC 1117
C 5 S T
CNGC 1039
C 1 ST
CNGC 2168
C 1 ST
CNGC 1960
C 1 ST
CNGC 2099
C 1 ST
CNGC 1912
C1 ST
CNGC 7092
D 1 ST
UGC 7772
B A S T
CNGC 2287
C 1 ST
CNGC 1976
A 3 S T
CNGC 1982
C 3 S T
CNGC 2632
C1 ST
CNGC 1457
c 6 S T
CNGC 2437
C 1 ST
CNGC 2422
D 1 ST
CNGC 2548
D 1 ST
UGC 7629
C 5 S T
CNGC 2323
D 1 ST
UGC 8493
B A S T
CNGC 7654
D 1 ST
CNGC 5024
D 2 S T
CNGC 67.1 5
D 2 S T
CNGC 6809
D2 ST
CNGC 6779
D 2 S T
CNGC 6720
B 4 S T
UGC 7796
C 5 S T
UGC 7858
D 5 S T
UGC 7898
D 5 S T
M1 Crab Nebula 4kly M2 40kly M3
35kly M4 14kly M5 26kly
M6 1500ly M7 SOOly
M8 Lagoon Nebula 5100ly
M9
M10
20kly
M11
Very rich 5600ly
M12
24kly
M13
Hercules Globular
M14
M15
X-Ray Source 34kly
M16
Eagle Nebula 5500ly
M17
Omega/Swan/Horseshoe
M18
M19
Oblate Shape Globular
M20
Trifid Nebula 3500ly
M21
M22
10kly
M23
1400ly
M24
Best with large field
M25
1C 4725 Sparse Cluster
M26
M27
Dumbbell Nebula 3500ly
M28
M29
M30
M31
Andromeda Gal 178x63
M32
Comp of M31 7.6x5.8
M33
Triangulum Gal 62x39
M34
M35
2800ly
M36
M37
4200ly
M38
4600ly
M39
M40
16.2x2.8 Edge-On Lane
M41
2200ly
M42
Orion Nebula Blue+Red
M43
Orion Nebula Extension
M44
Praesepe/Beehive 590ly
M45
Pleiades 410ly
M46
5400ly (+CNGC 2438 PN)
M47
1600ly
M48
M49
8.9x7.4
M50
M51
11.0x7.8 Whirlpool Gal
M52
M53
M54
M55
20kly
M56
M57
Ring Nebula 5kly
M58
5.4x4.4 Near CNGC 4621
M59
5.1x3.4 Near CNGC 4579
M60
7.2x6.2 Near CNGC 4621

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