| M# | Size (min) & etc. | Magnitude | NGC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M1 |
Crab Nebula 6'X4' Take a quiz on M1 Taurus |
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M2  |
12.9' Aquarius |
M3  |
16.2' Canes Venatici |
M4  |
26.3' Scorpius |
M5  |
17.4' | M6  |
Butterfly Cluster, 15.0' | M7  |
Ptolemy's Cluster, 80.0' | M8  |
Lagoon Nebula, 60' X 35' | M9  |
9.3' | M10  |
15.1' | M11  |
Wild Duck Cluster 14.0' | Observer's Blog entry (1)(2) |
M12  |
13.5' | M13  |
Hercules Cluster, 16.6' | (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) |
M14  |
11.7' | M15  |
12.3' | M16  |
The Eagle Nebula 7.0' | M17  |
Omega Nebula 11.0' | M18  |
9.0' | M19  |
13.5' | M20  |
Trifid Nebula, 28.0' | M21  |
13.0' | M22  |
24.0' | M23  |
27.0' | M24  |
5.0' | M25  |
40.0' | Observer's Blog entry (1)(2) |
M26  |
15.0' | M27  |
Dumbell Nebula, 8.0' X 5.7' | M28  |
11.2' | M29  |
7.0' | M30  |
11.0' | M31  |
Andromeda Galaxy, 178' | M32  |
8' X6' | M33  |
Triangulum Galaxy, 73' X 45' | M34  |
35.0' | M35  |
28.0' | M36  |
12.0' | M37  |
24.0' | M38  |
21.0' | M39  |
32.0' | M40  |
Double star WNC4 | M41  |
38.0' | M42  |
Orion Nebula, 85' X 60' | M43  |
20' X15'< | M44  |
Beehive Cluster, Praesepe, 95' | M45  |
Pleiades, 110' | M46  |
27.0' | M47  |
30.0' | M48  |
54.0' | M49  |
9' X 7.5' | M50  |
16.0' | M51  |
Whirlpool Galaxy, 11' X 7' | M52  |
13.0' | M53  |
12.6' | M54  |
9.1' | M55  |
19.0' | M56  |
7.1' | M57  |
Ring Nebula, 1.4' X 1.0' | M58  |
5.5' X 4.5' | M59  |
5' X 3.5' | M60  |
7' X 6' | M61  |
6' X 5.5' | M62  |
14.1' | M63  |
Sunflower Galaxy, 10' X 6' | M64  |
Blackeye Galaxy, 9.3' X 5.4' | M65  |
8' X 1.5' | M66  |
8' X 2.5' | M67  |
30.0' | M68  |
12.0' | M69  |
7.1' | M70  |
7.8' | M71  |
7.2' | M72  |
5.9' | M73  |
2.8' | M74  |
10.2' X 9.5' | M75  |
6.0' | M76  |
Little Dumbell Nebula, 2.7' X 1.8' | M77  |
7' X 6' | M78  |
8' X 6' | M79  |
8.7' | M80  |
8.9' | M81  |
Bode's Galaxy, 21' X 10' | M82  |
Cigar Galaxy, 9' X 4' | M83  |
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, 11' X 10' | M84  |
5.0' | M85  |
7.1' X 5,2' | M86  |
7.5' X 5.5' | M87  |
Virgo A, 7.0' | M88  |
7' X 4' | M89  |
4.0' | M90  |
9.5' X 4.5' | M91  |
5.4' X 4.4' | M92  |
11.2' | M93  |
22.0' | M94  |
7' X 3'< | M95  |
4.4' X 3.3' | M96  |
6' X 4' | M97  |
Owl Nebula, 3.4' X 3,3' | M98  |
9.5' X 3.2' | M99  |
5.4' X 4.8' | M100  |
7' X 6' | M101  |
Pinwheel Galaxy, 22.0' | M102  |
Spindle Galaxy, 5.2' X 2.3' | M103  |
6.0' | M104  |
Sombrero Galaxy, 9' X 4' | M105  |
2.0' | M106  |
19' X 8' | M107  |
10.0' | M108  |
8' X 1' | M109  |
7' X 4' | M110  |
17' X 10' |
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