NB Project – Messier


The Spectrum of light.

This is WIP so will look a little bare for a while…

Designation Other Known as Type Constellation Ha OIII SII Hb
M1 NGC 1952 Crab Nebula Supernova remnant Taurus Yes Yes Yes ?
M2 NGC 7089 Globular Cluster Aquarius No No No No
M3 NGC 5272 Globular Cluster Canes Venatici No No No No
M4 NGC 6121 Globular Cluster Scorpius No No No No
M5 NGC 5904 Globular Cluster Serpens No No No No
M6 NGC 6405 Butterfly Cluster Open Cluster Scorpius No No No No
M7 NGC 6475 Ptolemy Cluster Open Cluster Scorpius No No No No
M8 NGC 6523 Lagoon Nebula Nebula with cluster Sagittarius Yes ? ? ?
M9 NGC 6333 Globular Cluster Ophiuchus No No No No
M10 NGC 6254 Globular Cluster Ophiuchus No No No No
M11 NGC 6705 Wild Duck Open Cluster Scutum No No No No
M12 NGC 6218 Globular Cluster Ophiuchus No No No No
M13 NGC 6205 Globular Cluster Hercules No No No No
M14 NGC 6402 Globular Cluster Ophiuchus No No No No
M15 NGC 7078 Globular Cluster Pegasus No No No No
M16 NGC 6611 Nebula with Cluster Serpens Yes ? ? ?
M17 NGC 6618 Swan Nebula Nebula with cluster Sagittarius Yes ? ? ?
M18 NGC 6613 Open Cluster Sagittarius No No No No
M19 NGC 6273 Globular Cluster Ophiuchus No No No No
M20 NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula H Sagittarius Yes No No No
M21 NGC 6531 Open Cluster Sagittarius No No No No
M22 NGC 6656 Sagittarius Cluster Globular Cluster Sagittarius No No No No
M23 NGC 6494 Open Cluster Sagittarius No No No No
M24 IC 4715 Sagittarius Star Cloud Milky Way star cloud Sagittarius No No No No
M25 IC 4725 Open Cluster Sagittarius No No No No
M26 NGC 6694 Open Cluster Scutum No No No No
M27 NGC 6853 Dumbbell Nebula Planetary Nebula Vulpecula Yes Yes ? ?
M28 NGC 6626 Globular Cluster Sagittarius No No No No
M29 NGC 6913 Open Cluster Cygnus No No No No
M30 NGC 7099 Globular Cluster Capricornus No No No No
M31 NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Andromeda Yes No No No
M32 NGC 221 Elliptical Galaxy Andromeda No No No No
M33 NGC 598 Triangulum Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Triangulum ? No No No
M34 NGC 1039 Open Cluster Perseus No No No No
M35 NGC 2168 Open Cluster Gemini No No No No
M36 NGC 1960 Open Cluster Auriga No No No No
M37 NGC 2099 Open Cluster Auriga No No No No
M38 NGC 1912 Open Cluster Auriga No No No No
M39 NGC 7092 Open Cluster Cygnus No No No No
M40 Winnecke 4 Double star Ursa Major No No No No
M41 NGC 2287 Open Cluster Canis Major No No No No
M42 NGC 1976 Orion Nebula Nebula Orion Yes Yes ? ?
M43 NGC 1982 De Mairan’s Nebula Nebula Orion Yes Yes ? ?
M44 NGC 2632 Beehive Cluster Open Cluster Cancer No No No No
M45 Pleiades Open Cluster Taurus No No No No
M46 NGC 2437 Open Cluster Puppis No No No No
M47 NGC 2422 Open Cluster Puppis No No No No
M48 NGC 2548 Open Cluster Hydra No No No No
M49 NGC 4472 Elliptical galaxy Virgo No No No No
M50 NGC 2323 Open Cluster Monoceros No No No No
M51 NGC
5194,NGC 5195
Whirlpool Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Canes Venatici Yes No No No
M52 NGC 7654 Open Cluster Cassiopeia
M53 NGC 5024 Globular Cluster Coma Berenices
M54 NGC 6715 Globular Cluster Sagittarius
M55 NGC 6809 Globular Cluster Sagittarius
M56 NGC 6779 Globular Cluster Lyra
M57 NGC 6720 Ring Nebula Planetary Nebula Lyra
M58 NGC 4579 Barred Spiral Galaxy Virgo
M59 NGC 4621 Elliptical galaxy Virgo
M60 NGC 4649 Elliptical galaxy Virgo
M61 NGC 4303 Spiral Galaxy Virgo
M62 NGC 6266 Globular Cluster Ophiuchus
M63 NGC 5055 Sunflower Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Canes Venatici
M64 NGC 4826 Black Eye Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Coma Berenices
M65 NGC 3623 Barred Spiral Galaxy Leo
M66 NGC 3627 Barred Spiral Galaxy Leo
M67 NGC 2682 Open Cluster Cancer
M68 NGC 4590 Globular Cluster Hydra
M69 NGC 6637 Globular Cluster Sagittarius
M70 NGC 6681 Globular Cluster Sagittarius
M71 NGC 6838 Globular Cluster Sagitta
M72 NGC 6981 Globular Cluster Aquarius
M73 NGC 6994 Asterism Aquarius
M74 NGC 628 Spiral Galaxy Pisces
M75 NGC 6864 Globular Cluster Sagittarius
M76 NGC 650,NGC 651 Little Dumbbell Nebula Planetary Nebula Perseus
M77 NGC 1068 Spiral Galaxy Cetus
M78 NGC 2068 Nebula/ Orion
M79 NGC 1904 Globular Cluster Lepus
M80 NGC 6093 Globular Cluster Scorpius
M81 NGC 3031 Bode’s Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Ursa Major
M82 NGC 3034 Cigar Galaxy Galaxy Ursa Major
M83 NGC 5236 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Barred Spiral Galaxy Hydra
M84 NGC 4374 Lenticular galaxy Virgo
M85 NGC 4382 Lenticular galaxy Coma Berenices
M86 NGC 4406 Lenticular galaxy Virgo
M87 NGC 4486 Elliptical galaxy Virgo
M88 NGC 4501 Spiral Galaxy Coma Berenices
M89 NGC 4552 Elliptical galaxy Virgo
M90 NGC 4569 Spiral Galaxy Virgo
M91 NGC 4548 Barred Spiral Galaxy Coma Berenices
M92 NGC 6341 Globular Cluster Hercules
M93 NGC 2447 Open Cluster Puppis
M94 NGC 4736 Spiral Galaxy Canes
Venatici
M95 NGC 3351 Barred Spiral Galaxy Leo
M96 NGC 3368 Spiral Galaxy Leo
M97 NGC 3587 Owl Nebula Planetary Nebula Ursa Major
M98 NGC 4192 Spiral Galaxy Coma Berenices
M99 NGC 4254 Spiral Galaxy Coma Berenices
M100 NGC 4321 Spiral Galaxy Coma Berenices
M101 NGC 5457 Pinwheel Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Ursa Major
M103 NGC 581 Open Cluster Cassiopeia
M104 NGC 4594 Sombrero Galaxy Spiral Galaxy Virgo
M105 NGC 3379 Elliptical galaxy Leo
M106 NGC 4258 Spiral Galaxy Canes Venatici
M107 NGC 6171 Globular Cluster Ophiuchus
M108 NGC 3556 Spiral Galaxy Ursa Major
M109 NGC 3992 Barred Spiral Galaxy Ursa Major
M110 NGC 205 Dwarf elliptical galaxy Andromeda

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