THE ONLINE MESSIER CATALOGUE

Number	NGC	Constellation	R.A.	Dec.	Name	Object Type	Mag.	Distance(LY)
045		Taurus	03h 43.9	+23 58’	Pleiades	Open	1.4	400
007	6475	Scorpius	17h 50.7	-34 48’	Star Cluster	Open	3.5
031	0224	Andromeda	00h 40.0	+41 00’	Andromeda Galaxy	Sb	4.0	2.2 mil
042	1976	Orion	05h 32.9	-05 25’	Orion Nebula	Diffuse	4.0	1,000
043	1982	Orion	05h 33.1	-05 18’	Orion Nebula	Diffuse	4.0	1,000
006	6405	Scorpius	17h 36.8	-31 11’	Star Cluster	Open	4.3	2,000
024	6603	Sagittarius	18h 15.5	-18 27’	Milky Way Cloud	Galactic	4.5
044	2632	Cancer	08h 37.5	+19 52’	Praesepe/Beehive	Open	4.5	500
047	2422	Puppis	07h 34.3	-14 22’	Star Cluster	Open	4.6	1,600
025	4725*	Sagittarius	18h 28.8	-19 17’	Star Cluster	Open	4.9	2,000
034	1039	Perseus	02h 38.8	+42 34’	Star Cluster	Open	5.2	1,400
041***	2287	Canis Major	06h 44.9	-20 42’	Star Cluster	Open	5.2	2,400
033**	0598	Triangulum	01h 31.1	+30 24’	Galaxy	Sc	5.3	2.3 mil
035	2168	Gemini	06h 05.7	+24 20’	Star Cluster	Open	5.3	2,800
039	7092	Cygnus	21h 30.4	+48 13’	Star Cluster	Open	5.4	900
048	2548	Hydra	08h 11.2	-05 38’	Star Cluster	Open	5.8	1,500
008	6523	Sagittarius	18h 01.6	-24 20’	Lagoon Nebula	Diffuse	5.9	2,500
050	2323	Monoceros	07h 00.5	-08 16’	Star Cluster	Open	5.9	3,000
004	6121	Scorpius	16h 20.6	-26 24’	Star Cluster	Globular	6.0	10,000
005	5904	Serpens	15h 16.0	+02 16’	Star Cluster	Globular	6.0	30,000

NOTE: *IC number used  **Low Surface Brightness  ***Look for center star: red, type K3, Mag. 6.9

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