THE ONLINE MESSIER CATALOGUE

Number	NGC	Constellation	R.A.	Dec.	Name	Object Type	Mag.	Distance(LY)
001	1952	Taurus	05h 31.5	+21 59’	Crab Nebula	Planetary	8.5	6,000
002	7089	Aquarius	21h 30.9	-01 03’	Star Cluster	Globular	7.0	50,000
003	5272	Canes Venatici	13h 39.9	+28 38’	Star Cluster	Globular	6.4	30,000
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
006	6405	Scorpius	17h 36.8	-31 11’	Star Cluster	Open	4.3	2,000
007	6475	Scorpius	17h 50.7	-34 48’	Star Cluster	Open	3.5
008	6523	Sagittarius	18h 01.6	-24 20’	Lagoon Nebula	Diffuse	5.9	2,500
009	6333	Ophiuchus	17h 16.2	-18 28’	Star Cluster	Globular	8.5
010	6254	Ophiuchus	16h 54.5	-04 02’	Star Cluster	Globular	7.0	16,000
011	6705	Scutum	18h 48.4	-06 20’	Star Cluster	Globular	8.0	6,000
012	6218	Ophiuchus	16h 44.6	-01 52’	Star Cluster	Globular	7.0	16,000
013	6205	Hercules	16h 39.9	+36 33’	Star Cluster	Globular	6.0	25,000
014	6402	Ophiuchus	17h 35.0	-03 13’	Star Cluster	Globular	8.0	23,000
015	7078	Pegasus	21h 27.6	+11 57’	Star Cluster	Globular	7.0	40,000
016	6611	Serpens	18h 16.0	-13 48’	Star Cluster	Open/Diffuse	6.0	7,000
017	6618	Sagittarius	18h 18.0	-16 12’	Swan Nebula	Diffuse	6.0
018	6613	Sagittarius	18h 17.0	-17 09’	Star Cluster	Open	7.5	6,000
019	6273	Ophiuchus	16h 59.5	-26 11’	Star Cluster	Globular	7.0	20,000
020	6514	Sagittarius	17h 58.9	-23 02’	Trifid Nebula	Diffuse	6.3	2,200
021	6531	Sagittarius	18h 01.8	-22 30’	Star Cluster	Open	6.5	3,000
022	6656	Sagittarius	18h 33.3	-23 58’	Star Cluster	Globular	6.0	10,000
023	6494	Sagittarius	17h 54.0	-19 01’	Star Cluster	Open	6.9	4,500
024	6603	Sagittarius	18h 15.5	-18 27’	Milky Way Cloud	Galactic	4.5
025	4725*	Sagittarius	18h 28.8	-19 17’	Star Cluster	Open	4.9	2,000

NOTE: *IC number used.

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