THE ONLINE MESSIER CATALOGUE

Number	NGC	Constellation	R.A.	Dec.	Name	Object Type	Mag.	Distance(LY)
026	6694	Scutum	18h 42.5	-09 27’	Star Cluster	Open	8.0	5,000
027	6853	Vulpecula	19h 57.4	+22 35’	Dumbbell Nebula	Planetary	8.0	1,250
028	6626	Sagittarius	18h 21.5	-24 54’	Star Cluster	Globular	7.0	15,000
029	6913	Cygnus	20h 22.2	+38 21’	Star Cluster	Open	7.0	7,500
030	7099	Capricornus	21h 37.5	-23 25’	Star Cluster	Globular	8.1	40,000
031	0224	Andromeda	00h 40.0	+41 00’	Andromeda Galaxy	Sb	4.0	2.2 mil
032	0221	Andromeda	00h 40.0	+40 36’	Galaxy	E	8.7	2.2 mil
033**	0598	Triangulum	01h 31.1	+30 24’	Galaxy	Sc	5.3	2.3 mil
034	1039	Perseus	02h 38.8	+42 34’	Star Cluster	Open	5.2	1,400
035	2168	Gemini	06h 05.7	+24 20’	Star Cluster	Open	5.3	2,800
036	1960	Auriga	05h 32.0	+34 07’	Star Cluster	Open	6.3	4,100
037	2099	Auriga	05h 49.0	+32 33’	Star Cluster	Open	6.2	4,600
038	1912	Auriga	05h 25.3	+35 48’	Star Cluster	Open	6.2	4,200
039	7092	Cygnus	21h 30.4	+48 13’	Star Cluster	Open	5.4	900
040		Ursa Major	12h 20.0	+58 22’	Winnecke 4	Double Star	9.0
041***	2287	Canis Major	06h 44.9	-20 42’	Star Cluster	Open	5.2	2,400
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
044	2632	Cancer	08h 37.5	+19 52’	Praesepe/Beehive	Open	4.5	500
045		Taurus	03h 43.9	+23 58’	Pleiades	Open	1.4	400
046#	2437	Puppis	07h 39.6	-14 42’	Star Cluster	Open	6.1	5,000
047	2422	Puppis	07h 34.3	-14 22’	Star Cluster	Open	4.6	1,600
048	2548	Hydra	08h 11.2	-05 38’	Star Cluster	Open	5.8	1,500
049	4472	Virgo	12h 27.3	+08 16’	Galaxy	E4	8.5	70 mil
050	2323	Monoceros	07h 00.5	-08 16’	Star Cluster	Open	5.9	3,000

NOTE:  **Low Surface Brightness   ***Look for center star: red, type K3, Mag. 6.9   #Look for nearby Planetary Nebula NGC2438

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