R.A. 17h - R.A. 19h
 Listing by Right Ascension.
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THE ONLINE MESSIER CATALOGUE

Number

NGC

Constellation

R.A.

Dec.

Name

Object Type

Mag.

Distance(LY)





17h





023 6494 Sagittarius 17h 54.0 -19 01’ Star Cluster Open 6.9 4,500
020 6514 Sagittarius 17h 58.9 -23 02’ Trifid Nebula Diffuse 6.3
2,200



18h





008 6523 Sagittarius 18h 01.6 -24 20’ Lagoon Nebula Diffuse 5.9 2,500
021 6531 Sagittarius 18h 01.8 -22 30’ Star Cluster Open 6.5 3,000
024 6603 Sagittarius 18h 15.5 -18 27’ Milky Way Cloud Galactic 4.5
016 6611 Serpens 18h 16.0 -13 48’ Star Cluster Open/Diffuse 6.0
7,000
018 6613 Sagittarius 18h 17.0 -17 09’ Star Cluster Open 7.5 6,000
017 6618 Sagittarius 18h 18.0 -16 12’ Swan Nebula Diffuse 6.0

028 6626 Sagittarius 18h 21.5 -24 54’ Star Cluster Globular 7.0 15,000
069 6637 Sagittarius 18h 28.1 -32 23’ Star Cluster Globular 9.0 25,000
025 4725* Sagittarius 18h 28.8 -19 17’ Star Cluster Open 4.9 2,000
022 6656 Sagittarius 18h 33.3 -23 58’ Star Cluster Globular 6.0 10,000
070 6681 Sagittarius 18h 40.0 -32 21’ Star Cluster Globular 9.0 65,000
026 6694 Scutum 18h 42.5 -09 27’ Star Cluster Open 8.0
5,000
011 6705 Scutum 18h 48.4 -06 20’ Star Cluster Globular 8.0
6,000
054 6715 Sagittarius 18h 52.0 -30 32’ Star Cluster Globular 8.0 50,000
057 6720 Lyra 18h 51.7 +32 58’ Ring Nebula Planetary 9.0 4,100



19h





056 6779 Lyra 19h 14.6 +30 05’ Star Cluster Globular 8.0 40,000
055 6809 Sagittarius 19h 36.9 -31 03’ Star Cluster Globular 6.0 20,000
071 6838 Sagitta 19h 51.5 +18 39’ Star Cluster Globular 8.0 8,500
027 6853 Vulpecula 19h 57.4 +22 35’ Dumbbell Nebula Planetary 8.0
1,250

NOTE: *IC number used .

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