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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Messier Objects by Type

Find Messier Objects by Type

Nebulae

Supernova Remnants
(each containing a young open star cluster)
M8: The Lagoon Nebula
M16: The Eagle or Star Queen Nebula
M17: The Omega Nebula (also: The Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula)
M20: The Trifid Nebula
M42: The Orion Nebula
M43: de Mairan's Nebula (Part or Companion of the Orion Nebula)
M78 (a diffuse reflection nebula)
Clusters
(include here the young clusters in starforming nebulae mentioned above)
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy (type Sb)
M33: The Triangulum Galaxy (type Sc)
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy (type Sc)
M58 (type Sb/SBb or Sab(s)II)
M61 (type Sc, or SAB(rs)bc)
M63: The Sunflower Galaxy (type Sb or Sbc)
M64: The Blackeye Galaxy (type Sb or Sab)
M65
M66
M74
M77 (type Sb, a Seyfert 2 galaxy)
M81: Bode's Galaxy (or Bode's Nebula, type Sb)
M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
M88
M90
M91
M94
M95
M96
M98
M99
M100
M101: The Pinwheel Galaxy
M104: The Sombrero Galaxy (type Sa)
M106
M108
M109 (NGC 3992)
M109B (NGC 3953)

 Lenticular (S0) galaxies
M32: Satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31
M49
M59
M60
M87: Virgo A, the central galaxy in the Virgo cluster
M89
M105
M110: Satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31

 Irregular Galaxies

 Others
Though real Messier objects, these are actually no deep sky objects at all
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