Messier hanya suka untuk mencari komet, karena itu ia membuat daftar benda langit non-komet yang membuatnya frustasi mencari mereka. Penyusunan katalog ini, bekerjasama dengan asistennya Pierre Méchain dan dikenal sebagai katalog Messier. Katalog ini memuat beberapa objek astronomi yang terkenal, dan sampai sekarang objek Messier yang masih direferensikan dengan nomer Messier mereka.
Nomor Messier | Nomor NGC | Nama umum | Citra | Jenis objek | Jarak (ktc) | Rasi bintang | Magnitudo semu |
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M1[6] | NGC 1952 | Nebula Kepiting | Sisa-sisa supernova | 6.3 | Taurus | 9.0 | |
M2[7] | NGC 7089 | Gugus bola | 36 | Aquarius | 7.5 | ||
M3[8] | NGC 5272 | Gugus bola | 31 | Canes Venatici | 7.0 | ||
M4[9] | NGC 6121 | Gugus bola | 7 | Scorpius | 7.5 | ||
M5[10] | NGC 5904 | Gugus bola | 23 | Serpens | 7.0 | ||
M6[11] | NGC 6405 | Gugus Kupu-kupu | Gugus terbuka | 2 | Scorpius | 4.5 | |
M7[12] | NGC 6475 | Gugus Ptolemy | Gugus terbuka | 1 | Scorpius | 3.5 | |
M8[13] | NGC 6523 | Nebula Laguna | Gugus dengan nebula | 6.5 | Sagittarius | 6.0 | |
M9[14] | NGC 6333 | Gugus bola | 26 | Ophiuchus | 9.0 | ||
M10[15] | NGC 6254 | Gugus bola | 13 | Ophiuchus | 7.5 | ||
M11[16] | NGC 6705 | Gugus Bebek Liar | Gugus terbuka | 6 | Scutum | 7.0 | |
M12[17] | NGC 6218 | Gugus bola | 18 | Ophiuchus | 8.0 | ||
M13[18] | NGC 6205 | Gugus Bola Hercules | Gugus bola | 22 | Hercules | 5.8 | |
M14[19] | NGC 6402 | Gugus bola | 27 | Ophiuchus | 9.5 | ||
M15[20] | NGC 7078 | Gugus bola | 33 | Pegasus | 7.5 | ||
M16[21] | NGC 6611 | Nebula Elang | Gugus dengan daerah H II | 7 | Serpens | 6.5 | |
M17[22] | NGC 6618 | Nebula Omega, Angsa, Tapal Kuda, atau Lobster | Gugus dengan daerah H II | 5 | Sagittarius | 6.0 | |
M18[23] | NGC 6613 | Gugus terbuka | 6 | Sagittarius | 8.0 | ||
M19[24] | NGC 6273 | Gugus bola | 27 | Ophiuchus | 8.5 | ||
M20[25] | NGC 6514 | Nebula Trifid | Gugus dengan daerah H II | 5.2 | Sagittarius | 6.3 | |
M21[26] | NGC 6531 | Gugus terbuka | 3 | Sagittarius | 7.0 | ||
M22[27] | NGC 6656 | Gugus Sagittarius | Gugus bola | 10 | Sagittarius | 5.1 | |
M23[28] | NGC 6494 | Gugus terbuka | 4.5 | Sagittarius | 6.0 | ||
M24[29] | IC 4715 | Awan Bintang Sagittarius | Awan bintang Bima Sakti | 10.0 | Sagittarius | 4.6 | |
M25[30] | IC 4725 | Gugus terbuka | 2 | Sagittarius | 4.9 | ||
M26[31] | NGC 6694 | Gugus terbuka | 5 | Scutum | 9.5 | ||
M27[32] | NGC 6853 | Nebula Dumbbell | Nebula Planet | 1.25 | Vulpecula | 7.5 | |
M28[33] | NGC 6626 | Gugus bola | 18 | Sagittarius | 8.5 | ||
M29[34] | NGC 6913 | Gugus terbuka | 7.2 | Cignus | 9.0 | ||
M30[35] | NGC 7099 | Gugus bola | 25 | Capricornus | 8.5 | ||
M31[36] | NGC 224 | Galaksi Andromeda | Galaksi | 2,500 | Galaksi Andromeda | 3.4 | |
M32[37] | NGC 221 | Galaksi | 2,900 | Galaksi Andromeda | 10.0 | ||
M33[38] | NGC 598 | Galaksi Triangulum | Galaksi | 2,810 | Triangulum | 5.7 | |
M34[39] | NGC 1039 | Gugus terbuka | 1.4 | Perseus | 6.0 | ||
M35[40] | NGC 2168 | Gugus terbuka | 2.8 | Gemini | 5.5 | ||
M36[41] | NGC 1960 | Gugus terbuka | 4.1 | Auriga | 6.5 | ||
M37[42] | NGC 2099 | Gugus terbuka | 4.6 | Auriga | 6.0 | ||
M38[43] | NGC 1912 | Gugus terbuka | 4.2 | Auriga | 7.0 | ||
M39[44] | NGC 7092 | Gugus terbuka | 0.8 | Cygnus | 5.5 | ||
M40[45] | Winnecke 4 | Bintang ganda WNC4 | 0.5 | Ursa Major | 9.0 | ||
M41[46] | NGC 2287 | Gugus terbuka | 2.3 | Canis Major | 4.5 | ||
M42[47] | NGC 1976 | Nebula Orion | Nebula, daerah H II | 1.6 | Orion | 4.0 | |
M43[48] | NGC 1982 | Nebula De Mairan | Nebula, daerah H II | 1.6 | Orion | 7.0 | |
M44[49] | NGC 2632 | Gugus Sarang Lebah | Gugus terbuka | 0.6 | Cancer | 3.7 | |
M45[50] | Pleiades | Gugus terbuka | 0.4 | Taurus | 1.6 | ||
M46[51] | NGC 2437 | Gugus terbuka | 5.4 | Puppis | 6.5 | ||
M47[52] | NGC 2422 | Gugus terbuka | 1.6 | Puppis | 4.5 | ||
M48[53] | NGC 2548 | Gugus terbuka | 1.5 | Hydra | 5.5 | ||
M49[54] | NGC 4472 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 10.0 | ||
M50[55] | NGC 2323 | Gugus terbuka | 3 | Monoceros | 7.0 | ||
M51[56] | NGC 5194, NGC 5195 | Galaksi Pusaran | Galaksi spiral | 37,000 | Canes Venatici | 8.4 | |
M52[57] | NGC 7654 | Gugus terbuka | 7 | Cassiopeia | 8.0 | ||
M53[58] | NGC 5024 | Gugus bola | 56 | Coma Berenices | 8.5 | ||
M54[59] | NGC 6715 | Gugus bola | 83 | Sagittarius | 8.5 | ||
M55[60] | NGC 6809 | Gugus bola | 17 | Sagittarius | 7.0 | ||
M56[61] | NGC 6779 | Gugus bola | 32 | Lyra | 9.5 | ||
M57[62] | NGC 6720 | Nebula Cincin | Nebula planet | 2.3 | Lyra | 8.8 | |
M58[63] | NGC 4579 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | ||
M59[64] | NGC 4621 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.5 | ||
M60[65] | NGC 4649 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 10.5 | ||
M61[66] | NGC 4303 | Galaksi spiral | 60,000 | Virgo | 10.5 | ||
M62[67] | NGC 6266 | Gugus bola | 22 | Ophiuchus | 8.0 | ||
M63[68] | NGC 5055 | Galaksi Bunga Matahari | Galaksi spiral | 37,000 | Canes Venatici | 8.5 | |
M64[69] | NGC 4826 | Galaksi Mata Hitam | Galaksi spiral | 12,000 | Coma Berenices | 9.0 | |
M65[70] | NGC 3623 | Leo Triplet | Galaksi | 35,000 | Leo | 10.5 | |
M66[71] | NGC 3627 | Leo Triplet | Galaksi | 35,000 | Leo | 10.0 | |
M67[72] | NGC 2682 | Gugus terbuka | 2.25 | Cancer | 7.5 | ||
M68[73] | NGC 4590 | Gugus bola | 32 | Hydra | 9.0 | ||
M69[74] | NGC 6637 | Gugus bola | 25 | Sagittarius | 9.0 | ||
M70[75] | NGC 6681 | Gugus bola | 28 | Sagittarius | 9.0 | ||
M71[76] | NGC 6838 | Gugus bola | 12 | Sagitta | 8.5 | ||
M72[77] | NGC 6981 | Gugus bola | 53 | Aquarius | 10.0 | ||
M73[78] | NGC 6994 | Asterism | Aquarius | 9.0 | |||
M74[79] | NGC 628 | Galaksi spiral | 35,000 | Pisces | 10.5 | ||
M75[80] | NGC 6864 | Gugus bola | 58 | Sagittarius | 9.5 | ||
M76[81] | NGC 650, NGC 651 | Nebula Dumbbell Kecil | Nebula planet | 3.4 | Perseus | 10.1 | |
M77[82] | NGC 1068 | Cetus A | Galaksi spiral | 60,000 | Cetus | 10.5 | |
M78[83] | NGC 2068 | Nebula | 1.6 | Orion | 8.0 | ||
M79[84] | NGC 1904 | Gugus bola | 40 | Lepus | 8.5 | ||
M80[85] | NGC 6093 | Gugus bola | 27 | Scorpius | 8.5 | ||
M81[86] | NGC 3031 | Bode's Galaksi | Galaksi spiral | 12,000 | Ursa Major | 6.9 | |
M82[87] | NGC 3034 | Galaksi Cerutu | Galaksi | 11,000 | Ursa Major | 9.5 | |
M83[88] | NGC 5236 | Galaksi Cacing Selatan | Galaksi | 10,000 | Hydra | 8.5 | |
M84[89] | NGC 4374 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | ||
M85[90] | NGC 4382 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | ||
M86[91] | NGC 4406 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | ||
M87[92] | NGC 4486 | Virgo A | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | |
M88[93] | NGC 4501 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 11.0 | ||
M89[94] | NGC 4552 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.5 | ||
M90[95] | NGC 4569 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Virgo | 11.0 | ||
M91[96] | NGC 4548 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 11.0 | ||
M92[97] | NGC 6341 | Gugus bola | 26 | Hercules | 7.5 | ||
M93[98] | NGC 2447 | Gugus terbuka | 4.5 | Puppis | 6.5 | ||
M94[99] | NGC 4736 | Galaksi | 14,500 | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | ||
M95[100] | NGC 3351 | Galaksi | 38,000 | Leo | 11.0 | ||
M96[101] | NGC 3368 | Galaksi | 38,000 | Leo | 10.5 | ||
M97[102] | NGC 3587 | Nebula Burung Hantu | Nebula planet | 2.6 | Ursa Major | 9.9 | |
M98[103] | NGC 4192 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 11.0 | ||
M99[104] | NGC 4254 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | ||
M100[105] | NGC 4321 | Galaksi | 60,000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | ||
M101[106] | NGC 5457 | Galaksi Kincir Angin | Galaksi spiral | 27,000 | Ursa Major | 7.9 | |
M102[107] | (Belum teridentifikasi sepenuhnya)[108] | ||||||
M103[109] | NGC 581 | Gugus terbuka | 8 | Cassiopeia | 7.0 | ||
M104[110] | NGC 4594 | Galaksi Sombrero | Galaksi | 50,000 | Virgo | 9.5 | |
M105[111] | NGC 3379 | Galaksi | 38,000 | Leo | 11.0 | ||
M106[112] | NGC 4258 | Galaksi | 25,000 | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | ||
M107[113] | NGC 6171 | Gugus bola | 20 | Ophiuchus | 10.0 | ||
M108[114] | NGC 3556 | Galaksi | 45,000 | Ursa Major | 11.0 | ||
M109[115] | NGC 3992 | Galaksi | 55,000 | Ursa Major | 11.0 | ||
M110[116] | NGC 205 | Galaksi | 2,200 | Andromeda | 10.0 | ||
Nomor Messier | Nomor NGC | Nama umum | Citra | Jenis objek | Jarak (ktc) | Rasi bintang | Magnitudo semu |